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Someone should make an app to offload all your data to a personal cloud before going to the airport and then reload it into the phone after going through custom

Someone should make an app to offload all your data to a personal cloud before going to the airport and then reload it into the phone after going through customs

ZiiS 5mo ago
All backup apps work, no special requirements. Seedvault for my LiniageOS.
- aucisson_masque 5mo ago
  Seedvault doesn't work half of the time.
- XorNot 5mo ago
  They don't work well in my experience. What I want is to get my home screen back exactly as I left it: I've not found anything able to pull it off on Android though. Ideally it would be an exact flash image of the phone.
  - stavros 5mo ago
    Adb backup exists, though I haven't tried it, and Google cloud backup does this. However, if you trust Google, you probably already trust the US. Unfortunately, I don't know of any other app that does this on an unrooted phone.
    - gruez 5mo ago
      >Adb backup exists, though I haven't tried it, It's very patchy, and many (most?) apps opt out, so it's functionally useless.
    - XorNot 5mo ago
      Google cloud backup has never done this for me. It seems like it'll restore a whole lot of stuff, but details like getting my Nova Launcher screen back (version pinned to before it was sold - alternatives just aren't good enough yet) or a bunch of the little logins and details has never done it for me.
    - tgsovlerkhgsel 5mo ago
      Nothing works on Android. Not even for basic app data. The biggest problem is keystore keys and e.g. bank authenticator apps tied to them. AFAIK iPhone backups, if restored on the exact same device (i.e. a CPU with the correct decryption key embedded in it) will restore almost everything, including authenticator apps. The only realistic option for Android is a separate "burner" device.
  - ZiiS 5mo ago
    I agree they could be better; though I do get my home screen restored.
  - ZiiS 5mo ago
    NANDroid dose the exact flash image, but with modern hardware rooted encryption it stopped being useful.
bdcravens 5mo ago
In the case of Apple, couldn't you reset the phone, sign in to a backup iCloud account, and then repeat the process with your real account once you're clear? Not a fast process, but most people have GBs of personal data so nothing would be quick anyways.
- gonzalohm 5mo ago
  In theory that could work (although I have never owned an iPhone) but usually there is stuff that doesn't backup (specially settings for apps, logged accounts, etc.) and it becomes tedious to have to sign in manually. Ideally we should be able to just snapshot everything and then restore from that state. Kind of like EC2 or Digital Ocean
- angry_octet 5mo ago
  It's impossible to log in with just a password, you need to okay it on an Apple device. If ICE has that Apple device and a person who knows the password they can do the same. Also they'll detain you for having a suspicious burner phone and interrogate you about your social media etc.

Someone should make an app to offload all your data to a personal cloud before going to the airport and then reload it into the phone after going through customs

ZiiS 5mo ago

All backup apps work, no special requirements. Seedvault for my LiniageOS.

aucisson_masque 5mo ago
Seedvault doesn't work half of the time.
XorNot 5mo ago
They don't work well in my experience. What I want is to get my home screen back exactly as I left it: I've not found anything able to pull it off on Android though. Ideally it would be an exact flash image of the phone.
- stavros 5mo ago
  Adb backup exists, though I haven't tried it, and Google cloud backup does this. However, if you trust Google, you probably already trust the US. Unfortunately, I don't know of any other app that does this on an unrooted phone.
  - gruez 5mo ago
    >Adb backup exists, though I haven't tried it, It's very patchy, and many (most?) apps opt out, so it's functionally useless.
  - XorNot 5mo ago
    Google cloud backup has never done this for me. It seems like it'll restore a whole lot of stuff, but details like getting my Nova Launcher screen back (version pinned to before it was sold - alternatives just aren't good enough yet) or a bunch of the little logins and details has never done it for me.
  - tgsovlerkhgsel 5mo ago
    Nothing works on Android. Not even for basic app data. The biggest problem is keystore keys and e.g. bank authenticator apps tied to them. AFAIK iPhone backups, if restored on the exact same device (i.e. a CPU with the correct decryption key embedded in it) will restore almost everything, including authenticator apps. The only realistic option for Android is a separate "burner" device.
- ZiiS 5mo ago
  I agree they could be better; though I do get my home screen restored.
- ZiiS 5mo ago
  NANDroid dose the exact flash image, but with modern hardware rooted encryption it stopped being useful.

bdcravens 5mo ago

In the case of Apple, couldn't you reset the phone, sign in to a backup iCloud account, and then repeat the process with your real account once you're clear? Not a fast process, but most people have GBs of personal data so nothing would be quick anyways.

gonzalohm 5mo ago
In theory that could work (although I have never owned an iPhone) but usually there is stuff that doesn't backup (specially settings for apps, logged accounts, etc.) and it becomes tedious to have to sign in manually. Ideally we should be able to just snapshot everything and then restore from that state. Kind of like EC2 or Digital Ocean
angry_octet 5mo ago
It's impossible to log in with just a password, you need to okay it on an Apple device. If ICE has that Apple device and a person who knows the password they can do the same. Also they'll detain you for having a suspicious burner phone and interrogate you about your social media etc.