The majority of smart phones today have default settings to backup data to various online ‘cloud’ based services Samsung included. If you have broken your phone beyond the point of using the touch screen to allow the Smart Switch App to connect, there may still be a way to save some of your data. How to Transfer Data from Broken Samsung Phone Click ‘Restore Now’ and enter your PIN to decrypt the backup data and select ‘RESTORE’ and wait for your phone to be restored.If you have more than one backup you will need to click ‘Select your backup data’ to choose the correct one, then click OK. On the Smart Switch software on your PC or Mac, select ‘Restore’.If you find your Samsung phone won’t connect to your PC we have more help here. Select ‘Backup’ and create a PIN to encrypt your data, then wait for your phone to be backed up to your PC or Mac.On the Smart Switch software on your PC or Mac, select more and then preferences.Connect your phone to your PC or Mac with a USB cable and tap ‘allow’ for the software to have access.Ensure you have the latest version of the Samsung Smart Switch software installed on your PC or Mac and open the software.Transfer Data to Samsung Phone Using PC or Mac Backup Samsung Phone to PC or Mac Once the transfer is complete, you can disconnect the devices and you are done.You can select from photos, contacts, apps, settings and more, then tap transfer. Wait for the 2 phones to connect and then select what you want to transfer.On your new phone tap OK to receive data.

Choose how to transfer data – you can use a wireless connection or USB cable to link your devices.On your old phone, allow permissions so Smart Switch can have access to transfer your data and tap to send data.Position the phones within 50cm of each other (and keep them close until the transfer is complete). Download the Samsung Smart Switch mobile for android from the Google Play store and open it on both devices.Check compatibility on whether you can download Smart Switch to your old device here.You can transfer contacts, photos, messages, apps and more from an old phone to a new Samsung Galaxy phone using the Samsung Smart Switch App for Android. How to Transfer Data from Samsung Phone to New Phone In this guide we will explain how to use Samsung Smart Switch to transfer data. This app can be used to transfer from one device directly to another or you can backup your device and restore it from a PC or Mac. The easiest and most simple way to transfer data from Samsung to Samsung is using the Samsung Smart Switch App. These days with the help of wireless technology it has never been easier. After buying a new phone, transferring contacts and personal data from your old phone used to be a long process.

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