There aren’t many feelings that are worse than losing your phone. After all, with all of your photos, contacts, and sensitive data stored on it, losing your phone can make you feel helpless. That’s why it’s so important to regularly back up your Samsung phone so that you can easily retrieve this information, even if you don’t recover the phone itself.
The risk of losing your Samsung isn’t the only reason why you should know how to back it up. If you are transferring from one Samsung device to another, backing it up beforehand ensures a seamless transition between phones without losing any of your stored information.
Back up or restore a Samsung phone with a Samsung Account
One of the easiest ways to back up or restore your Samsung phone is through your Samsung account.
To back up your phone to your Samsung account, simply follow these steps:
- Go to Settings.
- Click on “Accounts and backup.”
- Under the section “Samsung Cloud,” select “Back up data.”
- Select the apps you want to back up to your Samsung account and then press “Back up now.”
- Your data will now begin to back up to your Samsung account. The time it takes to back up depends on the amount of information being stored
If you need to restore your backed up information from your Samsung account, follow these steps:
- Go to Settings.
- Click on “Accounts and backup.”
- Select “Restore data.”
- If you have multiple devices backed up to one account, you will need to select the backup that you want to restore.
- Select the apps you want to restore.
- Click “Restore.”
- If asked, select “Install” to restore your Home screen and Apps screen.
Back up or restore a Samsung phone with a Google Account
It is also easy to back up your Samsung phone using a Google account. To do so, follow these four steps:
- Go to Settings.
- Click on “Accounts and backup.”
- Under the section “Google Drive,” select “Back up data.”
- Select “Back up now.”
Also, under “Backup Details,” you can select whether or not to give Google Photos permission to back up your photos and videos.
Back up Samsung phone to a PC or Mac
If you want to know how to back up your Samsung phone to a PC, one of the easiest ways to transfer your data from one phone to another is with Samsung Smart Switch. This free-to-use app from Samsung works on both Android and iOS devices, making switching to a new Samsung phone as easy as ever.
With Smart Switch, you can transfer your information to a new phone wirelessly, via a USB cable, back up and restore your information to a PC or Mac, or restore your information from an SD card.
Simply download Smart Switch from the app store associated with your device and follow the instructions to simply back up your personal information.
Back up Samsung phone remotely
If you do lose your phone and haven’t backed up your data in a while, the Samsung app Find My Mobile allows you to back up your device remotely. In order to back up your Samsung phone using Find My Mobile, your device needs to meet these criteria:
- It is connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile network.
- It is signed in to your Samsung account.
- Find My Mobile is enabled on the device you are trying to back up.
Save contacts on Samsung phone to SIM or SD
If you are simply looking to transfer contacts between one Samsung phone to a new one, this can be achieved with a SIM or SD card. To do so, follow these steps:
- Open “Contacts” app.
- Select the “Menu” icon—three lines in the upper-left of screen. (If no “Menu” icon appears, instead select the “Options” icon on the upper-right of the screen.
- Select “Manage contacts.”
- Select “Import or export contacts.”
For Importing Contacts:
- Choose “Import” if you wish to move files from a SIM or SD card to your phone.
- If importing contacts, select the card where you are moving the contacts from.
- Choose which contacts you want to import.
- Select “Done.”
- Select where you would like the imported contacts to be saved.
For Exporting Contacts:
- Choose “Export” if you wish to transfer files from your phone to a SIM or SD card.
- Select the card where you would like to export the contacts.
- If asked, choose which contacts you want to export (Note: if you aren’t prompted, all contacts will be exported).
- Select “Export” to move your contacts to the selected SIM or SD card.
How to find a lost Samsung phone
As mentioned above, if you wish to back up a lost phone remotely, you can do so using the Samsung app Find My Mobile, provided the device is:
- Connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile network
- Signed in to your Samsung account
- Enabled with Find My Mobile
If your Samsung phone meets all three of these criteria, not only can you remotely back it up, but you can also track its current location. Therefore, if your phone is lost, you can discover where it is located using Find My Mobile.
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In addition to losing your data and sensitive information, when you lose your phone, you also risk losing the money you spent on it, should the device not be recovered.
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Backing up a Samsung phone is easy to do. Furthermore, there are several different ways to effectively back up your Samsung device. Follow these step-by-step guides to discover all the ways you can back up your Samsung phone—and find the option that best suits you!