Flexibly Backup and Restore Android Data

Android Phone Backup FAQs

• Does the backup & restore tool overwrites the previous backup with a later one?
  No, every backup is an independent package. They are all previewable by clicking "View backup history". You can make a backup anytime you want and all backup package files are secure, and cannot be renewed in any way when you do an Android backup.
• How do I backup my message on Android?
  You can easily backup your photos, video, and music from Android to cloud. But how to backup SMS on Android? Most cloud services do not support the backup of SMS, and you need to choose a third-party tool for SMS backup.
  Here is a quick and free method for Android SMS backup:
  1. Download Dr.Fone - Backup & Restore (Android) to your PC or Mac.
  2. Select the Backup & Restore option and connect your Android to your computer.
  3. Select Messages and click Backup. Within a minute, all your SMS messages will be backed up to your PC/Mac.
• How to back up Android contacts?
  Android contacts mean a lot to us, and it is always important to backup contacts on Android from time to time. To make you flexible in doing this, we hereby present several methods to help:
  - Backup Android contacts with Google account: You can go to Settings and choose Accounts to sync all the local contacts data to the cloud.
  - Backup Android contacts to SD card: Just export all the contacts to a vCard file and save it to the SD card. Simple stuff.
  - Backup Android contacts to SIM card: You can also save all the contacts to your SIM card. But most SIM cards save only 200 contacts or so.
  - Backup Android contacts using a 3rd party backup program: Using a backup program like Dr.Fone - Backup & Restore can save all the contacts data to your computer and release storage on Android. Most importantly, it's free for backup.
• How do I backup my Android to the cloud?
  Android itself supports the backup of contacts, calendar, app & chrome, docs, etc to Google cloud. Here is how:
  1. Go to Settings > Backup & reset Backup my data.
  2. Select the Set backup account option to set your Google account.
  3. Go to Settings > Accounts and select the Google account you just set.
  4. Switch on each item so that all the Android data can be backed up to Google cloud.
  5. But for the backup of photos and videos, you need to use the Google Photos app to backup to Google cloud.