MANILA, Philippines – Google appears to be investing in its Google+ platform with the acquisition of Odysee, an app for private photo and video backups and sharing.

The acquisition was announced on the Odysee website, noting that the Odysee team would join the Google+ team.

Odysee wrote of the acquisition, that its vision “was to be the easiest way for everyone to capture unlimited memories and access them everywhere.”

The company added, “We are very excited to join Google where we’ll continue to focus on building amazing products that people love.”

Odyssee also noted that, as a result of the acquisition, it would be discontinuing the Oddysee service on February 23, making all photos and videos of users available as a downloadable archive after they turn off the app.

Unlike other photo sharing apps, Odysee focused not on making photos and videos available on the cloud, but rather allowing your iOS or Android device’s media available on your computer.

In its FAQ, Odysee explained: “Odysee lets you use space on your PC as cloud-storage for archiving your videos and photos without worrying about the PC being off or behind a slow Internet link. Odysee automatically uploads from your phone, saves originals to your PC, syncs memories to all devices, and shares with followers.”

A Techcrunch report said Google confirmed the acquisition in an email. According to the response, a spokesperson said, “I can confirm the news and that they’re joining the Google+ team. We aren’t sharing more beyond that at this point.’ – Rappler.com