Several cases have been recorded in which Gmail users received a notification about the reduction in available space: from 15 GB for free accounts it went to 5 GB. The test has been confirmed by Google, but for now there are no plans to extend it on a global scale.
In the last few days the Google ads they started drawing how its services will change in the coming years. There is a part of aesthetics: in the last few days we have seen how the design of Google icons is changing. And there is a more substantial part linked toartificial intelligencefrom the launch of Gemini Omni to new research methods. In all of this, however, it is there a fact that is going a little more under the radar. In recent days, several notifications have been spotted informing users of the going from 15GB to 5GB of memory for the space available in the basic Gmail account.
The news, as it is easy to imagine, worries those who find it on their smartphone screen. We already know that it’s not easy to stay within 15 GB of free space, go figure 5GB. But it needs to be put into context a bit. First of all the field of application: from the news collected on various blogs specializing in technology we read that the notifications have currently reached users who use Google services from accounts located in some African countries. Specifically by those who open new profiles.
Android Authorityone of the most reliable blogs about Google services, published a screenshot where you can see it well how this mechanism works. A notification arrives that reads “Review your storage options” and then explains what the account currently includes 5 GB of space available. The user has two options before him:
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- Keep the 5 GB of memory
- Unlock the 15 GB of memory without added costs by entering a telephone number
So the goal is lead the user to enter a certified phone number. Again according to Android Authority, this also serves to prevent a user from requesting the activation of multiple Google accounts, thus accumulating GB upon GB of storage space. After the first reports began to circulate, Google decided to respond publicly. We leave you his official statements below: in fact it is a test. At the moment we still don’t know when and if this function will be implemented on all users, however we leave you the complete text.
“We are testing a new storage policy for new accounts created in certain regions, which will help us continue to provide a high-quality storage service to our users, while encouraging them to improve their account security and data recovery.”
