Tips for backup all important data on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO. Why we have to backup all data? XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO have good features that can support our activity like big screen size 6.67 inches, quad camera, and powered by Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G, of course this phone will keep many data, photos, and other files. We never know that some bad troubles may happen on our phone like lost or broken or corrupt. Therefore if we have backup, we still can get our important data although we can not access our XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO phone anymore.
This phone has four rear camera with 48 megapixel for wide + 8 megapixel for ultrawide + 5 megapixel for macro + 2 megapixel for depth of field. Many photos will be stored on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO. Some users may deleted some photos and videos by accident. How to restore deleted files/photos/videos from XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO? If we backup our important data or photos videos regularly, then we still have backup data to restore at other locations. Please read some information below for performing cloud backup.
There are several applications that we do not need to worry about data, because it is already saved at cloud like email or social media such as Facebook or Instagram and some other more. XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO has external memory slot, therefore we suggest to use MicroSDXC at least 64 GB capacity for backup important data from internal memory.
BACKUP Procedure for XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO
Login With Google Account to Backup Contact or Phone Book on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO
Almost all of us will have many contacts or phonebooks data at XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO 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 or sign-in, Android phone by default will automatically synchronize or backup data to Google cloud server, so we will have 2 phonebook storage, one is at our XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO and the other one at https://contacts.google.com. Please check that address to make sure all data already backup at Google server.
This steps will show if our XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO sync with Google cloud server:
- Turn on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO
- Open Menu Setting > Account > Google , make sure your Gmail account already setup
- If you need to add Google / Gmail account, then click Add account
- Please see at your account, and make sure the Sync is ON
How to Backup Phone Book or Contact on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO Manually to SDCard Memory?
We can keep contact files to external memory if available, or to internal memory and copy or send that files using email or other cloud storage like Dropbox or Google drive.
Beside having backup at Google cloud for our contact, we can also backup or export our contact or phonebook on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO using Export menu at Contacts menu.
- Turn on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO
- 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 POCO M2 PRO to memory card
How to Backup Picture/Photo XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO ?
Photo also important to backup because with good camera quality on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO, we will have many important pictures for special moment. There are several option to backup our media like Photo and Pictures to several location.
Backup or Copy at Computer:
- Turn on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO
- Connect XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO with computer using USB data cable
- Make sure computer can connect to XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO memory card (otherwise, try to slide down the notifications area from XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO, choose to connect USB as media)
- If the computer already able to read XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO phone data, then use computer File Explorer to open the DCIM folders on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO, 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 XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO to Google Photos:
- Turn on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO
- Make sure we have installed Google Photos applications from Google Play Store
- Open Google Photos applications from XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO
- ChooseSettingat Google Photos applications:Setting > Backup & sync(turn in on)
- AtBackup & sync menu, please choose ourGoogle backup account
- AtBackup & sync menu, please chooseUpload SizetoHigh quality (make sure we still have enough capacity)
- By default the photos and videos will backup to unlimited Google Photos backup when our XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO connected to Wifi
Follow Tips and Tricks to Fix & Hard Reset XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO
Restore Procedure for XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO
Restore Back Backup Contact From Google Account on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO
If we reformat or hard reset XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO, all data will be removed or wiped, so we need to restore back all contact to XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO. This is how to restore:
- Turn on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO
- 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 POCO M2 PRO
- 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 POCO M2 PRO
- Turn on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO
- 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 POCO M2 PRO
- Install Google Photos to our XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO
- ChooseSettingat 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 POCO M2 PRO connected to Wifi, then our photos and videos will be restored to our phone.
How to Backup and Restore SMS / Text Message on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO
There are some options to backup SMS / Text Message from our phone. We recommended to use and downloadSMS Backup & Restoreapplications from Google Play Store. We can backup all or specific SMS/conversations to phone memory (internal or external memory) or use cloud storage such as Google Drive or Dropbox. Please do the following steps to :
- DownloadSMS Backup & Restorefrom Google Play Store
- From menu inside this apps, please choose Back up now
- Choose what to backup at our text message
- Choose where to backup. We suggest to use Google Drive as long as we already have Gmail account to sign-in. We also can choose some other options for backup location like Dropbox or internal/external phone memory.
- We can choose to backup only once or every specific time
Restore SMS / Text Message on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO :
- This steps only can work if we have followed above steps to backup SMS / Text messages usingSMS Backup & Restoreapplication from Google Play Store.
- OpenSMS Backup & Restoreapplication and choose from menu Restore
- Choose where the location we have backup before (Local phone memory or Google Drive or Dropbox), and choose to Login or find the Backup files from our phone.
- Choose what we want to restore from that backup files (Message or Phone calls)
- Choose Restore button.
How to Backup Whatsapp Chat History on XIAOMI POCO M2 PRO ?
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 POCO M2 PRO.