On October 26, 2023, the South Korean tech giant Samsung officially announced the global rollout of Temporary Cloud Backup, a secure and easy way to save and transfer important data.
Samsung rolls out Temporary Cloud Backup globally
“Temporary cloud backup provides a reliable and convenient way for users to back up and restore important information,” said Chiyoung Seo, VP & Head of Cloud Team, Mobile eXperience Business at Samsung Electronics. “This upgraded switching experience based on Samsung Cloud aims to provide peace of mind to Samsung Galaxy users that precious data will not be lost, thanks to the connected power of Galaxy’s ecosystem.”
Users can now able to select data to upload on Samsung Cloud storage via their Samsung Account, where it is kept safe and ready to be downloaded again. It is a free service, with no total storage limit, but individual file sizes are capped at 100GB.
Data is stored for up to 30 days from the date of users’ initial backup. Within this period, users will be able to restore their data whenever they want. Users are notified when approaching their time limit before their data is automatically deleted.
Availability
As per the official information, the full global rollout of Temporary Cloud Backup will take place starting this fall for all Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets operating on One UI 6, starting with Galaxy S and Z series smartphones in Korea.