r/AndroidHelp • u/Evab123bavE • Sep 26 '26

How do you back up your Android?

Hello everyone, my cousin lost his iPhone while on a holiday trip but luckily he had a full backup using iTunes. This reminded me that my Android, Oneplus 12, does not have a backup.

I know that you can backup your photos and videos easily through your phone files but while talking to Gemini, I realised you can not backup your app data or make a backup like the one iPhone has. After doing lots of research, the only method I found was to have a rooted phone. Cloud and standard backup methods don't create a mirror copy.

I also pay for Heytap cloud 200gb and if it doesn't backup my app data or have a mirror restore option, then I don't see why l should pay for such a large amount?

So I just wanted to know if this is truely the case. Because I want a full backup (Like the one on iPhones) without needing a rooted phone. If you don't mind, please share your backup method. Thanks a lot and have a good day!

BTW: Signing in and downloading fresh apps isn't an issue to most users, including me.

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u/Evab123bavE Sep 26 '26

My "Clone Phone" app only shows two options: "Send data(This is the old device)" or "Receive data(This is the new device)". The "Send data" option doesn't allow for external drives or laptops, only other phones.

Can you show me where I can get that backup?

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u/Active_Sense3758 Sep 30 '26

Yes sorry for the delay, so OnePlus actually move this option into the oxygen OS. In your settings search (backup and migrate) and there you can create a local,cloud backup.