android backup

Google is changing a quiet but important part of the Android experience: all data included in Android device backups will count against Google Account storage quotas, rather than leaving categories such as SMS messages, call history, device settings, and some app data effectively outside the...

Google is changing how Android device backups consume cloud storage, but the new accounting rules will not hit every user immediately. Beginning with new backup users in July 2026 and expanding to existing users after a 45-day notice period, data such as SMS messages, call history, device...

Google is now rolling out per-app Android backup controls to Pixel devices, giving users a new App data section where individual apps can be left on or toggled off instead of treating all app data as one cloud-bound backup category. The feature, reported by 9to5Google and covered by BGR, is not...