Cloud and accounts
Sync, back up, or restore your device’s data using Samsung Cloud. You can also register and manage accounts, such as your Samsung account or Google account, or transfer data to or from other devices via Smart Switch.
On the Settings screen, tap Cloud and accounts.
Regularly back up your data to a safe location, such as Samsung Cloud or a computer, so that you can restore it if the data is corrupted or lost due to an unintended factory data reset.
• Samsung Cloud: Manage the content that you want to store securely in Samsung Cloud. Check the usage status of your Samsung Cloud storage, and sync, back up, and restore your data. Refer to Samsung Cloud for more information.
• Accounts: Add your Samsung and Google accounts, or other accounts, to sync with.
• Backup and restore: Keep your personal information, app data, and settings safe on your device. You can back up your sensitive information and access it later. You must sign in to your Google or Samsung account to back up or restore data. Refer to Backup and restore for more information.
• Smart Switch: Launch Smart Switch and transfer data from your previous device. Refer to Smart Switch for more information.
Backup and restore
Keep your personal information, app data, and settings safe on your device. You can back up your sensitive information and access it later. You must sign in to your Google or Samsung account to back up or restore data.
Using a Samsung account
On the Settings screen, tap Cloud and accounts →Backup and restore → Back up data for the Samsung account, tick items you want to back up, and then tap BACK UP.
Data will be backed up to Samsung Cloud. Refer to Samsung Cloud for more information.
To restore backup data from Samsung Cloud using a Samsung account, tap Restore data. Select a device and the data types you want to restore and tap RESTORE. The selected data will be restored to your device.
Using a Google account
On the Settings screen, tap Cloud and accounts →Backup and restore and tap the Back up my dataswitch for the Google account to activate it. Tap Backup account and select an account as the backup account.
To restore data using a Google account, tap the Automatic restore switch to activate it. When you reinstall apps, backed up settings and data will be restored.
