▶ Google Photos disappear? We tell you everything here

In recent months, there have been numerous rumors about Google Photos disappearing Something that has caused concern among many users of the service , who have practically all the photos they have taken in recent years there. But, what is true in all this? Well, something, but little. Google's popular photo service doesn't go away, your photos stored there won't be lost, and you can keep saving new ones. What has disappeared is the possibility of saving unlimited images for free if you choose medium quality.

The photos that you had uploaded to the platform with a date before June 1 will still be there, stored for free. But any images you post after that will be added to the 15GB of free storage you have with your Google account. If you need more storage, you will need a payment plan.

New prices for Google Photos

As we have previously commented, now we will only have the possibility of storing up to 15GB for free. And this space will not only be used for images, but for everything we save in any Google service, including Drive. Therefore, you may come up short and end up needing a payment plan. If this is your situation, we present the new prices for Google Photos depending on the contracted capacity:

• 100GB – 1.99 euros per month or 19.99 euros per year
• 200GB – 2.99 euros per month or 29.99 euros per year
• 2TB – 9.99 euros per month or 99.99 euros per year

Depending on your needs, it will be more convenient for you to contract one plan or another, or even directly stay with the limited free plan.

Alternatives to Google Photos

If you don't quite like the idea of ​​paying to store your images, you may be considering looking for alternatives to Google Photos One of them is iCloud, Apple's own cloud storage service. It is a good option if you have an iPhone since you will have an account already created, but it only offers 5GB for free.

If you are an Amazon Primer user, a very interesting option may be Amazon PhotosStorage for Prime customers is unlimited, similar to what we previously found in Google Photos. In addition, you will also have 5GB of free storage for any other type of document that is not merely images.

Can I still use Google Photos for free?

If you are wondering if I can continue using Google Photos for free, although we have already mentioned it before, we reiterate that yes. It is not absolutely necessary to pay for the use of this platform, even after the recent changes in the conditions.

The only thing you should keep in mind is that the sum of the images you've posted to Google Photos and the documents you have stored in Drive can't exceed 15GBIn the event that you go too far, the tool itself will notify you in case you want to contract a payment plan, or otherwise you will not be able to continue using its services.

One way to keep the limited space we can find right now without having to pay is to make sure to occasionally delete the photos we don't want to share, or delete the automatic synchronization so that only the photos that interest us are uploaded.

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