BenchReady — Backup coverage before repair
Standard Pixel 7 (2022), stock Android · 2.0.0
Separate device backup, synced content and app-specific gaps before a service handoff.

MODEL FIT
Open Settings → About phone and confirm Pixel 7. Check Android version and security update locally. Pixel 7a and Pixel 7 Pro are separate models.
Android 14 December 2023 update or later for Repair Mode. Other checks: stock Android with the named settings available.
Excluded: Pixel 7a; Pixel 7 Pro; Pixel 6; custom Android ROM

PREPARATION
[ ] Owner authorization
[ ] An existing backup account or private destination; no credentials entered here
[ ] Device Backup settings
[ ] Private access to existing cloud content or copied files
[ ] Keep any existing backup accessible to you.
[ ] Keep credentials and personal files outside this record.

GUIDE
1. Find Backup in the installed Settings app. Current Google guidance uses Google services → Backup; older labels can differ. Review Backup details for included apps and data.
Sources: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7179901?hl=en; Automatically back up: review data and apps
2. Check the reported last backup date/completion locally. If using Google Drive on your own browser, Storage → Backups lists device backups and modification times. Record status only.
Sources: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7179901?hl=en; Check last backup date from browser
3. Check needed photos, videos and contacts in their respective services privately. Google distinguishes these synced items from device backup; one completed device backup does not verify them.
Sources: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7179901?hl=en; Introduction: photos, videos and contacts separate
4. Review any app data or local-only files outside the shown coverage. Use that app’s own backup/export support or an existing safe copy method; mark unverified categories rather than assuming inclusion.
Sources: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7179901?hl=en; Check which data and apps are included
5. Tell the provider which coverage gaps remain. Back up before every repair even when using Repair Mode, because the repair may require a reset or storage-affecting work.
Sources: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/14266732?hl=en; Backup before every service; data deletion possibility

EVIDENCE TO RECORD
Device backup status: Not recorded
Separate synced content: Not recorded
App-specific data: Not recorded
Latest backup relative to needed changes: Not recorded
Device-backup details — Completion and included categories reviewed: Not checked
Needed photos/video — Privately accessible in relevant service or verified copy: Not checked
Needed contacts — Privately accessible in relevant service or verified copy: Not checked
App/local-only data — Existing app method or copy verified; no original deleted: Not checked
Repair data requirements — Provider informed of verified coverage and gaps: Not checked

STOP CONDITIONS
Stop using and charging equipment with swelling, casing separation, smoke, a burning smell or suspected battery damage. Do not open or press on it.
Set damaged accessories aside. Do not open mains adapters or force connectors.
Do not erase, reset, flash firmware or bypass a lock as a default diagnostic step.

OUTCOMES
Comparison recorded: Keep the confirmed backup and content-access evidence available privately. Bring remaining exclusions, even if none are known, to the provider.
- Device-backup completion and reviewed data categories
- Photos/video/contacts availability checked separately
- App-local gaps and provider reset requirement
Complete the missing preparation: Review backup completion and contents before marking data ready for service.
- Open actual backup details and check status through your own authorized account.
- Device-backup completion and reviewed data categories
- Photos/video/contacts availability checked separately
- App-local gaps and provider reset requirement
Discuss the recorded result with support: Discuss missing data protection with Google or the repair provider before approving work that can erase storage.
- Device-backup completion and reviewed data categories
- Photos/video/contacts availability checked separately
- App-local gaps and provider reset requirement
Keep the unknowns in your handoff: Backup completion or separate synced content is not verified; service data risk remains unknown.
- Tell the provider which category is unknown: device backup, synced content or app-local data.
- Device-backup completion and reviewed data categories
- Photos/video/contacts availability checked separately
- App-local gaps and provider reset requirement
Stop powered checks: Stop using or charging damaged equipment. Do not open or press on the phone or handle hot or smoking equipment. Contact Google or an authorized provider; use local emergency help for immediate fire danger.
- Describe device damage before attempting a backup that requires charging or prolonged use.
- Device-backup completion and reviewed data categories
- Photos/video/contacts availability checked separately
- App-local gaps and provider reset requirement

SOURCES
Back up or restore data on Pixel: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7179901?hl=en (Automatically back up; Backup details; Last backup date; checked 2026-10-13)
Use Pixel Repair Mode: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/14266732?hl=en (Learn how it works; Access; Exit; checked 2026-10-13)
Pixel 7 safety and regulatory guide: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/12164747?hl=en (Safety warnings; Repair and service; Charging; checked 2026-10-13)

This is a blank guide. Use the website to save observations and export an importable record. No physical repair has been verified.