Google has made a crucial update to Google Photos that will affect the accuracy of location information stored with some photos. It could cause them to lose their precise location on a map, which means a negative impact on searching for them based on where they were taken.
If your Google Photos account contains photos that were taken without attached location data, Google will attempt to estimate the location for you. However, one of the most accurate ways to do this, Google’s Location History feature, is no longer being used. This means Google Photos will have to resort to other methods of guessing where your pictures were taken, such as scanning your photos to look for prominent landmarks.
