Samsung Cloud - How to back up data on your phone

Backing up your Galaxy devices to the Samsung Cloud will copy your data (such as contacts, messages, and settings) to a storage space that you can access from your Galaxy devices.

Items included in backup/restore are:

• Phone: call and message history
• Messages: enhanced messages, multimedia messages and text messages (some large files may not be backed up)
• Contacts (saved on the device): contacts, email addresses and business cards
• Calendar (saved on the device): schedules, events and tasks
• Clock: alarms, world clocks, and timers
• Settings: accessibility settings, ringtones (excluding default ringtones), Samsung keyboard options, Wi-Fi settings, paired Bluetooth devices, facial recognition settings, fingerprint settings and Always on Display settings
• Home screen: layout, wallpapers (excluding default wallpapers) and Samsung DeX settings
• Apps: Installation files and Samsung’s app settings
• Voice recorder: recordings

1. Open the Settings menu, then tap Accounts and backup.
2. Under Samsung Cloud, tap Back up data.
   
3. Select the items you want to back up, then tap Back up now.
   
   Note: On this screen, you can also tap the switches to select items you wish to automatically back up. For auto backup to work, your device must be charging with the screen off and connected to Wi-Fi. 
   
4. Tap Done.

With your data backed up in the Samsung Cloud, you can restore your Samsung Galaxy phone if you need to do a factory reset or you can transfer the files when setting up a new Galaxy device.

Items included in backup/restore are:

• Phone: call and message history
• Messages: enhanced messages, multimedia messages and text messages (some large files may not be backed up)
• Contacts (saved on the device): contacts, email addresses and business cards
• Calendar (saved on the device): schedules, events and tasks
• Clock: alarms, world clocks, and timers
• Settings: accessibility settings, ringtones (excluding default ringtones), Samsung keyboard options, Wi-Fi settings, paired Bluetooth devices, facial recognition settings, fingerprint settings and Always on Display settings
• Home screen: layout, wallpapers (excluding default wallpapers) and Samsung DeX settings
• Apps: Installation files and Samsung’s app settings
• Voice recorder: recordings

1. Open the Settings menu, then tap Accounts and backup.
2. Under Samsung Cloud, tap Restore data.
   
3. Select the phone you want to restore from > Select the items you want to restore from > Tap Restore.
   
4. Tap Done.

Part of keeping your data safe is synchronizing it with the Samsung Cloud so that it saves to the Cloud on its own without you needing to manually back it up. In order to set up this feature, you must be logged into your Samsung account and ensure that the synchronization function is on.

The items that can be synchronized with the Samsung Cloud include:

• Calendar app (Samsung Account): Calendar, To-dos
• Contacts app (Samsung Account): Contacts, email addresses, business cards
• Bluetooth: Registered Galaxy Home speakers, Galaxy Buds
• Reminders: Reminders
• Samsung Browser: Bookmarks, saved pages, open tabs and Quick Launch shortcuts
• Samsung Notes: Notes and other data
• Samsung Pass: Login information
• Wi-Fi: Saved Wi-Fi networks 
• Galaxy Avatar: Avatars and items you design yourself
• Samsung Health: Profile information, body composition metrics, workouts, meals, water intake, sleep information, Together challenges and information from connected devices

1. Open the Settings menu, then tap Accounts and backup.
2. Select Manage accounts.
3. Select your Samsung account.
   
4. Select Sync account.
   
5. Select the items you want to sync.
   
6. If you want to sync the item now, tap the item you want to sync, then tap Sync now.