Below, you will find a step-by-step guide to enable the new data backup experience via Google, and more detailed information (in the links provided) on how to download any existing data you may have backed up to your Lookout account.
New Backup Solution:
Lookout’s new backup experience enables customers to easily navigate and manage their backed up data, via Google’s backup services. With this experience, you can back up a wide array of data types via Google, including: photos, videos, files, contacts, calendars, email, and documents, and more.
How to configure Your Backup for Contacts, Gmail, Calendar:
- From the Lookout application dashboard, navigate to the Menu and select “Backup”
- Here, you will see if backup for Contacts, Gmail, Calendar is turned “on” or “off” (indicated with a green check mark, or a grey “X”).
- Tap on “Click here to change your backup settings,” and you be directed to a page with all your Google Account Sync settings.
- From here, you can customize your settings by toggling the “on” / “off” button for the specific data you would like to backup, including Contacts, Gmail, and Calendar.
How to configure your picture & video backup:
- From the Lookout application dashboard, navigate to the Menu and select “Backup”
- Here, select “Click here to manage your photo backup”
- You will be navigated from the Lookout app, to the Google Photos app whereby you can set up an account, and view/manage your photos.
How to configure your file & document backup:
- From the Lookout application dashboard, navigate to the Menu and select “Backup”
- Here, select “Click here to manage backup of your files”
- You will be navigated from the Lookout app, to the Google Drive app whereby you can set up an account, and view/manage your files, documents, notes and other data.
What are the primary data types that can be backed up using Google services?
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Google Sync |
Google Photos |
Google Drive |
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Calendar |
Photos |
Files |
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Contacts |
Videos |
Documents |
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Gmail |
Notes |
Restoring data:
When you are ready to restore the data you’ve backed up to your current device to a new device, you’ll just need to log in under the same Google Account that you’ve synced your data previously, in order to retrieve your information.
[Existing Customers – Legacy Data Backup Questions]
How to Download Any Existing Data You Have Backed Up (via Lookout.com):
If you have backed up data previously from the Lookout application, you can retrieve and download your information by visiting lookout.com, and logging into your Lookout account.
How do I download my existing data (including, contacts, call logs, and pictures) to my computer?
How do I download my existing backed up pictures on Lookout?