Google officially announced on a blog post that it is shutting down Picasa, which will take effect over the next several months, beginning on May 1. It will also stop supporting Picasa desktop application by March 15.

The tech giant admitted that this move is for them to focus on Google Photos, another photo service. "We believe we can create a much better experience by focusing on one service that provides more functionality and works across mobile and desktop, rather than divide our efforts across two different products," Anil Sabharwal, head of Google Photos, wrote.

Google Photos was launched in May 2015, which provided some overlapping features with their other two photo services, the Google Photos and Picasa. The difference was that Google Photos has become available across other platforms, namely Android, iOS, and the Web. Additionally, the service lets users backup and store their high-quality photos and videos without a cost. All other photo offerings of the company have storage limits based on a user's Google account, whether you're using Gmail, Google Drive, or Google .

Users need not to worry about losing their files, though. Google suggested logging in to Google Photos in order to access, modify, and share most of the content saved in a Picasa Web Album. However, if users opt not to use the said service, Google will be creating a new place for them to gain access to their Picasa data. This will then enable them to view, download, and delete images. However, creating, organizing, and editing albums will no longer be possible.

"Google Photos is a new and smarter product, that offers a better platform for us to build amazing experiences and features for you in the future," the company reassured.

Meanwhile, for the desktop app of Picasa, it will continue to work but it will not receive any updates or development after March 15. Some functions of the Picasa API will no longer be working as well. For developers to learn more about the changes, Google dedicated a whole page for the vital information.