Google Backup and Restore on Android 

Thank you so much! Smart Switch has been giving me problems for a while now but you've fixed that. Thanks again!!!

Thank you very Much ! you saved the day!!!! After the data backup, I couldn't find the restore option. Samsung instructions were wrong.... So helpful, thank you, thank you

Wow, wow, wow. You don't know how much this video helped me. I was able to see the bakup in my google drive, but there was no option to restore. And then i watched this video. Thanks alot for sharing this type of video.

Thank you so much! The Samsung Switch is a useless app and they have removed the "restore" option under google in the settings. You saved the day by giving this alternate method. Once again, thank you.

Oh my goodness i love your face!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉 I been struggling for hours!!!!!

After all these years I forgot how to restore . Usually I upgrade every year so I just transfer from one phone to another so I totally forgot how to restore thank you for this video

Thanks for the video, Subscribed😊👍

Thank you bro so much I appreciate your content alot!

First time seeing your video. Very helpful information!

so this actualy worked to transfer my Dragon Quest save files for android... thanks god, finaly!

Simple enough! Good video

❤❤❤❤❤Awesome tutorial! THANKS SO MUCH!!😊

Can you please explain why didn't you choose the most recent back? Thanks

Thank you! That was really helpful.

THANK YOU SO MUCHHH, YOU ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONSSS

❤❤ Thank you so much for your valuable information. Good luck.

Nice explanation

how do you know if you need more space or not because when i backed up the information he amount of storage used stayed the same?

I only clicked to know how to restore, but you didn't mention where we can start with that, you just showed a screen 🤦🏻‍♂️

Thanks alot. Google really should make this a more visible option.

Thank You very much!!

Will this restore old text messages that I need to pull off my old phone if I do the restore function? Thanks

Can we use this method after factory reset 2nd time,will the previous backups functioning??

THANK YOU!

I think that the screen he is showing for the "restore option" is the welcome screen that displays automatically after the phone has been reset and reverts back to factory settings. Just like when you purchase a new phone and then turn it on with a new SIM card, probably. There are many more videos about this same situation (restore from Google One backup) that can help😊🙋

thanks that did help

great stuff

you save my life from losing everything from my old phone

Can you back up secure folder?

I have an over full Note 8 & recently got a refurb Note20Ultra, but couldn't do full wireless xfer with smart witch because (I was told) the note 8 is too full & 2) because my wireless is provided by my apt. Bldg so it prevents data sharing? (I can't wireless print return ups la bels from Amz for example because of this problem withwireless). Someone helped me & was able to xfer photos to new Note but said I'd have to manually add all my apps. Once I'd done the main ones, I moved the sim card & my phone service worked & my contact list was there but all my txt messages are missing & I need them. I have a Gmail account & a paid subscription for Google storage (200gb, 82% full), will above method work for me? I need to be able to use my new phone asap as old is so full I'm having trouble using my photo/gallery features & I use those daily. I'm worried as I've already taken a bunch of new photos with my new phone & I don't want to lose them. Will this "restore" wipe out anything I already have on my new phone, such as photos, new msgs, & new apps? (I've added some new apps I didn't have room for on my old note 8 for example, too.). Have questions concerning "undocking" 1 - wasn't clear where you jumped over to when you "undocked" flash drive before unplugging, it appeared it wasn't part of the Google process (which doesn't make sense, if they let u choose to back up to a flash drive then unlocking when done should be part of their steps shouldn't it?) 2) when I moved my Sim card, the mocro xd storage card I had in my old note 8 came out in tray with it. Nothing came up on my phone saying I had to do any unlocking procedure. I put it with Sim card into new phone and when I went to device care to check my storage on new phone it wasn't showing a storage card in my new phone. Did I do something wrong and if so can it be fixed? Or did I just lose all the photos on that memory card? Doesn't make sense to me that notices don't comeuppance if we're not supposed to do something? I've changed phone costs and put new dim cards in my phone before and never "undocked" storage card b4 when opening phone to put new card in & never had a problem so I'm not sure what to do. It does appear tho, that I have to put sim and memory card back on old phone so I can at least send out & receive mtxt messages until I'm able to figure out how to xfer this to new phone so your help would be greatly appreciated. Seems my situation Us a bit more complex than what's addressed in your videos & not something as common. We don't have any tech people in our apt. Bldg that know anything about usage of our free bldg wide wireless so I don't know where to turn for help. I'm not very tech savvy as you've probably already figured out so thanks in advance for any help you're willing to give. FYI Watched your smart switch vid 1st & it was easy to follow, just shame won't work for me! (Won't even connect the 2 despite doing everything right, like they don't even see each other?). Don't know if this helps at all, but when I accidentally hit the cast button in my audible app, I see a list of neighbors devices & when I've hit one by mistake, I can no longer hear my audio book. I bet some neighbor us wondering why their TV show all of a sudden is interrupted & they start hearing a narrator from my latest Sci fi novel til I figure it out & get it turned off!!😅) Anyway, this in advance for your help!

