Please use Google Drive to back up and restore your content.

On Xperia smartphones released from 2019 onwards, you cannot use Xperia Companion to restore your content.

You can still use “iTunes backup” to transfer data from iOS phones to Xperia smartphones released before 2018.

From June 2020, we will end support for the “iCloud backup” function used for transferring data from iOS phones to Xperia smartphones released before 2018.

After connecting it to your computer with a USB cable, find and tap >, and then select for. For Xperia smartphones released in May 2022 and after, you will need to configure the data transfer setting in your Xperia smartphone when you connect it to your computer.This backup will include all your photos and videos, app data, messages, contacts, and preferences. Click Back Up Now to make a local backup on your Windows machine. The software update function of Xperia Companion cannot be used with Xperia smartphones released in May 2022 and after. You can download iTunes for Windows, connect your iPhone via Lightning cable, and then select it in the app.

Xperia Companion offers an easy way to install new software updates, but also to perform a software repair – a quick and easy way to solve any performance issues. If you have the right phone and PC, you can even use the Your Phone app to mirror your phones screen and see it on your PC.

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