Android is adding granular switches for message and device backups while testing automatic Documents uploads to Google Drive, ...

Google is currently working on improving data backup on Android. Following a significant step in this direction back in ...

Google is changing how Android backups use your Google account storage. Here's what the update means and how much extra space ...

Google updated its Android backup policy, expanding the type of data counted toward the free 15GB Google account storage ...

The newest Play services beta has enabled the Documents folder that lets users back up local documents to Google Drive.

As of July 7, all of the data included in your Android backups count toward your Google storage cap, but you can choose what ...

Fortunately, it shouldn't take too much extra space.

Chandra Steele has been writing about tech for the entirety of her journalism career. She loves making tough topics easy to understand. Before joining Android Police, Chandra was senior features ...

Google’s June 2026 Android system updates add WhatsApp backup controls, Play Protect checks, passkey portability, and Play Store AI search.

Luckily, it won't affect it by much ...

With a new backup function, individual apps can now be deselected under Android to save cloud storage, or if users would rather not back up data from specific applications to Google's cloud. The ...

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 ...