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Backup & Co.

Backup your apps

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

• Uninstaller -Quick App Manager (4.3@4,600) Ǥ 5 2 LastUpdate: 2015-12-28
• Apk Extractor (4.2@74,478) Ǥ 6 1 LastUpdate: 2022-05-19 Video Howto 11/2018
• AppWererabbit (4.2@1,965) 7 LastUpdate: 2019-11-10 like AppMonster
• Apk Extractor - Apk Manager (4@14,688) Ǥ 9 11 Github
• APK Extractor•APP Share/Backup (4@1,242) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2015-11-12
• Apk Extractor (4@1,158) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2018-01-17
• APK Extractor, Root Checker & SafetyNet Checker (3.5@2,772) Ǥ 9 3 LastUpdate: 2020-12-11
• App Backup & Restore, App Manager,App Uninstaller (3.5@228) 8 2 LastUpdate: 2020-02-05
• Easy Backup Restore - Apps Backup (3.4@264) Ǥ 8 4 LastUpdate: 2021-08-10
• App Backup And Restore (3.3@1,082) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2017-11-16
• APK extractor (3@375) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2018-12-20
• Apk Extractor (2.9@1,650) Ǥ 15 6 LastUpdate: 2019-03-18
• Backup and Restore - APP (2.7@247,054) Ǥ 37 6
• Backups (0@0) LastUpdate: 2022-01-21 Github
• APK Kit (0@0) 7 LastUpdate: 2023-06-01 Github
• Neo Backup (0@0) 24 Github; Intro 10/2020; Vorstellung 10/2020; fork of oandbackup; apps+data (needs root)
• DataBackup (0@0) 11 Github; app data (needs root)
• Kanade (0@0) 3 LastUpdate: 2022-11-23 Github; APK-Extractor
• APK Extractor (0@0) 5 Github

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

Backup SMS/MMS

• Text Messages Backup & Restore App (4.5@1,840) Ǥ 20 12 LastUpdate: 2022-02-09
• SMS Backup & Restore (4.3@130,336) Ǥ 28 3 / SMS Backup & Restore Pro (4.5@2,054; ~EUR 4.25) 21 2 SMS/MMS & call logs in XML format / Video Intro 6/2019
• SMS Backup (4.2@3,505) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2022-06-21
• Send SMS/MMS Messages from PC (4@146,693) Ǥ 28 5 / SMS & MMS from Tablet (4@19,924) Ǥ 13 7 SMS from within any browser; keep in mind this will need to upload your contacts and SMS to the cloud to work
• SMS Backup, Print & Restore (4@12,607) Ǥ 13 4
• SMS Backup Restore (4@302) Ǥ 10 2 LastUpdate: 2020-10-04
• Backup SMS (2.9@385) Ǥ 8 2 LastUpdate: 2020-05-03
• SMS Gate (0@0) 19 GitLab
• SMS Import / Export (0@0) 13 Github; export/import SMS to/from JSON files
• Epistolaire (0@0) 3 LastUpdate: 2020-05-02 GitLab

Backup call logs

• Call Logs Backup & Restore (4.5@5,910) 10 LastUpdate: 2016-02-05
• Logger (0@0) 7 Github; view and export call logs in CSV format
• Call Log Sync (0@0) 7 LastUpdate: 2022-02-24 Github

Backup calendars

• iCal Import/Export CalDAV (4.6@2,203; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 21 1
• Calendar Import-Export (3.5@643) 8 Github; Import/export your Android calenders as ics files without using the Google cloud

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 Contacts Backup & Restore (4.4@48,929) Ǥ 19 5 local backup; move contacts between accounts
• Contacts Backup Excel & Email (4.4@28,400) Ǥ 12 4 LastUpdate: 2023-07-03
• Contact Backup (4.3@227) Ǥ 11 5 LastUpdate: 2020-02-23
• MCBackup - My Contacts Backup (4.2@31,593) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2023-08-30
• Recover Contacts + Backup (4@9,562) Ǥ 15 9
• SA Contacts Lite (3.8@4,483) Ǥ 14 3 / SA Contacts (4.3@825; ~EUR 5.50) Ǥ 13 3
• Backup Contacts (3.8@3,366) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2013-03-07
• My Contacts Backup - Merge, Save, Restore & Share (3.8@1,143) 12 3 LastUpdate: 2020-12-02
• Contact2Sim (3.5@9,222) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2019-07-12
• Export Import Excel Contacts (3.1@777) Ǥ 11 2
• SD Contacts (0@0) 2 LastUpdate: 2022-01-14 Github; automatically exports your contacts to SD card

Backup bookmarks

• VisiMarks: Bookmark Manager (3.9@7,279) Ǥ 8 3
• Mobile Bookmarks (Free): Bookmark manager (3.5@106) Ǥ 6 2

Backup contacts, SMS, and more

• Rapid Backup & Restore - SMS, Apps,Contacts,calls. (4.5@63) 12 1 LastUpdate: 2020-04-10
• MyPhoneExplorer Client (4.3@43,162) Ǥ 50 2 Video Review 8/2017; Video Walk-Through 7/2017 (DE) | 8/2017 (DE); Wikipedia; Anleitung; requires Windows client; complete remote management
• All Backup & Restore (4.1@5,064) Ǥ 22 3 local backup & copy-to-cloud
• Super Backup & Restore (4@181,954) Ǥ 44 8
• Mobile Backup 3 (3.9@3,042) 23 3 LastUpdate: 2020-04-06
• SMS, Call - XML, PDF, CSV(Super Backup & Restore) (3.9@1,081) 8 1 LastUpdate: 2023-04-08
• Save Phonebook & SMS to Excel (3@653) Ǥ 8 5 LastUpdate: 2021-06-30 backup only, no restore
• Slight backup (0@0) 13 LastUpdate: 2013-09-03

