My entire PC now has a plan B that I believe in.

I am an author and features writer at Android Police. I primarily writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest smartphone apps and features for Android Police since joining the team in early ...

For years, safeguarding your information on a new smartphone has been a rigid, all-or-nothing deal. If you flipped the master cloud backup switch, Google unceremoniously swept everything—from crucial ...

Google is testing per-app backup controls in Android beta. Users will be able to choose exactly which apps get backed up, offering more control over cloud storage and privacy. The feature was first ...

For the most part, message backup on Android today is handled on the system-level by Google (One). Google Messages is now readying an in-app “Backup & restore” experience. About APK Insight: In this ...

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 ...

Apple is working on a new framework that will allow third-party photo apps to back up images more reliably. Here are the details. Alongside the (likely) final stages of development ahead of the ...

Google Messages is working on an in-app backup option. Backup settings in Messages now look like they’ll include information on your available Google storage. If you’re running low, links will provide ...

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 ...