Google is testing per-app backup controls in Android beta. Users will be able to choose exactly which apps get backed up, offering more control over cloud storage and privacy. The feature was first ...

Google's got a powerful new option for expanding your automated Android backups — but it's up to you to find it and opt yourself in. Here in this high-tech era of 2026, keeping important info backed ...

One of the coolest things about Android 6.0 Marshmallow is that your app data automatically gets backed up to Google Drive. This means that when you switch devices, all the settings and login ...

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Google has introduced a significant update to the way Android backups are stored, and the change could impact how users manage their free cloud storage. Starting July 7, Android backup files will now ...

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A couple of major changes are coming to the way your Android phone processes/stores backups. Within the next 45 days or so, Google is going to start counting your Android device backups toward your ...

We have a huge amount of data across various apps and services on our Android phones. This can include everything from device settings, call history, contacts, and messages to documents, files ...

Running out of storage is one of those problems that almost everybody understands, and almost nobody handles properly. Storage can almost never be enough, so some people keep paying for cloud space.

This week will see a shift in the calculations Google uses for account storage. Beginning July 7, all data in your Android backups will count toward the storage limit on your Google account. Under the ...