Talk:Versions/@comment-9601796-20140515002002/@comment-24457062-20140515132158

Helium works on a phone with Android 4.0 and above. The free version will backup only to your phone - as Amir said, you need the paid version to backup to the Cloud. If you have a phone with less than Android 4.0, you can root your phone (if it has an unlocked bootloader) and typically it will not wipe your data (depends on the method used). If your phone has a locked bootloader, then unlocking the bootloader (neccessary prior to rooting your phone) will delete everything on your phone.