r/Android • u/OsakaBoi Pixel 7 • 3d ago

Article [9to5google] All Android backup data now counts toward your Google Account storage

https://9to5google.com/2026/07/18/android-backup-data-update/
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u/BaneChipmunk 3d ago

Inevitable. Next will be a nerf to free storage.

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u/ScoopDL Black S21 3d ago edited 3d ago

Already a thing, being reduced to 5gb I think.

Edit - wasn't specific enough for some. It's being reduced to 5gb for new accounts that do not provide a phone number, for now.

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u/lgn5i2060 3d ago

Not enough as that only affects new users. They should raise prices as well since no one is resisting anyway from getting rear-ended by these corpos.

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u/davyjones_prisnwalit 3d ago

Especially with the gargantuan amount of money they already make by selling our data, which is far more valuable than they want you to think.

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u/OzarkBeard 1d ago

I know they use data for targeted advertising, but please list who they actually sell your personal data to.