Drive keeps photos, videos, documents and messages safe on your phone — automatically backed up, encrypted in transit, and restorable on any Android device.
No cables, no laptops, no syncing folders. Drive on Android runs quietly in the background so a cracked screen or a lost phone never means lost files.
Every photo and video is copied to your private Drive the moment you shoot it — over Wi-Fi or mobile data, your choice.
TLS in transit and AES-256 at rest. Turn on client-side encryption and Google itself can't read your files.
Mark files available offline and they stay readable on a plane, a train or a dead spot — then resync when you're back.
Drive on Android is built around one idea: your files should survive you dropping the phone, losing it, or clicking the wrong link.
Drive watches for abnormal mass edits and deletions, flags suspicious activity and keeps a clean copy so a locked file can be restored.
Encrypt before upload with keys only you hold. Files stay unreadable to anyone — including Google — and decrypt only with your key.
Share with a tap, then set the link to expire, add a password, or limit it to viewers — all from the Android share sheet.
Google Play Protect screens your apps and Drive flags suspicious links and executables before you open them on the phone.
Hide sensitive folders behind your fingerprint or PIN. They vanish from the main list and never appear in shared search results.
Backup is a two-minute setup. After that Drive handles it — on your schedule, on the network you choose, without ever touching your battery.
Choose camera roll, screenshots, Downloads or any folder. Exclude what you'd rather keep local.
Wi-Fi only for big videos, mobile data when you need it. Set a daily cap if you're on a metered plan.
Uploads run in the background. A quiet notification confirms each batch and tells you what's protected.
Sign in on any Android device and everything is exactly where you left it — including older versions of files you edited by accident.
Open any file's version history and roll back to the copy from before the mistake. Up to 30 days of versions are kept.
See how restore worksFind, lock or erase a missing phone from Find My Device — Drive copies are untouched and re-download on your next sign-in.
Remote wipe optionsFree with your Google account. Android 8.0+.