Google Photos will soon start charging for uploads — unless you own a PixelGoogle has just made what is sure to be a controversial change.
What you need to know
Photos uploaded to Google Photos will soon start counting against your Google account photo storage, Google announced today.
If you go over your storage quota, your Google account will be limited until you either delete some images, expand your limits with a Google One plan, or own a Pixel.
The policy change will take place in June 2021, all photos uploaded till then will continue be treated as normal.
Google is making a change to the way it handles photo uploads to Google Photos. Well, it will be making one in about six months, giving users time to prepare. The company will now begin to count high-quality media uploaded to Photos against your Google account storage quota. This applies whether you're on the 15GB free Google tier, or on one of its Google One plans. If you own any Pixel released till date — so the Original Pixel all the way to the Pixel 5 — you're going to be exempt from thi...
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Google Photos will soon start charging for uploads — unless you own a Pixel
