Google has started emailing Android users about its upcoming backup storage policy change that takes effect in 45 days.

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

Google's got a powerful new option for expanding your automated Android backups — but it's up to you to find it and opt ...

Google is testing a free Quick Share automatic PC backup feature for Android, but it might not support Samsung phones. Here's probably why!

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

Google has been updating various Android Settings pages with Material 3 Expressive, and the “Backup” redesign brings a rather drastic simplification. Accessed (on Pixel) from Settings > System > ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

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

As Google writes in a support document, call history, device settings, and app data will also be counted towards the storage limit in the future. Accordi ...

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 ...

They now count against your storage limit ...