Google’s prepping some changes to Android backups, including backups for your downloads folder and per-app backup settings. Downloads folder backups are getting a warning that file edits won’t be ...

Android ships with a long list of Google apps, but a handful quietly deliver far more value than their icons suggest. I focus ...

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In recent years, Google has been working on making the process of migrating from one Android device to another easier. This is key in today’s industry, where a large percentage of users switch phones ...

It's never a bad time to back up your smartphone because there's always a possibility that you may break it, drop it in water, or even misplace it and lose all your ...

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 was using an old Pixel 3XL and finally updated to a Pixel 8. Was using adb to backup but it doesn't seem like that method is supported anymore in Android 14. Is there any other way to do full ...

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One of the coolest things about Android 6.0 Marshmallow is that your app data automatically gets backed up to Google Drive. This means that when you switch devices, all the settings and login ...

The Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) makes it possible to run Android applications on Windows 11 computers. But the software is still very much a work in progress and it’s currently only available ...