New Google Accounts May Only Get 5GB Free Storage — Unless You Link A Phone Number

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Google quietly cuts free storage to 5GB without a phone number

New Google accounts are now limited to just 5GB of free cloud storage. To unlock the full 15GB, you'll need to give up your ...
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Google accounts no longer get 15GB of free storage, only 5GB until you link a phone number

Google has made a notable change to its account storage policy, limiting the usual 15GB of free storage only to accounts that are verified with a phone number. For years now, signing up for a Google ...
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Free Gmail Storage Could Shrink From 15GB To 5GB For New Users: Here's Why

Creating a new Gmail account might not come with the usual 15GB of free cloud storage anymore. Google has confirmed it is ...