HTC 10 Android Backup Service
Use your Google Account to automatically HTC 10 back up app data and settings including Wi-Fi passwords and files stored by certain apps.HTC 10 Sync Manager
Use HTC Sync Manager to import music, photos, and videos from HTC 10 to your computer. You can also sync locally stored contacts and playlists between HTC 10 and your computer.Likewise, HTC Sync Manager is a good alternative if you don't want to back up your accounts, settings, and other personal content to the cloud. You can use it to create backups of HTC 10 on your computer.
HTC 10 Backup Options
From HTC 10 manual. If you want, you can separately back up your data or files.Some apps allow you to back up data to the phone storage or storage card so you can easily restore them after a factory reset. Just make sure not to erase the phone storage or storage card when you do a factory reset.
Messages Back up your text messages to the phone storage or storage card, or save them as an email attachment.
HTC 10 Contacts
Save contacts and other personal data to your online accounts so you can just sync them when switching to another phone.If you have locally stored contacts in the People app, export them to the phone storage or storage card.
HTC 10 Files
Manually copy and paste files by connecting HTC 10 to your computer as a disk drive.Other data Check other apps to see if they support exporting data to the phone storage or storage card.
HTC 10 Backup Android Backup Service
Starting from Android 6.0, use the Android Backup Service to back up your HTC phone to Google Drive.This service can back up and restore the following:
HTC 10 App data
In HTC apps, app data includes contacts stored on HTC 10, call history, Clock and Weather city list, and email accounts.Data from third-party apps may also be saved in the backup, depending on the app developer settings.
HTC 10 Settings
These include ringtones, grid size and sort order on theApps screen, Wi-Fi networks and passwords and some device settings.When auto backup is enabled, the Android Backup Service periodically backs up your phone to a private folder in Google Drive. Auto backup occurs every 24 hours when the phone is idle, charging, and connected to a Wi-Fi network.
Backup data will not count towards your Google Drive storage quota. Large files or files that app developers have chosen to exclude from the service will not be backed up.
Restoring your wallpaper from your old phone may depend on screen resolution compatibility of both your old phone and HTC 10.
Backing up HTC 10 Automatically back up HTC 10 to Google Drive so you can restore content such as app data and settings when needed.
- From the Home screen, tap Settings Backup & reset.
- Tap Back up my data.
- Tap the On/Off switch to turn it on, and then press .
- Make sure Automatic restore is turned on.
To select a backup account other than your primary Google Account, tap Backup account and then select another Google Account. You can also tap Add account to add a new Google Account for your backup.
HTC 10 Backing up your data locally
If you want to separately back up your content such as contacts and text messages on HTC 10, here are some tips on how to export or import your data. Backing up your contacts- From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
- On the People tab, tap Manage contacts.
- Tap Import/Export contacts Export to phone storage or Export to SD card.
- Select an account or type of contacts to export.
- To help protect your data, tap Yes, and then set a password for this backup.
If you don't need a password, tap No.6.Tap OK.
HTC 10 Restoring contacts
- On the People tab, tap Manage contacts.
- Tap Import/Export contacts Import from phone storage or Import from SD card.
- If you have more than one account set up, tap the type for the imported contacts.
- If you have multiple backups available, select the backup you want to import, and then tap OK.
- Enter the password you've set for this backup, and then tap OK.
HTC 10 Backing up your text messages
Keep important text messages by backing them up so you can restore them to the HTC Messages app, if needed. The Messages app backs up either to the phone storage or to your storage card if you have one inserted.- From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
- Tap Back up/Restore SMS Back up Back up SMS.
- To help protect your data, set a password for your backup. Be sure to remember this password. You'll need to enter it again when restoring messages.If you don't need a password, select Do not password protect this backup.
- Enter a name for your backup file, and then tap OK.
Backing up text messages by email
You need to set up your email account in the HTC Mail app.Text messages in the secure box and blocked messages will not be backed up. To include such messages to your backup, move them first to the general message box.
- From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
- Tap Back up/Restore SMS.
- Tap Back up Back up SMS via mail.
- To help protect your data, set a password for your backup. Be sure to remember this password. You'll need to enter it again when restoring messages. If you don't need a password, select Do not password protect this backup.
- Enter your email address.
- Compose your email message, and then send it.
- From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
- Tap Back up/Restore SMS Restore.
- Choose how you want to restore the messages, and tap Next.
- Tap the backup to import.
- Enter the password you've set for this backup. If you didn't set a password, select This backup file is not password protected.
- Tap OK.
