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Google announced yesterday several new functions that integrate Google Photos and Maps, however today we have bad news for those who use the service to store their photos and videos: its free and unlimited backup will be closed by Google in 2021. Understand what led the company to make that decision for one of the image backup services that has won millions of users.
First of all, it is necessary to clarify that only the free backup mode will be closed, that is, the one where the images and videos have reduced resolution. Currently, it is still possible to store your captures for free, but as of June 1, 2021, this mode will no longer be available and you will need to purchase storage on Google One if you have already used the free 15 GB available by default.
Also, Google still claims that users don’t have to worry about downloading all the images that are already backed up as they won’t count towards the 15GB and will stay there at no cost.
“This means that photos and videos uploaded before June 1, 2021 will continue to be considered free and exempt from the storage limit. You can check the quality of the backup at any time in the Photos application by accessing the Backup option. security and sync in Settings. “
To help users with this transition, Google will also launch a tool on Google One that allows them to estimate how long their online storage should last based on usage. It even classifies blurry, dark images, screenshots, and many others that can be deleted to free up more space on your storage limit.
This is how it will work:
According to Google, those who still have at least 80% of the 15GB of free drive storage will still have at least 3 years of guaranteed backup, according to estimates. Also, these new rules do not apply if you have a Google Pixel phone between generations 1 and 5, where the unlimited free backup in “high quality” is still valid.
However, if you need it, you will have to buy more storage under one of the Google One plans, which start at R $ 6.99 per month or R $ 69.99 per year for another 100 GB of space.
Would you buy storage on Google One to store more images in Photos?
