Luckily, Google automatically syncs your contacts, calendar appointments, docs, and even app purchases — as long as you give it permission to do so. While Google will preserve a lot of your data, ...

Android offers convenient built-in backup tools, but these don’t automatically save every file on your phone. Google appears to be working on a new option to explicitly back up downloaded files. At ...

Android phones now receive up to seven years of software and security updates, extending device lifespans beyond typical upgrade cycles. When support eventually lapses, repurposing older hardware ...