Backing Up And Restoring Data; Performing A Data Reset - Samsung SM-A500F/DS User Manual

Device & data manager

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.
Using a Google account
1
Tap Settings on the Apps screen.
2
Tap Backup and reset and tick Back up my data.
3
Tap Backup account and select an account as the backup account.
To restore data, you must sign in to your Google account via the setup wizard. You can To restore data, you must sign in to your Google account via the setup wizard. You can To restore data, you must sign in to your Google account via the setup wizard. You can
launch and open the setup wizard by performing a factory data reset on the device. launch and open the setup wizard by performing a factory data reset on the device. launch and open the setup wizard by performing a factory data reset on the device.
If you do not sign in to your Google account via the setup wizard, you cannot restore If you do not sign in to your Google account via the setup wizard, you cannot restore If you do not sign in to your Google account via the setup wizard, you cannot restore
the backup data.
Using a Samsung account
On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Accounts → Add account → Samsung account, and
then sign in to your Samsung account. then sign in to your Samsung account. then sign in to your Samsung account.
Tap Samsung account → Backup, tick the items to back up, and then tap Back up now →
Back up.
To restore data, open the Apps screen, tap Settings → Accounts → Samsung
To restore data, open the Apps screen, tap To restore data, open the Apps screen, tap
account → Restore, select the items, and then tap Restore now.
Restore, select the items, and then tap Restore

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
more information.
On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Backup and reset → Factory data reset → Reset
device → Erase everything. The device automatically restarts.
and select an account as the backup account. and select an account as the backup account.
Accounts Accounts
Backup, tick the items to back up, and then tap Backup , tick the items to back up, and then tap
, select the items, and then tap
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Add account Add account
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