Back Up & Restore App Data:

  1. Open “Settings”
  2. Scroll to “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 the next time you sign in with the backup account

Back Up & Restore Contacts:

  1. Launch “Contacts”
  2. Go to “Accounts”
  3. Select an account type and the account you want to use for the backup
  4. Tick the “Contacts” check box
  5. Tap “Menu” > “Sync Now”

NOTE: You can restore the contacts next time you log in with the backup account.

Back Up Media Files on a Windows PC:

  1. Connect the Android phone to your computer via USB
  2. Enable “Media device” / “File Transfer” at the prompt or from the Notification area
  3. Open the File Explorer on the computer
  4. Copy and transfer the files in the desired backup location on the computer
  5. Once the transfer is complete, eject the phone storage via system tray and safely disconnect the phone from the USB cord

Restore Media Files from a Windows PC:

  1. Connect the Android device to your computer via USB
  2. Enable “Media device” / “File Transfer” when prompted or from the “Notification area”
  3. Open the File Explorer on the computer
  4. Locate the media file backups on the computer
  5. Copy and paste the backup files on the phone storage, preferably in the “Media” directory
  6. Once the transfer is complete, eject the phone storage via system tray and safely disconnect the phone from the USB port


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