In this guide, we’ll explore a couple to ways to backup and restore files and applications to your Galaxy S7 smartphone. These can be achieved either by using Samsung’s Smart Switch program or the adb utility. Note that method 2 can be used with any Android device.
Method 1: Using Samsung Smart Switch Application
Before you proceed with this method, you must have have the Samsung Smart Switch application installed on your Windows or Mac computer. You can click to download Smart Switch for Windows or here for Mac. Restoring your smartphone is as easy as backing up.
Method 2: Using the adb Utility
In this method, I’ll assume you are using a Windows PC. Tip: There are several applications on the Google Play Store which can help you to easily backup and restore your smartphone as well.