Google Photos unlimited storage service is coming to an end on 1st June 2021. Google announce in November 2020 that Google Photos unlimited storage was ending the unlimited storage benefit.
Users who want more storage than the 15GB limit for Google accounts which is split between Google Photos, Drive, and Gmail will have to buy additional storage.
Google Photos users earlier had the option to store unlimited ‘High’ quality photos on the cloud for free.
If you’re still have the storage from the 15GB storage limit then this change won’t affect you soon.
Google account users will start getting notifications once their storage begins full 15GB.
NOTE : ‘High’ quality and ‘Express’ quality photos and videos backed up before 1st June 2021 won’t count towards your Google Account storage limit but Photos backed up in ‘Original’ quality before 1st June 20211 will count toward your Google Account storage.
What Next Steps for Android & iPhone Users?
1. Backup to High or Express quality before 1st June 2021. To check your backup quality.
Follow These Steps :
- Go to Google Photos app
- Click on the profile icon
- Then click Photos Settings
- After that click Backup and Sync
- Then click Upload size.
- Select High Quality or Express Quality.
This is depending on the storage you have left from the 15GB free allowed.
Express quality reduces the resolution a little more than High quality and ‘Original’ quality as the name suggests, retains the resolution as is.
2. Free up storage using Google One
The other thing you can do is to delete unwanted photos and videos from Google Photos, download the Google One app sign in using the same Google account as Google Photos.
Follow These Steps :
- Go to the Storage tab.
- Click on Free up Account Storage.
- Storage Manager offer different solutions to free up storage that can help you within the 15GB limit.
Google also states that it will also roll out a new free tool that will let users find blurry, dark, and other low-quality photos which help to delete them and stay within the 15GB free storage limit.
This tool will be rolled out in June.
3. Buy Storage via Google One or Apple One Subscription
Other solution when reach to given limit of 15GB is that you can either subscribe to Google One or Apple One depending on the handset you use.
iPhone users can subscribe to Google One but to subscribe to Apple One you need an Apple device.
Google One Subscription
Google One starts from Rs. 120/month that offers 100GB storage.
The Google One membership costs Rs. 210 per month and the 2TB storage plan costs Rs. 650 per month If users want 200GB of storage.
Google One membership Annual plans are price set at Rs. 1,300, Rs. 2,100, and Rs. 6,500.
Google One offers the ability to automatically back up your phone switching handsets.
The Google One also offers access to Google Store rewards and Google Play credits.
You can share their Google One plan with up to five family members and get extended free trials on services like YouTube Premium.
Apple One Subscription
The Apple users can subscribe to Google One on their iPhones or iPads also can opt for Apple One or iCloud storage subscription.
Apple One membership two plans available in India.
- Individual Plan
- Family plan.
The Individual plan is price set at Rs. 195/month and offers 50GB iCloud storage in addition to subscription to Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple Arcade.
The Family Plan is price set at Rs. 365/month and offers 200GB iCloud storage with five members usage and subscription to Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple Arcade.
Base iCloud storage plan starts at Rs. 75/month for 50GB data.
The Plan of Rs. 219/month gets you 200GB data and Rs. 749 plan offers 2TB data.
Other apps like Dropbox, OneDrive also offer cloud storage subscriptions.
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