Basics
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Updating the device
Updating over the air
The device can be directly updated to the latest software by the firmware over-the-air (FOTA)
service.
On the Apps screen, tap
Settings
→
Software update
→
Download updates manually
.
When you tap the
Download updates automatically
switch to activate it, updates
will be downloaded when the device is connected to a Wi-Fi network.
Backing up and restoring data
Using a Samsung account
On the Apps screen, tap
Settings
→
Cloud and accounts
→
Backup and restore
→
Back up my data
for the Samsung account, tap the switches next to the items you want to
back up to activate them, and then tap
BACK UP NOW
.
Data will be backed up to Samsung Cloud. Refer to
Samsung Cloud
for more information.
To set the device to automatically back up data, tap the
Auto back up
switch to activate it.
To restore backup data from Samsung Cloud using a Samsung account, tap
Restore
. Select a
device and the data types you want to restore and tap
RESTORE NOW
. The selected data will
be restored to your device.
Using a Google account
On the Apps screen, tap
Settings
→
Cloud and accounts
→
Backup and restore
and tap the
Back up my data
switch for the Google account to activate it. Tap
Backup account
and select
an account as the backup account.
To restore data using a Google account, tap the
Automatic restore
switch to activate it. When
you reinstall apps, backed up settings and data will be restored.
Performing a data reset
Delete all settings and data on the device. Before performing a factory data reset, ensure you
back up all important data stored on the device. Refer to
Backing up and restoring data
for
more information.
On the Apps screen, tap
Settings
→
General management
→
Reset
→
Factory data reset
→
RESET DEVICE
→
DELETE ALL
. The device automatically restarts.
