f you use Google Photos be prepared – you may have to start paying to store your photos and videos.
Starting Tuesday, June 1, you will only have 15 GB of free storage to use. If you need more space, it will cost you.
In November, Google announced the change to its photo service, saying more than 4 trillion photos are stored within it, with 28 billion new photos and videos uploaded each week.
Starting on June 1, any new photos and videos you upload will count toward the free 15 GB of storage that comes with every Google Account, or the additional storage you have already purchased as a Google One member. The storage in your Google Account is shared across Drive and Gmail as well.
Any photos or videos you have already uploaded to Google Photos in high quality will not count toward your free storage. If you back up your photos and videos in original quality, these changes do not affect you as they already count toward your 15 GB of free storage.
If you have a Google Pixel 1-5, photos uploaded from your device will not be impacted by the change.
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The idea of a company offering a product or service below cost (in this case, “free”) is to “hook” the users so they will be less resistance when a high price is charged. i doubt any sane person believed Google offers
“free” services our of the kindness of their hearts. That isn’t how for profit business work.