How to Back Up and Restore Android Using Google One

Moving from one phone to another can be as traumatic as changing schools or moving to a new city. To make the transition less painful, you can use Google One to back up and restore Android.

You can get additional Google One storage if you pay a monthly or annual fee. As of August 2018, you can increase the storage capacity from 100 GB to 30 TB. Other benefits include customer support, family sharing (up to six people), Google Store benefits, and hotel discounts.

You can choose from the following plans:

After installation, the first time you launch Google One app, it prompts you with three toggles to back up “Multimedia Messages,” “Photos and Videos,” and to “Back Up Using Cellular Data.” Enable these to suit your preferences. Google One enables the “Device Data” option by default.

When you’re finished, tap “Next.”

A permission prompt appears. Tap “Allow” to grant “Photos” access to your photos, media, and files.

The app loads with the Home tab open by default. The first item you see is the “Device Backup” card.

If you’re ready to save your phone’s media in its current state, tap “Back Up Now.” If you want to make changes (now or later), tap “See Details.”

If you tapped “See Details,” you can change the back-up settings on the following screen. If necessary, toggle the “Device Data,” “Multimedia Messages, or “Photos and Videos” options on or off. You can also toggle-On or -Off the “Backing Up Using Cellular Data” option.

When you’re done, tap “Back Up Now.”

In the future, if you want to keep your current settings, you can just tap “Back Up Now” on the main page.

Keep in mind Google One doesn’t back up any media sent through the phone manufacturer’s texting app automatically. You have to save any attached media manually to Google Photos, which is backed up automatically if you enabled the “Photos and Videos” back-up option.

So, if you previously used Samsung’s app to send media, like stickers and videos, via text, you can install Google’s client and set it as the default to back up that media. You won’t see the media in either client until you restore from the Google One backup, though.

If you’re moving from an old phone or replacing a damaged unit, Android’s setup process already includes a restore option if you enabled automatic backups and restores for your Google account. Tap the backup created for your device. Next, select the backup items you want to return to the phone, including apps, call history, device settings, and messages, and then tap “Restore.”

When your device is up and running, open the Google One app. You might see a “Restore” card under the “Device Backup” card. If you do, tap “Restore Backup” to get started.

If you don’t see a “Restore” card, tap “Settings” in the app’s toolbar. Next, tap “Restore from Your Backup” in the “Storage Settings” section.

On the following screen, tap the “Restore” links to restore your images and videos in their original quality, and all media sent through Google’s Messages app.

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