SMS & contact backup utility

[Guest El Matarife]

When I first got my Hero I didn't have a gmail address so could not set up an account for the Android Market.

Now that I have a gmail account I believe I need to factory reset my phone to get the Android Market working - as you can only successfully get it set it up when you first turn the phone on (?).

I already have a whole bunch of SMS messages that I'd rather not lose and contacts that I'd rather not have to manually re-input.

So is there a way for me to save them on to my PC and then reload them on to my Hero after the reset?

Thanks!

[Guest soulehs]

Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Google Apps > Clear Data

That should force the reset of the google account attached to the phone and enable to enter your new one.

Edit: Click Market once youve done that to bring up the sign in screen.

Edited January 4, 2010 by soulehs

[Guest El Matarife]

Thanks for the advice. I still get the 'can't establish a reliable data connection to the server' message whenever the phone tries to sign in though.

[Guest blackcoffee85]

Wavesecure, an app for remote backup/wipe/loss in the event of phone loss can backup contacts/sms for you