How to back up data and applications on Android-device on the example of Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone
Android Vindovs / / December 19, 2019
Because I work with several devices at android'e, I have often enough to transfer information from one gadget to another. And good in this little: very much much fuss. And when you consider that most of the time it takes me to write the script and filming commercials for the site revolverlab., Smartphones have to change very often, it lost a lot of precious time setting up the next gadget.
You can certainly hope that the data will be saved automatically in Google Cloud Storage where then it is possible to extract them in the event of damage or gadget conventional data transfer to another device. But on the other hand, nothing can not be sure, and especially in the reliability of such storage. So I started searching for an adequate backup applications.
A search for a good Android-application, I tell you, not an easy task. At first glance, the choice of a large, but in fact, only a few are able to perform simple functions efficiently and quickly.
Fortunately for me, I found a way out - Helium third-party application, which allows you to easily implement a backup on the map your smartphone and the other device OSes Android, various online file storage, or to a personal a computer.
In this tutorial I will show you how to customize the application to your smartphone running Android, and how, in fact, it works. So, let's begin.
1. Download from the Google Play Store app synchronization and backup called Helium and install on your phone.
2. Download Helium to your computer. If your device has root-rights, you can skip this step. If a PC is not installed drivers, download them from the manufacturer's website, in my case it Kies to Samsung. Next, download and install Helium Desktop App and open it. The app has both on Windows, and on Mac.
3. Make a backup copy of the application. To do this, open the "Helium" on your device. You will be prompted to download Helium for the PC, but we have already done, but if your HTC will have root-rights, and it does not need. If you are not "rooted", connect your smartphone to your computer using USB.
You have options: save all or selected applications individually. You can also choose to back up application data or just the data. Such an option would be relevant if you want to save space on your gadget.
When you make a selection, you can press the item "Backup". Information can be stored on the internal memory, SD-card, Dropbox. Copy the data you can on your computer. To do this, press the "Menu" and select the PC download. You start the server, which will give you the IP-address. It's the need to put into your browser address bar.
Turning to this address in your browser, you'll see a simple interface. As you can see, nothing complicated. You can easily drag the backup web page.
4. Restore a backup copy of the data or applications.
To back up using this application, simply click on the "Restore and Synchronization." Next, select the place you want to install the backup.
Now you can without spending precious time to recover applications and data when you upgrade or replace a damaged phone.