Hi, I’m looking for suggestions for how to back up data in Android. I’m using a non-rooted stock Pixel phone. I want to try Graphene OS but knowing I could restore everything to what I have now would make me feel more comfortable trying it out.

Ideally I would be able to do a full system backup so I could erase and restore everything to exactly how it was before, but I doubt that’s possible without a custom recovery. (I used to do this in my custom ROM hopping days, and it worked great!)

I’d like to at least be able to backup files/photos, app data for various apps, and messages from Google messages.

What backup solutions/tools would you recommend?

  • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Everything short of app data is relatively straightforward IMO. Being able to back up app data was one of the few reasons encouraging me to root my device

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      1 year ago

      I REALLY don’t understand why such a basic problem still exists. WHY YOU CAN’T SAVE THE DATA OF ALL APPLICATIONS WITHOUT ROOT. WHAT FUCKING SECURITY POLICY DOES THIS VIOLATE? GGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGGGGLELELELELELELELEL