Google to stop offering unlimited Whatsapp backups
2 years, 10 months ago

Google to stop offering unlimited Whatsapp backups

The Hindu  

WhatsApp backups on Google Drive may no longer get unlimited storage space in the future, report said. Google is planning to stop offering the unlimited plan to store our WhatsApp backups and will allow only a certain quota to store WhatsApp backups for free, in a limited plan, according to Wabetainfo, a leading news portal about WhatsApp. The search giant will send notifications to users when Google Drive is almost full and when the limit is reached but detailed information about the new storage plan is unknown right now, Wabetainfo said. Currently, WhatsApp backups for Android users don’t count against their Google Drive storage due to an agreement between WhatsApp and Google.

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WhatsApp backups to impact Google Drive storage: What it means for users
10 months, 3 weeks ago

WhatsApp backups to impact Google Drive storage: What it means for users

Live Mint  

In a significant move at the onset of 2024, WhatsApp has implemented a bold policy change that may unsettle many Android users. As of this month, WhatsApp backups will contribute to the storage quota of users' Google Drive accounts, necessitating sufficient space allocation within Google Drive. In an official blog post, Meta revealed, "WhatsApp backups on Android will soon start …

How To Backup WhatsApp Photos To Google Photos On Android & iPhone
10 months, 3 weeks ago

How To Backup WhatsApp Photos To Google Photos On Android & iPhone

The Quint  

WhatsApp users can go to settings and chat backups of their account where they will be able to see the MB or GB of WhatsApp data backed up to their cloud account. You can restore them on a new phone after you download WhatsApp on it.” The Android beta version 2.24.3.21 of WhatsApp is showing these new changes for backed …

Will WhatsApp users need to pay for cloud storage from June onwards?
11 months, 1 week ago

Will WhatsApp users need to pay for cloud storage from June onwards?

India TV News  

WhatsApp Cloud Storage Update: WhatsApp stands as a crucial app for most smartphone users, owned by Meta. No More Separate Free Storage on Google Drive Presently, WhatsApp users benefit from separate free space on Google Drive for chat and media backups. Beginning June 2024, Android users will be limited to 15GB of cloud storage for Gmail, Drive, and WhatsApp backups. …

Want to backup your WhatsApp chats? Here is how you can do it by paying just Rs 35 per month
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Want to backup your WhatsApp chats? Here is how you can do it by paying just Rs 35 per month

India Today  

WhatsApp has allowed Android users to back-up their chats for free, without it eating away their free storage on Google Drive. You can get additional storage on Google Drive by paying just Rs 35 per month. However, Google is running a special discount right now in which you can get the basic plan for Rs 35, standard plan for Rs …

Attention WhatsApp users, this feature will no longer be available for free in 2024
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Attention WhatsApp users, this feature will no longer be available for free in 2024

India Today  

WhatsApp is one of the most widely-used messaging applications across the globe and billions of users connect with each other every day. For years, Google, the powerhouse behind Android, has provided users with the convenience of backing up their WhatsApp conversations on Google Drive without denting their precious 15GB of free data allowance. It was earlier announced that in the …

WhatsApp chat backups on Android to come under Google’s 15GB storage limit
1 year, 1 month ago

WhatsApp chat backups on Android to come under Google’s 15GB storage limit

The Hindu  

A Google employee shared on Tuesday that WhatsApp chat history backups on Android will be counted as part of the company’s cloud storage limit, and that Android users will have to reduce file sizes or buy extra storage space if their backups result in them exceeding this limit. Personal Google accounts offer their users 15GB of storage space in total …

WhatsApp users will now be able to backup only limited chats on Google Drive, here is why
1 year, 1 month ago

WhatsApp users will now be able to backup only limited chats on Google Drive, here is why

India Today  

In 2018, WhatsApp signed an agreement with Google to provide unlimited cloud backups completely free of charge in Google Drive. This move offered a welcome respite for users who were previously constrained by Google Drive's storage limit, allowing them to manage their photos, documents, and WhatsApp backups more effectively. However, this convenience is now coming to an end, as Google …

WhatsApp Could Soon Let You Export Chat Backups From Google Drive
2 years, 6 months ago

WhatsApp Could Soon Let You Export Chat Backups From Google Drive

News 18  

WhatsApp lets its users back up their chats on Google Drive, and you even have the option to secure it behind encryption. With the option, people using WhatsApp can retrieve all their chats, and media files like videos and audio from their cloud account which is linked to the WhatsApp account. The option to export chat from Google Drive seems …

The End of Infinite Data Storage Can Set You Free
2 years, 9 months ago

The End of Infinite Data Storage Can Set You Free

Wired  

In early January, Google sent an email notifying me that I’d used up 76 percent of my account’s free storage space—the 15 gigabytes shared across Gmail, Google Photos, and Google Drive. If I failed to get my act together and did exceed my limit, the email informed me, a variety of life-disrupting inconveniences would begin: I wouldn’t be able to …

WhatsApp Testing Feature That Will Let Users Manage Their Chat Backups Over The Cloud
3 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp Testing Feature That Will Let Users Manage Their Chat Backups Over The Cloud

News 18  

Facebook-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp has been found to be testing a new feature that will allow users to manage their chat backups and exclude specific content such as documents and photos from their cloud backup, according to a report in WABetaInfo. In its report, WABetaInfo said that WhatsApp has added a new dedicated “Manage backup size” section that lets …

