Back Up App Data:

  1. Tap “Apps” on the home screen
  2. Open “Settings”
  3. Tap “Backup & reset” under “Personal”
  4. To back up settings, account data, and Wi-Fi passwords to your Google account, enable “Back up my data”
  5. To allow the automatic restoration of app data upon reinstallation, turn on “Automatic restore”

NOTE: You will be prompted to automatically restore data when you sign in with your Google backup account for the first time, such as after a factory reset.

Back Up Contacts:

  1. Go to “Settings”
  2. Tap “Accounts”
  3. Select the account you want to use for syncing your contacts
  4. Tap “Menu” > “Sync now”

NOTE: You will be prompted to automatically restore contacts backed up using the method above once you sign in with your Google account, such as after a factory reset.

Back Up Contacts to Storage:

  1. Open “Contacts”
  2. Tap “Menu” > “Import / Export”
  3. Select to “Export to storage”
  4. Tap “OK” to confirm

NOTE: To restore contacts, Open “Contacts” and tap “Menu” > “Import / Export” > “Import from storage”. Then, select an account to add the contacts to, and select the available vCard backup file from your phone storage to import its contents.

Back Up Media Files on a Windows PC:

  1. Connect the BLU Life One X (2016) to your computer via USB
  2. Drag the “Status” bar down and make sure “Media sync (MTP)” is turned on
  3. Open the File Explorer on the PC
  4. Locate the media files on your phone storage and copy them
  5. Transfer the files in the desired backup location on your computer
  6. Once the transfer is done, eject the phone storage from the system tray
  7. Safely disconnect the device from the USB connector

Restore Media Files from a Windows PC:

  1. Establish a USB connection between the BLU Life One X and computer
  2. On the phone’s home screen, swipe the “Status” bar down and enable “Media sync (MTP)” if necessary
  3. Open the File Explorer on the computer
  4. Locate the media file backups on the PC storage
  5. Copy the media file backups and transfer them in the “Media” folder on your phone
  6. Once the transfer is complete, eject the phone storage from the system tray, and safely disconnect the device from the USB cord



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