Photo optimization vs Photo clean

Hi Stephen,
Thank you for reaching us with your concerns. I believe it is on your Android device that you are trying to use the photo optimization feature. When you optimize the photos on your device, the pixel size is decreased so that the image looks almost the same as the original, but consumes much less space on your device. With an AVG Cleaner Pro subscription, you can control how much you want to optimize the size and quality of each image.

When compared, original and optimized images look very similar on your device screen. For printing purposes, however, we recommend you use the original, higher quality versions.

Photo Cleaner is a feature that scans your phone or tablet for blurry, badly-lit, poor-quality, and similar-looking photos. Once found, you can easily remove them to tidy up your gallery and save space.

What exactly does "photo optimization" do to photos? Is it the same as "photo cleaning"? I am regularly asked to "optimize" my photos, but do not want them deleted, and it is always the same photos being flagged as needing optimisation.

Hi Stephen,
Thank you for reaching us with your concerns. I believe it is on your Android device that you are trying to use the photo optimization feature. When you optimize the photos on your device, the pixel size is decreased so that the image looks almost the same as the original, but consumes much less space on your device. With an AVG Cleaner Pro subscription, you can control how much you want to optimize the size and quality of each image.

When compared, original and optimized images look very similar on your device screen. For printing purposes, however, we recommend you use the original, higher quality versions.

Photo Cleaner is a feature that scans your phone or tablet for blurry, badly-lit, poor-quality, and similar-looking photos. Once found, you can easily remove them to tidy up your gallery and save space.