Original Pixel and Pixel XL owners will indeed have unlimited photo backups for life

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Google has confirmed that Pixel owners will receive unlimited original-quality photo backups for life.

One of the great features of
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was the promise of unlimited photo backups at original quality to Google Photos. This differentiated from the unlimited "high quality" backups on non-Google phones. For the
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, this feature is still available but with the small limitations that it's only for photos taken before
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. Any pictures taken after that will be backed up with the same "high-quality" option that other devices have.

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Google used the same "for life" promise when discussing the original Pixels, but we've found out that's a little different from the Pixel 2.
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that any photos taken with the 2016 Pixels will still be uploaded in their original quality with no time restraints. Meaning the new three-year (or so) original quality limit put in place for the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL doesn't retroactively apply to the original Pixels.

It's a bit odd that the older phone gets a better deal than the newer one, but this is a nice gesture to people who bought the first Pixels expecting lifetime unlimited original backups.

Are you excited to still have unlimited original-quality photo backups? Let us know down below!

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