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How to restore your apps and settings to a new Android phone

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Whether you’re upgrading to a new device or are resetting your phone, it’s incredibly easy to restore your apps and settings. Google automatically backs up information like contacts, calendar entries, call logs, texts, Do Not Disturb settings, and more to the cloud, allowing you to pick up from where you left off. Here’s how you can restore your apps and settings when moving to a new Android phone.

How to enable the Android backup service

Before we get started with restoring data, you have to make sure that the backup service is running on your current phone. Here’s how you can get started:

1. Open Settings from the home screen or app drawer.
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Tap System.

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You’ll be able to see the data that is being backed up.

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Now that you’ve enabled the Android backup service, your system settings and app data will be automatically saved to Drive. When you’re switching to a new phone, you can rely on the service to restore your settings, apps, and associated data.

Note: The menu layout may not look exactly as above on your phone, but any phone running Nougat and above should have an equivalent of Backup & reset. If you’re on a Samsung phone running One UI, use the search box in settings for backup and you should see this setting.

How to restore apps and settings on a new Android phone

Restoring apps is straightforward, and you’ll be able to do so during the initial configuration. If you’re using the Google Now or Pixel Launcher, your home screen background, icon and widget layout, as well as the folder structure, is now saved to the cloud, allowing you to restore your settings to a new handset and retain your home screen layout.

1. Select the language and hit the Let’s Go button at the welcome screen.
2. Tap Copy your data to use the restore option.

Connect to a Wi-Fi network to get started.

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Select I agree to Google’s Terms of Service to proceed.

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Hit Apps to choose what apps to install on your new device.

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Choose a mode of screen unlock and add your fingerprint.

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Train Assistant to recognize your voice and hit Done to finish.

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That’s it! Once the initial setup is completed, apps and settings will be restored in the background.

Where does all the app data get stored? Google backs up the app data to Drive, allocating 25MB for each individual app. Data used by the backup system doesn’t count toward your storage quota. Also, developers can choose to select what app data gets stored in the cloud, and you can opt-out of the service at any time through your device settings.

Your privacy

Gathering data and sending it off to a remote server means it’s outside the app sandbox and reliant on Google — as well as the people who made your phone — to do the right things. That may not always be the case, as phone manufacturers have a lot of leeway when they make an Android-powered phone. Google’s thoughts on the issue:

Caution: Because the backup transport can differ from device to device, Android cannot guarantee the security of your data while using backup. Be cautious about using backup to store sensitive data, such as usernames and passwords.

Google provides plenty of documentation on how to use the Backup service, so developers have the means to be cautious and do the right thing with sensitive data. Don’t let this scare you away from using the service, but you do need to be aware.

The ability to restore apps and settings is available on all current phones running Android 6.0 and above, and the process itself is identical regardless of the manufacturer. It doesn’t matter if you’re using a Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, Nokia, or Motorola phone; you’ll see the same steps when restoring your settings and data to your new phone.

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Harish Jonnalagadda

Harish Jonnalagadda is the Asia Editor at Android Central. A reformed hardware modder, he now spends his time writing about India’s technology revolution. Previously, he used to ponder the meaning of life at IBM. Contact him on Twitter at @chunkynerd.

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Top 16 Android Restore Apps

Backing up the data on your Android device is important if you want to prevent data loss. It is also equally as important to be able to restore the backup you create. Most backup apps will also allow you to restore the backup. If you have been looking for a great app to help you restore your backup, follow along as we list the top 16 android restore apps.

If you don’t have Google Play account, or don’t want to download the following lock screen apps from Google Play, you can simply google the Andriod restore apps and downoad the apps from other Android App Markets to your computer. And then use Wondershare TunesGo Android APK Installer to install the apps to your Android phones or tablets.

Must-Have Android Apps Manager — One Stop Solution to Install, Uninstall and Backup Android Apps

• Backup your music, photos, videos, contacts, SMS etc. to computer and restore them easily.
• Manage, export&import your Contacts and SMS, deduplicate Contacts, reply SMS with computer.
• One-click Root — Root your Android phones/tablets to take full control of your device.
• Phone to Phone Transfer — Transfer music, photos, videos, contacts, SMS between two mobiles (both Android and iPhone are supported).
• App Manager — Install, uninstall, import or backup Apps in batch.
• Gif Maker — Create Gif from photos, motion photos, videos.
• iTunes Manager — Sync iTunes Music to Android or transfer music from Android to iTunes
• Fully compatible with 3000+ Android devices (Android 2.2 — Android 8.0) from Samsung, LG, HTC, Huawei, Motorola, Sony etc.

Install apps from computer to Android device in batches.

Top Android Restore Apps

1. Avast Mobile Backup and Restore

This is a free app allows users to back-up their contacts, SMS, call logs and photos. You can also backup music, video and apps although you would need to purchase the premium version. It can also be set to automatically create a backup. Photos will be backed up in the Google Drive due to size.

• It is free to use
• Can be set to perform a backup automatically
• It is also very easy to use

• The free version cannot be used to backup music, apps and videos
• You need to have a Google Account to use it since it stores pictures in the Google Drive

2. G Cloud Backup

This app allows users to backup contacts, messages, photos, music, documents, call logs and many other files to a secure cloud location. From this cloud location, users can then restore the backup easily. Users can simply login using their G Cloud ID to restore the settings.

