Re:Google warns that ADB backup, restore may be removed in a...
by e40 on Friday May 10, 2019 @01:12PM
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I have switched Android phones about 10 times and I have never successfully used the Google-made backup. Here's why, I think:
Old phone is on Android N. Backups happening regularly by their service. Phone breaks or I get a new phone. New phone is running Android N-1. In the setup process it tries to use the backup and it fails, of course, because it's from a newer version of Android. Every. Single. Time. What I should have done, and I ALWAYS FORGET: do not login to your account until you have fully updated the phone to the latest Android version!
Old phone is on Android N. Backups happening regularly by their service. Phone breaks or I get a new phone. New phone is running Android N-1. In the setup process it tries to use the backup and it fails, of course, because it's from a newer version of Android. Every. Single. Time. What I should have done, and I ALWAYS FORGET: do not login to your account until you have fully updated the phone to the latest Android version!