You’ve just bought the latest Android superphone so there are two things you need to take care of: firstly, you need to back up your content and data from your old Android handset and secondly, you need to sell it/hand down to some friend or family.
In either case you would want to wipe it clean of any data before you pass the phone to someone forever, how much ever trustworthy the person maybe. Following are the options you can use to make your device ready for sale:
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Backup, backup, backup
Before you wipe your old phone, it needs to be backed-up. There are a lot of manufacturer options, but the easiest is to use Android’s own backup system. Head into the settings of your own phone and there should be a backup and reset option in the menu.
Make sure this is turned on, and your phone will be backed up to your Google account, meaning that many of your settings and apps can be restored on your new phone when you sign in for the first time.
Backup your photos and video
In many cases, it’s your photos and videos that you care about the most. Again, there are lot of options to ensure these don’t get deleted or erased. Using Google Photos gives you the option to backup to Google Drive, so when you sign-in on your new phone, all your photos are there.
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Transfer your music
If you’ve been buying digital music and downloading to your phone, it’s often easy enough to download it again from the service you used before on your new device. However, if you transferred it to your device, you could sync it with Google Music, again meaning you can access it through your new handset.
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Reset your handset
Once you are happy you have all the content from your old phone (and be sure to setup your new phone fully to check) you need to make sure your old phone is reset and clean of any data.
Use the full reset option on your phone. Some devices offer an option to reset the settings without wiping the content. You don’t want to do that; you want to fully erase the content of your phone. In the Android settings you’ll find the option to reset and you’ll often have to confirm that you’re wiping the content too.
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