Back-Up Android Smartphone

How to Back-up Your Android Phone

Android Smartphone

Just because it is a google phone does not mean that you do not need to back. Be safe back your stuff up. Truth is if your want to back up more than your google-service-based info you will need a third-party agent to help. There are lots of backup applications for Android, but most of them are paid either immediately or after the free trial. GO FOR THE FREEISH VERSION.

There are two types of back-up apps for the droid: the all-in-one app (AIO) that will sync your data to a single file and the piecemeal app. The AIO apps tend to be paid, doing this for free will take several downloads. What you do is download these appsSMS Backup and Restore, Call Logs Backup & Restore, and APN Backup & Restore. Each one backs up its respective data to your microSD card (in /sdcard/*appname*BackupRestore/) for easy restoration on another phone. Using these apps is self-explanatory, since there are only three buttons: Backup, Restore and Delete.

Using the Astro File Manager fills a remaining gap: app backup. It's a free file browser at heart, so the backup option is kind of hidden—once in the app, press the menu button, then click "Tools." Select "Application Manager/Backup," and you'll be able to backup your apps to your SD card. To restore, just install this same app on the device, insert the old SD card, navigate to the same "Application Manager/Backup screen" again, and select the "Backed Up Apps" tab. Astro is also a solid file browser, you can can manually move your data—like photos and videos—to a microSD card, where you should probably be storing them by default anyway. [Pic via]

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