If you’re looking to restore your Android device from a Google Drive backup, Jack Wallen walks you through the process and offers up a few tips to make the task painless. For whatever reason, you’ve ...

Google is making a policy change to Android backups that adjusts what counts towards your Google Account storage.

Setting up a new phone from scratch is a tedious process, especially when you have to download and sign in to many apps, set up the phone’s settings, and arrange everything the way you like it.

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

I smashed the screen on my Galaxy Nexus about two weeks back, with an assist from an over-eager dog and the only room in my house with a tile floor. There was the usual mixture of guilt and enthusiasm ...

The Android Debug Bridge (adb) backup and restore commands may be removed in a future Android release, as detailed in a commit merged into the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) git repository. adb is ...

Stephen is an author at Android Police who covers how-to guides, features, and in-depth explainers on various topics. He joined the team in late 2021, bringing his strong technical background in ...

Google is now counting all Android backup data towards your free storage. This change includes SMS messages and call history, ...

Your Android device will soon automatically back up and restore Theft Protection settings. Android’s Theft Protection settings include Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock, Remote Lock, and more.

My daughter's Moto G has a broken vibrate function and we are getting a new one from Motorola under warranty, either temporarily while they fix the first one, or possibly permanently depending on what ...