got my s3 last night. I am using htc Desire before.

How do you guys backup and restore data from old phone to s3? i am more interested to preserve my call log, sms, whatsapp and a few more app data.

my desire is rooted (MIUI) but my s3 is not. any idea?

I have try backup to SD in my desire but when i go to my s3, the same app can't seem to find the backup in the SD.

This post has been edited by demio121: Jun 12 2012, 12:46 AM

contact i m fine. i got my google contact synch.

i need my call log, sms, whatsapp and a few apps data only.

i found a way around the root.

for sms and call log, i use an apps called super backup. i backup old phone (its on SD). then i manually move the backup file to the same folder on my s3. restore and it works. if yur sms is huge (mine is apporx 1650), it may take some time.... sabar. mine took over 20min.

for whatsapp, i juz copy the entire databases folder files (*.crypt) from my old phone to my s3. i uninstall whataspp and install again. the install again will detect the databases files and ask if you want to restore.

not a smart restore but get the job done.

here is what i do:
1. install whatsapp on my S3
2. Go to your old phone. Search for the whatsapp folder. In there, there is a folder called databases. there should be a (few) file with extension .crypt.
3. copy all the .crypt file from the old phone to the same folder in S3.
4. Uninstall whatsapp on S3
5. install whatsapp on S3 again.

when u install again, verify yur phone number. after tat whatsapp will recognise u hv backup and asked if you want to restore.

works for me.

sorry but i got my S3 fr Celcom with contract. i dun c flipboard in the apps drawer. if its exclusive it'll come with the phone pre-installed? or i nid to download it?

thanks. my first Samsung. still figuring out how Samsung do thing.