How do I permanently disable Google Photos pop-up prompt to backup my photos? I

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How do I permanently disable random Google Photos pop-up to backup my photos? I am a paying customer and definitely do not want to backup all my photos to cloud. 
The pop-up is very annoying and apears at least 1 every week. Further mor after I reject, another pop-up shows up having my photos selected with a big button to backup. Small button to reject again. This is pretty invasive UX. The responsible project manager should be fired.  Feels like warez times from 2000s.

Guy D · Accepted Answer

I hate it too. I assume some marketing guy must have found it a minor inconvenience, but it's a real pain. 
These guys don't realize that having us saying F* Google every time this kind of popup appears, the word we end up always associating with the brand is not "Fine"

User 10924940427112633835 · Accepted Answer

I love the warez analogy. The product manager at Google photos is shameless but they are just doing the math. For every 100 people they offend with this sleazy behavior, one person turning on backup is a net win.
FWIW, when this happens, close photos entirely and reopen it. You will have to do this every 5th time you access photos. 
Also be sure to submit feedback in the app. When the sleazy manager retires a millionaire in two years, maybe someone more ethical will replace them. It's worth a try.

User 12144665471029539905 · Accepted Answer

This has driven my crazy and I won't recommend a pixel because of it. It now opens the nag screen and freezes so I cannot go back or close the page. The only way out is to turn on back up or click learn more which opens another frozen page the only way out is to turn on backup.  I have to restart my phone. I guess some marketing MBA in google thinks their clients are so stupid that they would just give up and turn on backup???

Knottypine · Accepted Answer

Silver product expert giving an answer that is clearly wrong.  My notifications are already disabled and this annoying pop-up, which is automatically selected to backup, still pops up regardless of what your settings are.  Super annoying, if I want my settings changed then "I" will change them.  Wish it would just stop prompting me.

User 15737635144570086063 · Accepted Answer

Google is about to lose me. They're definitely the greediest of corporations now. I guess that goes hand in hand with needing to please shareholders before customers.

Mark Keller 5902 · Accepted Answer

this prompt block my access to thumbnails on my android phone. Blackview 9800.  Such a waste of work time, to find an old photo for a client.  Please stop!

User 1624768196734222913 · Accepted Answer

As stated, this is 100% incorrect - this setting is unrelated to the pop-ups within the app and will do nothing to prevent them.

User 8270178645019884341 · Accepted Answer

this is happening to my mother and she is really old, she is very anoyed and, given her age, she actually could accept by error, a hurry or even visual disability
Google! stealing money for very old people is one of the worst (and coward) things a offender can do, not to speak about a big corporation supposed to have high social responsibility standards...

User 7383993816012849371 · Accepted Answer

Everybody can 1 star review and make that the sole comment

User 10295888717363673161 · Accepted Answer

I dont wont photos backed up ever...you probably do it anyway.....