The only thing about back up using mobile or metered wifi data, it's not good because if you travel, you'll be charged for it as roaming unless you don't travel out of your country, you can use it.

Is anyone else experiencing a restore issue of Google One not completely restoring call logs or home screen folder layout to the new device? I'm going from Motorola Stylus 5G (2023) to Samsung Galaxy A25 and I've tried multiple times via Google One and Samsung Switch, but it's still not working. Could someone please shed some light on this for me? It's very frustrating having to recreate folders and missing 4 months of call history. 😖

My google account doesn't show the page of "copy apps data and restore " while signing in 😢. What can i do now 😞

Thank you for this

Heyy 👋 lucky newly subscribed to your channel....quick question, I have a S23+ android, I starting to run outta internal storage, I wanna move my biggest files (video) to my 2 TB storage that I pay monthly, how can I go about it exactly?? Much needed help, thank you in advance!! 🙏

What is the difference between backup google and samsung cloud? What is better and more complete? I want have all same (apps, settings…) I don’t understand the difference between samsung cloud and google cloud backup

Is there STILL no setting to restore the app folders/groups from the old device to the new device? So I still have to spend ages re-creating the app folders/groups?

So you can only do a restore on a new or factory reset phone ? Does the back save your apps ? And does a restore actually reinstall those apps ? The internet is very scant on showing the restore process.

I have a pixel 8 and had to do a reset. I didnt get any option for cant use old device ended up manually doing everything

thanks helped a lot

You are a life saver 😀

This might be a silly question. Does this process also back up my Homescreen setup like widgets etc ?

How can i restore some of my stuff because they are only on Google account i need my pictures and apps

i had some connection problems during the restore process, and it didnt restore any of my data, is there an option to restore them after i setup the smartphpne, or do i have to reset it?

did you saved the photos?

Thanks very much for your very helpful advice and information. 😀

Great video thank you that really helped, but a little note remove old device sessions from the google account so it doesn't send verification to old version phone and register new one as a different one when you remove old phone your backups will be asked to restore.

bro is the data of app also getting backed up i mean whether the app will launch as fresh install or from the point where we took the backup?

After restoring your back up in new phone if you delete your back up photo in new phone if the photo will be deleted from your old phone

Does this back up the attachments/photos on SMS? The first time I tried it it transferred the text but zero attachments/photos. Thanks

What does it mean if the status is off in <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="187">3:07</a> in photos and videos???? Btw very helpful vid

My G phone 6 has a broken non functioning, I have a G phone 7, just delivered, how can I back up? My G6 has been used as normal and such, not done back up manually, as I did not know the screen would mess up,

Thanks a bunch. you got me out of a fix at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="248">4:08</a>

Thanks for this video! Samsung did not back up any of my app data (especially for some games) and I think it is stored in google drive but I can't find any way to restore the google drive backup. When I open smart switch now it requires me to have a device, no option to do it by signing in to google. Any suggestions?

My phone google was maxed out and it stopped backing up since June and my whatsapp stop backing up since February then my phone screen broke so now I've made some space the automatic backup would not work. Is there a way to push google to backup from the webpage? The phone is on and connected to the internet but the screen is blank.

Is there a way to restore without resetting your new device?

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="267">4:27</a> I made the backup, it shows that I have it, but in mine nothing appears there. is there another way?

Hi. I wonder if anyone can help me. I recently transferred to a new phone and I guess I didn't do the Google backup thing beforehand because my old WhatsApp conversations have not transferred & there are some other unexpected annoyances. I still have both phones handy. My question is: *What should I do if I want to get my old WhatsApp conversations on my new phone? * Can I try and just redo the whole process again?

