For questions concerning the backup made to Google servers (which you are asked for on device initialization: "Do you want to backup your data to Google?")
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Cannot find device to restore google data and settings
I am trying to restore my google account on a new device but it cannot find any of my previous devices under
"Restore your apps and data from one of these devices"
I verified that my old devices have ...
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Need to Find My Android files on Google
I backed up my files, but I don't want them on my phone. Where do you search, or what do you type to find your backed up files on Google? Yes, it would've been easier to move them first rather than ...
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How to backup clash of clan coc game in nokia xl phone..? Plz give me solution
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Coc game
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Does whatsapp backup media on Google Drive?
I linked my Google drive account with whatsapp for backup. They give the impression that all accompanying media including video and images gets backed up too.
You can back up your chats and media to ...
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Whatsapp backup on google drive
I have configured Whatsapp to backup on google drive. Till last month it was doing it. But for the past many days, the backup is not happening. The last backup to Drive was on 4th Aug 2016.
The Google ...
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Can I access my Google Backup and or my HTC Backup on my PC?
On my old HTC One X+ (android 4.2) I've enabled both the htc backup and google backup via android's backup and restore.
Now I see that HTC's backup has completed and googles too, but is it possible ...
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Google's backup service: what is it for?
I don't understand the goal of Google's backup for Android devices.
I always thought that the automated backup was used to make sure that if anything happens with my device, I won't lose my data. In ...
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How to delete photos ONLY from google photos backup?
I backed up some photos in my android device to Google Photos.
I want to un-backup them. I want them to stay only internally on my device.
But if I delete photos from the app it deletes them also from ...
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Can I restore apps and settings from Google backup later?
When setting up a new device, Android offers to restore apps and settings from Google Backup.
If I'd like to do it later, is it possible to do? Or is the setup the only time you have access to this ...
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KeyChain/KeyStore Backup
Is it possible to backup (local or Cloud) the keys from the keychain/keystore?
I know the KeyChain is a system daemon which provides secure key storage. The keyStore will provide app-specific key ...
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how do i change my whatsapp number without losing chat history
Is there any way that I can restore my chat history, especially chats with a personal contact, when I change my number? I have important messages. I am using Samsung Galaxy Tab 3. Though, my phone is ...
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Android M Auto Backup with multiple devices
https://developer.android.com/preview/backup/index.html
How does the new Android M Auto Backup feature work when you have multiple devices using the same Google Account (e.g. phone and tablet)? Does ...
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Auto restore doesn't work
I just switched from a Nexus 4 to Moto X 2nd generation this morning. I had backup ON on my nexus 4. When I added my account on the new phone I expected all the apps and related data to get restored ...
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Google+ Auto Backup does not upload older photos. How to reset?
I began to use Google+ Auto Backup for the photos, and I silly used the full quality option. So when I run out of space, I decided to switch back to standard quality, so not to use the allocated space....
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How can I delete backed up Google+ photos off of the phone?
How can I delete backed up Google+ photos off of the phone? I know Flikr has support for this, and I don't think there is a way to do this natively with Google+, so is there a 3rd party app or utility?...
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how to recover the back-up data from google account?
I backed-up my passwords and data from phone on to my google account. Then reset the device. how can i recover the saved passwords?(specifically wifi password)
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adb v backup & restore
Two ways to back up apps are adb (for example, adb -apk -noshared -all) and backup/restore (settings - backup % reset - Backup my data, also known as google backup).
What's the difference? Is one ...
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Recover deleted SMS message using Google Backup?
I use Android 4.4.4 & XPeria Z3. Google auto backup service is turned on.
Recently I deleted my SMS messages and now I want to recover one particular SMS.
Is it possible via Google Backup? If ...
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Where can I find my Android backup?
Where can I find my Android backup in my Google account?
What is the name of my android backup in my android device?
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How can I restore all my backed up data?
I wiped my old phone and got a new one today, and on my old phone I had all of Google's back-up options turned on, but it didn't sync any of my app data when I installed the apps on my new phone.
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Why will google+ auto backup not work on my wireless network?
It appears that my pictures will not back up to google+ unless I allow the sync service to use my mobile data and disable wireless. However, when back on my wireless, syncing just locks up, saying "...
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How to revert phone to state before last-but-one factory reset?
Two days ago I found my non-rooted Nexus 5 in my pocket asking me which language I like. It looks like it has been factory-reset, and I suppose that one of my corporate accounts has reacted on ...
