Asus NEXUS7-ASUS-1B16 manual Change backup & reset options, Reset

Change backup & reset options

You can back up settings and other data associated with one or more of your Google Accounts. If you need to replace or factory reset your device, you can restore your data for any accounts that were previously backed up.

To view the settings described here, go to Settings > Backup

& reset.

These options are available:

•Back up my data. If you check this option, a wide variety of your personal data is backed up automatically, including your

Wi-Fi passwords, Browser bookmarks, a list of the apps you’ve installed on Google Play, the words you’ve added to the dic- tionary used by the onscreen keyboard, and most of your cus- tomized settings. Some third-party apps may also take advan- tage of this feature, so you can restore your data if you reinstall an app.

If you uncheck this option, your data stops getting backed up, and any existing backups are deleted from Google servers.

•Backup account. Displays the Google Accounts whose infor- mation gets backed up. You must sign in with one or more of these accounts on a new or reset device to retrieve the associ- ated information.

To add a new account, touch Backup account > Add account.

•Automatic restore. Check this option to restore settings and other data when you reinstall an app. This feature requires that you are backing up your data with your Google Account and

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