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From: The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: transfer to a new smartphone
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 12:01:30 -0800
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On 1/5/25 5:18 AM, Wendelin Uez wrote:
> It's time to move to a new smartphone. I knwo when changing from one Android
> smartphone to a newer one I can login to my Google account with the newer
> smartphone and data are copied from backup to the new one.
> 
> Bit what exactly is copied? I have addtional apps installed having their own
> data, f.e. WhatsApp, Firefox, Mail clients. Are these non-Google-apps and
> their data also backuped and restored, or do I have to reinstall them
> manually?

When I bought a Pixel2 in 2020 I was surprised to find that following 
the Pixel instructions copied over EVERYTHING from my Motorola G5. 
Passwords, apps, settings, everything.  I regretted not removing the 
sdcard from the G5 because the Pixel created a new named subdirectory 
with all that stuff in it and which I am now afraid to delete.  Still, 
I've only used half the storage the Pixel came with.  I am most afraid 
of having to re-do all the app settings (I never leave anything alone), 
but this fear was groundless.

If all phones are this easy now you should have no trouble.



-- 
Cheers, Bev
    "Not everyone can be above average so why
     shouldn't we be the ones to suck?"
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