Full Backups

Full Backups (root required)

• G Cloud Backup (4.3@317,257) Ǥ 19 6
• ROM Toolbox Lite (4.3@59,116) Ǥ 27 17 / ROM Toolbox Pro (3.3@25,148; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 26 13
• Partitions Backup & Restore (3.9@1,367) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2023-08-28
• Swift Backup (3.8@7,284) Ǥ 27 2 Backs up to Google Drive; without root no app data, WiFi networks etc.
• Titanium Backup (root needed) (2.5@367,433) 22 LastUpdate: 2019-11-24 / Titanium Backup PRO Key (root (3.1@70,979; ~EUR 6.50) Ǥ 2 LastUpdate: 2019-10-27 Testbericht 5/2016; Howto EN 11/2013 | DE 11/2014; Video Tutorial 1/2014 (DE) | 9/2018 (EN); DroidWiki (DE)
• tarb. apps+data, system settings & more (CLI)

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 (4.7@15) 41 1
• Phone Backup and Restore (4.5@13,532) Ǥ 18 9 does not cover app data
• Backup Your Mobile (4.1@21,843) Ǥ 30 6 LastUpdate: 2021-05-01 Anleitung 2/2020
• Ultimate Backup (4.1@7,031) Ǥ 22 LastUpdate: 2016-10-12 real "full backups" might require root.
• JS Backup – Restore & Migrate (3.8@17,901) Ǥ 47 5 LastUpdate: 2021-06-08
• Helium - App Sync and Backup (3.4@68,547) Ǥ 24 2 LastUpdate: 2019-03-07 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.
• My Backup (3.2@18,883) Ǥ 34 2 LastUpdate: 2023-09-11 / My Backup Pro (3.4@38,755; ~EUR 7.00) Ǥ 34 2 LastUpdate: 2023-09-11 real "full backup" requires root
• Open Android Backup Companion (0@0) 9 Github; Companion app for Linux Android Backup

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.

There's also 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 – and Seedvault itself described in an article at nlnet. LineageOS includes Seedvault since Android 10 (LineageOS 17).

Full Backups: Nandroid

Nandroid Backups require a rooted device with Custom Recovery.

• TWRP Manager (Requires ROOT) (4.9@14) Ǥ 11 4 LastUpdate: 2017-07-02 Live Nandroid Backup for TWRP
• ROM Toolbox Lite (4.3@59,116) Ǥ 27 17 / ROM Toolbox Pro (3.3@25,148; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 26 13
• ROM Installer (4.3@43,384) Ǥ 19 17
• Ultimate Backup (4.1@7,031) Ǥ 22 LastUpdate: 2016-10-12 real "full backups" might require root.
• [ROOT] CRAB - Custom Recovery (4@31) 1 LastUpdate: 2018-10-22
• Tipatch • Backup internal stor (2@144) 2 LastUpdate: 2018-11-27 Github; XDA 8/2018; patch TWRP to include internal storage

Using tetherback (needs Python3 and TWRP) you can create Nandroid-Backups directly from your PC; they are stored on your PC directly then.

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

• Backup Contacts (4@4,707) Ǥ 15 4 LastUpdate: 2023-07-06

Backup SMS, MMS, and more into the Cloud

• All Backup Restore (3.1@4,409) Ǥ 24 5 LastUpdate: 2021-03-20
• SMS Backup+ (3@68,033) Ǥ 17 LastUpdate: 2020-01-25 Github; Howto 6/2016 | 8/2019; SMS, MMS, Call Logs ­– & WhatsApp?

Various Cloud Backups

• JS Backup – Restore & Migrate (3.8@17,901) Ǥ 47 5 LastUpdate: 2021-06-08

Other Backups

Backup WiFi APNs

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

• WIFI Key Recovery [ROOT] (4@3,252) 2 LastUpdate: 2013-05-25
• WiFi Password Recovery (3.9@24,766) Ǥ 11 2
• WiFi Key Recovery (needs root) (3@42,168) 2 LastUpdate: 2012-05-18 Kurzvorstellung 3/2015; restore manually

For more apps, also see WiFi Password Recovery

Photo Backup

• Immich (4.9@3,181) 19 Github
• Ente Photos: Private Backups (4.8@800) Ǥ 9 1 / Ente Photos - Open source, end-to-end encrypted al (0@0) 17 1 Github
• PhotoSync – Transfer Photos (4.5@18,872) Ǥ 23 5 / PhotoSync Bundle Add-On (4.8@3,510; ~EUR 6.00) 0 between phones, tablets and computers/NAS; instantly, on WiFi, or on a specified location
• Les Pas - Photo Album for Nextcloud (3.8@43) 19 Github; gallery incl. Backup/Sync with your Nextcloud
• PhotoBackup (3.7@10) 5 LastUpdate: 2016-11-08 Github; automatically backup your photos as soon as they are taken – to your own backup server
• Photo Transfer: Send via WiFi (3.6@8,350) Ǥ 12 6 device to device (including your computer), no cloud (local WiFi)
• Stingle Photos (2.6@156) Ǥ 18 Github; Review 8/2021 | 8/2021; gallery with backup functionality

Various Backups

• Sweet Home WiFi Picture Backup (4.3@2,466) 8 LastUpdate: 2020-02-26 Vorstellung 4/2017 | 3/2018; Camera photos/videos only?
• Restic (0@0) 10 Github; unofficial Android client
• AppListBackup (0@0) 11 Github
• Backup (PFA) (0@0) 3 Github; backup/restore for all SECUSO Privacy Friendly Apps
• stasis (0@0) 9 Github; also available for Linux and Mac