According to new Google Play Services release notes, Android phones will be getting a “new local file backup feature” with Google Drive.

The 2026 Google Play System update introduces a new local file backup system that automatically uploads files from your Downloads folder to Google Drive.

Google has long offered a robust backup solution for Android that covers everything from your app list and call history to your SMS messages and device settings. However, there has always been a ...

Google is finally going to allow you to download a local file backup of your Android device, and the feature is now starting ...

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To block ads on an Android at a system level using private DNS, open the Settings app on your device and search for “DNS”. Now, select “Private DNS provider hostname” or “Specified DNS” (OnePlus, ...

Tasker is an endlessly powerful automation tool for Android, and some of its most useful capabilities can be configured ...

The Gemini sidebar in Google Drive is also a great way to find buried files. This was another easy way to clean up deeper clutter in my Google Drive without manually digging through sub-folders. I’ve ...

Android updates have gotten tricky to keep track of these days — between the polar-opposite problems of unpredictably poky progress from most non-Google device-makers and perplexingly overlapping ...

A vulnerability in KernelSU version 0.5.7 that could allow attackers to impersonate its manager application and gain root access has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. According to Zimperium ...