Google Photos no longer offers unlimited storage to users, so here’s how you can make the most out of what’s free or paid.
Six years after its debut, Google Photos is about to change in a major way. Free, unlimited storage on Google Photos is going away at the start of June, taking away one of the platform’s most attractive offers. That doesn’t change all of the other valuable tools Google offers, though. Here’s how you can still get the most out of it. Photos uploaded before June 1st don’t count towards your storage In the Google Photos app for Android, you’ll find this setting under your Profile picture > Photo Settings > Back up & Sync > Upload size. If you have a current Google Pixel smartphone, the “Storage Saver” tier is unlimited for the life of your smartphone. That policy applies to every Pixel device released so far except the original, which gets unlimited full-quality backups. You can view a full breakdown of this perk here. Especially on iPhones and Samsung phones, Google Photos ends up making backups for every picture.
