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TL;DR
- Google is working on a free, cloud-free automatic backup feature via the Quick Share app on Windows PCs, which will trigger local backups of selected photos and videos over Wi-Fi.
- An info page activated within Google Play Services v26.26.33 reveals that the feature will surprisingly not support Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
- The exclusion could presumably be due to Samsung’s existing Smart Switch app, which already provides extensive backup solutions, though Smart Switch does not currently support automatic backups.
Google seems intent on improving Android’s backup situation this year. We’ve seen the company testing per-app cloud backup controls and spotted mentions of a PC-based automatic backup solution using Quick Share. We now have more information to share on this PC-based automatic backup solution, and there seems to be a surprise big-name exclusion.
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