Basics
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 or Samsung account to back up or restore data. Refer to Accounts for more information.
Using a Samsung account
On the Apps screen, tap Settings →Backup and reset →Back up my data, select the items to back up, and then tap BACK UP NOW.
To set the device to automatically back up data, tap the Auto back up switch to activate it.
To restore data using a Samsung account, tap Restore. Current data will be deleted from the device to restore the selected items.
Using a Google account
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.
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