Overview
- Google confirmed Tuesday that all Android backup data types — including app data, SMS/MMS, call history and device settings — will be counted toward a user’s Google account storage quota.
- The policy applies immediately to new Android backup users and will be rolled out to existing accounts over the coming months, with Pixel owners already seeing new backup menus.
- Google says the change will add only about 40 MB on average per backup but warned that accounts already near capacity could run out of space faster.
- The company will add new on/off toggles in the coming weeks so users can stop backing up specific items like SMS, call history or device settings and can deselect individual apps.
- Users who hit limits can delete backups, remove data types, or upgrade to paid Google One plans for more space; the shift follows earlier moves to count WhatsApp cloud backups against quotas.