Originally Posted by
TraderGary Am I a Nerd? I've used NOVA premium for years and thoroughly enjoy setting up my phone from scratch. In fact I frequently do a factory reset just so I can totally reset everything up from scratch again! I also frequently do a factory reset so that I can start with a totally clean system because everything runs fast again just like when new because after a factory reset it "is" just like it was when new.
I like to do factory resets too, especially when there is a major update or patch. I also like to try out a lot of apps so a factory reset clears everything up. Typically I have always had phones with SD cards and I used that for most of my backup stuff. Now I need to be more careful when I do this.
To backup and restore my SMS and call logs, I usually try to use the solution provided by my phone's manuf when I can (ie. I'll use LGs backup or Samsungs backup software for that particular device). If I'm moving to another manuf or the manuf did not provide one, I'll use SMS backup and restore:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...pRestore&hl=en
I have never tried Oreo's new SMS and call log restore function as I have not done this on Oreo yet. Next time I do a reset I'll backup as I normally do, and then I'll try Oreo's default restore first.
That said, I do use Nova to back up and restore my launcher settings. Makes it so much faster to get up and running again, but I never restore my phone's settings otherwise as I want those to be fresh.