Tips for backing up all important data on the XIAOMI REDMI A3. This is an entry-level smartphone that works with the Mediatek Helio G36 processor. We cannot use 5G connections for internet access, but using 4G LTE is more than enough for daily activity. It has 64 GB or 128 GB internal storage.
The first operating system uses Android 14, it is work with MIUI user interface. By default, this OS has an auto-backup process that works with our Google account. However, sometimes the backup process may not function properly. Therefore, it’s important to verify that the auto-backup procedures are operating correctly.
We also have to back up all important photos and videos shot with the 8 MP + 0.08 MP. Follow the steps below to automatically back up all media files to the cloud storage server for free using a Google account.
This page will provide information on how to back up important applications and data. There are several applications that we do not need to worry about backing up because their data is already saved in the cloud, like email or social media such as Facebook or Instagram.
BACKUP Procedure for XIAOMI REDMI A3
Login With Google Account to Backup Contact or Phone Book on XIAOMI REDMI A3
Almost all of us have many contacts or phone book data on our XIAOMI REDMI A3 that are very important for our activity. We have to back up all important data to a safe location. One important thing when using Android is that we can synchronize our contact data to a Google account; what we have to do is make sure our phone is already signed in with our personal Google account.
After logging in or signing in, Android phones by default will automatically synchronize or back up data to the Google cloud server, so we will have 2 phone book storages, one on our XIAOMI REDMI A3 and the other at https://contacts.google.com. Please check that address to make sure all data is already backed up on the Google server.
These steps will show if our XIAOMI REDMI A3 is syncing with the Google cloud server:
- Turn on XIAOMI REDMI A3.
- Open Menu > Settings > Accounts > Google. Ensure our Gmail account is already set up.
- If we need to add a Google/Gmail account, then tap on Add account.
- Check our account settings to make sure that Sync is turned ON.
How to Backup Phone Book or Contact on XIAOMI REDMI A3 Manually to SDCard Memory?
We can keep contact files on external memory if available, or on internal memory and copy or send those files using email or other cloud storage like Dropbox or Google Drive.
Besides having a backup on Google Cloud for our contacts, we can also back up or export our contacts or phone book on the XIAOMI REDMI A3 using the Export menu in the Contacts menu.
- Turn on XIAOMI REDMI A3
- Open applications: Contacts
- Choose all contact to backup: Contacts > Menu > Export / Backup 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 XIAOMI REDMI A3 to memory card
How to Backup Picture/Photo XIAOMI REDMI A3 ?
Photos are also important to back up because with the good camera quality on the XIAOMI REDMI A3, we will have many important pictures of special moments. There are several options to back up our media like photos and pictures to several locations.
Backup or Copy to External Memory Card:
- Turn on XIAOMI REDMI A3
- 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 XIAOMI REDMI A3
- Connect the XIAOMI REDMI A3 to the computer using a USB data cable
- Make sure the computer can connect to the XIAOMI REDMI A3 memory card (otherwise, try to slide down the notification area from the XIAOMI REDMI A3 and choose to connect USB as media)
- If the computer is able to read the XIAOMI REDMI A3 phone data, then use the computer’s File Explorer to open the DCIM folders on the XIAOMI REDMI A3 and copy all folders or files to a specific location on the computer.
- If everything is finished, please try to open all images from the computer to make sure all data has been backed up or copied without any problems.
Backup Photo / Videos of XIAOMI REDMI A3 to Google Photos:
- Turn on XIAOMI REDMI A3
- Make sure you have installed the Google Photos application from the Google Play Store.
- Open the Google Photos application from XIAOMI REDMI A3
- Choose Settings in the Google Photos application: Settings > Back up & sync (turn it on)
- In the Back up & sync menu, please choose your Google backup account.
- In the Back up & sync menu, please choose Upload Size to High quality (make sure you still have enough capacity).
- By default, the photos and videos will be backed up to unlimited Google Photos storage when your XIAOMI REDMI A3 is connected to Wi-Fi.
Restore Procedure for XIAOMI REDMI A3
Restore Back Backup Contact From Google Account on XIAOMI REDMI A3
If we reformat or hard reset XIAOMI REDMI A3, all data will be removed or wiped, so we need to restore all contact to XIAOMI REDMI A3. This is how to restore:
- Turn on XIAOMI REDMI A3
- Go to Menu Setting > 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 XIAOMI REDMI A3
- Make sure Sync is on for keep synchronize our contact to Google cloud server
Restore Back Backup Contact From SD Card / MicroSD / Internal Memory to XIAOMI REDMI A3
- Turn on XIAOMI REDMI A3
- Choose Contacts
- Choose Menu from Contacts > Import Contact
- Choose Import from storage / SD card
- Choose the folder that we have saved our contact
- Choose Import vCard file
Restore Backup Photos and Videos from Google Photos on XIAOMI REDMI A3
- Install Google Photos to our XIAOMI REDMI A3
- 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 XIAOMI REDMI A3 connected to Wifi, then our photos and videos will be restored to our phone.
How to Backup and Restore SMS / Text Message on XIAOMI REDMI A3
To safeguard our SMS/text messages, we recommend using the SMS Backup & Restore app, which is available on the Google Play Store. It allows us to backup either all or selected conversations to our phone’s memory or to cloud storage such as Google Drive or Dropbox. Follow these steps to create a backup:
- Download the SMS Backup & Restore app from the Google Play Store.
- Open the app and tap on the menu, then choose Back up now.
- Select which text messages we wish to backup.
- Choose the backup destination. We suggest using Google Drive if we already have a Gmail account for signing in. Alternatively, we can select other options such as Dropbox or our phone’s internal/external memory.
- Decide if we want to set up a one-time backup or schedule regular backups.
Restore SMS / Text Message on XIAOMI REDMI A3 :
- Open the SMS Backup & Restore application on XIAOMI REDMI A3.
- Tap on the menu and select Restore.
- Choose the location where we have previously backed up the messages (this could be local phone memory, Google Drive, or Dropbox) and log in if necessary or locate the backup files on our phone.
- Select the content we wish to restore from the backup files (this can be Messages or Phone Calls).
- Tap the Restore button to begin the restoration process.
How to Backup Whatsapp Chat History on XIAOMI REDMI A3 ?
Whatsapp is very famous at several country. We can communicate with any contact across devices. There are many important information that we keep from Whatsapp chatting communication, therefore we have to backup all Whatsapp chat history and restore at new or same phone when some troubles happen. Please follow this page to backup-restore Whatsapp Chat History or Media Photos Videos from our XIAOMI REDMI A3.
