Protecting what is on it.
WHAT TO BACK UP
Photographs and video Contacts Messages, where they matter Application data Documents
WHAT MOST PEOPLE LOSE
Photographs, and messages.
WHAT TO SET UP
Automatic backup, to a service or a computer.
WHAT TO VERIFY
That it is actually running, and what it includes.
WHY
Automatic backup frequently stops when storage runs out on the service.
WHAT TO CHECK
The date of the last successful backup.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT MESSAGE BACKUPS
They are frequently separate from the main backup and must be enabled.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT CONTACTS
Ensure they are stored in an account, not only on the device.
WHY
Then they survive the device entirely.
WHAT TO TEST
Restoring something, or at least confirming the backup contains what you expect.
WHAT TO DO BEFORE CHANGING PHONE
Confirm the backup is current Transfer your authentication application deliberately
THAT LAST POINT
It is the step people forget, and it locks them out of accounts.
