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Backup & Co.

Backup your apps

These helpers are to backup your apps (.apk files), not their data!

• APK Extractor (4.3@122) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2016-11-17
• aremon backup apk (4.3@105) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2018-04-27
• AppMonster Free Backup Restore (4.2@25,001) Ǥ 9 LastUpdate: 2017-02-02 / AppMonster v5 (3.1@511) Ǥ 8 2 LastUpdate: 2016-10-25 / AppMonster Pro Backup Restore (4.1@5,815; ~EUR 2.75) Ǥ 7 LastUpdate: 2015-01-06 / AppMonster v5 Pro (3.2@207; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 8 LastUpdate: 2016-10-25 Apps / Apps & Data (root)
• App List Backup (4.2@4,601) 3 1 LastUpdate: 2017-09-22
• App Backup & Reinstall (4.2@3,582) 3 1 LastUpdate: 2016-12-31
• Apk Extractor - Backup (4.2@859) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2018-03-25
• Backup Apk , Share Apk (4.2@91) 13 3 LastUpdate: 2018-10-26
• ABR App Backup & Restore (4.2@5) 5 2 LastUpdate: 2017-05-04 Github
• Backup & Restore (4.1@243,363) Ǥ 20 4
• APK Extractor (Backup Apk) (4.1@1,614) 4 13 LastUpdate: 2017-12-20
• Apk Extractor (4.1@886) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2018-01-17
• Apk Extractor (4.1@57) Ǥ 6 1 Github
• Apk Extractor (4@66,016) Ǥ 8 1 Video Howto 11/2018
• Apps Backup (4@2,121) Ǥ 11 4 LastUpdate: 2017-03-04
• APK Extractor•APP Share/Backup (4@1,215) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2015-11-12
• Uninstaller -Quick App Manager (3.9@4,602) Ǥ 6 1 LastUpdate: 2015-10-14
• APK Extractor, Root Checker & SafetyNet Checker (3.8@2,738) Ǥ 10 4
• App/APK extractor (3.8@369) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2018-12-20
• Easy Backup Restore - Apps Backup (3.8@235) Ǥ 9 2
• App Backup & Restore, App Manager,App Uninstaller (3.6@219) 9 2
• App Backup And Restore (3.3@1,076) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2017-11-16
• AppWererabbit (3.2@1,899) 9 / AppWererabbit (DONATE) Key (4.1@55; ~EUR 3.25) Ǥ 1 LastUpdate: 2014-01-25 like AppMonster
• Apk Extractor (2.9@1,654) Ǥ 15 6 LastUpdate: 2019-03-18
• APK Kit (0@0) 4 Github
• OAndBackupX (0@0) 11 Github; fork of oandbackup; apps+data
• oandbackup (0@0) 5 LastUpdate: 2019-03-15 Github; backup / restore of single apps and of multiple apps incl. their data are supported; root and Busybox required

Also see: AndSync with Perl via ADB => ICS+, no root required

Backup SMS/MMS

• 🔥SMS Backup, Print & Restore -Export PDF,HTML,CSV (4.5@6,489) Ǥ 13 4
• Restore SMS Backup (4.4@753) 3 4 / Restore Deleted SMS Messages (4.3@3,302) 3 4
• SMS from PC / Tablet & Sync Text from Computer (4.3@144,528) Ǥ 21 8 / SMS from Tablet & MMS Text Messaging Sync (3.9@18,949) Ǥ 11 5 SMS from within any browser; keep in mind this will need to upload your contacts and SMS to the cloud to work
• SMS Backup & Restore (4.1@115,099) Ǥ 25 2 / SMS Backup & Restore Pro (4.4@1,558; ~EUR 4.25) 22 1 SMS/MMS & call logs in XML format / Video Intro 6/2019
• SMS Backup (4.1@1,582) Ǥ 12 4
• SMS Messages Backup & Restore App (4.1@1,023) Ǥ 20 12
• Backup SMS (3.8@311) Ǥ 8 2
• SMS Backup Restore (3.5@287) Ǥ 11 2
• SMS to Text (3.5@40) 7 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-05 plain text and CSV
• SMS Gate (0@0) 17 GitLab
• Epistolaire (0@0) 3 GitLab

