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User guide
Change the Google™ account that you use to back up device data
If you have more than one Google™ account, or if you start using a new Google™ account, you can change the account that
you use to back up your data.
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen.
2. Tap
>
System
>
Backup
>
Account
.
3. Tap an account.
If you haven't added the account to your device yet, then follow the prompts to add the account.
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen.
2. Tap
>
System
>
Backup
.
3. tap
Account
>
Add account
.
Automatically restore app data
If you uninstall an app and then reinstall it later, your device can automatically restore the app data if the app has opted in to
use Android™ Backup Service. App data can be restored as long as you're using the same Google™ account on your device.
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen.
2. Tap
>
System
>
Backup
.
3. Turn on the
Back up to Google Drive
switch.
Check which apps are backed up
Not all apps opt in to use Android™ Backup Service to back up application data. You can check which apps are backed up
in Google Drive™.
In the Google Drive™ app, tap
>
Settings
>
Manage backups
.
Delete your device data with a factory reset
Before you switch to a new device or give away your current device, you should delete your data. A factory reset is designed
to delete all of the data on your device permanently so that it can't be recovered. The permanently deleted data includes
email accounts, downloaded apps, media files, documents, browser bookmarks, and settings.
Important:
If you delete your device data in any other way, for example, by entering the screen lock incorrectly ten times,
when your device restarts, it will not work again until you enter your Google™ account credentials. After a factory reset, you
do not need to enter your Google™ account credentials.
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen.
2. Tap
>
System
>
Reset options
.
3. Tap
Factory data reset
>
RESET PHONE
.
Settings
