Objective
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To back up contacts, photos, videos, apps, music, messages, or other miscellaneous files
Environment
Procedure
Back up Contacts
- Confirm that your contacts are synced to your Google account by using a computer to visit contacts.google.com
- Any contacts showing on this page will be the contacts that are synced to your Google account.
- Be sure that you're using the same Google account as the phone when logged onto Google's site using your computer.
- For instructions on how to import/export contacts, see
Back up Photos and Videos
- Confirm that your photos are synced to your Google account by using a computer to visit photos.google.com
- Be sure that you're using the same Google account as the phone when logged onto Google's site using your computer.
- For step by step instructions, see How to Back up Photos with Google Photos
Back up Messages (SMS/MMS and voicemail messages)
There currently isn't a way to move SMS and MMS to your computer or SD card. However, there are third-party apps in the Google Play Store that may be able to backup and restore your messages.
Additionally, configuring Republic Anywhere on a phone will restore the last 30 days worth of messages to your phone.
For saving voicemail on phones running Republic Wireless app version 3.19 or higher see How to Save a Voicemail Message.
Back up Miscellaneous Files
- Google Drive
Backup files, folders, images, audio, and video to Google Drive. - Move Files to or from Your Computer and Phone
Move files, pictures, music, and more to or from your computer. (Motorola Phones) - Android Backup Service
You can backup and restore your phone settings such as wallpaper, WiFi passwords, app settings, etc using Google's Backup and Restore. - Samsung Account Backup (for the Samsung Galaxy J3, S6, S7, and S7 edge phones)
Samsung phones have access to use Samsung accounts to backup information from your phone. Please see How do I back up data using my Samsung account for additional information.
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