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

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

Most scanning apps try to get you to buy a cloud storage subscription or pay for extras. Not FairScan, which is free and open ...

Android users, take note: On Tuesday, Google reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit over illegal data collection. If it goes through, Google will pay out $135 million to Android ...

Last summer, Google announced that Android 16 would include a desktop interface built from Samsung DeX, a mirroring and phone integration tool for PC. Thanks to a (now permissions-restricted) bug ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Rumor mill: Google introduced the Material 3 Expressive design with Android 16, earning high praise ...

A Google bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker today has inadvertently leaked the Android desktop interface for the first time. The bug report published today about Chrome Incognito tabs was ...

Google on Tuesday announced an expanded set of Android theft-protection features, designed to make its mobile devices less of a target for criminals. Building on existing tools like Theft Detection ...

Android users might not be able to laugh about Apple’s divisive Liquid Glass redesign for much longer. According to internal builds seen by 9to5Google, Android 17 may be factoring a lot more blur into ...

Hundreds Rally in Portland at Two Vigils to Protest the Killing of Renee Good by ICE Agents Several hundred people attended three different vigils and demonstrations this evening to protest the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — When a reporter asked Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore about his new bill designating Android as the state's preferred mobile operating system, his fellow senators sitting near ...