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1428676 2016-11-13 05:29:00 Hi all,

I've just replaced my Nexus 4 with a Google Pixel phone. I let Android do its thing and it automatically downloaded my photos from my Google account. However, the photos are displaying under the "day" view with completely wrong dates. For example, a photo taken on the 26 June shows as 26 June on the Nexus but 11 September on the Pixel. There is no pattern in the date difference. If I view by "year" they appear to be sorted correctly.

Any ideas on how to correct this?

Thanks. :)
Jen (38)
1428677 2016-11-13 17:08:00 It seems terrorists have gotten into your phone.

You need to be able to see the meta data of the same photos so you can see if they are the same. It's possible this data got stripped in the transfer. That would be where I would look first just to check its the same.

I would also check if the locale was set correctly in case that differed too. Could be a case of rearranged date formats.
Kame (312)
1428678 2016-11-13 20:56:00 Did you back them up using Google Photos? Or, did you manually transfer the files across through, say, USB? Chilling_Silence (9)
1428679 2016-11-13 20:56:00 Wait what the heck, you've still been using your Nexus 4 all this time?!?! How on earth did it last you so long???? Chilling_Silence (9)
1428680 2016-11-14 04:46:00 You need to be able to see the meta data of the same photos so you can see if they are the same. It's possible this data got stripped in the transfer. That would be where I would look first just to check its the same.

I would also check if the locale was set correctly in case that differed too. Could be a case of rearranged date formats.The meta data looks OK. A group of photos taken together appear over several different "days" according to Pixel. As far as I can see, the locale and timezone are OK too. Bit of a puzzle.
Jen (38)
1428681 2016-11-14 04:52:00 Did you back them up using Google Photos? Or, did you manually transfer the files across through, say, USB?All photos are backed up using Google photos. I did try afterwards to copy the photos via USB between the phones, but it wouldn't let me do this - some sort of 'device unavailability' message.


Wait what the heck, you've still been using your Nexus 4 all this time?!?! How on earth did it last you so long????I love(d) my Nexus 4. Such a decent phone so no need to replace it up to now. Never used a screen protector or case and it is still unscratched - go Gorilla glass!! Recently it started to lose the plot and the battery is still OK, but had to be charged every day.

I was waiting for the opportunity to get a new Google phone and saw the Pixel :wub. Picked it up in Australia as you can't get it in NZ yet. :nerd:
Jen (38)
1428682 2016-11-14 09:47:00 I was waiting for the opportunity to get a new Google phone and saw the Pixel :wub. Picked it up in Australia as you can't get it in NZ yet. :nerd:

PB Tech have them.
CliveM (6007)
1428683 2016-11-14 10:12:00 Avoid them till they get updated. In a pwnfest, it took a chinese hacker group 60 seconds to get in. This was only a couple of days ago. Kame (312)
1428684 2016-11-14 23:54:00 Avoid them till they get updated. In a pwnfest, it took a chinese hacker group 60 seconds to get in. This was only a couple of days ago.

Yeah but that was with physical access, not remote, right? So it'd be like losing a cellphone without having a PIN on it basically...
Chilling_Silence (9)
1428685 2016-11-15 04:15:00 PB Tech have them.They must be importing them from Australia. I wouldn't pay that price though for them. Jen (38)
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