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If you change sim card, do you lose your downloaded apps ?

richardvc
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As above.

What else happens ?

I have got an HTC Desire but will shortly be changing from Vodafone to Orange - will I lose any data / info / numbers etc etc when the card is changed ?

Thanks
Ps If there is anything I need to save / backup / remove please let me know !!
Thanks to MSE I cleared £37k of debt in five years and I was lucky enough to meet Martin to thank him personally.

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  • Meepster
    Meepster Posts: 5,955 Forumite
    All your apps are registered to your gogle account, not your sim card, so you shouldn't lose anything there.

    The only thing you could lose is contacts (if they are saved to your sim and not your phone) but this can be sorted in a few seconds by copying them to your phone.
    If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands

  • grumbler
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    Meepster wrote: »
    All your apps are registered to your gogle account, not your sim card,
    ... and stored in the phone memory or SD card, not the sim card.
  • Meepster
    Meepster Posts: 5,955 Forumite
    grumbler wrote: »
    ... and stored in the phone memory or SD card, not the sim card.

    Phew, at least you didn't pick me up on my spelling lol
    If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands

  • cgk1
    cgk1 Posts: 1,300 Forumite
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    If you are using an android device, really you want your contacts in gmail for the most seamless experience.
  • kizkiz
    kizkiz Posts: 1,298 Forumite
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    Have a look at downloading app brain on the app market. It's free, and is really great for keeping track of your apps and quickly reinstalling them on a new phone
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    kizkiz wrote: »
    Have a look at downloading app brain on the app market. It's free, and is really great for keeping track of your apps and quickly reinstalling them on a new phone


    I have just swapped phones and sims .
    AppBrain account shows all the apps i downloaded under My Apps .
    Log in new phone and just click on each item on old phone my apps transferred to new phone list and download from phone .

    jje
  • bengalknights
    bengalknights Posts: 5,021 Forumite
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    Log into your google account on a pc and click the push to phone button that will automatically restore apps to your new phone.
  • richardvc
    richardvc Posts: 1,165 Forumite
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    kizkiz wrote: »
    Have a look at downloading app brain on the app market. It's free, and is really great for keeping track of your apps and quickly reinstalling them on a new phone

    Done - many thanks !!
    Thanks to MSE I cleared £37k of debt in five years and I was lucky enough to meet Martin to thank him personally.
  • richardvc
    richardvc Posts: 1,165 Forumite
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    edited 4 May 2011 at 6:02PM
    cgk1 wrote: »
    If you are using an android device, really you want your contacts in gmail for the most seamless experience.

    I shall give it a try now I've found it !!
    Thanks to MSE I cleared £37k of debt in five years and I was lucky enough to meet Martin to thank him personally.
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