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New Delhi: Google has recently appeared to be moving closer to offering Android users more control over their cloud backups. Several sources first spotted this upcoming feature, which might allow users to turn backups on or off for individual applications rather than relying solely on Android’s current backup system.
Currently, when Android backups are allowed, Google automatically saves data from supported applications to the user’s Google account, with limited control over what gets uploaded.
While this makes it easier to restore a device after an upgrade or factory reset, users cannot choose which supported applications are included in the backup. The proposed feature might allow users to exclude specific applications from cloud backups, prevent selected applications’ data from being uploaded automatically, reduce unnecessary backup storage usage, and choose which application data is restored on the device.
This feature has begun to appear for several users in the Android beta program, indicating it is moving beyond the discovery phase.
Availability currently appears to be very limited, suggesting that Google is still experimenting with the feature before a wider rollout. Google has not yet shared when this feature might become available to more users globally.
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