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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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Monckton covers photography, imaging and generative AI Google Photos is testing a new feature to automatically back up only ...

Original article, July 30, 2025 (05:16 AM ET): Google Photos is a great photo editing and media management app. I have a Google One subscription, so I turn on Google Photos cloud backup on all my ...

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This week will see a shift in the calculations Google uses for account storage. Beginning July 7, all data in your Android backups will count toward the storage limit on your Google account. Under the ...

Spread the loveWhen it comes to storing your digital life, finding the right cloud storage app can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. With a plethora of options available, how do you ...

Google now lets Android users automatically upload files and other downloads from their phone or tablet to Google Drive thanks to a new “Documents” backup. This local backup option stores files you’ve ...