If you buy a new phone, Google makes it easy to transfer most of your data, letting you pick up where you left off. However, text messages won't automatically be transferred to your new phone. So any ...

The chances of retrieving them depend on how often you back up your data, how recently you deleted it, and the messaging app. Most Android phones use the Google Messages app. The downside to Google ...

Google Messages is working on an in-app backup option. Backup settings in Messages now look like they’ll include information on your available Google storage. If you’re running low, links will provide ...

Signal is launching its first paid feature: the ability to make secure, end-to-end encrypted backups of your media history older than 45 days and of your text message history for $1.99 per month.

Privacy-focused messaging app Signal announced on Monday that it's introducing a feature that allows users to back up their ...