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How to make a backup of any app installed on your phone

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 9 May 2017 1:00 pm
Finding old versions of apps can be tough, but backing them up yourself isn't! While most of the time we're all looking for the best ways to back up the data from our apps and games, it can be pretty handy to back up the app itself, too. Unless an app is pulled for security reasons, when you download an app from Google Play you'll always be able to download the latest version from the store....

How to back up photos and videos to the cloud

Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 1 May 2017 1:00 pm
How to back up photos and video to your computer or the cloud
How do I back up my photos and video? Update May 1, 2017: This article has been updated to make sure the information is fresh and works with the latest versions of the apps we recommend. You have all these awesome photos and video on your phone, but what happens when you decide to buy a new phone or your storage becomes too full to take any more? Back it all up to the cloud! There are a few...

How to back up your music files to your computer or online storage

Posted by Mike Tanasychuk on 23 Apr 2017 7:00 am
How to back up your music files to your computer or online storage
How do I transfer music from my Android phone to my computer? Updated April 2017: This post was updated to make sure it has the best ways to transfer your music from your Android. If you have all your beloved music on your Android phone, then it's probably a good idea to back it up, especially if you plan on buying a new phone. You can choose to back up your music to a computer or you can...

How to back up your Android phone or tablet: The ultimate guide

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 13 Apr 2017 7:00 am
Some things can't be replaced if we lose or damage our phone. There is an incredible amount of our lives on our phones. Settings to keep everything running, the music that keeps us going, our contacts and even photos of times and places and people we'll never be able to relive or revisit. Keeping all of this safe and backed up is important. The companies that make the products we use every...

How to back up your Android

Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 4 Jul 2016 12:00 pm
Samsung Smart Switch
Losing your stuff is no fun. Neither is trying to get it all back on a new phone. Here are some tips to make it easier to keep everything important backed up. Update 27 March 2017: We've refreshed this to make sure the latest information is available and you know what you can backup from your Android and how to do it. We keep a lot of things on our phones. We have pictures and videos, details...

How to back up photos from your phone for free with Amazon Prime

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Posted by Brent Zaniewski on 17 Feb 2016 1:12 pm
Amazon's hooked you up with unlimited photo storage for being a Prime member, so why not free some space on your phone? If you're someone who loves mobile photography, whether it be a series of selfies, artsy angles, or capturing the perfect family moments, then you'll love having instant and unlimited photo storage at your fingertips. Amazon Prime members have access to Amazon's Cloud Drive...

Carbon: the way Google should be doing backup on Android

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 4 Feb 2013 3:56 pm
Carbon - App Sync and Backup
In theory, apps and data on your Android device should be backed up to "the cloud" and tied to your Google account. This means -- again, in theory -- that when you sign into a new device your apps and data will be restored to that device. Anyone who has owned an Android phone or two (or ten) knows that this really isn't the case. There isn't any transparency as to what apps are backed up, which...

Carbon backup app launches on Google Play [updated]

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 30 Jan 2013 11:49 am
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Update: Whoops. Koush sends word that Carbon wasn't quite ready to go when we posted and that the folks in the forums spotted it early. It's now "live" live, so make sure you have the most recent version. After a couple of weeks in beta, Koushik Dutta -- aka Koush -- has released his Carbon backup app on Google Play. The app uses Android's built-in backup feature to sync apps -- and crucially,...

G Cloud Backup isn't made by Google, but does a pretty good job at backing up your Android device

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Posted by Richard Devine on 24 Jan 2013 2:58 pm
G Cloud Backup
Don't let the name confuse you, this isn't another app from Google. Despite the tenuous naming link, G Cloud Backup is made by a developer known as Genie9, and sets out to backup all your personal particulars on your Android device. We're not just talking about files and folders, or simply being a cloud locker in which to dump things either. SMS messages, contacts, external SD cards, call logs,...

Third Carbon backup beta drops with Google Play release imminent

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 24 Jan 2013 9:23 am
Carbon Backup
A third (and probably final) beta release of Koush's Carbon backup app was let loose this morning, adding support for the Box cloud service, notifications, a cancel option and other features and fixes. Also new is a accompanying Windows desktop app that will let you backup and restore an unrooted device. Koush, in his Google+ post, says the beta should stop working on Jan. 30, by which time we...

