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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@1,113) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2018-01-17
• AppMonster Free (4.2@24,970) 4 LastUpdate: 2017-02-02 / AppMonster v5 (3.1@518) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2017-02-17 / AppMonster Pro Backup Restore (4@47; ~EUR 2.75) Ǥ 5 LastUpdate: 2015-01-06 / AppMonster v5 Pro (3.2@207; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 8 LastUpdate: 2016-10-25 Apps / Apps & Data (root)
• App Backup & Reinstall (4.2@3,582) 3 1 LastUpdate: 2016-12-31
• Apk Extractor (4.1@69,990) Ǥ 10 1 Video Howto 11/2018
• APK Extractor (Backup Apk) (4.1@1,614) 4 13 LastUpdate: 2017-12-20
• Backup & Restore (4@245,789) Ǥ 20 3
• Uninstaller -Quick App Manager (3.9@4,606) Ǥ 6 2 LastUpdate: 2015-12-28
• APK Extractor•APP Share/Backup (3.9@1,237) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2015-11-12
• Easy Backup Restore - Apps Backup (3.8@244) Ǥ 11 4
• Apk Extractor (3.8@128) Ǥ 6 1 Github
• APK Extractor, Root Checker & SafetyNet Checker (3.7@2,780) Ǥ 10 3
• App/APK extractor (3.7@369) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2018-12-20
• App Backup & Restore, App Manager,App Uninstaller (3.6@222) 9 2 LastUpdate: 2020-02-05
• AppWererabbit (3.3@1,946) 9 LastUpdate: 2019-11-10 / AppWererabbit (DONATE) Key (4.1@54; ~EUR 3.25) Ǥ 1 LastUpdate: 2014-01-25 like AppMonster
• App Backup And Restore (3.3@1,082) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2017-11-16
• Apk Extractor (2.9@1,650) Ǥ 15 6 LastUpdate: 2019-03-18
• APK Kit (0@0) 4 Github
• OAndBackupX (0@0) 13 Github; Intro 10/2020; Vorstellung 10/2020; 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@8,857) Ǥ 13 4
• SMS from PC / Tablet & Sync Text from Computer (4.2@145,567) Ǥ 21 8 / SMS from Tablet & MMS Text Messaging Sync (4@19,328) Ǥ 11 6 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@120,107) Ǥ 25 3 / SMS Backup & Restore Pro (4.4@1,674; ~EUR 4.25) Ǥ 25 2 SMS/MMS & call logs in XML format / Video Intro 6/2019
• SMS Backup (4.1@2,354) Ǥ 12 3
• SMS Messages Backup & Restore App (4.1@1,602) Ǥ 18 12
• Backup SMS (3.8@355) Ǥ 8 2
• SMS to Text (3.5@40) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-05 plain text and CSV
• SMS Backup Restore (3.4@297) Ǥ 11 2
• SMS Gate (0@0) 18 GitLab
• SMS Import / Export (0@0) 2 Github; export/import SMS to/from JSON files
• Epistolaire (0@0) 3 GitLab

Backup call logs

• Call Logs Backup & Restore (4.5@5,910) 10 LastUpdate: 2016-02-05

Backup calendars

• iCal Import/Export CalDAV (4.5@7,207) Ǥ 16 LastUpdate: 2019-11-27 / iCal Import/Export CalDAV (4.6@1,927; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 19
• Calendar Import - Export (ics) (3.4@514) 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@36) 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@39,996) Ǥ 18 6 local backup; move contacts between accounts
• Contacts Backup -- Excel & Email (4.6@27,204) Ǥ 10 6
• Export Import Excel Contacts (4.3@656) 7 2
• Contact Backup (4.3@226) Ǥ 11 5 LastUpdate: 2020-02-23
• Contacts backup and restore (4.2@1,814) Ǥ 12 2
• SA Contacts Lite (4.1@4,435) Ǥ 13 5 / SA Contacts (4.3@817; ~EUR 3.25) Ǥ 13 3
• Contacts Backup (4.1@1,225) 6 3
• MCBackup - My Contacts Backup (4@28,921) 6 3 LastUpdate: 2018-11-01
• Contacts Backup & Restore (3.9@1,409) Ǥ 11 2 LastUpdate: 2019-08-13
• Contact2Sim (3.8@9,272) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2019-07-12
• UiA - Backup Contacts (3.8@3,366) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2013-03-07
• My Contacts Backup - Merge, Save, Restore & Share (3.6@1,122) 12 3
• Contact Backup (3.5@15) 5 LastUpdate: 2019-01-08
• Contact Easy Backup and Restore (0@0) Ǥ 11 1

Backup bookmarks

• VisiMarks: Bookmark Manager (4.3@5,970) Ǥ 10 4
• Bookmarks manager (deprecated) (4.3@295) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2012-06-28
• NEO Bookmark (3.9@647) 5 1 / NEO Bookmark Pro (4.2@68; ~EUR 2.00) 6 bookmark manager & backup; per-bookmark memos
• Mobile Bookmarks: Free bookmark manager (3.7@72) Ǥ 10 4 LastUpdate: 2019-10-24

