One of the big reasons that Google’s become as big as it has is the way it makes so many of its services available for anyone to use, totally free of charge. Sure, the company turns around and makes ad money off our usage, but offering so much for so little is still an incredibly impressive feat. That said, Google’s not going to sit there and leave money on the table, and if there’s the chance to upsell you on a premium service — kinda like Google One — it’s going to be very interested in making that conversion.
Last month, while we were poking our nose around looking for upcoming features in a new Google Photos release, we spotted evidence that seemed to suggest Google was working on a new Google One “Lite” offering. While we were immediately intrigued, we also didn’t know quite what to expect from a tier labeled like that. Presumably it would exist somewhere around the $2/month Basic tier we have now, but what exactly would it include? Would it mean giving up features we value?