Our Mobile devices are one of our most private devices, which mostly contains very valuable data. Loss of such private data on our mobile devices can be very devastating to individuals. It is therefore very important to leverage the numerous backup solutions available to users for backing up our valuable information on mobile devices to ensure continual access to such valuable data even when our mobile devices are decommissioned. Refer to the step-by-step guides below for setting up data backups on both Android or iPhone.

How to back up data on Android devices

Google or any other third-party cloud service providers offer cloud services that entail backing up of data. Some of these cloud service providers include:

• Microsoft One Drive
• MEGA
• Dropbox
• pCloud
• Sync

The common cloud service provider for android devices is Google. To back up your data, the following steps should be followed.

1. Choose the settings app on your device
2. Scroll down and select Google.
3. Choose Back up and tap “Back up now”.

Your backup data is deleted after 57 days of not using your device or when back up is turned off.

How to back up data on IOS devices

IOS devices uses iCloud as the primary cloud storage service. It is a paid subscription plan whereby you have to purchase the amount of storage you require. It offers free 5 GB of iCloud storage to start. Follow below steps to setup iCloud Backup on your iPhone.

1. Ensure your device is connected to a Wi-Fi network
2. Go to settings tap on your name and select iCloud
3. Tap iCloud Back Up to turn it on