I’ve read on reddit that Google still provides unlimited photos backup if you own Pixel 5a and lower. On rooted Android you can fake that and get free backup storage, but who wants to give pictures to Google?! I was thinking if it’s possible or done by someone to create an environment on Docker by faking device info to access that free storage and backup rclone crypted files as images (by .jpeg fake extension or something)?
I am not an expert but I suspect this isn’t realistically doable.
I don’t really see a way to beat this except maybe buying a “still in box” unopened pixel 5a that has never been registered to anyone before and setting it up.
This assumes the program is still open. Google may have time boxed it such that you must have registered before the announcement or whatever.
All this being said be careful. Don’t get you account banned. You can’t appeal if google thinks you are doing something shady they don’t like.
Lastly I have to say this. I may be worth escaping the google ecosystem. Why let a company control so much of your life? Not related to this community, but an important point.
There are ways to do it on a rooted phone, many did. Use a different account for it.
If you’re already making a new account, why not just use that account until the storage fills up, then do it again? How many photos are you taking?
My Poco F1 with the pixel experience rom still gets me unlimited photo backup.