In my case, I deleted by accident an app with data I want to restore, can this be done from google backup? Thanks.

If i am already signed in new device and do a factor reset in new phone is it safe? What data can i loose in new phone

Does the phone have to be in factory reset mode. I have a old phone that I'm trying to reuse but don't won't to factory reset it.

All data apps from the old phone can backup?

I have forgotten my old screen lock password, so now how do I restore my backup data

I don't have the restore button after adding Gmail account. If I'm not mistaken, once email is added, it does it in the background

Does this back up user data?

I am looking for a restore option of selected data (e.g. I want SMS and contacts, but no photos, or the other way around) *after* I have already performed the initial phone setup. I.e., I do not want to reset the new phone, because I put too much work into configuring it already.

But in my situation I forget my old pattern and when I want backup the copy they asked me to enter the pattern while I have already forgotten it . How can I solve this problem please 🙏

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Bro I forgot to click a restore after a factory reset so what I do restore my backup

Not much help. I just wanted to restore one SMS conversation that I deleted by mistake. Looks like this is not possible . Sad.

This all look good if you restore to same phone. When you restore from Moto or some other xyz brand other than Samsung to Samsung , it fails. Your best bet is phone to phone smart copy using cable or wifi(scanning QR code). I will probably try another method by installing backup and Restore app from google play and give a try. I think old Samsung phones are more stable than new trashy devices. Anyway , I am not a fan of Korean brand.

i already open my new phone, and pass that setup... where can i restore now... thanks

Want to know , how do i back up everything on my android phone and then factory reset it , but I don't want to lose any of my apps or games , pictures and videos , if I lose game data I will have to start all over again , so how do i do it please ?

Hello, newly subscribed to your channel here but need some help with lost phone and wanting to restore data to new device after its already setup. Can you please help me with this?

I have notes on my phone Does this get backed up

Does not seem you've done any real testing before creating this video. Google One is unable to properly backup MMS and RCS messages, even with a paid subscription. When Google restores messages it will only restore the text portions. All other content within MMS and RCS will appear blank.

My whatsapp number is banned. Can I restore my whatapp chat back up to another new phone number from google drive?

Does it backup Facebook data? I mean Facebook id username and password.

What if I already opened my new phone and already signed in?

Can u make it not backup certain apps

I tried same but pictures and videos in gallery is not getting restored.

I did this and it restored everything but my photos. The photos are all there in one drive but for some reason they haven't restored back into my Gallery. Anyone have any tips on how to get them back?

Restore steps at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="218">3:38</a>

This works from android to another android device ?

If someone have greyed back now button - disable all locks (fingerprint / pattern etc) - then backup. It is temporary solution. For permanent - you must use ADB

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Good content, but for some reason its not accepting PIN and wont copy data

Here's how to restore your phone data from a Google backup after a factory reset: 1. **Turn on your phone and go through the setup until you reach the point where you need to choose a language and connect to Wi-Fi.** 2. **Connect to a Wi-Fi network.** This is necessary to download data from the cloud. 3. **When prompted, choose the option to "Restore data from backup."** This might be labeled as "Restore from cloud," "Restore Google data," or something similar. 4. **Sign in to your Google account.** Enter your email address and password. 5. **Select the backup you want to restore.** If you have multiple devices, choose the correct backup based on the date and device. 6. **Follow the on-screen instructions.** The system will guide you to restore apps, settings, contacts, and other data. 7. **Wait for the restoration process to complete.** This may take some time, depending on the amount of data and your internet speed. Once the restoration is complete, your apps, contacts, settings, and other data should be restored on your device.

why i have to hard reset

Plz help. I have some mistake. I passed this option. But I forget to restore data. Without restoring data I setup my phone after reset. Now how can I restore data. Plz help

Plz reply asap !!! I am stressed

I have forgotten my old phone password. Please help

got all the way up to the pin and- "something went wrong. Try again later."

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="283">4:43</a> what of you can't remember the lock screen, cuz it was a pattern 😑

i followed all the steps but when i logged back in it said there were no backups found. fuck Google

No help at all thanks 😊

these chinese phones are so annoying

Verified my backup with Samsung & Google. Day I went to restore neither Samsung or Google could find the backup. How fucking ignorant.

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