Backup call logs

• Call Logs Backup & Restore (4.5@5,910) 10 LastUpdate: 2016-02-05
• Smart Call Logs (4.2@2,641) Ǥ 10 7

Backup calendars

• iCal Import/Export CalDAV (4.5@7,207) Ǥ 19 / iCal Import/Export CalDAV Pro (4.6@1,835; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 18
• Calendar Import - Export (ics) (3.4@413) 6 LastUpdate: 2017-12-29 Github; Import/export your Android calenders as ics files without using the Google cloud
• Calendar Import Export (Excel) (3.2@32) 6 LastUpdate: 2018-02-03
• Calendar ICS adapter (0@0) 3 LastUpdate: 2016-05-27 Github; Import and export calendar files

Backup contacts

The easiest way to export/import your contact data can be found in the Contacts app itself: it offers to export/import data using the VCard format, which is also understood perfectly by most desktop applications. From the main window, simply activate the menu, and chose Export/Import – there you are.

• Easy Backup - Contacts Transfer and Restore (4.6@35,003) Ǥ 18 7 local backup; move contacts between accounts
• Contacts Backup -- Excel & Email (4.6@26,309) Ǥ 10 7
• Export Phone Contacts to Excel (4.5@233) Ǥ 8 3
• Contact Backup & Restore (4.4@4,105) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2018-03-16
• Contact Backup (4.3@221) Ǥ 11 4
• MCBackup - My Contacts Backup (4.2@27,649) 6 3 LastUpdate: 2018-11-01
• SA Contacts Lite (4.1@4,423) Ǥ 13 4 / SA Contacts (4.3@816; ~EUR 3.25) Ǥ 13 3 Vorstellung 2/2014
• Contacts Backup (4.1@1,225) 6 3
• Contacts Backup (4.1@223) 19 LastUpdate: 2019-01-04
• 123 Contact Backup (4@57) 1 LastUpdate: 2014-02-18 sends backup (CSV/text) via mail
• Contacts backup and restore (3.9@1,466) Ǥ 12 2
• Contact2Sim (3.8@9,269) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2019-07-12
• Backup Contacts (3.8@3,366) Ǥ 5 1 LastUpdate: 2013-03-07
• Contacts Backup & Restore (3.8@1,369) Ǥ 11 2
• My Contacts Backup - Merge, Save, Restore & Share (3.8@1,101) 12 9
• Export Import Excel Contacts (3.7@558) 7 2
• Contact Backup (3.5@12) 5 LastUpdate: 2019-01-08

Backup bookmarks

• Bookmarks manager (deprecated) (4.3@296) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2012-06-28
• VisiMarks: Bookmark Manager (4.2@4,957) Ǥ 10 3
• NEO Bookmark (3.9@636) 7 1 / NEO Bookmark Pro (4.2@66; ~EUR 2.00) 6 bookmark manager & backup; per-bookmark memos
• Mobile Bookmarks: Free bookmark manager (3.6@63) Ǥ 9 4
• Bookmark Sort & Backup (1.7@3,774) Ǥ 10 3 LastUpdate: 2016-08-06

