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I just had my Evo 4G android phone replaced under insurance for the 2nd time. First time was a hardware failure. This time I left it in my pants pocket and ran it through the washing machine. I immediately put the phone in a bag full of desiccant packs for 48 hours but no joy. It would boot, but the display wouldn't work.

Sprint replaced the phone (in the case of water damage there's a $100 deductible - the first time when it was a hardware problem they replaced it for nothing).

BTW: I have to say, I was impressed by the Sprint techs. I already knew about the $100 deductible and I had read on forums that the store techs won't even open a phone that got wet, since the replacement is handled by a 3rd party insurance company called Assurion (they mailed me the replacement phone directly over night and I sent my old phone back to them in the included pre-paid envelope). However the store tech actually stripped the phone down and cleaned all the contacts and tried to get it working. He also suggested that I might be able to order a replacement display online and save some money, since he knew I was a tech.

ANYWAY, this app I'm reviewing: MyBackup Pro by Reware, has bailed my ass out twice now. I used it to restore my phone both times I received replacements. It backs up almost everything, and when I did the restore it restored all my data, apps & settings. You can backup locally stored contacts & calendars although in my case I was syncing to Google so that wasn't necessary, but it restored my apps and desktop icons exactly as they were, as well as my system settings. About the only thing it won't do for some reason is restore your mail settings (not Gmail, regular POP mail client).

Sure makes life easier. I backup the phone once a month to the memory stick and then copy the backup to my PC. I do the same for the wife.

They have a cloud backup as well, but I've never used it. I prefer storing my own backups.

First thing I did when I activated my new phones was to log into my Google account, install MyBackup Pro, and ran a restore of my last backup.

http://www.rerware.com/

I currently use Titanium Backup. It is quite useful, though your Android device needs to be rooted to use it The free version is more limited though. This one looks interesting though, might consider checking out the trial. I have plenty of space to back stuff up, though the internal memory is somewhat limited on my phone.

I've used Titanium Backup to save copies of apps. Sometimes updates can break apps, or limit things in other ways, so it is nice to be able to revert easily till the issue is rectified. Another cool app I ran into was Ringtone maker. Makes it easy to take any song and craft a ringtone out of it. Something which is nice if you want unique songs to play for people.

Stuff like this is why I like Android more than Windows phones and Apple devices. They aren't so restricted and give you many options. Nice new additions now allow you to even take credit card payments with your phone now, for more convenience. Seen a decent number of people doing it in flea markets now.

Thats the nice thing about MyBackup. No rooting required.