Related:

• 220904-1605 Setting up again Nextcloud, dav, freshRSS sync etc. for Android phone

• from old DTB: Day 051: Phone ADB full backup - serhii.net:

  • adb backup -apk -shared -all -f backup-file.adb / adb restore backup-file.adb
  • (Generally, adb devices -l, adb shell — after enabling USB debugging in Settings -> Dev.) Elsewhere:

• My “checklist” for backing up my Android devices

• Cool apps I love and want to remember about (see 220124-0054 List of good things):

  • Sentien launcher
  • Tiny Weather Forecast Germany
  • RedReader
  • PodcastAddict
  • KeyMapper
  • One hand operation+
  • Flight pass
  • Tasker
  • Dict.cc
  • Giant stopwatch
  • My Intercom
  • Free now
  • Seek (iNat)
  • Stellarium
  • HP Print Service Plugin
  • öffi
  • Todo agenda 12 widget

General

• Any time I have to manually repeat some of the steps, think about a sustainable backup process
  • If resetting my phone in controlled circumstances is such a large problem for me - what if I lose it? What am I doing wrong?
  • (Or mentally celebrate that I’m awesome if most of what I’m backing up is garbage I can go without)
• Where am I copying my phone files to? Not some random directory on my computer I created just for this and will forget about?

Checklist

• Syncs
  • Optionally start Google/Nextcloud/../whatever syncs
    • REMEMBER THAT F-DROID APPS MAY NOT BE BACKED UP BY GOOGLE!
      • You may get the data back if you reinstall the app after the reset from the same source as the original app, see 240128-1806 What I learned about Google Sync of apps and F-Droid
  • Any folder explicitly not-synced by google photos?
  • Sync syncable apps like Fitbit, Bitwarden etc. one last time as I touch them
• Do I remember my
  • Fastmail user/pass
  • Google acc user/pass
    • 2FA on which phone number?
    • Have recovery codes ready, because it may not allow SMS etc. for 2FA to log in to Google right after phone reset¹
• Do I have all the papers for:
  • Banking apps (PhotoTAN etc.)
  • Any 2FA/Authenticator app{s?
    • Codes for things I may need to access if sth fails?
• Do I have the SIM card for any phone numbers I may need for log ins?
• Backup
  • Bitwarden sync?
  • TrackAndGraph
  • NewPipe
    • Settings -> Content -> Export database
    • NewPipeData-xxx.zip
  • OSMAnd: Backup to file
    • My Places includes tracks
    • Will be an Export_xxx.osf file
  • PodcastAddict
    • everything:PodcastAddict_xxx.backup; OPML exists
• FBReader: Settings -> Synchronization -> Export (`FBRReader_Settings_xxx.json)
• Browsers, all
  • Open tabs? (bookmark?) - Brave: Select one tab -> select all -> bookmark all tabs
  • Bookmarks
    • Brave: bookmarks.html
  • Passwords
    • Manually go through and save in the real password manager any not present
  • Browsing history?
  • Downloads if they are in a special location?
    • I think most end up in Internal_storage/Download anyway
• Obsidian
  • All vaults are synced
  • I remember the NAMES and passwords for all of them
• Local-first apps
  • KeyMapper: mappings_xxx.zip
  • VPN account number
• Files
  • Photos in Google Photos
  • FBReader books: Internal storage/Books
  • Recorder apps (may be multiple installed) recordings
    • Internal_storage/Recordings, Music/Recordings
  • Phone call recordings
• Contacts
  • Does DAVx still sync to Fastmail? (Check a known-bad number)
    • (Contacts->Contact->Storage locations-)
    • If yes - do I know the settings for the sync?
• Just in case
  • SMS?
  • Call logs?
  • Any exotic settings I love that I will forget about (220124-0054 List of good things)
• Misc
  • Do I have any random phone background etc. I might want as files?
• Breathe and think about everything one last time
  • ESPECIALLY WHETHER YOU ACTUALLY SAVED ALL THE BACKUP FILES ELSEWHERE, ALL, BECAUSE I LITERALLY MISSED UPLOADING TRACKANDGRAPH WHEN WRITING THIS CHECKLIST AND ALMOST LOST 6 MONTH OF DATA GODDAMMIT
• Fire.

Post–factory reset checklist (TODO)

• Sync settings
  • Google Photos
    • Explicitly include Whatsapp etc. to sync
• 240128-0044 Uninstalling garbage from my android phone Shizuku+Canta are awesome
• Apps
  • OSM (free outside google play)
    • re-integrate tracks
    • re-download useful maps
  • Deutsche Bahn!
    • Add all monthly tickets and cards!
  • DAVx set up sync to Fastmail for calendars and contacts
  • gboard instead of default keyboard
• Settings
  • Disable animations etc.
  • Privacy²
    • Use Security and privacy settings on Galaxy phones and tablets
    • Stop Google tracking
    • Stop Samsung tracking if applicable.
  • Allow side-by-side view for apps not supporting it in settings->labs