It is a monopolistic behavior of large technology companies. Some people even think that it is healthier to buy services such as Google Photos directly from Google than to use their data or attention as the price.īut from another point of view, this is undoubtedly an irritating inducement turn. After all, storage space for photos and videos is not really free or unlimited, and 15GB of google drive space is sufficient for most users.
If the size of your uploaded photos exceeds 15GB, then you must subscribe to the Google One cloud storage service to unlock more storage space.įor a product that has been popular since the initial launch of free storage services, this policy change is entirely reasonable in a sense. Any new photos uploaded by users, whether in original or high-quality images, will occupy 15GB of free storage space (high-quality photos that have been uploaded before are not subject to this restriction). However, Google announced on Wednesday, November 11 that it would cancel the free policy, starting on June 1 next year. Why You Should Pay For Google Photos Now?įor five years, Google Photos (Photos app) has been known for providing unlimited and free ‘high-quality’ compressed image storage services.