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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by kornhole on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @05:07PM (#33725133)
This is where Android shines. I have everything on my phone daily backed up to my personal Nextcloud server. If I ever get in a bind, with a few gestures I can wipe my whole phone and then later restore everything. One can alternatively use Syncthing to sync files to a PC.
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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by Fire-Dragon-DoL on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @07:13PM (#33726234)
Well, I suspect you are rooted for this and a whole bunch of app complain about rooting. I have android and appreciate the ability to backup, but it's infuriating what apps are doing.
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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by kornhole on Thursday November 24, 2022 @12:40PM (#33734007)
I am not rooted, but I am using GrapheneOS which is technically a fork of Android. I am using the built in Seedvault for app backup to Nextcloud. Files are synced with Nextcloud client.
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