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Are all Google One subscribers now able to access Magic Eraser?

In a rather unexpected development, Magic Eraser, one of the best aspects of the Pixel smartphone, is now available to any Google Photos for iOS or Android user who is a Google One subscriber.

“Magic Eraser,” one of the finest photo-editing tools on the Google Pixel, is now available on other iOS and Android gadgets. It won’t be free, though. Google revealed today that Google One users in addition to current Pixel owners will now have access to the well-known app that employs AI to remove unwanted stuff from images.

A select few additional editing tools, including a new HDR video effect, unique collage Styles, and more, will be made available to Google One users.

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In the beginning, the Google One membership was used to pay for extra online storage for apps like Photos, Docs, and Gmail.

However, over time, it has grown to become a more comprehensive set of features, which now also includes a VPN and other members-only benefits, such as the possibility of holding longer group videoconferencing on Google Meet, 10% cashback on Google Store purchases, longer trials, and other premium Google Photos features, such as Portrait Light for tweaking the light position and brightness on subjects’ faces.

With the release of Magic Eraser along with the other new features, an exclusive list of Google Photos benefits is now growing once more.

Magic Eraser, which was previously only accessible to Google Pixel 6 and 7 users, is now accessible to all Google One users on both Android and iOS. The Pixel 5a and previous Pixel devices will also be able to access it without a Google One subscription.

Magic Eraser adds the feature to the primary Photos application on Android devices, which many iPhone users favor over Apple’s Photos despite the fact that there are third-party apps that provide object removals. A fresh HDR video effect that attempts to blend dark backdrops and vibrant backgrounds, or the opposite, will also be available to Google One subscribers.

The collage editor in Google Photos is also getting a variety of new Styles to pick from as well as the option to only implement a Style to one picture in the collage. Both Google One users and Pixel customers will have access to this.

One more new benefit will allow Google One user’s free shipping when they buy photo prints from the website in the US, Canada, the UK, and the EU.

The combined package provided along with other benefits, the backup and sync choices, and the additional storage have made Google One’s membership a big seller in the app stores.

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Even though each feature might not be worth paying for on its own. According to data.ai, the Google One application ranked No. 6 worldwide among non-game apps in terms of user spending in 2022. In the US, it was ranked No. 8.

Although the majority of customers purchase the membership for the additional storage and backup — in a sense, it’s Google’s answer to Apple’s iCloud — it’s also another means for Google to lock users into its app environment, even if they don’t use its Pixel smartphones or any other Android device.

Magic Eraser, the HDR effect, and new collage designs will start to roll out on 24th February, according to Google, but not to all users worldwide for a few weeks. However, free shipping is now available.

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Google One VPN Service Now Available on Windows and Mac

Google One subscribers who are utilizing the Premium Plan or higher, are granted access to the firm’s own VPN service without any cost. Up until recently, the service was only available on Android and iOS devices, but Google is now making it available to desktop users as well. This means that if a user purchases a 2TB or higher plan, then VPN by Google One will be added automatically and without any additional charge.

Google One VPN support has been brought for Mac and Windows devices and it was confirmed by the company. It is now available in 22 countries around the world, enabling the users to mask their IP addresses and restrict trackers.

“We remain committed to a high degree of transparency and verifiability of our privacy and security guarantees. We have recently completed an extension of this audit to cover the desktop implementations for Windows and macOS,” the company was quoted as saying.
Source: business-standard.com

The desktop version necessitates a minimum of macOS Big Sur or Windows 10. The Mac app supports both x86 and ARM users, whereas the Windows app does not support 32-bit or ARM-based systems.

It’s worth noting that, unlike most of the premium VPN services on the market, Google One’s VPN does not permit users to modify their location in order to access or unlock media content from other regions on streaming platforms. The Google One VPN, like Apple’s iCloud Plus VPN, automatically assigns an IP address within the area from which the user connects.

Google’s VPN service is also audited by third-party organizations. To ensure transparency, the firm also showcases the source code for its app libraries. The search engine behemoth has revealed that the desktop app audit will be publicly disclosed in the upcoming week time.

