According to new Google Play Services release notes, Android phones will be getting a “new local file backup feature” with Google Drive.

The 2026 Google Play System update introduces a new local file backup system that automatically uploads files from your Downloads folder to Google Drive.

So you’re dealing with a corrupt USB flash drive. You’ve lost your files; you can’t access them, or when you plug the drive ...

Google is rolling out the February Play System update, with a new feature for backing up local, downloaded files. Here's how ...