Google to bring new feature to help save space on Android phones
Soon, Android could be helping users to free up space through ‘archiving’, a new approach where apps are partially rather than completely uninstalled. Archiving will hollow out an app but keep the app’s user data intact and, importantly, doesn’t uninstall the app completely. Google claims archiving should result in users reclaiming about 60% of app storage temporarily. The archived app remains on the device, so it can be restored when needed and should come back to life with all user data if and when the user wants it again. “Instead of uninstalling an app, users would be able to “archive” it – free up space temporarily and be able to reactivate the app quickly and easily,” Google notes. Archiving should be a popular feature for developers and helpful for consumers who’ve packed their device with too many apps but would prefer not to delete them just yet.