All Android backup data now counts toward your Google Account storage, but it won't take up much space
Google is changing how Android backup data is stored, now counting it toward Google Account storage limits.
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Android backup data is transitioning to count toward a user's Google Account storage. While this change affects all users, reports indicate the data will not occupy significant space.
Coverage from 9to5Google, Android Police, and heise online emphasizes the impact on cloud storage and new functionality that allows users to exclude individual apps from backups. Jetstream.blog reports that a new local file backup system is rolling out more widely.
Future developments involve the wider rollout of local file backups and the practical impact of these storage changes on account capacities.
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Quick answers
Will Android backups take up a lot of Google Account storage?
According to 9to5Google, the data will not take up much space.
Can users control which apps are backed up?
Yes, heise online reports that Android backup now allows for the exclusion of individual apps.
What else is changing with Android backups?
Jetstream.blog notes that a new local file backup is being rolled out more widely.
Coverage (5)
- Google Will Now Count All Android Backup Data Toward Your Storage Cap Engadget · 7h ago
- Android’s New Local File Backup Rolling Out More Widely jetstream.blog · 7h ago
- Android backup allows excluding individual apps heise online · 7h ago
- Android backups are changing and it's going to affect everyone's Google cloud storage Android Police · 7h ago
- All Android backup data now counts toward your Google Account storage, but it won't take up much space 9to5Google · 7h ago broke it first
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