Second Carbon backup beta brings Dropbox support

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 18 Jan 2013 10:32 am
Carbon backup
Let us turn now to the other Carbon app for Android (no, not that one -- this one), which today has seen its second beta release. This Carbon serves as a way to back up your app and, perhaps more important your app data, and move both between devices.  This second beta brings Dropbox support, gives more control over what you can back up (more apps at once, or all apps), and you can choose to...

Carbon backup app hits beta for the week

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 14 Jan 2013 10:54 am
Carbon backup
From the developer behind the needs-no-introduction Rom Manager comes a new backup solution that not only syncs apps between devices -- it brings the app data long for the ride as well. Carbon (yes, it's called Carbon) uses Android's built-in backup feature and has several syncing options (or will at some point), but right now Google Drive's the way to go for cloud syncing. The gist is you can...

Online Backup tool is pretty awesome, as long as you have some time to spare

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 7 Aug 2012 9:40 pm
Online Backup
The Internet's been talking about a new tool from Ameer1234567890 over at XDA that allows you to run a Nandroid backup without booting into recovery. It's a novel idea, and we've taken a closer look at it to compare it to the current method of just using recovery to generate a set of system images. That's what a Nandroid backup is -- images that can be used to restore your phone or tablet to a...

Titanium Backup updated, addition of Google Drive sync for Pro users

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Posted by Richard Devine on 5 May 2012 6:55 pm
Titanium Backup and Google Drive
Titanium Backup Pro has long been a favourite in the Android toolbox for root users. Its feature list and relative ease of use have seen it become a must have, including the ability to sync your backups with your Dropbox account. With the recent launch of Google Drive, Titanium now offers sync to your Drive account with this latest update to the application should you be using the paid, Pro...

How I back up my stock, unrooted Galaxy Nexus

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 20 Mar 2012 3:17 pm
ClockworkMod on Galaxy Nexus
I get this question a lot: If my Galaxy Nexus is unrooted and running the stock ROM, how do I back up it via a custom recovery? It's pretty easy, actually, and it goes back to our method of manually applying a stock update. You're going to need a few things (and chances are you've got them already): You need the Android SDK You need fastboot saved into your Android SDK folder (I keep mine...

Sandisk Memory Zone exiting beta, 350k downloads and going strong

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Posted by Richard Devine on 6 Jan 2012 10:00 am
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We first saw Sandisk's Memory Zone application back in September when they launched it in beta out into the big wide world of the Android Market. 350,000 or so downloads later, they're ready to end that beta process.  Sandisk let us know that as of Monday, the application will be officially exiting beta. Their last update a few weeks ago brought Facebook integration with it, which allows you to...

Asus EeePad Transformer update making its rounds, fixes app backup issues

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Posted by Bla1ze on 10 Nov 2011 5:27 pm
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer
We've heard some runblings of a new update expected for the ASUS EeePad Transformer since the last one apparently broke a few things but there was never any mention of an ETA for it. Now is apparently the time though, as quite few people are starting to get an update labeled " 8.6.5.19-20111107" on their devices. We've done some digging around and for the most part it just appears to be bug...

Lookout Mobile Security now available internationally

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Posted by Anndrew Vacca on 9 Nov 2011 12:23 pm
Lookout Mobile Security
Lookout Mobile Security, the free antivirus app, is now available internationally in the UK, Canada, and Australia. Its first international partner will be Australia's Telstra, who will offer the app through its channel in the Android Market. Lookout says that it will soon be available in "many countries", citing the increase in mobile malware as the catalyst for its expansion. In addition to...

Win one of 10 MyBackup Pro licenses

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 27 Jul 2011 2:51 pm
MyBackup Pro
If you've ever switched Android phones, or like to tinker and are always changing things up a bit, you know how nice it is to have a backup program that works.  That's where MyBackup Pro comes in -- it's powerful and full of options for the advanced user, but simple enough for the average user to get all their data safely backed up with little fuss.  It's one of those apps that you'll hear...

SmrtGuard Mobile Security - A chance to win yourself a free subscription just for trying it out!

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Posted by Bla1ze on 30 May 2011 4:38 pm
SmrtGuard Mobile Security
There is a lot of wireless back up / restore, locate and wipe applications available in the Android Market. But a lot of the time, getting all those solutions into one application is hard. You'll often find one app may have some of the features while; you'll need to download another in order to get all of what you seek. SmrtGuard Mobile Security for Android is looking to close that need for...

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