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How to backup contacts and sms messages from Huawei P30 (ELE-L29)

Losing your contacts can be frustrating. This guide shows you how to use PhoneCopy.com to keep a safe backup of all data from your Huawei P30 (ELE-L29) — it only takes a few minutes.

Download PhoneCopy for Huawei from Huawei AppGallery to your Huawei phone, which you can download free of charge. After downloading and installation, go through the following steps.

Run the app and create new account. If you already have an account choose "sign on".

Welcome Create new account Login to existing account

To allow correct functionality of PhoneCopy application we will kindly ask you to confirm access permissions for it.

Permissions Permissions 2

When you confirm access to contacts you can set which "contacts databases" you want to backup.

Contacts Contacts 2 Contacts 3

PhoneCopy allows to back up SMS too.

SMS SMS 2 Messages

Then you can set up backup for media (photos and videos).

Media Media 2 Photos and videos

If you want download photos and videos from old phone (which was synchronized to PhoneCopy.com before) you can choose it in the next step. Then you can synchronize.

Other devices Sync

You can access all settings later by bottom menu of the application or by main menu. In case you exceed limits for a free account we recommend you to buy Premium

Side menu Bottom menu Premium

From now on, your contacts are protected. If anything happens to your Huawei P30 (ELE-L29), simply log into PhoneCopy to access or restore your data instantly.

Some additional tips:

If the sync does not complete, make sure your phone has a stable internet connection and that background data is enabled for the PhoneCopy app. A brief pause and retry usually resolves the issue.