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If you also enjoy Google’s services for free and are thinking of creating a new Gmail account, then there is a very surprising news for you. Giant tech company Google has started making a big change to free cloud storage for its new users, which no one expected. The 15GB free storage provided to every new Google account till now is now going to be history. According to latest reports, now some new users are being given only 5GB storage while creating an account.

If you want full 15GB storage, you will have to accept this new condition of Google.

Yes, if you want to get the full 15GB free storage as before, then it may be necessary for you to link your personal phone number to the account. This new change is especially being seen for those who are creating a new Google account. This simply means that now to use very important services like Gmail, Google Drive and Google Photos, you may have to share more of your personal information with the company than before.

Chaos on social media, two new options emerged

This entire matter came to light when many users shared its screenshots on the social media platform Reddit. Users reported that while setting up a new Google account, they were seeing a completely different and new message on the screen. It was clearly written in this message that currently only 5GB storage is included in their new account and if they want more storage than this, then they will have to add their phone number immediately.

During this time, Google is presenting two new options to its users. The first option is ‘Unlock 15GB storage at no extra charge by adding phone number’ and the second option is ‘Go ahead with 5GB storage only.’ This step clearly indicates that Google is gradually changing its years-old free storage system and is making phone number verification the most important.

Why did Google have to take this big step?

For the last several years, Google’s rule has been that it has been giving 15GB of free cloud storage with every new and old account. This storage is shared between your Gmail email, Google Drive files and Google Photos. The user has been saving all his important photos, videos and documents in this 15GB space. But now it is being controlled.

According to reports, during account setup, Google itself made it clear that there was a big reason behind asking for the phone number. The company will use this number to ensure that a person gets the benefit of additional storage only once. In fact, the company wants to strictly check that no clever person can collect more free cloud storage by repeatedly creating fake or new email accounts.

Silently changed language on support page, new game ‘up to 15GB’

Not only this, Google has also cleverly made major changes in the language of some of its official support pages. Earlier, it was clearly written on Google’s support page that 15GB of free cloud storage is available with every new Google account. But now this line has been changed to “up to 15GB”.

This change in one small word gives a clear hint that in future all users will not get the same amount of free storage. Those who do not have phone number verification may have to be satisfied with less storage (like 5GB), while others will get the full quota only after providing the number.

Actually, Google has already been asking for phone number verification while creating a new account in many cases, especially on desktop and mobile. However, there are still some things left to do. For example, if a new Android phone is being set up without a SIM card, it may be possible to create a new account without a phone number, but this option may also be closed in the coming days.