Google One has been updated with automatic phone backups option. The primary subscription service for expanded cloud storage from the search giant is getting the option as part of its paid plans. 

The cloud service already handles the standard Android backup including your app data, call history, contacts, settings and SMS messages. It also keeps backups of original photos, videos and other multimedia messages (MMS). 

With the new feature, Google One users will be able to restore backups from the app. The feature will come handy to those who purchase a new Android smartphone and want to restore data from their older device. According to Android Authority, the RCS messages won’t be backed up generally but it also depends on your phone, carrier and messaging application. 

Google specifically mentions that T-Mobile and Metro, which don’t universally support RCS messages. You will be able to back up RCS messages from these carriers using Google One.

If you want automatic phone backups then you will need a Google One membership. You will also need the membership to back up your original-quality photos, videos and MMS messages. 

The Google One membership starts at $1.99 per month for 100GB of data.

• Cloud service already handles the standard Android backup including your app data, call history, contacts, settings and SMS messages. It keeps backups of photos, videos, multimedia messages

—Zee Media Newsroom