Moving over all your data (e.g., texts, call logs, contacts, music, and photos) from your older Android phone to a new one is ...

Luckily, Google automatically syncs your contacts, calendar appointments, docs, and even app purchases — as long as you give it permission to do so. While Google will preserve a lot of your data, ...

SMS Backup and Restore is still one of the best for backing up Android text messages—and in this guide, I'll also walk you ...

If you regularly play games on your Android phone, there could come a day when you have a dilemma on your hands. What if your phone is misbehaving and you have to do a factory reset? Or what if you ...

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Learn the location of your hidden chat history backups ...

Android backups currently support saving app data, but without per-app options. Google now appears to be working on individual toggles, letting you back up or exclude specific apps. The list sorts ...

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