Google began offering their VPN service for free to Google One subscriber having a 2TB plan in the United States in 2020, but the firm has since decided to expand this free offering to 22 marketplaces, including Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy, among others.

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India Gets its Google One Cloud Storage; Monthly Subscription Starts at Rs. 130

Google, News, Product, Product Management, Tech News / By Yashica Vashishtha

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Google offers a 15 GB free storage to all of its users, but, on 15 August 2018, it launched its paid cloud storage Google One. Google One is a monthly storage plan for the users that is available for on the usage of all of its products such as Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. At the time of its launch, it was only accessible for the US citizens, but Google had planned to make it available for the users worldwide, India being its priority.

Last week, Google, finally, launched its monthly subscription plans, for its Indian users. The basic plan for the cloud storage starts from Rs 130/month and is expendable to Rs 19550/month. In Rs 130, the user will get 100GB of cloud storage, for a month. It was assumed that the Indian audience will get those subscription plans at a cheaper price. But, the price is almost the same as the plans offered to the US citizens.

The Google One, cloud storage subscription plan, for India, includes 200GB storage at Rs 210/month, the 2TB plan at Rs 650/month, 10TB plan for Rs 6500/month and the 30TB plan at Rs 19,500/month. In the US, the 100GB storage plan costs $1.99/month, 200GB plan costs $2.99/month, 2TB plan is for $9.99/month, 10TB storage plan for $99.99/month, a $199.99/month for the 20TB storage plan, and 30TB storage is for $299.99/month.

Google’s cloud storage also offers two months free storage on some selected subscription plans. According to the offer, a 12-months plan subscriber will get a two months free storage. The user has to make the payment through the Google Play app. The ones who will take the 12-months subscription plan will have to pay only for ten months of the subscription. Also, the users can share the storage with five other members of their families. Google has also provided its cloud storage subscribers with one-tap access to experts help and perks like Google Play credits and offers on hotel deals when the user searches and books hotel on Google apps.

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Google One Launched : Replacing Google Drive?

Google, News, Product, Tech News / By Yashica Vashishtha

In May 2018, Google had announced its new cloud storage product Google One and had been working on it for past few months. Finally, it has launched Google One, on the 15 August of this year. The ones, who have already used Google Drive, might know that Google provides you with 15 GB of free storage on Google Drive and after 15 GB, you have to pay for more storage.

Google One is similar to Google Drive and is a paid cloud storage provided for the users all over the world. No! It is not replacing Google Drive, but, Google Drive will be upgraded to Google One after its 15 GB free plan with some added perks for its Consumer.

1) Increased Data Storage: Google has been working on its newly launched Google One for a quite some time now and, has already been updating the Google Drive’s paid user’s subscriptions for the last few months. Google has come with many subscription plans, according to the user’s requirements and, that too at a good price.

The monthly plan of Google One starts with 100 GB of storage for $1.99, followed by 200 GB tier for $2.99, a 2 TB option for $9.99 and the plan ends at 30 TB of storage that will cost $299.99. Interestingly, Google has reduced the price of 2 TB storage by $10, i.e. $9.99 that was the previous price of 1 TB storage. The consumers can subscribe to any of the plans according to their need. Also, the subscription can be shared with five of the family members without paying any extra money and equal storage for all of them.

2) Customer Support: This time Google has also come with a one-tap help button, that is for the live-customer support. Meaning that the Google users can connect with the real experts, for their queries related to any Google product, instead of any AI chatbots. The customer-support will be available 24/7 and, you can contact them via a phone call or through an e-mail.

Right now, Google One is only available in the US. But, it will soon be rolling out for the consumers across other countries too. Also, the G-Suite users with the business account will get no additional benefits and their plans will remain as it is.

Google has come with some other perks for its subscribers and, will offer credits on their purchase on Google Play and Google Express. Also, if the user will search and book the Hotels through Google maps, they can earn good deals on the bookings.

So, now you can share more data like high-resolution pictures, 4K videos, documents with your family and friends with any of the above-mentioned subscription plans. And, if you are not a US citizen, you have to wait for sometime. Google is also working on launching an app for the users, to help them choose for their easy subscription to the different plans. So, hopefully, the app and Google One will be launched together in the other countries soon.

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