Most people will find the process of setting up their new Pixel 9 phone extremely familiar. You'll move all the data from your current phone directly to the Pixel 9 phone you preordered or restore your data from a recent backup. That's the process you must go through every time you upgrade phones. You'll want to move all your messages, contacts, photos, and app data from one device to another. The only exception is buying a phone for the first time, in which case you'll set the device up as a new handset. And, yes, if you can't access your backups or lose your current phone, you'll set up the new device as a brand-new handset. But the Pixel 9 delivers a brilliant new data feature. The phones will let you copy specific data from your old phone without requiring a full restore from a backup. That means you won't have to worry about losing data on your current device. Moreover, the new copy data feature will not replace any data on your Pixel 9 device. Instead, the software will simply merge the two features. Continue reading... The post Pixel 9 introduces a brilliant new feature that you’ll only use once appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $248 Sony XM5 earbuds, $180 Roomba, $13 Anker fast chargers, $19 Roku streamer, more Today’s deals: Pixel 9 preorder offers, $400 off Narwal Freo X Ultra, $500 off Sony OLED TV, more Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $525+ free Back to school blowout: Blazing-fast GEEKOM A7 Mini PC is $179 off