There may come a time when you want to switch to a new Android phone. Maybe your old one is starting to show its age, or you just want something different. Whatever the reason, you’ll need to know how to backup your old phone and restore your data to the new one.
The first thing you’ll need to do is make sure that you have a Google account. If you don’t already have one, you can create one for free …
There are a number of ways to back up your Android phone, but we’ll focus on backing up your files to your computer.
To do this, you’ll need:
An Android phone
A computer with a USB port
A USB cable
First, connect your Android phone to your computer with the USB cable.
Then, open up a file explorer on your computer. This could be Windows Explorer, Finder on a Mac, or something like GNOME Files on Linux.
Locate the folder …
