In response to [ nowaywins ], "... i am looking for sw that will clone the phone. there are lots of ways to DL messages contacts etc, but what about programs? ..."

Try this - I saw "apps" as something it copies off to a directory on my Windows computer, I presume it then offers to push them the other way, back onto the device or onto another device.

We all ought to do this, especially for "apps" that might not be available from "app" stores later.

Anyway, yes, this seems to backup "apps".

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PS - Why do people not try the daily GOTD offering first, and then tell us what it does?
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Hello Barbara Thompson,
This is Coolmuster Support Team.

You can try to connect your phone via Wifi as below.
1. Download and install our program.
2. Start our program, go to Android Assistant and then click Wifi button on the right top.
3. Set your phone and your PC in the same network and then go to a.coolmuster.com website on your phone. Download the APK and then install on your phone.
4. Start the Assistant app on your phone, click WIFI Connection to Scan QR Code to connect your phone to your PC via wifi.
5. Then you can manage your phone now.

If you still have the problem, please feel free to contact us at support@coolmuster.com, thanks.

Dulip Gnanakan, it shows on the page (in the Readme) where you register.

Hello Paul Silvan,
This is Coolmuster Support Team.
If you connect your phone to the same LAN as your pc, then please go to control panel->network connections on your pc to check whether you have several connections, try to disable others that you don't use and just keep one, then restart our program to see whether it works.
If you still have the problem, please feel free to contact us at support@coolmuster.com, thanks.

Hey [ TK ], what's an "SMB share on a PC"?

Google says:

Creating a SMB File Share Symbol Store
Open Windows Explorer.
Right-click D:\SymStore\Symbols and choose Properties.
Click on the Sharing tab.
Click on Advanced Sharing… .
Check Share this folder.
Click on Permissions.
Remove the Everyone group.
Using Add…, add the Users/Security Groups requiring access.
More items...•Nov 28, 2017
File Share (SMB) Symbol Server - Windows drivers | Microsoft ...

Huh?

Is Dell on point here?

[ https ://www. dell. com/support/article/en-us/sln288413/how-to-configure-your-pc-or-server-for-smb-server-message-block-scanning-on-dell-laser-printers?lang=en ]

Thanks.

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You write "... for the APK to be sideloaded via USB ..." when the prior question stated "... the USB connection on my phone doesn't work ..."

Are you offering a work-around, or did you miss that the USB was not an option?

Thanks.
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Boethius,
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Bucksplit, Maybe there are some of us who don't want Google having access to yet another part of our lives!

In response to [ Bucksplit ],

I have absolutely no Google relationship on my Android device.

Are you suggesting that some people witt Android devices can have a Google relationship ... that looks like Apple's backup to the cloud ( which I see Apple tease offering me, that I also do not use ) of things like purchased "apps", music, ebooks, photos, contacts, notes, device settings, customizations, and so on, at no charge, or do you pay?

In other words, are you referring to Google Android hardware only as your experience, or are you referring to any brand Android hardware from any non-google manufacturer?

I'm curious because I have no experience of Google's offering in competition with Coolmuster's offering.

Thanks for exploring this and sharing.
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Peter Blaise, I don't fully understand your post. My point simply was that every Android phone I've owned offers free Google backup so that it's straight forward to restore stuff when/if you replace your phone. Of course, if you'd rather not use Google's services you can use others.

Peter Blaise, if you have an android phone, you already have a relationship with google. Who do you think makes android operating systems?

In response to [ Joe ],

I have had many high tech devices and never had any relationship with the hardware vendor or software vendor.

The question was basically , "Oh? How do you get Google to backup your stuff? ... My Android device has no "backup to Google" option."

Thanks.
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In response to [ Bucksplit ],

Android is on more than phones - tablets, cameras, things with no cell or Internet of their own, especially during setup.

I think you are saying that Google as a "backup to the cloud" offering for Android devices, not local backup to another device of our own under our own control, like from one phone to the next one, or one tablet to the next one, or one camera to the next one, or just to a USB flash thumb drive, external drive, or Windows PC.

I'm uncomfortable using or depending on the cloud for many reasons, including lack of speed and lack of control.

If you mean cloud backup, that's different than this program, which males local copies of data from our Android device to another device of our own.

Thanks.
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Hello Svend Östergaard,
This is Coolmuster Support Team.
If you want to use the restore function, you need to renew the license code to continue. If you just want to view them on your PC, then you don't need to renew again, thanks.

Smart Switch doesn't allow you to edit your content on a PC. It's a migration and backup app that lets you move your data to a new phone. It's available for iOS and Android. (I don't work for Samsung, just clarifying.)

Hello dicron liechty,
This is Coolmuster Support Team.
Our program still can help you manage the data on your phone, such as view the data on your phone, delete or edit the contacts, send messages, delete the photos and so on.
And you need to purchase the software to get the license code to use the full function of the program, sorry for the inconvenience.

dicron liechty, I used Smart Switch to migrate everything from my Samsung Note 4 to my new Samsung S9+ about 18 months ago, and I'd give it a 7 out of 10 review.

It missed a few things, and mangled a few others.

Overall, it was somewhat better than starting from scratch, but not by a ton.

Kjell, oops, there came the answer, looks like the answer is pc. Thank you

Hello Kjell,
This is Coolmuster Support Team.
The program is installed on the pc, thanks.