Google Photos free unlimited storage ends today
3 years, 6 months ago

Google Photos free unlimited storage ends today

The Hindu  

Google Photos will no longer provide free unlimited storage for high quality pictures, according to a policy the company announced six months ago. Starting today, June 1, any new photos and videos that users back up will count towards the 15GB Google storage. The tech giant noted that any photos and videos backed up in High quality before June 1, …

Google Photos Free Storage Ends Today Onwards, Five Close Alternatives You Can Check Out
3 years, 6 months ago

Google Photos Free Storage Ends Today Onwards, Five Close Alternatives You Can Check Out

News 18  

Google Photos ends free unlimited storage starting today, June 1. It essentially means that users would get 15GB of free storage on their Google account that will not only cover images and videos stored on Photos, but also count files stored in Google Drive, Docs, and more. Overall, Google Photos has transformed over the years as it offers several features …

No more unlimited storage on Google Photos. What should you do?
3 years, 6 months ago

No more unlimited storage on Google Photos. What should you do?

Live Mint  

Google Photos is ending its unlimited free storage policy for pictures at high resolution and express resolution starting today, June 1. If you have relied only on Google Photos to back up all your pictures and videos, you will soon need to start worrying about the storage space on your account. Starting June 1, every Google Photos user will receive …

Google Photos Free Unlimited Storage Ending June 1: How To Download All Your Photos Offline
3 years, 6 months ago

Google Photos Free Unlimited Storage Ending June 1: How To Download All Your Photos Offline

News 18  

Google Photos users will lose the free storage they have been enjoying for the past few years in a couple of days from now. That means, you will not be able to use Google Photos cloud storage to backup and store unlimited “high quality” for free, after June 1, 2021. In order to download all photos via Google Takeout, users …

Google Photos unlimited free storage is ending this month, so what are your options
3 years, 7 months ago

Google Photos unlimited free storage is ending this month, so what are your options

India Today  

Google Photos has been one of the best apps coming out of Google's universe of apps, but time is up. To refresh, all photos and videos backed up in high quality before the deadline date, which is June 1, 2021, won't count towards the standard 15GB of Google account storage. To make it simple, users could save original quality photos …

Google accused of accessing private WhatsApp chats as part of deal with Facebook
4 years ago

Google accused of accessing private WhatsApp chats as part of deal with Facebook

India Today  

Google is facing a huge blow in the US over its internet advertising practices. As a part of the deal, Google can access private chats and photos of WhatsApp users soon after Facebook acquired the app. The Texas attorney general has noted that Google and Facebook have been engaged in a long-running conspiracy against WhatsApp users who are entirely unfamiliar …

Future Pixel Phones to Not Offer Free Unlimited Google Photos Backup? Google Says No!
4 years, 1 month ago

Future Pixel Phones to Not Offer Free Unlimited Google Photos Backup? Google Says No!

News 18  

Google has announced that the unlimited storage option on Google Photos will come to an end next year – from June 1, 2021, onwards to be precise. The software giant has also announced that the current Pixel phones are exempted from this development and will continue to enjoy free unlimited storage on Photos platform even beyond the June 1, 2021 …

End of an Era: Twitter Mourns Google's Plan to End Free Cloud Storage in 2021 with Memes
4 years, 1 month ago

End of an Era: Twitter Mourns Google's Plan to End Free Cloud Storage in 2021 with Memes

News 18  

Google users across the globe found a dreadful email in their inboxes on Wednesday, November 10 that starting June 1, 2021, the cloud-photo storage function will no longer be a free service for Google users. #GooglePhotos is going to discontinue their free 15 GB storage offer from June 2021Meanwhile Amabani finding another money minting opportunity pic.twitter.com/8diuJ03sUq — November 12, 2020 …

Google Photos will end free unlimited storage from June 2021
4 years, 1 month ago

Google Photos will end free unlimited storage from June 2021

The Hindu  

Google on Wednesday said starting June 1, 2021, it will no longer offer unlimited free backup for high quality photos, after providing the free service for five years. Users with photos and videos backed up in original quality will remain unaffected by this change as images uploaded in the uncompressed ‘Original’ quality was counted towards storage space while those uploaded …

Free Unlimited Google Photos Storage Ends Next Year, And It Is Time To Pay Up For Google One
4 years, 1 month ago

Free Unlimited Google Photos Storage Ends Next Year, And It Is Time To Pay Up For Google One

News 18  

This is just what many of us probably didn’t want to hear. That means, you will not be able to use Google Photos cloud storage to backup and store unlimited “high quality” for free, after June 1, 2021. Simply put, Google is yanking the free usage tier for up to a specific resolution of photos, and now all photo uploads …

Google Photos to end free unlimited storage from June 2021
4 years, 1 month ago

Google Photos to end free unlimited storage from June 2021

India Today  

Google Photos, the most popular photo and video storage app, will no longer offer unlimited free photo backup from June 2021. The company announced that any new photos and videos that you upload will count toward the free 15 GB of storage that comes with every Google Account. Announcing the change in High-quality storage quality, Shimrit Ben-Yair, VP, Google Photos …

WhatsApp to get multi-device support, new storage feature soon
4 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp to get multi-device support, new storage feature soon

India Today  

WhatsApp has been long rumored to be working on multi-device support. However, the feature has not been rolled out and was spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta update on iOS. Apart from this, WhatsApp could also get a new storage section. As per Wabetainfo, WhatsApp has unveiled a new user interface for linking devices. Another feature that was spotted in …

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