If you’re using an <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy#footnote-android-device">Android device with Google apps</a>, your device periodically contacts Google servers to provide information about your device and connection to our services. This information includes things like your <a href="https://support.google.com/android/answer/9021432">device type and carrier name</a>, crash reports, which apps you've installed, and, depending on your device settings, <a href="https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6078260">other information about how you’re using your Android device</a>.