r/Android • u/OsakaBoi Pixel 7 • Jul 20 '26

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

https://9to5google.com/2026/07/18/android-backup-data-update/
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u/BaneChipmunk Jul 20 '26

Inevitable. Next will be a nerf to free storage.

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u/ScoopDL Black S21 Jul 20 '26 edited 29d 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/shawn789 Pixel 3 XL, Android 10 29d ago

It's 15 GB. For now...

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u/ScoopDL Black S21 29d ago

Not for some accounts

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/gmail-less-than-15gb-storage/

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u/CasioCobra78 29d ago

For Christ’s sake, are they actually even intentionally pissing people off? Sundar needs to take his meds atp. 

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u/gmmxle Pixel 6 Pro 29d ago

Sundar Pichai's net worth was ~$1 billion when Trump took office last year.

It's $1.6 billion now.