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Switching Phones

  • 11-04-2015 05:10PM
    #1
    g0g
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭


    I'm about to switch my wife's phone from a 535 back to her old 820 which was recently repaired and have some questions. Most of the data is on the SD card. Do I move that to the new phone first? Is there a risk that in setting up the 820 to be the primary phone again that it will download all of the same apps onto internal storage without recognising that they're already on the SD card, or is it smart? When the 820 got damaged and I was setting up the 535 she seemed to lose a few things that I'm convinced were still on the memory card. Do Windows Phones by default wipe memory cards clean the first time they see them?

    Lots of questions in no particular order I know, but any advice appreciated.


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  • #2
    theothernt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 875 ✭✭✭theothernt


    Any kind of data, as long as it's not apps will carry over from phone to phone (pictures, music, etc). Apps that are installed on the SD card will have to be removed and re-installed on the new device, this is for security (and anti-piracy)

    Assuming both phones are up to date (running Windows Phone 8.1 with the Lumia Denim update), it should be possible to backup the 535 and restore to the 820. Not all app settings get carried over though.


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