Basics
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Backing up and restoring data
Keep your personal information, app data, and settings safe on your device. You can back up
your sensitive information to a backup account and access it later. You must sign in to your
Google account to back up or restore data. Refer to
Accounts
for more information.
On the Apps screen, tap
Settings
→
Backup and reset
, and then tap the
Back up my data
switch 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
→
Backup and reset
→
Factory data reset
→
RESET
DEVICE
→
ERASE EVERYTHING
. The device automatically restarts.