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Back up your phone properly in 10 minutes

Photos, WhatsApp chats and contacts. What to turn on, and how to check it worked.

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Most people find out their backup is not working on the day they lose their phone.

Turn on photo backup, WhatsApp chat backup and contact sync. Then open the backup settings and check the date of the last backup.

Do this once a month. It takes a minute once it is set up.

The 10-minute checklist

  1. Photo backup on
  2. WhatsApp chat backup set to daily
  3. Contacts synced to your account
  4. Check the last backup date

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