Can I make an image of my Note 8 like you can with computer hard drives?

[everway9]

Howdy.

I'm having my Note 8 swapped by Samsung because I found a minor imperfection on the back.

I have my Note 8 all setup the way I like it. Notification, power management, tweaked app settings etc etc all configured differently from the defaults. It took days to do everything and I"d like to avoid doing it all over again if at all possible.

Do any of you fellow droiders know of any software which will either create an image of my phone or backup absolutely everything so I can restore it to my new phone when I receive it.

The main problem is that the swap process literally is a swap. The courier brings the new one and takes the old on the same visit. So I cant copy from one to the other in real time.

I'm aware of Smart Switch but I've been told it just backs up things like photos, videos and accounts and not settings.

Any help would be really appreciated. The swaps not happening until Monday so I've a couple if days to sort something out.

Obviously if the worst happens I'll just have to back up what I can with Smart Switch and try and remember all the settings I changed. lol... that'll be fun.

Thanks as always.

 

[strikeIII]

Samsung's cloud back is pretty damn close. It doesn't do some things like the Edge panel but majority of your settings like this the home screen, texts, call logs, files and apps. If you have secure folder setup then that has it's own Samsung cloud backup too.

 

[anon(238680)]

Take screenshots and save to a PC, they help. Otherwise, you'll be resetting most of the stuff if you lose the other phone. For a minor imperfection that would be covered up with a case anyway, I wouldn't have bothered.

 

[Ca_lvn]

Smartswitch just do a complete backup and your new phone will be same as old

 

[everway9]

For a minor imperfection that would be covered up with a case anyway, I wouldn't have bothered.

I'm a sucker for perfection. Especially with a phone as expensive as the Note 8 is. Plus I have pretty bad OCD and the mark just gets to me.

I've a case coming next week.

Yeah... screenshots... a mighty fine idea.

Thanks.

 

[everway9]

Smartswitch just do a complete backup and your new phone will be same as old

Including all the settings though?

 

[anon(238680)]

When I upgraded from the S7e to my S8+ I used smartswitch and the dongle included with the S8. It copied almost everything, including settings, but as there were new ones in the S8 they still needed to be dealt with. Not sure what SS will do going to a PC.

 

[pool_shark]

I wish.
This still bothers me. Android has been around too long to not have a full system backup.

It's like AIX has a mksysb for rootvg but linux still doesn't.
This is probably the main reason I miss root.

 

[boudicca00]

Did KIES do this? Rooted phones could use Titanium that came pretty close to this.

 

[Gary02468]

Smartswitch just do a complete backup and your new phone will be same as old

Not even close. SmartSwitch does save a lot of effort, but I find there are still many account logins and passwords, device pairings, and Samsung Pay card registrations that have to be set up again. Some device settings also don't carry over (but some do).

 

[Gary02468]

I'm having my Note 8 swapped by Samsung because I found a minor imperfection on the back.

Just out of curiosity, what was the minor imperfection?

 

[everway9]

Just out of curiosity, what was the minor imperfection?

I uploaded an image to my thread about the imperfection here: https://forums.androidcentral.com/s...nd-rear-cameras-new-note-8-a.html#post5985768

I'm very fussy.

 

[Nakrohtap]

I don't think you can image a phone as there are a number of hidden files that your PC cannot see.
It would be a nice option, though.

 

[donm527]

That’s one thing I liked on my iPhone, cloud backup. Auto backed up in background and when I had a problem with my phone, went to nearest Apple store, gave me a loaner and was restoring my phone on the loaner before I left the store. They ended up replacing and was lucky with a new phone and again restored the latest backup while I had the loaner.

I wish.
This still bothers me. Android has been around too long to not have a full system backup.

It's like AIX has a mksysb for rootvg but linux still doesn't.
This is probably the main reason I miss root.