i have literally never heard of this service of theirs, but this doesn't bode well.
I did my Takeout and it was just a bunch of pictures I stored in hangouts.
But i don't trust it to be just that. Google's good at killing things.
email transcription
Hi Lupi,
You’re receiving this email because you’ve viewed Album Archive recently or you may have some content that is visible in Album Archive. Starting on July 19, 2023, Album Archive will no longer be available. We recommend that you use Google Takeout to download a copy of your Album Archive data before then.
Today, Album Archive lets you view and manage album content from some Google products within Album Archive.
However, some content that’s only available in Album Archive will be deleted starting July 19 including
- Rare cases like small thumbnail photos and album comments or likes
- Some Google Hangouts data from Album Archive
- Background images uploaded in the Gmail theme picker prior to 2018
If you would like to access this data, please make a copy of this data using Google Takeout. After Album Archive is no longer available, you can still use those Google products to view and manage some content directly – learn more.
I feel like I could unlock a mystery of the universe if I understood why THIS is the one and only image, of probably hundreds uploaded to google hangouts over the past decade or so, that shows in "Album Archive".
