Google recently updated its policies about the items that contribute to its free cloud storage tier. Previously, Android backup data, which usually contains app data and device data (SMS, call history ...

Google is testing a new storage policy that reduces the free storage offered with new Google accounts from 15GB to 5GB and requires users to add a phone number to their account to unlock the full 15GB ...

Google gives every free account a shared 15GB pool that splits across Gmail, Drive, and Photos. When your Google storage gets full, most users open the Photos app and start deleting. But that move ...

Sign up for a new Google account, and you'll receive 15GB of free storage, shared across Photos, Drive, Gmail, and other Google apps. It seems like a lot, but as ...

Jon Gilbert is a technology journalist with five years of experience covering mobile technology. He's covered smartwatches, tablets, smartphones, and Android accessories. He's attended CES to explore ...

Seeing the Google storage full warning can be frustrating, especially when uploads suddenly stop across Gmail, Drive, and Photos. With only 15GB shared between these services, many users feel pushed ...

For over a decade, signing up for Google meant getting 15GB, no questions asked. That deal has quietly changed. "The prompt users now encounter makes the trade-off explicit: provide your number and ...

When your storage is at capacity, Google will prompt you to purchase additional space in the form of a Google One subscription. But pay out of pocket isn't your only option. You can clear a ...

I have a Google One subscription, so I get more than the standard 15GB of free storage on my Google Account. However, this doesn’t mean I want to spend even more on a service I only started using ...