A critical part of owning a smartphone these days is managing the associated cloud storage holding backups of your photos, messages, contacts, and more. Unfortunately, most people neglect this, often ...

The Android Settings app is preparing to add a new “Contacts storage” page. This page lets you choose which online account you want your contacts to be saved to. Alternatively, you can disable contact ...

To transfer contacts from iPhone to iPhone, using iCloud is the easiest method. Ensure both iPhones are signed in with the same Apple ID/Apple Account. On both phones, open Settings > tap your name > ...

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