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Smartphones have become central to modern life, storing everything from personal photographs and contacts to important documents and application data. As people increasingly rely on their devices for ...

Having to delete photos, videos, and apps from your phone because storage is full and cloud space is limited can be a nightmare, especially on older devices that you still use. While newer iPhone and ...

Google is making a policy change to Android backups that adjusts what counts toward your Google Account storage. Update 7/18: Google is emailing Android users about this change: “New Android Backup ...

Google now counts Android backups like SMS, call history, and settings toward your Google storage quota. New backup controls let you choose exactly which data, including call history and settings, ...

Google's policy change means all Android backups will affect cloud storage limits from September 2026. Users can now customise what data is stored in the cloud.