• It is easy to use
• Backup is relatively secure since it is stored in the cloud
• It can be very useful if you have to manage several devices
• It is completely free to use

• You need to create an account in order to create a backup and restore it.

3. CM Backup

This is another free app that offers a great solution to backup an restore files in the cloud. Some of the data you can backup include contacts, call logs, browser data, photos, calendar and even alarms. It also works very well if you want to transfer files to a new phone since the data is stored in the cloud.

• It is completely free to use
• Comes with up to 5GB free storage

• You have to purchase additional storage if you need more than 5GB

4. Super Backup

This is yet another app that allows you to simply create a backup for the data on your android device while making it very easy for you to restore it. You can use it to backup and restore SMS, apps, contacts. Call logs, bookmarks and Calendars. The pro version will be free of ads.

• It is free and easy to use
• Can be used to back-up and restore a whole host of data

• The data is less secure since it is saved to SD card or device’s internal storage
• The free version contains ads
• Some of its features require the device to be rooted

5. Easy Backup

This is another that allows you to backup and restore data such as SMS, MMS, call logs, calendar, dictionary, contacts and bookmarks. The backups are either saved to a cloud services such as Dropbox or on the SD card. Restoring the backup is very easy.

• It is free to use
• It allows for Cloud service integration further ensuring easy restore
• Can be used to create backup manually or schedule automatic backups

• Has been known to be a little bit buggy in the past

6. Titanium Backup

This probably the best backup and restore app for rooted devices. You can backup and restore your apps, and all data on your device. The backup is also inclusive of protected apps and even system apps.

• It is highly reliable
• It is very useful for rooted devices
• Can create a full and comprehensive backup of your device including data on your SD card
• Data restore is very easy

• Some features are not available on the free version

7. Helium- App Sync and Backup

This is another free app that allows you to create a backup of all the data on your device and save the backup either to a cloud service or on the SD card. It is also very useful in syncing data with other Android devices or PC.

• It is very easy to use
• Creating and restoring backups can be done for free
• Backups are relatively secure in the cloud

• You have to upgrade to the paid version to access certain features

8. My Backup

My Backup allows you to easily backup and restore certain files on your device including SMS, alarms, contacts and many more. The backup is saved on your phone’s internal memory or on cloud services. You can also backup application data and even transfer data from one device to another.

• It is very easy to use
• It is free to use
• Backups saved to the cloud are relatively safer

• To backup application data and transfer data between devices, you need to upgrade to the pro version

9. Ultimate Backup

Apart from backing up and restoring your data, this app also comes with a number of different features that even include a few UI tweaks. It can be used to backup apps, SMS, contacts and other phone data for both rooted and unrooted devices. Rooted device users can even restore from Nanroid backups.

• It works for both rooted and unrooted devices
• It is free and comes with incredible additional features

• To access some of its features you will have to upgrade to the paid version

10. App Backup & Restore

This app is one of the easiest backup and restore apps to use/ It has very limited features, making it a very easy solution if you want to backup and restore data on your device.

• It is completely free
• It is extremely easy to use

• Has limited features
• It can only be used to backup and restore applications and not app data

11. SMS Backup and Restore

As the name suggests, this app is primarily useful when you want to backup and restore your device’s text messages. The backup is usually stored on your device although you can configure it to upload to email or cloud services such as Dropbox.

• It is very easy to use
• It is 100% free
• SMS backup is relatively safe if you choose to save in the cloud

12. App Monster Free Backup Restore

This is another great completely free app to backup and restore data on your device. It comes with a powerful user interface that is also very simple to use. It is useful in creating a backup of your Apps.

• It is free and very easy to use
• It has a lot of attractive features

• Can only be used to backup and restore apps

13. ROM Toolbox Pro

If you want an easy way to manage your rooted device, ROM Toolbox pro offers a lot of features. It is also inclusive of a backup and restore feature that allows you to backup and restore all data on your rooted device.

• It is easy to use
• It is useful for complete management of your device and not just backup and restore

• It is not free
• It is not useful for unrooted devices

14. Go Backup and Restore

With this app you can backup and restore data incusing contacts, apps, messages, call logs and others. It is very easy to use- all you need to do is check boxes to select the data you want to backup or restore.

• It is very easy to use
• Can be used on unrooted devices

• Some of its most useful features are only available on the pro version

15. Restore Image

This is an app that will allow you to specifically restore deleted images. Considering how many people complain of accidentally deleted images, it is a very useful app to have.

• It is free and very easy to use
• Doesn’t require your device to be rooted or connected to PC
• Can restore images from SD or internal storage

• Can’t create a backup
• Only restores images

16. MC Backup- My Contacts Backup

This app allows users to easily backup their contacts without having to use a computer or synchronization. You can use it to back-up your contacts with a single touch. It can also be used to transfer contact between iPhone and Android.

• It is free and easy to use
• Can be used to transfer contacts from one device to another
• You can export contacts as VCF (vCard)

• Can only backup and restore contacts

With one of these apps you can easily backup and restore your Android device and no longer have to suffer the stress of losing your data.

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