The free and unlimited storage plan of Google Photos has its days numbered, although with some exceptions to meet the contractual requirements of current Google Pixels. According to clues within the Google Photos APK, the application prepares a new plan for future Google Pixels with unlimited storage, and free with reduced quality.
Less than a month left for the end of unlimited free storage from Google Photos. From June 1 you will have to choose between to pay, use alternatives or give of yourself all you can Google shared storage. While Google confirmed in the past that future Pixels they wouldn’t keep storage unlimited, apparently they will, although lower quality.
Free storage but at reduced quality
9to5Google You have found text strings within the Google Photos 5.41 APK that unequivocally portrays a new storage plan so far nonexistent: Space saving (slightly reduced quality). It is a concept similar to the option to save space that Google included in its camera since version 8.1.
The description adds that “backup with Space Saver is free and unlimited”, as well as that “storage applies only to photos and videos from this Pixel device”. That is, Google Photos prepares a new plan to keep the backup unlimited and free on the Google Pixel, but at reduced quality.
Will arrive therefore the fourth plan to Google Photos, and it is that for a couple of years the application included in some regions the copy with Express quality, which seems somewhat similar to the new plan that Google plans to introduce for the new Google Pixels of the future.
The three Google Photos plans that exist today (Express, only in some regions) If this feature ends up being activated for users, those who buy a new Google Pixel will have to choose between up to four different plans. Express and the new low-quality unlimited plan seem similar, so we’ll have to wait to see how they differ. Starting June 1, these will be all Google Photos plans:
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Original quality– Maintains the original quality of photos and videos and what they occupy is deducted from Google’s shared storage.
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High quality: Reduces the quality of photos to 16 megapixels maximum and videos to “high resolution”. In both cases, what they occupy will be deducted from Google storage from June 1.
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Express: Available only in some regions, this copy type compresses photos to 3 megapixels maximum and videos to “standard definition”. As of June 1, what they occupy of Google storage is discounted.
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Retrench of space: the final name is to be determined, but this plan should be present in the new Google Pixels as a free and unlimited plan in exchange for reducing the quality “slightly”. Details on compression are not yet known.
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Different conditions for each Pixel
It is difficult to keep track of how Google’s storage plans will be, as the conditions will be different from June 1 to different Pixel models and other Android phones. This is how the outlook for Google Photos backup plans should look, if this unlimited plan is confirmed:
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Mobile |
Unlimited copy type in Google Photos |
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Original Google Pixel |
Unlimited copy at original quality |
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Google Pixel 2, 3, 4 and 5 |
Unlimited copy at high quality |
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Google Pixel Futures |
Unlimited copy at reduced quality |
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Rest of Android mobiles |
No unlimited copy of any kind |
Via | 9to5Google
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