Automatically back up your phone
Turn automatic backup on or offImportant: To help protect your backed-up data, use a PIN, pattern, or password , instead of a swipe or .
You can set up your device to automatically back up your files.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Select Google
Backup.
Tip: If this is your first time, turn on Backup by Google One and follow the on-screen instructions. - Tap Back up now.
Your Google One backup can take up to 24 hours. When your data is saved, “On” will be below the data types you selected.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap System
Backup.
- Tap Account storage.
- Tap the Google account you want to use for backups. If the account you want to use isn't there, tap Add account.
Tips:
- Not all apps back up automatically. To find out about an app, learn how to contact its developer.
- Your device does not back up photos that are saved in locked folders.
Erase after backing up
Get your data onto a new phone
Restore backed-up data & device settingsImportant: You can't restore a backup from a higher Android version onto a device running a lower Android version. Learn how to check and update your Android version.
When you add your Google Account to a device that's been set up, what you'd previously backed up for that Google Account gets put onto the device.
To add another account to a set-up device
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Google.
- Tap your account email address
Add another account.
- Follow the on-screen steps.
To restore a previous device's account to a reset device
Your photos and videos are already available in Google Photos. But you can restore the rest of the data you backed up while you set up your new device for the first time or after a factory reset. At setup, to restore your data, follow the on-screen steps.
The process can take up to 24 hours.
If you've saved your Google Contacts to your Google Account, they'll sync automatically. If you have other contacts on a phone or SIM card, learn how to manually restore contacts.
You can check what data and which apps are included in your backup.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Google
Backup.
- Under “Backup details,” review what data is backed up on your device.