Google Lets Personal Accounts Stay on No-Cost G Suite Legacy Free Edition

Google is letting customers keep on G Suite legacy free version plan for private use because the no-cost different. The tech big had introduced in January that G Suite legacy free version plan will not be obtainable beginning July 1 this yr. Google had stated that it was engaged on a no-cost choice for G Suite legacy customers to allow them to transfer their content material and knowledge. Old customers shall be ready to enroll in the no-cost Legacy G Suite till June 27. G Suite, Google’s cloud-based suite of productiveness and collaboration instruments, was launched in 2006 as Google Apps and later rebranded and named as Workspace.

The American firm had introduced in January that G Suite legacy free version plan will not be obtainable beginning July 1 this yr. Users might retain entry to their accounts by switching to a paid Google Workspace plan. For enterprise starters, the Google Workspace plan was priced at Rs. 125 monthly per consumer in India. Google’s choice to drive early G Suite customers to pay a month-to-month payment to proceed to make use of the customized domain-based service was criticised.

A couple of days later, Google stated it was engaged on a no-cost choice to assist G Suite legacy customers to allow them to transfer their content material and knowledge.

Google has now decided to let customers keep on G Suite legacy free version plan for private use because the no-cost different. The firm has stated that the customers can proceed utilizing their customized area with Gmail, retain entry to no-cost Google companies similar to Google Drive and Google Meet, and preserve their purchases and knowledge. Users have posted on Reddit in regards to the choice going stay. The screenshot reveals the choice “Personal use: stay on no-cost Legacy G Suite,” the place customers can opt-out of the automated transition by confirming that their legacy subscription is for private use. Old customers will be capable of sign-up for the no-cost Legacy G Suite till June 27.

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The account of customers who do not take any motion shall be suspended beginning on August 1, 2022. To reactivate the account, customers will both have to improve to Google Workspace or choose out of the transition for non-commercial use.