Back Up & Restore App Data:

  1. Open “Settings”
  2. Access “Personal” and tap “Backup & Reset”
  3. Enable “Back up my data” to back up app data, settings, and Wi-Fi passwords to your backup account
  4. Enable “Automatic Restore” to allow app data, settings, and passwords to be restored automatically when logging in with the backup account or when reinstalling apps

Back Up & Restore Contacts:

  1. Launch “Settings”
  2. Go to “Accounts”
  3. Select an account type and the account you want to use for syncing the contacts
  4. Make sure the “Contacts” check box is ticked
  5. Tap “Menu” > “Sync Now”

NOTE: Contacts can be restored automatically the next time you log in with the backup account or by manually syncing the account data, including contacts, with the phone.

Back Up Media Files on a Windows Computer:

  1. Connect the Android device to the computer via USB
  2. Enable “File Transfer” / “Media device” at the prompt or from the Notification area
  3. Open the File Explorer on the computer
  4. Locate the media files on the phone
  5. Copy and transfer the files to the desired backup location on the computer
  6. After the transfer completes, eject the phone storage and safely disconnect the phone from the USB cord

Restore Media Files from a PC:

  1. Connect the Android device to the computer via USB
  2. On the phone, enable “File Transfer” / “Media device” at the prompt or from the Notification area
  3. Open the File Explorer on the computer
  4. Locate the media backup files on the PC
  5. Copy and transfer the files to the phone storage, preferably in the folders from where they originate
  6. Once done, eject the phone storage and safely disconnect the device from the USB connector


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