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Help Galaxy S7 and Backup software
- Thread starter rayg1022
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chanchan05
The Doctor
Yeah. Samsung's own SmartSwitch
http://www.samsung.com/us/smart-switch
Backs up nearly everything except in-app data. But if you have those saving to Google Play Games its not an issue. To be safe you might want to use Helium along with it to backup app data.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup
http://www.samsung.com/us/smart-switch
Backs up nearly everything except in-app data. But if you have those saving to Google Play Games its not an issue. To be safe you might want to use Helium along with it to backup app data.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup
chanchan05
The Doctor
Yes. SmartSwitch for PC does backup. Actually when you open it up, it's prominently displayed.
That's a screenshot from a Mac i found on Google, but the Windows version looks the same.
bolski
Android Enthusiast
That's pretty nice. I came from an LG G3, and it had it's own backup application baked into the stock ROM. It worked very similiar to Titanium Backup, in that it backed up your apps and the data, so that you never had to use the cloud at all. Unfortunately, it only worked across LG devices.
Too bad TiBu can't become a defacto standard backup tool baked into Android. I understand Google Play backs up stuff, but that is also on the developer of the app to ensure it does that I believe. So, not all apps will work that way.
I also tried Helium but again, not all apps work with it, so your mileage may vary.
Basically, the only fool-proof way to really make it work is to root, and then use TiBu. Back then, that's how I always backed up and it was mainly the only reason I rooted. When I got on the LG G3 and saw the backup utility baked into the stock ROM, I stopped rooting.
I won't root my S7. It works fine, I love Samsung Pay and refuse to lose that with rooting. And so far, it does seem that my apps that I use are backed up to Google Play, so I'm safe at this moment.
Too bad TiBu can't become a defacto standard backup tool baked into Android. I understand Google Play backs up stuff, but that is also on the developer of the app to ensure it does that I believe. So, not all apps will work that way.
I also tried Helium but again, not all apps work with it, so your mileage may vary.
Basically, the only fool-proof way to really make it work is to root, and then use TiBu. Back then, that's how I always backed up and it was mainly the only reason I rooted. When I got on the LG G3 and saw the backup utility baked into the stock ROM, I stopped rooting.
I won't root my S7. It works fine, I love Samsung Pay and refuse to lose that with rooting. And so far, it does seem that my apps that I use are backed up to Google Play, so I'm safe at this moment.
rbrown3012
Lurker
Just be aware that Samsung Smart Switch is incredibly slow. Especially if you have very many music files or videos.
chanchan05
The Doctor
That doesn't back up contacts, messages and app data.