Back Up & Restore App Data:

  1. Launch “Settings” and scroll 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 the next time you log in with the backup account

Back Up & Restore Contacts:

  1. Open “Contacts”
  2. Access “All contacts”
  3. Select an account type and the account you want to use for contact syncing
  4. Tick the “Contacts” check box
  5. Tap “Menu” > “Sync Now”

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

Back Up Media Files on a Windows PC:

  1. Connect the Android phone to the computer via USB
  2. Enable “File Transfer” / “Media device” when prompted or from the Notification area
  3. Open the File Explorer on the computer
  4. Copy and paste the files in the desired backup location on the computer
  5. After the transfer is done, eject the phone storage via system tray and safely disconnect it from the USB port

Restore Media Files from a PC:

  1. Connect the Android phone 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 file backups on the PC
  5. Copy and transfer the files to the phone storage, preferably in the “Media” folder or the directory from where they originate
  6. After the transfer is done, eject the phone storage via system tray and safely disconnect the device from the USB port



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