You want to sell your current (also Android) phone because you feel the need to switch to a new one, but you’re worried about how to go about backing up all the data. We’ve got you covered with this article that lists the top things to do before selling your Android smartphone. Bring both the new and old phones and follow our detailed instructions.
Back up your call and message histories.
You can backup both your messages and call history, just like your contacts. You can backup your messages using third-party software such as SMS Backup and Restore. By putting your texts on Google Drive, you can generate a backup of them, which you can then restore to your new phone. Your call history can also be backed up using the same programme.
Backup your images, videos, and other media to a cloud service or an external drive.
You can either manually move the media files to an external hard drive or SSD or use a reputable cloud backup service like Google Photos, Google Drive, Microsoft’s OneDrive, DropBox, etc.
Prior to a factory reset, log out and delete all of your accounts.
On a smartphone, a factory reset will remove everything, but it won’t log you out of your Google account (s). Therefore, before performing a factory reset, ensure that you log out of all Google and other internet accounts. Search for “accounts” in the phone settings or go to “Accounts” in the Gmail settings to see if any accounts are currently logged in.
Look for and get rid of any microSD cards.
If your phone has any microSD cards installed, remove them. But first, make sure the data it contains is secure.
Verify the encryption on your phone.
To see if your Android phone is encrypted, verify before performing a factory reset. If not, you can manually change this using your phone’s settings. After a factory reset, data on your phone is exceedingly difficult for someone else to access because of encryption. The majority of new Android smartphones are already encrypted, but older models are not.
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