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Android users are facing storage shortages as Google begins counting device backups toward cloud storage quotas.
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Android users are facing storage shortages as Google begins counting device backups toward cloud storage quotas.
Google is updating how Android device backups affect user storage quotas, including a potential reduction in standard allowances.
Google is updating its cloud storage policy, requiring all Android backup data to count toward Google Account storage limits.
Google has updated its policy to include all Android backup data within the 15GB Google Account storage limit.
Google rolls out per-app controls for Android Backups