Backup contacts, SMS, and more

• MyPhoneExplorer Client (4.4@40,806) Ǥ 36 2 Video Review 8/2017; Video Demo 12/2015; Vorstellung 3/2014; Video Walk-Through 7/2017 (DE) | 8/2017 (DE); Wikipedia; Anleitung; requires Windows client; complete remote management
• Phone Copier - MOBILedit (4.4@22,991) Ǥ 39 LastUpdate: 2019-05-05 Android, iOS, Symbian, Blackberry …
• Super Backup & Restore (4.2@172,170) Ǥ 39 4 / Super Backup Pro: SMS&Contacts (4.2@57; ~EUR 2.25) Ǥ 30 1
• All Backup & Restore (4.2@2,748) Ǥ 21 4 local backup & copy-to-cloud
• Phone Backup and Restore (4.2@285) 12 LastUpdate: 2016-11-25 Contacts, Call Logs, SMS, Apps & Bookmarks to SDCard
• Backup Master (4.2@76) 14 LastUpdate: 2017-07-29
• Backup & Restore (4.1@1,647) 20 5 LastUpdate: 2018-01-05
• SMS, Call - XML, PDF, CSV(Super Backup & Restore) (4.1@613) 9 2
• Backup Master: Contact, Apps, SMS, Call Log Backup (4@2,267) Ǥ 24 3 LastUpdate: 2019-02-07
• Mobile Backup 3 (3.9@3,052) 23 3
• Phone Backup + (3.9@154) 14 LastUpdate: 2014-09-05
• Rapid Backup & Restore - SMS, Apps,Contacts,calls. (3.8@56) 13 1
• Seagate Backup (3.6@4,816) 31 LastUpdate: 2017-04-26 requires the Seagate Dashboard software
• Save Phonebook Contacts to Excel (3.3@616) Ǥ 10 3 backup only, no restore
• Slight backup (0@0) 13 LastUpdate: 2013-09-03

Full Backups

Full Backups (root required)

• G Cloud Backup (4.5@307,387) Ǥ 35 11
• Titanium Backup ★ root needed (4.2@372,341) 22 / Titanium Backup PRO Key ★ root needed (4.4@72,024; ~EUR 6.50) Ǥ 2 Testbericht 5/2016; Howto EN 11/2013 | DE 11/2014; Vorstellung 1/2014 | 3/2014; Video Tutorial 1/2014 (DE) | 9/2018 (EN)
• ROM Toolbox Lite (4.2@59,775) Ǥ 27 5 LastUpdate: 2019-04-04 / ROM Toolbox Pro (3.8@25,579; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 25 5 LastUpdate: 2019-04-03
• Swift Backup (4.2@2,674) Ǥ 25 4 Backs up to Google Drive; without root no app data, WiFi networks etc.
• Partitions Backup & Restore (3.8@1,253) Ǥ 8 2

Full Backups without root

Not all of these "complete backups" do really backup everything (if they do, I've pointed it out). An (almost) full backup without root is only possible via ADB on Android 4.0+.

• Huawei Backup (4.3@137,027) 45
• Backup Your Mobile (4.3@21,011) Ǥ 30 6 Anleitung 2/2020
• JS Backup – Restore & Migrate (4.3@15,393) Ǥ 46 3
• Ultimate Backup (4.1@7,031) Ǥ 22 LastUpdate: 2016-10-12 real "full backups" might require root.
• My Backup (3.9@18,867) Ǥ 34 2 / My Backup Pro (4.2@38,782; ~EUR 7.00) Ǥ 34 2 real "full backup" requires root
• Helium - App Sync and Backup (3.4@68,332) Ǥ 24 2 LastUpdate: 2019-03-07 / Helium (Premium) (3.8@19,579; ~EUR 3.75) Ǥ 4 LastUpdate: 2013-12-28 Anleitung 3/2016 | 3/2017; full how-to; Video Howto 9/2013 (EN); Backup apps & data! root optional. Without root, app needs to be initialized via PC with ADB.

Also see: Adebar, a small project of mine. Utilizes ADB and Bash to generate scripts for backup/restore, also taking care for re-disabling apps following a restore.

In the works: A FOSS pendant to the built-in Google Cloud backup, where you can shose your own resources (e.g. local card, Nextcloud) to back up to. A video demo of the Beta can be found at PeerTube. It’s called Seedvault, and you can find the source here.

Full Backups: Nandroid

Nandroid Backups require a rooted device with Custom Recovery.

