Tips for backup all important data at OPPO A38 including contact, because all data will be lost if something happen at our OPPO A38 like hardware damage or stolen.
There are some applications that already store their data on the cloud, like Facebook or Instagram or Gmail and some other more, we can skip to backup some applications like this.
OPPO A38 has 128 GB internal storage, we can use external memory MicroSDXC for backup destination if we have it. When the first time released, it is installed with Android 13 that have some default backup functions using Google account, but we have to make sure the backup process are working properly.
OPPO A38 has dual camera at back side body, it has 50 megapixel for wide and 2 megapixel for depth of field. We will have many private and historical photos and videos. Follow our steps to backup all media files to safe cloud server location automatically for free using Google Photos.
Please note, some menu maybe different because of firmware Android upgrade to latest version
Simple BACKUP & RESTORE Procedure On OPPO A38:
On most Oppo smartphone, we can find Oppo backup and restore procedure with simple one click steps:
- Turn on OPPO A38
- Open Menu Setting > Additional Settings > Backup and Reset (on some version goto Settings > About Phone)
- Please choose to turn on Back up my data option
- If we need to add Google / Gmail account, then click Add account
- Please choose to turn on Automatic Restore option
- For Create New Backup: please click Backup & Restore menu, then click Create new backup button
- Choose select all data to backup and press Start backup button, then choose Back up to phone storage or Back up to external storage
- For Restore Backup Data: On steps no.6, we will see list of backup data that we have been created before, then choose which date we want to restore
- Make sure all data that we want to restore is selected, then click Start Restoring
- Wait until all data finish restoring on OPPO A38
Manual BACKUP & RESTORE Procedure for OPPO A38:
Login With Google Account to Backup Contact or Phone Book at OPPO A38
Almost all of us will have many contact or phonebook data at OPPO A38 which are very important for our activity. We have to backup all important data at safety location. One important thing when use Android, that we can synchronize our contact data to Google account, what we have to do is make sure our phone already sign in with our personal Google account.
After login with Google account, by default this phone will automatically synchronize or backup data to Google cloud server, so we will have 2 phonebook storage, one is on our OPPO A38 and the other one store at https://contacts.google.com. Please check that address to make sure all data already backup at Google server.
Below are the steps to check that our OPPO A38 already backup to Google cloud server:
- Turn on OPPO A38
- Open Menu Settings > Users & Account > Google , make sure your Gmail account already setup
- If we need to add Google / Gmail account, then click Add account
- Please see at our account, and make sure the Sync is ON
How to Backup Phone Book or Contact at OPPO A38 Manually to SDCard Memory?
Beside having backup at Google cloud for our contact, we can also backup or export our contact or phonebook at OPPO A38 using Export menu at Contacts menu.
- Turn on OPPO A38
- Open applications: Contacts
- Choose all contact to backup: Contacts > Menu > Export contacts
- Choose Export to storage / SD card
- The filename of exported file will be show to tell us where the exported file is
- Finish backup contact OPPO A38 to memory card
How to Backup Picture/Photo OPPO A38 ?
Photo also important to backup because with good camera quality at OPPO A38, we will have many important pictures for special moment. There are several option to backup our media like Photo and Pictures to several location, the easier step is backup our media to external microSD memory card. But for this step we need to prepare our MicroSD card first and insert it into memory card slot at our OPPO A38.
Backup or Copy to External Memory Card:
- Turn on OPPO A38
- Open Home Screen
- Find and run File Manage / File Commander
- Choose Internal storage, we will see many folders
- Press and hold one folder for select, after one folder selected, we will see menu at below
- Choose Select all at menu below
- Choose Copy (or move, but better use copy to reduce the missing files)
- Choose Menu > SD Card
- Choose the new folder that we want to copy that files
- Choose Paste
- Please make sure check manually at microSD folder that all files already copied
Backup or Copy at Computer:
- Turn on OPPO A38
- Connect OPPO A38 with computer using USB data cable
- Make sure computer can connect to OPPO A38 memory card (otherwise, try to slide down the notifications area from OPPO A38, choose to connect USB as media)
- If the computer already able to read OPPO A38 phone data, then use computer File Explorer to open the DCIM folders at OPPO A38, copy all folder or files to specific location at our computer
- If everything finish, please try to open all images from our computer to make sure all data already backup or export or copy without problem
Backup Photo / Videos of OPPO A38 to Google Photos Cloud Storage:
- Turn on OPPO A38
- Make sure we have installed Google Photos applications from Google Play Store
- Open Google Photos applications from OPPO A38
- Choose Setting at Google Photos applications: Setting > Backup & sync (turn in on)
- At Backup & sync menu, please choose our Google backup account
- At Backup & sync menu, please choose Upload Size to High quality (for more files to backup with less file-size)
- By default the photos and videos will backup to unlimited Google Photos backup when our OPPO A38 connected to Wifi
Restore Procedure for OPPO A38
Restore Back Backup Contact From Google Account at OPPO A38
If we reformat or hard reset OPPO A38, all data will be removed or wiped, so we need to restore back all contact to OPPO A38. This is how to restore:
- Turn on OPPO A38
- Go to Menu Settings > Users & Account > Google
- Add our Google or Gmail account
- In the first time, we can force Sync contact to restore Contacts from Google server to our OPPO A38
- Make sure Sync is on for keep synchronize our contact to Google cloud server
Restore Back Backup Contact From SD Card / MicroSD to OPPO A38
- Turn on OPPO A38
- Choose Contacts
- Choose Menu from Contacts > Import Contact
- Choose Import from storage / SD card
- Choose the place that we can save our contact
- Choose Import vCard file
Restore Backup Photos and Videos from Google Photos at OPPO A38
- Install Google Photos to our OPPO A38
- Choose Setting at Google Photos applications: Setting > Backup & sync (turn in on)
- Login previous Google account to our Google Photos applications.
- Wait for several moment when our OPPO A38 connected to Wifi, then our photos and videos will be restored to our phone.
Backing Up SMS on OPPO A38
- Turn on your OPPO A38.
- Navigate to Settings > Additional Settings > Backup and Reset. On some versions, you might need to go to Settings > About Phone.
- Tap on Backup & Restore, then select Create New Backup.
- In the selection menu, ensure that Text Messages or SMS is selected for backup.
- Press the Start Backup button. You can choose to back up to Phone Storage or External Storage based on your preference.
- Once the backup process is completed, your SMS will be safely stored in the chosen location.
Restoring SMS on OPPO A38
- Navigate to Settings > Additional Settings > Backup and Reset or Settings > About Phone, depending on your firmware version.
- Tap on Backup & Restore, then select Restore Backup.
- You will see a list of available backups. Select the one that contains your SMS.
- Make sure Text Messages or SMS is selected for restoration.
- Tap on Start Restoring. Wait for the process to complete.
How To Backup & Restore Whatsapp Chatting History & Media Files On OPPO A38:
Whatsapp is popular chatting applications installed from Google Play Store. We will have many confidential data and important chatting history on Whatsapp, therefore we need to make sure all data are securely backup on our phone and also at cloud servers. Please follow this steps to backup and restore OPPO A38 Whatsapp History & Media files on cloud server and local storage.
