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Since when can I do a full backup with Google/Android? Let alone store it in some cloud? If this is really possible, how do I do it? There is a backup api that

by biafra 12y ago

Since when can I do a full backup with Google/Android? Let alone store it in some cloud? If this is really possible, how do I do it? There is a backup api that backups stuff the developer of the individual app thinks about storing. And there is adb backup which does backup some stuff of apps that allow it. There are full backup solutions but they are not by Google and they require an unlocked bootloader to install them in the recovery partition or root. So if you know a full backup solution by Google for Android that does not require root or an unlockes bootloader I'd be interested to hear about it.

UnoriginalGuy 12y ago
> Since when can I do a full backup with Google/Android? Since at least 4.0? Maybe earlier? I have three full phone backup providers installed by default, Google, Samsung, and one by AT&T (ick). > Let alone store it in some cloud? That's the default way to do backups on Android. Look in the "Backup & Reset" sub-menu in settings. > If this is really possible, how do I do it? Here's an article from 2012: http://www.techhive.com/article/248984/how_to_back_up_your_android_phone.html http://www.techhive.com/article/248984/how_to_back_up_your_a... I'm talking about the first style of backup that backs up more than the data types listed in this 2012 article.
- berdario 12y ago
  Do you realize his questions were mostly rethorical? > There is a backup api that backups stuff the developer of the individual app thinks about storing. And there is adb backup which does backup some stuff of apps that allow it. "thinks about storing", "some stuff"... he's criticizing the fact that the backup solution that most Android users rely upon aren't really backing up everything (The same thing happened years ago with Time Machine on MacOsX, not sure if it improved) I also realized at restore-time that my backups weren't really comprehensive... so I understand if people are bitter about the currrent state of things

by biafra 12y ago

UnoriginalGuy 12y ago

> Since when can I do a full backup with Google/Android? Since at least 4.0? Maybe earlier? I have three full phone backup providers installed by default, Google, Samsung, and one by AT&T (ick). > Let alone store it in some cloud? That's the default way to do backups on Android. Look in the "Backup & Reset" sub-menu in settings. > If this is really possible, how do I do it? Here's an article from 2012: http://www.techhive.com/article/248984/how_to_back_up_your_android_phone.html http://www.techhive.com/article/248984/how_to_back_up_your_a... I'm talking about the first style of backup that backs up more than the data types listed in this 2012 article.

berdario 12y ago
Do you realize his questions were mostly rethorical? > There is a backup api that backups stuff the developer of the individual app thinks about storing. And there is adb backup which does backup some stuff of apps that allow it. "thinks about storing", "some stuff"... he's criticizing the fact that the backup solution that most Android users rely upon aren't really backing up everything (The same thing happened years ago with Time Machine on MacOsX, not sure if it improved) I also realized at restore-time that my backups weren't really comprehensive... so I understand if people are bitter about the currrent state of things