Google One is a paid subscription storage model which is provided by Google, and with unlimited free storage on Google Photos now stated to be coming to an end, it is something that users are going to have to discover more. It was introduced in the year 2018 in the United States first and was later brought to several other nations. Google One is primarily google’s counter to Apple’s iCloud and it provides features such as extra storage, family sharing, and much more. The search giant has further launched the latest features for premium Google One members currently, involving a VPN service for Android users in the United States.
In India, Google One membership plans cost INR 130 per month for 100GB storage, for 200GB storage it costs INR 210 per month, INR 650 per month for 2TB of storage, INR 3,250 per month for 10TB storage, INR 6,500 per month for 20TB storage, and INR 9,750 per month for 30TB storage. The Google One application provides a comprehensive breakup of their storage, and the amount of space used. People can get 15GB of free data, after which they will need to purchase a Google One subscription to continue saving data the pictures and the videos to the cloud.
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Membership important features
Google One is a paid membership plan that provides expanded storage benefits to users. It can cover Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. It further provides the ability to automatically back up a user’s smartphone for switching handsets easily, and assists in getting with experts comfortably for enhanced complaint redressal. It further provides an access to Google Store rewards and Google Play credits. People can share their Google One plan with up to 5 family members and get extended free trials on services such as YouTube Premium.
Currently, the company has announced that it is ending the free unlimited storage benefit in Google Photos and will begin to charge for the storage space users’ photos and videos if it takes over the 15GB quota. The latest change will commence from 1st June 2021 and it is aimed to help convince more people to get a paid Google One subscription.