If you are planning to buy a new smartphone and want to sell the old one, don't forget to delete sensitive information. We explain briefly how you store, delete and what you should pay attention to on an Android smartphone.
1. Save data
A smartphone is personal, so undoubtedly there is still a lot of information available that you want to keep. For example, look at your contacts. You can sync this with your Google account. You do that by going to Institutions to go. Then tap General, scroll down and press Accounts and Sync and google. below Accounts if you see your Gmail account, tap it. Also read: 9 tips for new Android users.
A list of data will appear that you can sync with your Google account. Tap the items you want to do that with, then check your Google account to see if it worked. You can of course also manually save your contacts on your SIM card, although it has limited storage capacities.
Sync your smartphone with Google.
2. Export Gmail Contacts
It can be helpful to export your contacts in Gmail in a separate file so you have a backup of that data. That is especially useful if you switch to Android, but there are more moments to think of when it can be useful. And luckily it is very simple.
Sign in to Gmail and click Contacts at the top left. Select More and click Export. You can now indicate which group you want to export, or perhaps all your contacts. Choose Google-CSV to create a file that can be read by Gmail, and Outlook-CSV to create a backup that you can transfer to Outlook, Live Mail, and other platforms. Click on Export, choose Save to disk and confirm with OK.
3. Save photos
You take a snapshot with your phone every now and then, so make sure to save those photos before resetting your smartphone. This can be done in various ways, for example by connecting your phone to your PC with a USB cable.
Open your phone's folders and go to the camera folder where your photos are stored. This differs per smartphone. Select all the photos and place them in a folder on your computer. Just now remove them from your phone. Make sure you don't sort out the photos until they've all been removed from your smartphone, as any remaining photos may not be deleted when restoring to factory settings.
However, Google itself has a great way to back up your photos, namely its own Photos app. Once you've set it up that way, the app automatically backs up your photos to Google Drive, which you can retrieve on any device. That way you don't have to worry about it, and you don't lose your photos.
4. Remove your SD and SIM card
It is very simple to remove your SD card and SIM card, but especially the SD card is sometimes overlooked. So don't forget to remove it from your phone before you reset the smartphone to factory settings. Also remove your SIM card from the phone before continuing.
5. Back to factory settings
Completely resetting your smartphone is extremely important. Not only do you reset your account and calling information, you also ensure that all sensitive information is removed from the phone. For example, if you use internet banking, you do not want the buyer to be able to find your login details. The same goes for your Skype or Facebook account. Factory resetting your phone will erase all stored data. Your telephone connection with Google will also be deleted.
Everything removed and moved? Time for a reset!
You reset your Android smartphone to factory settings by going to Institutions to go. Go to General, scroll down and look below In person Bee Backup & Reset. Press this, tap factory settings and Reset phone. ChooseClear all and confirm your choice. Your smartphone will reset and you can now safely dispose of it.
