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I have used the Android development tools to make backups over USB and it is fast. You can install just the command-line tools from https://developer.android.co
by hrehhf 10y ago
I have used the Android development tools to make backups over USB and it is fast. You can install just the command-line tools from https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html#downloads https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html#downloads and use:
adb backup -apk -shared -all -f backupname.ab
adb restore backupname.ab
- abeyer 10y agoThough be aware that this won't backup everything. (at least on a non-rooted device) Notably, if you use google authenticator for 2FA, it won't backup and you'll restore a device that will no longer work as your second factor.
- hrehhf 10y agoThanks, that is good to know. I wish there was something as easy as the iTunes backup for iPhones. There are Android apps that claim to do a more thorough job but I haven't tried them.
- maxxxxx 10y agoTitanium backup for a rooted device works great. If you have access to recovery you can also do a Nandroid backup which gives you 100% restore capability. For non rooted this seems very tricky, that's why I asked. Most likely you will spend hours getting your phone to work again.