Google Will Now Count All Android Backup Data Toward Your Storage Cap

Fortunately, it shouldn't take too much extra space.
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Your Android phone backup now counts against your Google storage

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, ...
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I’ve been a Google One user for 15 years, but this new Android backup rule could force you to pay for storage you used to get free

Android backups now count toward your 15GB Google storage — SMS, calls, settings included. You can toggle off app, SMS, or call backups or delete files to avoid upgrading. Rollout starts on Pixels; ...
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Google Will Start Counting Android Backups Toward Your Cloud Storage: The New Policy

Starting July 7, Google is bringing a policy change to Android backups, where all backup data, including SMS, call history, and device settings, will now count toward your Google Account storage. For ...
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Google's Android device backup policy isn't changing right away

Google has sent out emails to Android device and Google account users to notify them of changes taking place regarding the Android Device Backup storage limits. The emails went out to users over the ...
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Google's latest Android backup change uses more storage

All backup data, including SMS, call history, and device settings, will now count toward your Google Account storage. Google says the average backup will only use about 40MB of additional storage. New ...
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Google starts informing Android users about a major backup storage change

Google has started emailing Android users about its upcoming backup storage policy change that takes effect in 45 days. All Android backup data, including SMS, call history, device settings, and app ...