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Those "nandroid" backups weren't "close" to that, they were literally that initially. Then, when Android phones started coming with the /sdcard partition mapped
by grishka 26d ago
Those "nandroid" backups weren't "close" to that, they were literally that initially. Then, when Android phones started coming with the /sdcard partition mapped to the internal flash memory (a subdirectory of /data) instead of an actual SD card, the /data partition backup mechanism was changed to copy individual files into some sort of archive, but the end result remained the same.
You can still do it on modern Android devices, as long as the bootloader is unlocked. Yes, the file system is encrypted, but a modern custom recovery is able decrypt and mount it.
- malfist 26d agoHow many mainstream phones come with unlocked bootloaders? Just pixel right?
- tcfhgj 26d agoFairphone
- theokrueger 26d agoFrom memory: - non-US Samsung phones - Most Sony, HTC, Motorola are unlocked - Chinese brands like Xiaomi Not all Pixels are unlocked; carrier-bought US phones are usually OEM locked.
- inigyou 26d agoXiaomi has fake unlock. It has an unlock button that never works and never has worked. Instead you have to write a letter to get their approval code or some complete bullshit like that. Of course this is because unlocking is illegal in China and they sell a lot of phones in China.
- grishka 24d agoIn my own experience, you need a Windows app and a Xiaomi account, and then it will ask you to wait for days, and only then can you unlock it.
- ajsnigrutin 25d agoMost do, at least in most countries. Not by default, but you have to enable it in developer settings, and then it does a full wipe, so if you plan to root your phone anyway, you do that when you buy it (buy, test hardware, oem unlock + factory reset, root, actually start using).