Back Up & Restore App Data:

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

Back Up & Restore Contacts:

  1. Open “Settings
  2. Access “Accounts
  3. Select an account type and the desired account
  4. Make sure “Contacts” is checked and tap “Menu” > “Sync Now

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

Back Up Media Files on a Windows PC:

  1. Connect the Android device to the PC via USB
  2. On the phone, enable “Media device” / “File Transfer” at the prompt or from the Notification area
  3. Launch the File Explorer on the PC
  4. Locate the media files on the phone storage
  5. Copy and transfer the files to the desired backup location on the PC
  6. Once done, eject the phone storage and safely disconnect the phone from the USB port

Restore Media Files from a PC:

  1. Establish a USB connection between the Android phone and PC
  2. On the phone, enable “Media device” / “File transfer” when prompted or from the Notification area
  3. Launch the File Explorer on the computer
  4. Copy and paste the backup files to the phone storage, preferably in the folders of origin
  5. After the process completes, eject the phone storage and safely disconnect it from the USB cord



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