How to Automatically Backup Your Android Settings

The game of the smartphone market is such that every year a new model comes out that is more powerful, has more autonomy, a better photo sensor and sometimes even more beautiful than the previous one. Something that will scare your wallet, as this often makes you want to change.

But switching phones can quickly become overwhelming, as data doesn’t need to be easily transferred from one phone to another. For users who want to switch from iPhone to Android, the process is now very simple.

For the remaining Android users, rest assured it’s just as easy, at least when it comes to transferring your settings from one phone to another. Everything is automatic! But for this to happen, of course, you need to enable it. Follow our tutorial!

Prerequisites

• a Google account installed on your phone

It may sound silly, but this is absolutely the only prerequisite you need. Regulars might laugh at this, but many people don’t realize the importance of this account: that’s why I’m talking to them.

Your Google account created from an email address ending in “@gmail.com” is the account you use to connect to the Play Store to download apps. But it’s much more than that: It’s the one that will let you save and transfer your contacts, web favorites, and even Wi-Fi passwords from one phone to another.

So make sure you know your gmail address/password combination because without it this process is impossible.

Enable backup to google servers

Since you have a Google Account, you have the option of backing up your data directly to Google’s servers. To simplify, “save” your settings directly to the internet. This is often referred to as the “Cloud”; this means that you save your data not on a physical media (SD card, hard drive) but on the Internet to access it from anywhere.

To take advantage of it, simply enable it! For him:

• Go to app”Settings“
• Click “accounts“
• Click on your account”Google“

You’ll come to a list of services that you can automatically sync with Google servers, including your contacts, Chrome bookmarks, and even app data like your game, for example.

Check what interests you and it will be synced. Congratulations, you just registered to the Cloud! Note that contacts should be saved directly to your Google account, not to the phone’s memory or SIM card.

Enable automatic restoration of your data

Of course, you don’t want to deal with going to this menu every week to make a backup. It’s better if the system takes care of itself before it’s too late. For him:

• Go to app”Settings“
• Click “Backup reset“
• Click “Backing up my data“
• Check and then press back
• Check “automatic renewal“

And there you go! Your settings are now automatically saved when you change your phone, but are also restored, for example, when you reset your phone or reinstall an app you used before.

Now what change is super simply phone: you just need to link your Google account. Remember to secure it so that no one else can access it but you.