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Transferring content from your old device

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For more information about Android and Google, go to http:// support.google.com. To set up a Google account on your device 1 Find and tap Settings > Accounts > Add account > Google. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to create a Google account, or sign in if you already have an account. Transferring content from your old device There are several ways to transfer your data from an old device to your new device. • Synchronize data using Google account • Copy and transfer data using a computer • Copy and transfer data using an SD card Synchronizing data using a Google account You can transfer data by synchronizing with a Google account. First, back up your data to the Google server from your old phone using your Google account. Then, set the same Google account on your new device. Depending on which contents to backup and synchronize, there are several ways. • Gmail, Calendar, Contacts: Log in with the same Google account that you were using on your old device. Then, your Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts will be automatically synchronized with your Google account. • Image (photo), video: Back up your data from the old device to the Google server using Google Photos. Then, synchronize with your Google account on the new device. • Applications, setting, call history: Back up automatically using Google Drive on your old device. Then, synchronize with your Google account on your new device. • Music and other document files: Manually back up your media files from the old device using Google Drive. Then, synchronize with your Google account on the new device. For more information, see Backing up and synchronizing with a Google account on page 45. Transferring data using a computer If you are storing large volumes of data on your device, you can transfer your data using a computer. For more information, see Backing up and transferring data using a computer on page 46. Transferring data using an SD card You can transfer media files and contacts using an SD card. For more information, see Backing up and transferring data using a memory card on page 46. 14 Internet version. For personal use only.

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For more information about Android and Google, go to
http://
support.google.com
.
To set up a Google account on your device
1
Find and tap
Settings
>
Accounts
>
Add account
>
Google
.
2
Follow the on-screen instructions to create a Google account, or sign in if you
already have an account.
Transferring content from your old device
There are several ways to transfer your data from an old device to your new device.
•
Synchronize data using Google account
•
Copy and transfer data using a computer
•
Copy and transfer data using an SD card
Synchronizing data using a Google account
You can transfer data by synchronizing with a Google account. First, back up your
data to the Google server from your old phone using your Google account. Then,
set the same Google account on your new device. Depending on which contents to
backup and synchronize, there are several ways.
•
Gmail, Calendar, Contacts: Log in with the same Google account that you were
using on your old device. Then, your Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts will be
automatically synchronized with your Google account.
•
Image (photo), video: Back up your data from the old device to the Google server
using Google Photos. Then, synchronize with your Google account on the new
device.
•
Applications, setting, call history: Back up automatically using Google Drive on
your old device. Then, synchronize with your Google account on your new device.
•
Music and other document files: Manually back up your media files from the old
device using Google Drive. Then, synchronize with your Google account on the
new device.
For more information, see
Backing up and synchronizing with a Google account
on
page 45.
Transferring data using a computer
If you are storing large volumes of data on your device, you can transfer your data
using a computer. For more information, see
Backing up and transferring data
using a computer
on page 46.
Transferring data using an SD card
You can transfer media files and contacts using an SD card. For more information,
see
Backing up and transferring data using a memory card
on page 46.
14
Internet version. For personal use only.