Backup phone? Take system image?

[shmu26]

Is there a way to take a system image of an Android phone, and restore it if need be?
If not, what's the best way to back up a phone?
What do you people use?

 

[CyberTech]

Yea, which phone?

 

[shmu26]

I borrowed from someone a Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A
Android 7.1.2

 

[CyberTech]

There you go, this the phone subforum Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A make a thread if you need anything or problem, and the backup/restore system image [RECOVERY][UNOFFICIAL][UGGLITE][V3.2.1-027] Red Wolf Recovery Project make sure if thats your phone model..and be careful

 

[shmu26]

There you go, this the phone subforum Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A make a thread if you need anything or problem, and the backup/restore system image [RECOVERY][UNOFFICIAL][UGGLITE][V3.2.1-027] Red Wolf Recovery Project make sure if thats your phone model..and be careful

Thanks. The link seems to be a hack to make a recovery image or something. I am not sure I want to hack my device at this point. I am too much of a phone noob for that, especially on a borrowed device.

So what do you guys do, to back up your phone?
I mean, the kind of guy who uses macrium reflect or aomei backupper for his PC, what should he use for his phone?
I installed my apps and set up my settings. How do I back it all up? I don't have any actual data that needs backup at this point, just my installed apps and settings.

 

[Ink]

Check if your manufacturer provides a solution for this.

For complete backups, I use Xperia Companion (Xperia Android) and iTunes (iOS).

There are Backup options in Android settings for Cloud and Local backups, which seem to be automatic for most parts.

The following can be backed up & synced to whichever service you use, or copied to PC/mac via USB.

• Photos and Videos
• Music
• Files and Documents

 

[shmu26]

Thanks, @Spawn. So it turns out there is a built-in backup tool, it covers system settings, account info, and apps.
I backed it up, and saved it to my PC. It came out about 160 MB.
I assume that I should not sync it to the cloud, unless I encrypt it first?
It is not the same as a real system image backup, because if my apps are deleted or broken, it will not recreate them, AFAIK. But it will restore their data.