Big change by Google, now you will not get full 15GB storage without mobile number, created a stir among the users.

Google Free Storage In Photos: Google has now started making major changes in its account storage policy. It is being said in the reports that now new users will not be given 15GB free cloud storage directly like before. In such a situation, if users want full 15GB storage then they will have to verify their mobile number because without number verification they will get only 5GB storage. But it is worth knowing that there has been no official major announcement from the company regarding this change, but many users have noticed that they are seeing a new notification during the account setup.

New notification visible while creating account

It is being said in the reports that while creating a new Google account, a user noticed that he was being offered only 5GB of storage and the notification was written, ‘5GB of storage is included in your account.’ Now get more storage by adding your phone number to Google Photos, Drive, and Gmail” Which simply means that now it will be necessary to add your mobile number to take full advantage of services like Gmail, Google Drive and Google Photos.

What was the rule earlier?

Till now it was seen that after creating a new account in Google, users used to get 15GB free cloud storage. Due to which millions of people were using Google’s services to save their photos, videos and documents. It has also been seen that more people like Google’s free storage than companies like Apple. But after the arrival of this change, the concern of the users has increased that the free storage may be limited even more in future.

There is still confusion regarding the rules

After looking at the information so far, the biggest question is whether it will not be possible to create a Google account without a mobile number. Till now it was seen that while creating an account, there was an option for number verification through OTP, but people were also creating accounts through alternative emails. It has also been said in the information that people who have more than one active SIM card can get more storage by logging in with different numbers.

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Why is this decision of Google important?

If we look at today’s time, every Android smartphone user uses Google’s services. In such a situation, the change in storage policy is going to affect crores of users. Due to which this step of Google will be right to reduce fake accounts and increase security.