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I sent my Xperia Play away for warranty, I got my new one back pretty quick and then two weeks later they sent my old one back which only had a problem with texting (it hasnt been touched). Im going to sell it to a mate however, how do I ensure all my contacts/logins/android market account etc are wiped off the phone, while keeping all the games etc ive purchased?
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try reseting the settings and then try to open the market, if it opens the market with your gmail account then you will have to do a factory reset
it won't work because he need to enter his own GMAIL account, otherwise your gmail will remain on the phone and he can charge/buy phones on your account
ahh.. so just delete all settings?
alright sweet thanks mate
Id have to do the same to the Micro SD card? delete everything off it too?
yeah, If I were you I would reformat the SD Card just to play safe
sweet thanks mate
anytime, this is just in case you want to keep your apps, and all that for your new phone
Use one of these links to download the Backup & Restore app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193802
or
http://www.elita-clan.com/downloads/backup_and_restore_v010935.apkhttp://www.elita-clan.com/downloads/backup_and_restore_v010935.apkor
http://www.mediafire.com/?1n07llajeaoo03y
How to install it
You need to
go to settings -> applications -> check unknown sources
download IO File Manager
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.openintents.filemanager&feature=search_result
download the backup & restore app, transfer it to your SD card, use OI file manager to find it -> tap on it -> install it
Contacts
just to play it safe sync your contacts w/ google if you haven't already
open your phonebook
Don't worry so much about backing up your apps
on your computer go to
market.android.com -> log in -> click on My Library -> and send all your apps to your phone
SMS/MMS
if you don't want to use the backup & restore app then
Install "backup SMS" to back up your SMS and MMS to your Gmail
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zegoggles.smssync&feature=search_result
or your SMS use
"backup & restore SMS"
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&feature=search_result
or for your MMS use "Save MMS"
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.schwimmer.android.mmsextract&feature=search_result
Call Logs
And for call logs this is great
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.yang.android.ansta