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Swift Backup - best app to backup apps, sms, call logs on android.

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Anonymous

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Swift Backup can backup your important data in minutes! Its quick, efficient and boasts an elegant design for a refreshing backup experience.

- Google Play.
 
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Vuska

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Hi... can anyone tell me how to restore if i have backup from Poco F3 and want to restore on K30 Pro Zoom ?
and the devices already rooted.

Because last time, i cant restore even already copy the backup folder to new device.,.. Swift backup app cannot found my backup. (offcourse with same google account)
 

dynobear

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On LineageOS 18.1 with Magisk I'm not able to backup and restore any App data :cry:
The Backup process says "Complete", but when I look at the SwiftLogger I see the following error
ApkReader: Output for file /storage/emulated/0/SwiftbBackup/... [ERROR: dump failed because assets could not be loaded]
That is probably the reason why it won't restore.

Any idea what to do or where to look?

Ps: I'm just using the local version for now.
 

tremalnaik

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ASUS ZenFone 8
Hi everybody,
I switched to Swift Backup from Titanium Backup, and I got lost in the labyrinth of Swift's interface. I took a backup of all my apps, then a nandroid backup with TWRP and then I switched to a different rom.
In this operation, I forgot to back up Swift's password (I wish it could be disabled), so now I'm wondering: is there a way to recover the password for Swift from the nandroid backup? Can it be found in /data/data for example?
 

simplepinoi177

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I'm on the Pixel 7 Pro and finally had the occasion of needing to restore my wallpaper; and it confirmed what I had feared when initially looking at it from the app -- while it was the correct picture/image, it ended up being off-center and zoomed without being able to correct it.

Anyone else having this issue? Know of a workaround or explanation?
 

LucasBS1

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while it was the correct picture/image, it ended up being off-center and zoomed without being able to correct it.

The explanation is simple: backup apps are unreliable. They only have different limitations. Swift is no exception, as I'm finding many.

This is how you may investigate:
[Root]/data/system/users/0/wallpaper_info.xml
This file carries the wallpaper settings.
I would compare this file before and after customizing the wallpaper to memorize the differences.
Then I would back it up and immediately restore it using Swift
If there is a difference between before and after the backup, you found the cause.

Since I grew tired of relying on these backup apps, I make manual copies of these files you will see around these folders, the folders beying /data/system/, and /data/system/users/0
 
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LucasBS1

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A terrible directive for an advanced app. They certainly won't see my money

Besides the inability to specify the backup dir, I found another problem: Swift encrypts everything.
On titanium, one can extract the app and the data from the ZIPs. Here, I can't.

Moreover, by using apps like Solid Explorer I can make a copy of other apps, with it's clear name, icon, and ready to install (and on a more organized manner).


The only advantage over Titanium is the backup of permissions, but being that the only one, I'd remove the "best app to backup" from the title of this thread.
 
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    Swift Backup can backup your important data in minutes! Its quick, efficient and boasts an elegant design for a refreshing backup experience.

    - Google Play.
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    while it was the correct picture/image, it ended up being off-center and zoomed without being able to correct it.

    The explanation is simple: backup apps are unreliable. They only have different limitations. Swift is no exception, as I'm finding many.

    This is how you may investigate:
    [Root]/data/system/users/0/wallpaper_info.xml
    This file carries the wallpaper settings.
    I would compare this file before and after customizing the wallpaper to memorize the differences.
    Then I would back it up and immediately restore it using Swift
    If there is a difference between before and after the backup, you found the cause.

    Since I grew tired of relying on these backup apps, I make manual copies of these files you will see around these folders, the folders beying /data/system/, and /data/system/users/0