We have a huge amount of data across various apps and services on our Android phones. This can include everything from device settings, call history, contacts, and messages to documents, files ...

Google says the average new "Other" backups add 40MB. My Pixel 9's total added up to way less than that.

An amended Google One storage utilization policy is rolling out now to include your Android device settings in backups, but there's no need to panic. Here are your options.

Google has started emailing Android users about its upcoming backup storage policy change that takes effect in 45 days.