Google just rolled out the Android backup feature we’ve been waiting for all year

Google’s latest system release notes include a new feature for automatic photo and video backup from Android phones to Windows PCs via Quick Share. According to Android Authority, this tool allows users to back up media to a PC without using the cloud. The feature is arriving with Google Play services v26.43, though updates are rolling out gradually. Android Authority noted that earlier teardowns suggested Samsung phones and PCs might not be supported initially.

The monthly Google System Release Notes detail updates for Play services, Play Store, and Play system updates across various platforms, including Android phones, tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC, according to 9to5Google.

Separately, The Verge reports that Google has cut ties with Shenzhen-based Videostrong Technology Co. after discovering the manufacturer intentionally built a backdoor into 1.3 million devices. Google claims the company turned these devices into a botnet for financial gain, using them for activities such as ad fraud, data exfiltration, and routing unauthorized network traffic. The manufacturer has been banned from supplying software or building certified Android devices.

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