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

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

Google is changing how Android backup data is saved. Now, when you back up your Android device, the stored data will count ...

Google changed how your backups affect your cloud storage space, so you may want to make some changes to what's backed up. Here's how and why you might want to.

Google is changing how Android backups use your Google account storage. Here's what the update means and how much extra space it uses.

Fortunately, it shouldn't take too much extra space.

As Google writes in a support document, call history, device settings, and app data will also be counted towards the storage limit in the future. Accordi ...

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's policy change means all Android backups will affect cloud storage limits from September 2026. Users can now customise what data is stored in the cloud.