Google One Lite subscription rolling out to some users in India
Google One Lite plan, a new subscription tier for the Mountain View-based tech giant’s cloud storage bundle service, has been spotted rolling out to some users in India. The new subscription tier is priced cheaper than the Basic tier, which was previously the cheapest entry into the Google One plan. The subscription plan only offers free cloud storage and no other benefits. Google was previously rumoured to be working on a new tier, and now it is said to be rolling out in multiple regions.
Google One Lite subscription appears for some users
Gadgets 360 employees spotted the new subscription tier in the Google One app. While the offer was available on some devices, it wasn’t visible on others, leading to the belief that the feature was being rolled out selectively to some users. One possibility is that the tech giant rolled out the plan on an experimental basis to gauge interest.
To view the plan, users must download and install the Google One app. On the Upgrade page, the Google One Lite plan will appear at the top of the screen. The plan will be called ‘Lite’ and will be listed in both monthly and yearly sections.
The Google One Lite plan offers 30GB of cloud storage per month for Rs. 59. The annual subscription can be purchased for Rs. 589 per year. Some users have also spotted special offers for the first month of the subscription. On one of an employee’s devices, Google offered a special price of Rs. 15 per month for two months, before increasing the price to Rs. 59.
Interestingly, the subscription tier only offers cloud storage and no additional benefits. For example, the Basic plan, which is priced at Rs. 130 per month, also offers storage sharing with five people in addition to 100GB of cloud storage.
Notably, AI features are also not available with the Lite plan. Gemini-powered features are available only with the AI Premium plan, which offers 2TB of cloud storage, access to Gemini Advanced, Gemini across several Google apps, and the Magic Editor in Google Photos. It is priced at Rs. 1,950 per month.
