Again, those don’t cover common uses of Google accounts, like setting up aliases that forward the email to your primary address, and it’s unclear if accounts like those will be on the chopping block.
Google mentions that maintaining a subscription to something like Google One is one way to maintain activity, but that’s not something you’d usually do for an alternate account.
Once the new policy takes effect, according to Kricheli, Google will initially focus on accounts that were created but have remained dormant. Additionally, the company will send multiple notifications to the account’s registered email address and any linked recovery email in the months following the deletion process.
This approach aims to provide ample warning and opportunities for users to take action before their accounts are deleted.