Android Backup Controls May Let Users Choose What Gets Saved

Android Backup Controls May Let Users Choose What Gets Saved Code buried in a beta release of Google Play Services suggests Android users may soon have more granular Android backup controls than the platform has ever offered, with the ability to choose which categories of data get sent to the cloud and delete categories already sitting on Google's servers. Until now, Android's documented backup system has put those decisions in developers' hands, with users getting little direct say. Android Authority examined the v26.22.30 beta of Google Play Services earlier this month and found individual toggles for each backup category, with behavior indicating that disabling a category would stop future uploads and delete that category's existing cloud data after user confirmation. Google has not announced the feature. APK teardowns show direction, not shipping dates, and a separate per-app backup control spotted late last year still hasn't reached users. What follows is what the evidence shows

Android Backup Controls May Let Users Choose What Gets Saved

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