Tired of manually backing up files or using third-party apps to do so? Android now lets users automatically back up local ...

Google is rolling out a new Documents backup option in settings that automatically backs up downloaded files to Google Drive.

Android’s built-in backup system has always been useful for saving your settings, apps, photos, and some app data automatically. However, it has a glaring flaw. Files saved in the Downloads folder are ...

For many of us, phones are our lifelines to our work and personal lives. If that phone goes AWOL - whether lost or stolen, accidentally broken in a drop, or deactivated due to a SIM swap - we would be ...

Google appears to be working on letting users choose which data to back up from their Android phones. It could add toggles to enable or disable individual data categories within backups. Backing up ...

Google will start counting all backed-up data on Android smartphones and tablets towards users’ Google Account cloud storage allocations from September 2026. The Internet giant announced the change in ...

Spread the loveSo, you’ve got a new phone, or maybe you’re just thinking about upgrading. The excitement is real, right? But then comes the inevitable, slightly anxiety-inducing question: how do I get ...

Google is making a policy change to Android backups that adjusts what counts toward your Google Account storage. Update 7/18: Google is emailing Android users about this change: “New Android Backup ...