Google Photos will not allow saving photos for free starting June 2021

After 5 years of providing free "high quality" image backup, Google Photos said last night that it would start charging storage fees for accounts using the 15GB limit. original intention.

Accordingly, as of 1/6/2021, users will not be able to store photos on Google Photos unlimited service anymore. Instead, all photos uploaded by users, whether stored in high quality or original, are charged.

This change will not apply to all photos archived before June 1, 2021, but only to photos saved after this date. At the same time, the same policy changes will be applied to Google's word processing services, including Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Forms, and Jamboard.

Google Photos will officially collect fees in June 2021

Data of these services will also be charged to the storage capacity of Google Drive and when the 15GB limit is exceeded, you will have to pay fees or delete data for continued use. In addition, Google also announced a data deletion policy for accounts that have not logged in for at least 2 years.

Pixel phone users can still post free, free high-quality photos to Google Photos after June 1, 2021. This is possibly the biggest plus point to find, in a Google announcement also said. buy Google Pixel phones.

The company says it will send an alert to users when default storage is low. Google also launched a new set of storage management tools in Google Photos, including a tool to help you find and delete blurry photos or screenshots.

What drove Google to this change? Chances are this is part of Google's effort to push people to sign up for the Google One hosting service. In addition, as Google explains, "with more than 4 trillion photos being stored on Google Photos, and 28 billion new photos and videos uploaded every week," the service needs to be maintained. lasting.

Currently, the price of Google One hosting services remains unchanged. Starting at $ 1.99 / month (for Vietnam it's 45,000 VND / month) for 100GB of storage, $ 2.99 / month (for Vietnam it's 69,000 VND / month) for 200GB, $ 9.99 / month (for Vietnam it is 225,000 VND / month) for 2TB and up to 149.99 USD / month for 30TB of storage.

Kareem Winters

Update 13 November 2020