Questions tagged [data-transfer]
Use this tag if your issue is with any kind of data to be transferred between Android devices (e.g. contacts, messages, app data) -- except for those having dedicated tags like 'file-transfer'.
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Save IMAP email without active account
I used the default Samsung Email app that came with my Samsung Galaxy Note 10. I provided the IMAP details to get emails on my phone. I got rid of the paid account before I got the new phone. I don't ...
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Switching WhatsApp from one phone to another
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 inner screen has a problem and I got a replacement. Same phone. I can't transfer my messages from WhatsApp on the old phone. It seems my backup to Google hasn't worked for ...
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How can I back up app data from an unrooted phone?
I’m trying to get normally‐inaccessible app data off my ageing Pixel 3 running Android 12. It’s OEM‐locked so unfortunately I can’t root it without losing the very data I want to try to back up. I don’...
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Combine WhatsApp messages on new phone and old phone
I just switched my wife's phone from a Pixel 4a to a Pixel 8, and used the USB cable method to copy data. Prior to initiating the transfer I forced a backup of WhatsApp chats to Google Drive.
However, ...
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Should I transfer my photos via Samsung Smart Switch, when I sync them via Google Photos anyway?
I sync my photos (and videos) via Google Photos on my old Android device (Sony Xperia) and I plan to continue using Google Photos with the same Google account on my new Samsung Galaxy phone.
When I ...
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Where are the user/config files for the game "Ridiculous Fishing"?
Perhaps this question is too specific, but I am also interested in the more general question of where Android stores hidden/system files, especially user data that would be helpful to transfer to ...
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How can I copy emails stored in the Samsung Email app?
I've bought a new Samsung phone and am trying to move the email stored on my current Samsung phone in the Samsung Email app.
Samsung's Smart Switch only moves the most recent emails in each account, I ...
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Memories in Peril: Strategies for Data Redemption on Android 12+
I attempted to cut/paste the Camera folder, which was over 70GB in size, from my Samsung Note 10 to my PC. Copy/paste was taking forever, with a message saying "Preparing to copy files" for ...
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moving whatsapp data from Android 4 to Android 13
As you probably know (https://faq.whatsapp.com/1150261202542208), Whatsapp is not going to support Android 4 phones from 23rd of October this year; the minimum supported Android version will be 5.0
I ...
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Is there a way to transfer apps, watch faces, settings from Samsung Galaxy Watch4 to Watch6?
I just purchased the Samsung Galaxy Watch6. Is there a way to transfer apps, faces, and settings over from Galaxy Watch4?
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Can't update or install app with new Google Account
I have two accounts on my phone
institutional google managed workspace - [email protected]
private gmail - [email protected]
The institution that manages ([email protected]) ended relationship with Google and ...
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Transferring data from old android that doesn't have much space left
Since the old phone ran out of space I got a new one with 4x storage space. Now I'm trying to transfer all the data from the old one to the new one. Alas, data transfer fails because there's not ...
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Copy Apps and Data From Phone With Dead Screen
My unrooted phone's LCD screen is dead but touchscreen still works. By using a series of stencils for where on-screen buttons and prompts would be, I am able to unlock the device and authorize ADB, ...
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How to transfer user data, namely tracks and favorite places, from OsmAnd to OsmAnd+ application?
I used to use OsmAnd application, and while using it have created a few favorite places, and recorded a few tracks.
Now that I switched to OsmAnd Plus, I'd like to copy all user-created data, like ...
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Spyware installed on phone, need to backup data before giving it to police [duplicate]
A friend of mine installed a spyware on my phone about three years ago, and made the access to that spyware public and i didn't know about it untill recently. I was always confused as to how people ...
