{"id":7803,"date":"2024-03-11T23:59:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T23:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tech-nics.com\/?p=7803"},"modified":"2023-02-26T23:14:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T23:14:10","slug":"is-free-gmail-going-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tech-nics.com\/is-free-gmail-going-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Is free Gmail going away?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Google announced yesterday (Jan. 19) that all users of the G Suite “legacy free edition” would need to “to upgrade to a paid Google Workspace subscription” by July 1, 2022 in order to keep using Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive and the Google office suite, including Docs, Sheets and Slides.<\/p>\n
Google Workspace grants you administrative control \u2014 including the ability to create, edit and delete accounts \u2014 over all Gmail addresses created using Google Workspace. With the free version of Gmail, users are required to use the @gmail.com extension. With Google Workspace, users can create their own domain name.<\/p>\n
Gmail is free to use, whereas Google Workspace is a chargeable service; Google Workspace plans range from $6\u2013$18 per user, per month. Gmail users have full administrative control over their email and Google Account login credentials.<\/p>\n
“If you have the G Suite legacy free edition, you need to upgrade to a paid Google Workspace subscription to keep your services. The G Suite legacy free edition will no longer be available starting July 1, 2022,” Google said on a support page.<\/p>\n
Google Docs, a web-based word processor that Google offers as part of its office suite\u2013Google Drive \u2013 is free and available for use. It competes with Microsoft Office. Other services included in the cloud-based suite include Sheets (Excel), and Slides (Powerpoint).<\/p>\n
How much is Google Workspace for Education? Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals is free to qualified educational institutions. Google Workspace for Education Standard, Education Plus, and Teaching and Learning Upgrade are paid subscriptions.<\/p>\n
To begin, simply go to docs.google.com or by navigating to Google Docs from their Gmail or Google Drive online storage account. General access is free for all.<\/p>\n
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Google Meet is free for all users who have a Gmail account. If you purchase Google Workspace, which comes with more features and applications, you’ll pay at least $8 per active user per month. There’s also a separate suite of tools for colleges and schools, called G Suite for Education, which is priced individually.<\/p>\n
Google Slides is a presentation program included as part of a free, web-based software office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service.<\/p>\n
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All Google Drive users receive 15 gigabytes of free storage across Gmail, Google Drive and Google Photos.<\/p>\n