Hyderabad, Nov. 13 -- Android users who keep running into the "storage full" warning may soon have a way out that doesn't involve paying for more cloud space, with Google adding automatic photo and video backups from Android phones to Windows PCs through Quick Share. And no subscription is needed.

The feature appears in Google's November system release notes under Google Play services v26.43, dated November 2. Android Authority was the first to spot the entry.

From manual transfers to automatic backup

Quick Share, Android's built-in wireless sharing tool, already lets users send photos, videos and documents to nearby Android devices and Windows PCs. On a growing list of phones, it can also send files to iPhones through Apple's AirDrop....