Back Up Account and Application Data:

  1. Open the apps drawer
  2. Go to “Settings” and scroll to “Personal
  3. Tap “Backup & reset
  4. Turn on “Back up my data” to back up Wi-Fi passwords, account data, and settings to your Google account
  5. To allow app data to be restored automatically upon reinstallation, tap “Automatic restore

Back Up Contacts on Your Google Account:

  1. Launch the “Settings” menu
  2. Go to “Accounts” and tap “Google
  3. Select the desired backup account
  4. Make sure “Contacts” is enabled
  5. Tap “Menu” > “Sync now

NOTE: The contacts synced to your Google account will be automatically restored the next time you sign in with the account used for the backup.

Back Up Contacts to Storage:

  1. Launch “Contacts
  2. Go to “All Contacts
  3. Tap “Menu” > “Import / Export
  4. Tap “Export to storage” > “OK

NOTE: To restore contacts, follow the first 3 steps above and tap “Import from storage” instead of “Export”. Next, select the vCard file and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the process.

Back Up Media Files on a Windows PC:

  1. Establish a USB connection between the Astro X55 and your computer
  2. On the phone, drag the “Status” bar down and make sure “Media device (MTP)” is enabled
  3. Switch to the computer and launch the File Explorer
  4. Locate the media files on your phone and copy them
  5. Transfer the media files in the desired backup location on your computer
  6. After the transfer is done, eject the phone storage via system tray and safely disconnect the phone from the USB connector

NOTE: To restore media files from your computer, follow the same steps detailed above, and copy the files from the PC onto your phone storage.


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