• ROM Toolbox Lite (4.2@59,775) Ǥ 27 5 LastUpdate: 2019-04-04 / ROM Toolbox Pro (3.8@25,579; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 25 5 LastUpdate: 2019-04-03
• Online Nandroid Backup * ROOT (4.2@4,532) 8 LastUpdate: 2014-08-05 requires BusyBox; Nandroid backup without booting to recovery
• Tipatch • Backup internal storage (4.2@126) 2 LastUpdate: 2018-11-27 Github; XDA 8/2018; patch TWRP to include internal storage
• ROM Installer (4.1@43,118) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2018-12-09
• Ultimate Backup (4.1@7,031) Ǥ 22 LastUpdate: 2016-10-12 real "full backups" might require root.
• TWRP Manager (Requires ROOT) (3.9@34,508) Ǥ 12 3 LastUpdate: 2017-07-02 Live Nandroid Backup for TWRP
• [ROOT] CRAB - Custom Recovery Auto Backup (3.9@25) 1 LastUpdate: 2018-10-22
• TWRP Explorer (2.1@240) 5 LastUpdate: 2015-11-14 Restore from TWRP backups

And then there're also various PC-Tools for Backups:

• HoloBackup: Graphical FrontEnd for ADB Backup (formerly: SimpleADBBackup)
• Ultimate Backup Tool: Command-line tool to ease the use of ADB Backups
• tetherback: Create Nandroid backups remotely (requires TWRP on the device)

Also see: Full Backup of non-rooted devices

Backups to the Cloud

Also see: Synchronizing Files and Folders.

Backup SMS into the Cloud

• Nextcloud SMS (3.4@112; ~EUR 1.50) 18 LastUpdate: 2019-01-14 Github

Backup contacts into the Cloud

• Easy backup contacts (4.4@4,196) 10 4

Backup SMS, MMS, and more into the Cloud

• CM Backup -Restore,Cloud,Photo (4.7@711,951) Ǥ 30 LastUpdate: 2017-07-05
• All Backup and Restore (4.4@939) Ǥ 19 LastUpdate: 2018-11-26
• All Backup Restore (4.1@4,300) Ǥ 24 5
• SMS Backup+ (3@67,321) Ǥ 20 Github; SMS, MMS, Call Logs ­– & WhatsApp?

Various Cloud Backups

• JS Backup – Restore & Migrate (4.3@15,393) Ǥ 46 3
• AT&T Tech360 Backup and Go (3.5@209) 6 2 access files from PC-Backups

Other Backups

Backup WiFi APNs

This generally requires root. And it's a fact: root has permission to access everything…

• Wifi Password (Root) (3.9@3,001) 3 LastUpdate: 2016-04-17
• WIFI Key Recovery [ROOT] (3.7@3,296) 2 LastUpdate: 2013-05-25
• WiFi Key Recovery (needs root) (3.6@42,064) 2 LastUpdate: 2012-05-18 Kurzvorstellung 3/2015; restore manually

For more apps, also see WiFi Password Recovery

Photo Backup

• Shoebox - Photo Storage and Cloud Backup (4.6@26,121) Ǥ 13 5
• PhotoSync – transfer and backup photos & videos (4.6@12,595) Ǥ 21 3 / PhotoSync Bundle Add-On (4.9@2,342; ~EUR 4.00) 0 between phones, tablets and computers/NAS; instantly, on WiFi, or on a specified location
• Stingle Photos - Secure photo gallery and sync (4.4@53) Ǥ 12 Github; gallery with backup functionality
• Photomatic - photo backup (4.2@30) Ǥ 8 5 LastUpdate: 2016-05-13 backs up to your Windows computer; desktop pendant required.
• PhotoBackup (4.2@6) 5 LastUpdate: 2016-11-08 Github; automatically backup your photos as soon as they are taken – to your own backup server
• Photo Transfer App (4@5,696) Ǥ 10 3 device to device (including your computer), no cloud (local WiFi)
• Les Pas - Photo album in your private cloud (0@0) 9 Github; gallery incl. Backup/Sync with your Nextcloud

Various Backups

• Sweet Home WiFi Picture Backup (4.2@2,439) 8 Vorstellung 4/2017 | 3/2018; Camera photos/videos only?
• MOBILedit Forensic (4.1@172) 32 r/o Backup (i.e. no restore) for forensics. Requires PC pendant (Windows only?)
• ROM Settings Backup (4@952) 5 LastUpdate: 2018-10-09 Screencast 6/2018
• Backup All Apps (0@0) LastUpdate: 2015-04-13 enable ADB backup for apps blocking it; Github