Google starts rolling out local Documents backup on Android, lets you turn off SMS & RCS
Google is updating Android backup protocols, introducing local document storage options and new granular controls for SMS and RCS messaging.
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Google has begun rolling out an update to Android backup services that allows for local storage of Documents. Simultaneously, users are being provided with new configuration options to disable backups for SMS and RCS messages.
Coverage from 9to5Google, Digital Trends, Deccan Herald, and Udayavani highlights these functional changes alongside shifts in cloud storage policies. Outlets note that linking multiple Android devices to a single account under these revised policies may influence how users manage their available capacity.
Attention is now directed toward the potential impact on data storage limits. Reports indicate that users may reach the existing 15GB Google storage cap more rapidly as a result of these backup adjustments, though coverage does not yet specify how local backup implementation will offset these account-level constraints.
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Quick answers
Can users opt out of backing up text messages?
Yes, Google is introducing settings that allow users to turn off SMS and RCS backups.
What is the new storage option for Documents?
The update introduces a feature for local Documents backup on Android devices.
Will these changes affect the 15GB storage limit?
Coverage suggests users may hit the 15GB storage cap faster due to the revised backup rules.
Coverage (4)
- Google revises cloud storage user policy for multiple Android devices linked to one account Deccan Herald · 12h ago
- Android can now back up more of your phone, but Google is also letting you say no Digital Trends · 12h ago
- Users may hit Google's 15GB storage cap faster as backup rules change Udayavani · 12h ago
- Google starts rolling out local Documents backup on Android, lets you turn off SMS & RCS 9to5Google · 12h ago broke it first
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