India, July 21 -- Google is making major changes to how backup on Android devices work. The company has started notifying Android users of an upcoming update that will change how device backups are counted against their Google Account storage.

Google has started sending an email to Android device users informing them that their backups will be counted against the free storage that is available as a part of Google Account.

For the unversed, Google offers a free cloud storage space of up to 15GB with every Google Account. This storage space is shared across various services including Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. However, the device backup for Android smartphones and tablets, which includes SMS messages, call history, and device...