Google One

I've had this about a year. The description reads: "Automatically back up the important things on your phone, like photos, contacts and messages... notice it says "like." Now I personally regard my calendar as an important thing. I accidentally deleted my calendar on another device. had a rude awakening that the backup DID NOT include calendar nor does it have the capacity to include the calendar. in fact you need a non Google app in order to be able to import and export a calendar back up.

Not efficient, waste of money. Disappointed. I've been a loyal google apps and systems user for a very long time. All their other products are efficient and very helpful. However, it seems like very little thought went into One. Wanted it to backup my photos but the interface is basic, not intuitive, lacks scheduling, doesn't allow for specific photo album selection, and takes forever! Amazon Prime allows unlimited photo backup so I'll be canceling my subscription and asking for a refund.

Limited choices. When I back up my phone. I want to back up the essentials, not all of the apps or programs on my phone. Google 1 doesn't let me do that - it's all or nothing, so it's usefulness is limited. Most apps, I can download again & I get my info back by logging in to my account, so I don't need to back them up. But Google 1 makes me back everything up (or nothing) so it's wasteful. Google also has much less storage capacity than Yahoo or Microsoft, so it's always "full."

Clearly an advertisement to get you to buy more storage space. Doesn't offer any additional features or settings then what is already in the phone. I tried app to schedule backups on my Android -which you can't do. The phone must be charging and idle for 2 hours. Besides knowing that it's best to keep your battery between 20 and 80% for longevity, in an era of fast charging and wireless charging, "idle for 2 hours" is never going to happen. We need to be able to schedule or change the idle time.

I Wish the App appearance was more consistent across my devices. Each device shows different info and data, than the other devices. Some of them have all devices listed, some list half. Stove have clear "back up now" buttons, most don't. I don't know how to find my backed up data on any of them. And I pay for the extra data storage that I may, or may not, be able to find when I need it.