Protect Your Devices

Safety & Security

Why backup your Windows Phone Backup photos and videos Smart phones are meant to be used on the You can automatically upload your photos go, making them susceptible to not only and videos to SkyDrive and then access being misplaced or stolen, but dropped, them from any computer or device that washed, stepped on, and other mishaps. connects to the web. You can also backup to a Windows 8.x PC with the Windows If you’re upgrading your Windows Phone 8 Phone application in the store. Note, to or need to replace it because it was lost or automatically upload videos and best quality stolen, you can easily restore your accounts photos, you’ll need a Wi-Fi connection. and settings if you routinely backup your phone.1 The information and settings that . In the App list, tap Settings , and then tap can be backed up include: Backup. . Call history . Tap Photos + videos, and then do one of the following: . Theme color – Tap Don’t upload if you don’t want to . List of apps installed on phone automatically upload your photos or . Accounts you set up videos. Protect your . Internet Explorer favorites – Tap Good quality to automatically . Settings for photos, messaging, email and upload photos or videos at a resolution devices other accounts, location, Internet that uses less data and SkyDrive storage Explorer, lock screen, speech, and more space. – Tap Best quality to automatically Protect your Windows What you can expect upload photos or videos at the highest When you initiate a new Windows Phone 8, possible resolution. Phone 8 call history, apps, and restore from backup, you will need to: Restore a backup to your phone . Reinstall apps when prompted documents, and settings. To restore your backed up apps, text . Customize the tiles on your Start Screen. messages, accounts, and many settings, you The tiles on the Start Screen default to the will need a Microsoft account. pinned tiles when you restore your phone. . When you first set up your phone, sign in . Reset your Wi-Fi connection. using the same Microsoft account you . Enter your account passwords. used when you created your backup. . Data used by Store applications are not . When prompted to restore your phone, backed up by the phone. This must be tap the backup you want to use, tap Next, done inside the application, if possible. and then tap Next again. Back up your settings . Wait for the backup to download, and then tap Next. . In the App list, tap Settings, and then tap Backup. . Do one of the following: . Tap App list + settings, and then turn – Enter passwords for your restored backup on or off. accounts, and then tap Next. – Tap Skip if you want to enter your Back up text message passwords later. You can automatically save your SMS/MMS . Tap Done. messages to the cloud so they can be restored to a new phone. Note, when you Additional resources delete messages from your phone, they are . Learn more about backing up your also deleted from the cloud. Windows Phone . In the App list, tap Settings , and then tap . How to find your lost Windows Phone Backup. . View Windows Phone 8 features . Tap Text messages, and then turn Text . Discover how to move to Windows Phone message backup on or off. . If you’re been backing up your messages, 1 and want to delete old message, turn on You can automatically back up your Windows Phone 7 Text message backup, and then delete the software and setting by using Zune software on your messages you no longer want. primary computer. Learn more.