Google One will kill its VPN service later this 12 months

Google launched its personal VPN service in October 2020, initially bundling it with premium 2TB+ Google One plans. Over time, the corporate improved its VPN service by increasing its availability to extra markets and bundling it with cheaper One plans. Regardless of its restricted use case, having access to a free limitless VPN with a Google One subscription was a pleasant perk to have. However in typical Google trend, the corporate is killing its VPN service for good “later this 12 months” because of low utilization.

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Google has emailed Google One subscribers to tell them about this modification. The e-mail states that VPN by Google One shall be phased out later this 12 months and doesn’t present a extra particular timeframe. When you have a Pixel 7 or newer, you’ll be able to nonetheless take pleasure in free VPN straight by way of Pixel settings as an alternative of the Google One VPN app.

In an announcement to 9to5Google, a Google spokesperson stated the corporate is phasing out the VPN service from Google One as a result of “individuals merely weren’t utilizing it.” As a substitute, the corporate will direct assets in direction of enhancing different in style Google One options. And maybe that is why Google just isn’t decreasing One’s subscription costs regardless of taking away one in all its perks.

Free Pixel VPN service will proceed to be obtainable

There is a optimistic side to Google killing One’s VPN service. On the Pixel 7, utilizing the Google One VPN causes a persistent notification to indicate up. This isn’t the case on the Pixel 8 collection because it ships with a built-in VPN. So, as soon as the Pixel 7 and different appropriate gadgets change to the built-in Pixel VPN integration, you will not need to cope with the persistent VPN notification.

Google promised its Pixel VPN could be obtainable for 5 years when it introduced the service alongside the Pixel 7 in October 2022, so it shouldn’t be phased out anytime quickly. If you happen to do not need to depend on Google to your VPN wants, you’ll be able to try a few of our favourite VPN companies.

Moreover, Google will cease providing free delivery on choose print orders positioned by way of Google Photographs in Canada, the UK, the US, and the EU beginning Could 15.

Google’s e-mail additionally informs One subscribers in regards to the expanded availability of premium Google Photographs modifying instruments like Magic Eraser and Portrait Mild and the rollout of Darkish net monitoring to all eligible Google accounts.