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Back up Android photos to Wasabi with Breazzy

Updated May 2026 · ~10 minutes

TL;DR.

Create a private Wasabi bucket, generate an Access Key scoped to that bucket, and paste the endpoint, Access Key, Secret Key, and bucket name into Breazzy. Cost: about $0.69 per 100 GB per month. No egress fees, ever. 30-day / 1 TB free trial available.

What you need

A Wasabi account. Free 30-day trial at wasabi.com — no credit card required for the trial period.
The Breazzy app on Android 8.0 or later.
About 10 minutes.

Step 1 — Sign up and start the free trial

Go to wasabi.com and create an account.
The 30-day free trial gives you up to 1 TB of storage at no charge. No credit card is required to start the trial.
After the trial, billing switches to $6.99/TB/month — no egress fees, no API fees.

Step 2 — Create a bucket

Sign in to the Wasabi console at console.wasabisys.com.
Click Create Bucket. Give the bucket a name (e.g. my-breazzy-photos). Bucket names must be globally unique.
Choose the region closest to you. Note which region you pick — you will need the matching endpoint in the next step.
Leave access set to Private. Click Create Bucket.

The S3 endpoint URL depends on the region you chose:

US East 1: s3.wasabisys.com
US East 2: s3.us-east-2.wasabisys.com
US West 1: s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com
EU Central 1: s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com
EU West 1: s3.eu-west-1.wasabisys.com
AP Northeast 1: s3.ap-northeast-1.wasabisys.com

Write down your endpoint — you will paste it into Breazzy later.

Step 3 — Create an Access Key

In the Wasabi console, go to Account → Access Keys.
Click Create New Access Key.
Wasabi will display the Access Key and Secret Key exactly once. Copy both immediately and store them somewhere safe — Wasabi will not show the Secret Key again. If you lose it, delete the key and create a new one.

Unlike some providers, Wasabi IAM keys are not scoped to a single bucket at creation time. The key will have access to all buckets in your account, so keep it private.

Step 4 — Configure Breazzy

Open Breazzy on your phone. On the sync screen, tap Add destination.
Choose Custom S3 from the provider list.
Fill in the four fields:
- Endpoint — the hostname for your bucket's region, e.g. s3.wasabisys.com. No https:// prefix, no bucket name.
- Access Key — paste your Wasabi Access Key.
- Secret Key — paste your Wasabi Secret Key.
- Bucket — the bucket name from step 2.
Tap Test connection. Breazzy will PUT a 1-byte object and immediately delete it. A green check means you are connected.
Tap Save.

Step 5 — Select albums and start the first backup

On the Photos tab, pick the albums you want to back up. Most people start with Camera only.
Plug the phone into a charger and connect to Wi-Fi. A 50 GB library takes 60–90 minutes on a typical home upload link.
Tap Back Up Now. A foreground notification will show progress. You can lock the phone; the upload continues.
Once finished, set the sync mode to Background / Wi-Fi only and Breazzy will handle new photos automatically.

Wasabi-specific gotchas

90-day minimum storage charge. If you upload a file and delete it before 90 days, Wasabi still charges you for 90 days of storage on that file. For photo backup this is almost never an issue — photos are rarely deleted — but it is worth knowing before you use Wasabi for short-lived data.
Endpoint must match bucket region. If your bucket is in eu-central-1, the endpoint must be s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com. Using s3.wasabisys.com (US East 1) for a bucket in another region will fail with a region error.
No free tier after the trial. Unlike Backblaze B2's 10 GB free forever, Wasabi charges $6.99/TB/month once the 30-day trial ends. There is no permanent free tier.
No egress fees. Re-downloading your photos — to a new phone, to a desktop, or for a restore — is completely free, with no caps. This is a key advantage over providers that charge per-GB for downloads.

What does Wasabi cost?

Wasabi charges a flat $6.99 per TB per month. There are no egress fees and no API request fees.

100 GB: ~$0.69/month
500 GB: ~$3.50/month
1 TB: $6.99/month

Prices verified May 2026. See the full pricing breakdown to compare Wasabi with other providers.

Verifying your photos are there

After the first backup, open the Wasabi console and browse your bucket — your photos will appear as objects with their original filenames. To verify from a desktop, install rclone, configure it with your Wasabi Access Key and Secret Key, and run rclone ls wasabi:your-bucket | head.

Frequently asked

Does Wasabi have a free tier?

Wasabi offers a 30-day / 1 TB free trial with no credit card required. After the trial, all storage is billed at $6.99/TB/month — there is no permanent free tier. If you want free storage forever, Backblaze B2 offers 10 GB free indefinitely.

Why does the 90-day minimum matter for photo backup?

For a typical photo library, you add photos but rarely delete them from your backup. So the 90-day minimum almost never costs you extra. It would matter if you were using the bucket for frequently-changing data like build artifacts or logs — but for photos, ignore it.

What if I lose my phone?

Your photos remain safe in Wasabi. To stop uploads from the lost device, delete the Access Key in the Wasabi console. Reinstall Breazzy on a new phone, create a new Access Key, and continue from where you left off.

Can I use the same bucket on multiple phones?

Yes. Use the same endpoint, Access Key, and bucket name in Breazzy on each device. To avoid filename collisions, set a per-device folder prefix in the destination settings (e.g. phone-alice/ and phone-bob/).

How does Wasabi compare to Backblaze B2?

Wasabi ($6.99/TB) is slightly more expensive than B2 ($6/TB) but charges zero egress fees with no monthly cap. B2 gives free egress up to 3× your stored data, which is fine for backup. Wasabi has no permanent free tier; B2 gives 10 GB free forever. See the B2 setup guide and provider comparison for a full breakdown.