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Google+ auto backup jams up my WiFi network
For months I tried to track down a ping issue (high ping; disconnect & reconnect my router; low ping for about 20 minutes; high ping again). Turns out, thanks to this answer, it was the Google+ ...
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Missing Google BackupTransportService in Cyanogenmod 11
Google backup seems not to be working on my Nexus 4 with CM11 (snapshot M9).
I've the Google Apps installed (gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip), but when I try to list the transports, here's what I get:
$ ...
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Galaxy s3 backup contacts google play [duplicate]
How can I get my contacts backs from my galaxy s3 when the LCD doesn't work and the screen is pitch black ?
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Does Google Backup “phone home” even when disabled?
I was just giving viaProtect a try, and stumbled upon this:
viaProtect Screenshot showing "phone-home" activities (click image to enlarge)
As you can see in the highlighted area, SystemBackupService ...
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Deleteing photos from device but still have them in the backup (default Google+)
I've been looking all over for a proper explanation of how to delete photos from the device (nexus 5) to reclaim some space, while being sure that the pictures are still in the Google+ backup.
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How do I cleanup all information backed up from my phone?
i.e. I want to remove all information, that was backed up from my phone to the Google servers (sync data, etc). How can I do that?
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How can I disconnect a phone from Google's data backup service?
Right now, I have two phones - my now-old Galaxy Nexus and my new Galaxy S5. I want to keep my Galaxy Nexus around as a Chromecast controller and (via wi-fi) streaming media device. As such, I want to ...
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Backup of apps and their settings [duplicate]
I learned about Titanium Backup but I don't have a rooted device yet.
I'd still like to backup all my installed apps and their settings - will the default Google backup:
What does this backup ...
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old phone contacts and e mail [closed]
I had a android phone a while back an i sync it to my gmail so i could save contacts.but being its been so long and i'm not sure of the g mail account will i still have the contacts there if i can ...
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How do I restore my Android tablet from Google servers?
I sent my Android tablet for repair and it came back from the manufacturer with the data and applications missing. How do I restore the tablet from the Settings -> Backup Google servers?
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Lost Device = WiFi Passwords and Backup Data Stored Permanently on Google
Various sites like BGR have written articles on How to remove data from Google's backup and restore cloud.
But it's not possible once you've lost access to the device. Hence your data will remain ...
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Does Google back-up application settings?
In Settings > Backup & reset there is a "Back up my data" option under which it says "Back up app data...".
Does it really work?
Because I got into one of those "boot loops" and had to do a ...
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How does back up data works in doing a restore factory in android device?
Im planning to do a restore factory in my android device but I'm quite curious about this back-up data thing. How does it work? Does back up data means it will automatically restore my apps and other ...
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Does the built-in Google app data backup work?
This question is a long time coming I guess. I have been seeing claims in Android since the dark ages that our data is being backed-up to the cloud, and recently "Sync App Data" showed up as well in ...
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What exactly is this App Data that is being backed up to Google?
Anyone know exactly what "app data" consist off? I'm refering to the new App Data-backup adapter that Google pushed out a while ago.
I have a notes application. From what I can see, it don't save the ...
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Google Backup: Multiple devices using the same account - what happens on Restore?
It is nothing new that one can use multiple Android devices with a single Google account. Switching on a new device for the first time asks whether one wants to store one's data with Google, which ...
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Are apps backed up/restored with Titanium Backup just as “good” as through Google? [closed]
Is the backup/restore process of Titanium Backup just as good and functional as Google's native processes? In other words, will an app backed up and restored by Titanium Backup run and be just as ...
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System backup and restore with help of Google's system backup feature doesn't seem to work
I have had my phone set up from the start to backup to Google. I have done 3 resets now and none of my settings and apps or anything seem to come back. Is there a way to force this to happen? Perhaps, ...
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Can I manually download my wifi settings to my Android device from my Google account?
I just purchased my fourth ever Android device - An HSPA+ Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone.
When I purchased my second and third devices (Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and an Asus Transformer Pad TF300T), I ...
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Is there any way to check the backup that android does?
Today I have been researching a bit about the Android backup options (Since I have seen some people having to lose all their data due to ICS serious bugs).
From now, I prefer to use native options, ...
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What info does Google backup?
Does anyone know what exactly does Google backup (and restore) when you enable that option?
Also, are we able to see this list somewhere? (Maybe hidden n-levels deep in Google Account information?)
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Where is “Back up my data” stored? Can it be edited?
Anybody know how to get to it? It's not on the Google Dashboard, or linked to from the developer docs. I've even dug through the code, but it's confusing. Anybody know a way to download it, and better ...
