Regarding Gmail, let’s go back a bit. When you created an account with Gmail, you used to get 15GB of free cloud storage. This system has been in place for years. Creating a new account with Google meant you got 15GB of free cloud storage. You could use it in Gmail, Photos, or Drive, but that has changed. Google is no longer offering 15GB of storage with new accounts. Instead, only 5GB of storage is being offered. Let’s explore why this change has been made and how it will affect users.
Now, if you want to get 15GB of storage with a new Google account, you will need to provide your phone number. A new pop-up is now displayed during sign-up. It states that your account has 5GB of storage. You can get 15GB of storage free by providing your phone number. According to reports, Google changed its policy regarding this in March. Notably, Google did not announce this change. The company did not mention anything about it on its blog or social media handles. Now, users are becoming aware of this change when creating a new account.
Now, if you want to get 15 GB of storage with a new Google account, you will need to provide your phone number. A new pop-up is now displayed to users during sign-up. It states that your account has 5 GB of storage. You can get 15 GB of storage free of charge by providing your phone number. According to reports, Google changed its policy regarding this in March. Notably, Google did not announce this change on its blog or social media handles. Now, users are becoming aware of this change when creating a new account.
According to reports, Google intends to offer 15 GB of storage to users only once. The company does not want users to create a new account and avail this free storage. Therefore, it is being linked to the mobile number. In this way, Google hopes that people will not be able to use cloud storage by creating a new account every time. Google has also confirmed this change. A company official said that this is being tested in some regions. Due to this, many users are getting the opportunity to access 15 GB of storage without providing their phone number.
If you are struggling with storage shortage on Gmail, some simple methods can help you. This will free up storage and you will not have to spend money on additional storage. The following steps can be taken for this:-
Delete emails with large attachments.
Cleaning newsletter and promotional emails will also free up storage.