Users of the Google Photos service received yesterday important information regarding the unlimited space for photos in the so-called high quality. The Mountain View giant announced that as of June 1 2021, backups will be included in the data storage limit for a specific account. By default, it is only 15 GB, and thus, the majority of people will have to decide on restrictions in creating a photo backup. The second option is to use the Google One paid plan. This is the biggest change since the service was launched and although we have time to prepare for it, it is worth knowing the details. Many questions seem to be left unanswered. Fortunately – it just seems.

Google Photos will no longer offer unlimited storage for photos. Backup will be subject to the standard limit 15 GB of data per user.

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Google photos have been with us for 5 years. During this time, the service has been expanded with a number of additional functions and I must admit that today it is one of the best, if not the best, platform for photo backup. One of the important features of Google Photos was the ability to take advantage of the unlimited photo space in the so-called high quality. By “high quality”, the company meant compressing photos and videos to 16 Mpix and 1080 p. I know from experience that apart from resolution, their overall quality deteriorated. Slightly, but still. If someone wanted a “full” backup, they could use the limited option.

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Now we will see changes. The unlimited option will disappear from Google Photos. Each user will receive a standard 15 GB space in the giant’s cloud, which is shared with other services such as Gmail email and Drive. Of course, nothing prevents you from buying an additional Google One plan for PLN 8 99 for 100 GB, 13, 99 PLN for 200 GB and 46, 99 PLN for 2 TB. Of course, this is a recurring monthly fee. However, the service provider reassures and explains that all photos in high quality posted on the website until June 1 2021 will not be included in the limit. Not only that, the change does not apply to users of Google Pixel smartphones.

But that’s not all. Google promises that on the effective date of the changes, a data space management tool will be available. Through it, you will be able to search for dark and blurred photos and videos, as well as so-called unwanted material. This will make library management easier. An interesting fact is that today you can use individual estimation determining the approximate time of filling the memory limit on one user account. I wouldn’t take this tool particularly seriously though.

Source: Google