Essential Backup
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Backup your important data
- Downloads
- 1K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Sep 23
- 2023 · v1.1.6
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About Essential Backup
Backup your Android phone!
Backup your important data with Essential Backup.
Backup and restore Contacts, SMS, Call log and Calendar found on your Android phone.
If you want to preserve your essential phone data, this is the right app for you.
Backup your data so that you could recover it later. Restore saved data from your Phone storage or Google Drive.
You can also use this app to transfer data between phones - backup data from one phone and restore your data to another phone.
★ Features of Essential Backup:
► Data backup
✓ Backup Contact
✓ Backup SMS
✓ Backup Call log
✓ Backup Calendar
► Data restore
✓ Restore Contact
✓ Restore SMS
✓ Restore Call log
✓ Restore Calendar
► Save backup to
✓ Phone storage / External storage
✓ Cloud storage / Google Drive
► Manage backups in Essential Backup
✓ Manually create backups
✓ View backup contents
✓ Delete backups
✓ Share and email a backup file
Contacts are preserved in VCF file format.
SMS, Call log and Calendar events are preserved in JSON file format.
Backup consists of those files that are inside a zip archive and you can easily read those files in your phone or computer!
Default backup location will probably be the internal storage and not the external storage. This is because the phone reports the storage that way. You can change backup location to external storage in the app Settings.
► Requested Permissions
Read/Edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)
- To backup and restore your SMS messages
Add or modify calendar events/Read calendar events
- To backup and restore your Calendar events
Read your contacts/Modify your contacts
- To backup and restore your Contacts
Read/Write call log
- To backup and restore your call log entries
Modify or delete / Read contents of your USB storage
- To write backup to your Phone storage / USB storage
Backup your important data with Essential Backup.
Backup and restore Contacts, SMS, Call log and Calendar found on your Android phone.
If you want to preserve your essential phone data, this is the right app for you.
Backup your data so that you could recover it later. Restore saved data from your Phone storage or Google Drive.
You can also use this app to transfer data between phones - backup data from one phone and restore your data to another phone.
★ Features of Essential Backup:
► Data backup
✓ Backup Contact
✓ Backup SMS
✓ Backup Call log
✓ Backup Calendar
► Data restore
✓ Restore Contact
✓ Restore SMS
✓ Restore Call log
✓ Restore Calendar
► Save backup to
✓ Phone storage / External storage
✓ Cloud storage / Google Drive
► Manage backups in Essential Backup
✓ Manually create backups
✓ View backup contents
✓ Delete backups
✓ Share and email a backup file
Contacts are preserved in VCF file format.
SMS, Call log and Calendar events are preserved in JSON file format.
Backup consists of those files that are inside a zip archive and you can easily read those files in your phone or computer!
Default backup location will probably be the internal storage and not the external storage. This is because the phone reports the storage that way. You can change backup location to external storage in the app Settings.
► Requested Permissions
Read/Edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)
- To backup and restore your SMS messages
Add or modify calendar events/Read calendar events
- To backup and restore your Calendar events
Read your contacts/Modify your contacts
- To backup and restore your Contacts
Read/Write call log
- To backup and restore your call log entries
Modify or delete / Read contents of your USB storage
- To write backup to your Phone storage / USB storage
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Frequently asked questions
What can I backup with Essential Backup?
You can backup and restore your Contacts, SMS, Call log, and Calendar events found on your Android phone.
How can I backup my data?
You can backup your data by using the Essential Backup app. It allows you to manually create backups and save them to either your phone storage, external storage, or cloud storage like Google Drive.
Can I transfer data between phones using Essential Backup?
Yes, you can use Essential Backup to transfer data between phones. You can backup data from one phone and restore it to another phone.
What file formats are used for preserving data in the backup?
Contacts are preserved in VCF file format, while SMS, Call log, and Calendar events are preserved in JSON file format.
Can I access the files in the backup on my phone or computer?
Yes, the backup consists of files inside a zip archive, which can be easily read on your phone or computer.
Can I change the backup location to external storage?
Yes, you can change the backup location to external storage in the app Settings.
What permissions does Essential Backup require?
Essential Backup requires permissions to read and edit your text messages (SMS or MMS), add or modify calendar events, read your contacts and modify them, read and write call log, and modify or delete contents of your USB storage. These permissions are necessary for backing up and restoring your data.
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