Google now counts Android backups like SMS, call history, and settings toward your Google storage quota. New backup controls let you choose exactly which data, including call history and settings, ...

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In 2025, Google changed how backups work on Android devices, making it simpler than ever for users to manage their backups. Since then, the company has also introduced automatic backups to Android ...

For the most part, things should be pretty smooth when it comes to day-to-day use on your Android devices. However, when you have an emergency, like when a device fails, that's when a physical or ...

Google is inching closer to rolling out the new Documents folder in Android’s backup settings page. This folder is currently available via the latest Google Play services beta. We’ve known about this ...

After an update, “Backup details” disappeared from the Backup page in Android’s settings. A new update has brought these details back to the page. This change is appearing in version 25.38 of Google ...

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.