The Android backup system enables Android users to back up and restore data on their devices. There are several built-in ways to do this; you can use the Auto Backup for Apps, which sends your app ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

Android local backup means your Downloads folder will back up to Google Drive – iCloud already syncs downloads to the cloud.

Android backups currently support saving app data, but without per-app options. Google now appears to be working on individual toggles, letting you back up or exclude specific apps. The list sorts ...

I've been in a particularly "back everything up for the sake of it" mood lately, and the latest target of my fixation is messages. It's been several generations of Android flagships since I archived ...

Android offers convenient built-in backup tools, but these don’t automatically save every file on your phone. Google appears to be working on a new option to explicitly back up downloaded files. At ...

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