If I take the battery out of an android and put it back in will I lose my contacts, photos,...

abe182 · 46-50, M Best Comment

You're supposed to do that from time to time while it's on. It's perfectly fine.

SW-User

No all that is saved. The only way you’d lose that stuff is with a factory reset

badapple

no that would be like turning your computer off. all of that data is saved on the hard drive. only way to lose your data would be a factory reset. might want to have your phone checked. maybe something wrong with the hardware or a bad update

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

I imagine battery won't affect it.
Tried going to the makers website see if they have a fault-finder thing ?
Failing that, try youtube.

antisocialbutterfly · 22-25, F

removing the battery should not remove anything from your phone. It's just another method of restarting it. It does nothing more than unplugging and replugging a desktop computer.

lilcountrygrl · 36-40, F

no you won't. Taking out the battery doesn't reset it back to factory mode. But to be safe, you should take it to a repair shop.

Poshboy · 46-50, M

You should be ok as contacts are either stored with google account or in phones non volatile memory, but there's no gaurentee.

Daintybeast · 51-55, M

No, There is s memory on the battery , if you do this you will not loose anything else

NorthernBear · 51-55, M

I went ahead and did it. I don't seem to have lost anything. Thanks for your answers.

VeronicaPrincess · 61-69

Removing the battery shouldn't cause you to lose anything.

SW-User

It's ok to remove the battery

abe182 · 46-50, M

If your phone has an SD card slot you might want to back up your pics onto that at sometime soon. Phones are fragile.

WorldsForgottenBoy

Yes... the back up battery is missing...they are so greedy

If I take the battery out of an android and put it back in will I lose my contacts, photos, etc?