As you may know that Google is ending its free unlimited storage service of Google Photos from June 01, 2021. For those who are unaware, Google offers 15GB of free storage with each Google account. And as of now, if you upload images, videos in the original quality, it counts in your 15GB free plan and if you upload only high-quality images, it allows unlimited space on the Photos. But this will change from June 1, so if you want to clear more space, here’s how you can delete blurry pictures to clear space on Google Photos.
Google is ending its unlimited storage starting from June 1, 2021. As per the new policy, Google will count all new photos and videos you upload towards the free 15 GB quota. However, photos uploaded before June 1, 2021, will NOT be counted.
Google is planning to launch some new features in Google Photos to help you manage the storage and it will be a new storage management tool.
- You will find it under the “Review and Delete” section of the Google Photos app (as you can see in the above image). Tap on “Blurry photos” and select photos to delete.
- Lastly, tap on “Move to trash” and that’s it. Your blurry pictures will be deleted instantly.
This is how you can delete blurry pictures from Google Photos. You can also delete screenshots and duplicate pictures, though this feature has already been available in Google Photos for a while now.
Everyone, including non-Pixel owners: Anything you upload before June 1st, 2021, won’t count against your 15GB quota
Pixel 3A, Pixel 4, Pixel 4A, Pixel 5: You also still get unlimited free “Storage saver,” aka “High quality” images going forward, but not “Original quality”
Pixel 3: You still get unlimited free “Original quality” photos and videos if you upload them before January 1st, 2022, after which you get unlimited “Storage saver” going forward
Pixel 2: You got (past tense) unlimited free “Original quality” photos and videos if you uploaded them before January 16th, 2021, and you get unlimited “Storage saver” going forward
Pixel (2016): You get unlimited free “Original quality” photos and videos until your phone kicks the bucket
Future Google phones won’t have these perks: existing Pixels will be the last to come with free unlimited “High quality” uploads,
