I assume in your case the transfer process didn't take care of theĮmail messages in k9's mail store (proving 'my' point).Īnother example of as non-Google app whose user data which is *not*īacked up by Google/Android is WhatsApp. For example many navigationĪpps have offline apps of many, many GB in size, which do not fit in aĭefault Google Drive and take way too much bandwidth. It might take too much storage/bandwidth. Not too bad, for fifty, it's a nightmare.Īs to app *data* of a non-Google app, Google/Android *cannot* takeĬare of that, because while it might know the path (folder(s)) of thatĭata, it cannot back it up in the 'cloud' (i.e. Have found - has no other choice as to re-invent the wheel, i.e.ĭetermine again which settings should be changed. If theĪpp doesn't do that - and most don't - the user is stuffed and - as you The app *itself* has to take care of backup, restore and move. Google/Android *cannot* take care of the settings of non-Google apps, so There *is no* standard path/filename(s) for the settings of an app, so This, k9, is an example of the *non*-Google apps I am talking about > settings have "just worked" on each upgrade, sometimes over WiFi, > after a screen fault on the first one) everything except the k9 email > But from Nexus4 to Nexus5, to Nexus5X, to Pixel3 (and another Pixel3 > automatically migrated, but that was early days for android. > Not in my experience, from a Nexus1 to a Nexus4 I don't think much was > Android backup/restore is effectively non-existant/broken. If the brands are different, but the target/new phone is Samsung, then Program on the (Windows/Mac/Linux) computer. If the same brand, then look on the manufacturer's website for aīrand-specific tool, often an app on the Android device and a companion Yes, Android backup/restore is effectively non-existant/broken. > it needs root, which is not an feasible option. I heard about something like Titanium backup, but > not work generally I even tried "adb backup", got success for one app, > seems no general way to migrate other apps. > least phone book, message and album could be transferred. > design flaw of Android I thought, though now many apps exist that at > problem that my user data may get lost many. I am switching to a new phone, both Android.
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