How to Backup Android Phone to Google Cloud

To ensure the data on your phone is safe, you should back up to Google Cloud - Android's online file storage service - every few weeks. Go to 'Settings' to back up contacts, calendar data, apps, chrome, documents and Drive content on your Android phone to Google servers, and you can back up your photos and videos. save from 'Google Photos' app.

Standard data backup

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Tap the "Settings" app to open Settings. The app has a gear icon.

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Scroll until you see "Backup and Reset," then tap. You can enable Google Cloud backup from this menu.

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Enter your PIN when asked. This is the PIN/password you use to unlock your phone.

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Swipe to enable "Backup my data" and "Automatic restore" options. The corresponding switch will turn green, signaling that the data backup and automatic restore feature has been activated.

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Tap the "Backup Account" option.

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Tap your Google account name. This is the main Google account you use on your phone.

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Return to the main Settings menu.

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Scroll down to find "Accounts" and tap it. You must select the specific account you want to back up your phone to.

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Tap the "Google" option on Accounts, then select your Gmail account.

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Toggle the buttons to customize what you want to back up. The switch will turn green, signaling that the respective content can be backed up. If you are not sure about the location of all your data then just back up all this option.

Standard data options are:

App Data

Calendar

Chrome

Contacts (Contacts)

Docs (Documents)

Drive

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Close the Settings app. So the backup process is complete.

Back up photos and videos

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Open the "Google Photos" app. This application is available on all Android phones.

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Find and tap the three horizontal lines icon in the upper left corner of the screen.

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Log in to your account with your Google email address and password. These are the identifying information you use for your Google account on your phone.

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Return to the Google Photos home screen.

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Tap the "Settings" option then select "Back up & sync".

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Swipe to enable the "Backup" option at the top of the screen. The switch is next to the word "On" just below the "Backup" heading.

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Tap "Back up all" to back up your photos and videos to the Google Photos cloud. You can also enable the "Roaming" option to back up images while using mobile data (not wifi).

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