Share your location from Google Messages and keep tabs on luggage. Plus, a separate Pixel Drop brings a standalone Now ...

And, as is also often the case with Android, you don’t have to wait to give yourself a similar set of superpowers. With a ...

The cell phone world is divided into two camps—iPhone users and Android users. Apple curates new features for iOS and Google develops for Android, and they likely don't spend a ton of time worrying ...

Android will soon back up files found in Downloads to Google Drive, though the feature is disabled by default.

Android is preparing a new protection feature aimed at one of the most overlooked locations on a phone: the Downloads folder. According to Google’s update notes, the goal is to prevent important local ...

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 is finally rolling out Drive’s new local file backup feature for Android devices. We’ve been tracking the feature for months and can tell you exactly how it would work. Android will use Google ...

Android local backup means your Downloads folder will back up to Google Drive – iCloud already syncs downloads to the cloud.

According to the latest release notes for Google Play services, Android phones will be getting a “new local file backup feature” powered by Google Drive. “Local file backup” sounds like a ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Google updated its Google System Services Release Notes page today and it introduces a new feature that adds ...

Android users frustrated by clunky workarounds when sharing files with iPhone owners are finally seeing progress. File sharing has long been a pain point for users who move between Android and Apple ...