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- Tap “Apps” on the home screen
- Go to “Settings”
- Swipe to “Personal” and tap “Backup & reset”
- Enable “Back up my data”. This will back up your account data, settings, and Wi-Fi passwords
- Enable “Automatic restore” if you want backed up settings and data to be restored the next time you re-install backed up apps
NOTE: App data will be automatically restored when you sign in with your Google account on the phone
Back Up Contacts:

- Open the apps drawer
- Go to “Settings”
- Tap “Accounts”
- Tap the account you want to sync
- Tap “More” > “Sync now”
NOTE: Contacts will be automatically restored the next time you sign into the Google account used for the initial backup.
Back Up Media Files on a Windows PC:
- Connect the Samsung Galaxy A8 to your computer via USB
- Swipe the “Status” bar down and tap “Connected as a media device” > enable “Media device (MTP)”
- On the computer, double-click “Open device to view files” from the AutoPlay window
- Navigate to the media files on your phone
- Copy the files and transfer them in the desired backup location on your computer’s HDD
Back Up Media Files on a Mac Computer:

NOTE: Skip the first 4 steps if Samsung Kies is already installed on your Mac
- Open the Internet browser on the Mac
- Visit Kies
- Click “Download for Mac OS”
- Follow the on-screen prompts to install Kies on the Mac
- Connect the Galaxy A8 to the Mac via USB (if necessary enable “Media deice (MTP)” from the notification area)
- Open Kies on the Mac
- Inside Kies, click the “Back up / restore” tab
- Click the “Backup” tab
- Select the check boxes associated with “Music”, “Photo” and other types of media files
- Click “Backup”
- Once the process is done, eject the phone’s storage and safely disconnect it from the computer
Restore Media Files from a Windows Computer:
- Connect the Galaxy A8 to your PC via USB
- Enable “Media device (MTP)” if necessary
- In the AutoPlay window click to “Open device to view files”
- Navigate to the phone’s storage
- Open a second Windows Explorer window and locate the files backed up on your computer
- Drag the files onto your phone’s storage
- After the transfer, safely disconnect the phone

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Restore Media Files from a Mac Computer:- Establish a USB connection between the Galaxy A8 and Mac
- If necessary, swipe the “Status” bar down and enable “Media device (MTP)”
- Open Kies on the Mac
- Inside Kies, click the “Back up / restore” tab
- Click the “Restore” tab
- Mark the check boxes associated with “Music”, “Photos”, and other types of media files you want to restore
- To restore all of your files, check “Select all items”
- Click “Restore” and if necessary follow any additional steps that may follow on-screen
- When done, eject the phone storage and safely disconnect the device from the Mac
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If you've shelled out the bucks for an expensive and feature-rich Samsung phone, you're certainly missing out on some important updates and features if you don't have Samsung Kies installed.
With Kies, you can keep your mobile phone connected to your home PC at all times via WiFi. You can keep all of your important content, contacts and messages in sync with your Windows PC. With that in mind, it can also save you in mobile billing charges by performing software updates and firmware upgrades to your phone when you're at home and via Kies.

Samsung's Kies application will also keep your Samsung Galaxy II/Galaxy/Galaxy S/Galaxy SIII phone synced with your Microsoft Outlook accounts, you Google profile(s) and even now supports Yahoo! accounts with the addition of yMail and Yahoo! Messenger.
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Though Kies isn't currently compatible with all Samsung Devices, it is certainly a must-have for your Galaxy S II or your Galaxy Tab devices. All of these products are currently available in Canada and the U.S. from Telus Mobility, Bell Mobility and Rogers Wireless.
System requirements for running Samsung Kies are not too stringest. You're just required to have a modern and updated version of Windows XP/Vista/7 and some free memory.
So if you own any of the cell phones or tabs mentioned above, definitely install Kies. This is the latest version.
Samsung Kies can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, synchronize phone data and backup phone data.
Features and highlights
- Keeps your Samsung phone up-to-date
- Synchronizes with Outlook, Google or Yahoo!
- Provides access to Kies music library
- Transfer photos and videos between PC and Phone
- For tablets and phones: S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, Note

Samsung Kies 3.2.16084_2 on 32-bit and 64-bit PCs
This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system on a laptop or desktop PC from mobile phone tools without restrictions. Samsung Kies 3.2.16084_2 is available to all software users as a free download for Windows.
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- Major release: Samsung Kies 3.2
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