Google is rolling out the February Play System update, with a new feature for backing up local, downloaded files. Here's how ...

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When most of us look to free up storage space, we look to delete apps, files, and old downloads. And most of the time, that works well enough. You see that the storage warning disappears, and you move ...

Mobile applications now handle a significant portion of business operations and personal data. Because these apps often ...

Google is finally going to allow you to download a local file backup of your Android device, and the feature is now starting ...

According to new Google Play Services release notes, Android phones will be getting a “new local file backup feature” with Google Drive.

Researchers have discovered the first known Android malware to use generative AI in its execution flow, using Google's Gemini ...

Make sure your backup settings are good to go.

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.

Now, Apple's latest iOS 26.4 Developer Beta 2 finally starts testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Apple-to-Android RCS messaging, leveraging the GSMA’s RCS Universal Profile 3.0, which uses ...

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