Backup contacts, SMS, and more

• MyPhoneExplorer Client (4.4@41,668) Ǥ 39 2 Video Review 8/2017; Video Demo 12/2015; Video Walk-Through 7/2017 (DE) | 8/2017 (DE); Wikipedia; Anleitung; requires Windows client; complete remote management
• Super Backup & Restore (4.2@176,566) Ǥ 40 6
• SMS, Call - XML, PDF, CSV(Super Backup & Restore) (4.1@831) 9 1
• Rapid Backup & Restore - SMS, Apps,Contacts,calls. (4@62) 13 1
• All Backup & Restore (3.9@3,318) Ǥ 21 3 local backup & copy-to-cloud
• Mobile Backup 3 (3.9@3,059) 23 3 LastUpdate: 2020-04-06
• Save Phonebook Contacts to Excel (3.8@649) Ǥ 11 5 backup only, no restore
• Slight backup (0@0) 13 LastUpdate: 2013-09-03

Full Backups

Full Backups (root required)

• G Cloud Backup: FREE Cloud Storage (4.4@312,800) Ǥ 35 9
• Swift Backup (4.4@3,876) Ǥ 24 3 Backs up to Google Drive; without root no app data, WiFi networks etc.
• Titanium Backup ★ root needed (4.2@372,472) 22 LastUpdate: 2019-11-24 / Titanium Backup PRO Key ★ root needed (4.3@72,033; ~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)
• ROM Toolbox Lite (4.2@59,774) Ǥ 27 5 LastUpdate: 2019-04-04 / ROM Toolbox Pro (3.8@25,525; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 30 6 LastUpdate: 2019-04-03
• Partitions Backup & Restore (4@1,292) 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+.

• Backup Your Mobile (4.3@21,549) Ǥ 30 6 Anleitung 2/2020
• JS Backup – Restore & Migrate (4.3@16,561) Ǥ 47 5
• Huawei Backup (4.2@157,922) 44 1
• Ultimate Backup (4.1@7,031) Ǥ 22 LastUpdate: 2016-10-12 real "full backups" might require root.
• My Backup (3.9@18,935) Ǥ 34 3 / My Backup Pro (4.2@38,881; ~EUR 7.00) Ǥ 34 2 real "full backup" requires root
• Helium - App Sync and Backup (3.4@68,547) Ǥ 24 2 LastUpdate: 2019-03-07 / Helium (Premium) (3.7@19,593; ~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@59,774) Ǥ 27 5 LastUpdate: 2019-04-04 / ROM Toolbox Pro (3.8@25,525; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 30 6 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
• ROM Installer (4.1@43,431) Ǥ 12 1
• Ultimate Backup (4.1@7,031) Ǥ 22 LastUpdate: 2016-10-12 real "full backups" might require root.
• Tipatch • Backup internal storage (4@141) 2 LastUpdate: 2018-11-27 Github; XDA 8/2018; patch TWRP to include internal storage
• [ROOT] CRAB - Custom Recovery Auto Backup (4@30) 1 LastUpdate: 2018-10-22
• TWRP Manager (Requires ROOT) (3.8@34,537) Ǥ 12 4 LastUpdate: 2017-07-02 Live Nandroid Backup for TWRP
• 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 (4.5@4,676) 10 4

Backup SMS, MMS, and more into the Cloud

• CM Backup -Restore,Cloud,Photo (4.7@711,951) 28 LastUpdate: 2017-07-05
• All Backup Restore (4@4,368) Ǥ 24 5
• SMS Backup+ (3@67,796) Ǥ 20 LastUpdate: 2020-01-25 Github; Howto 6/2016 | 8/2019; SMS, MMS, Call Logs ­– & WhatsApp?

Various Cloud Backups

• JS Backup – Restore & Migrate (4.3@16,561) Ǥ 47 5
• AT&T Tech360 Backup and Go (3.5@217) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2019-12-17 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 Key Recovery [ROOT] (3.7@3,301) 2 LastUpdate: 2013-05-25
• WiFi Key Recovery (needs root) (3.5@42,562) 2 LastUpdate: 2012-05-18 Kurzvorstellung 3/2015; restore manually

For more apps, also see WiFi Password Recovery

Photo Backup

• PhotoSync – transfer and backup photos & videos (4.5@14,181) Ǥ 23 4 / PhotoSync Bundle Add-On (4.8@2,872; ~EUR 4.00) 0 LastUpdate: 2019-08-21 between phones, tablets and computers/NAS; instantly, on WiFi, or on a specified location
• Photomatic - photo backup (4.2@30) Ǥ 8 5 LastUpdate: 2016-05-13 backs up to your Windows computer; desktop pendant required.
• Photo Transfer App (4.1@6,587) Ǥ 11 3 device to device (including your computer), no cloud (local WiFi)
• Stingle Photos - Secure photo gallery and sync (4.1@91) Ǥ 12 Github; gallery with backup functionality
• Les Pas - Photo album for Nextcloud (4.1@12) 10 Github; gallery incl. Backup/Sync with your Nextcloud
• PhotoBackup (3.7@7) 5 LastUpdate: 2016-11-08 Github; automatically backup your photos as soon as they are taken – to your own backup server

Various Backups

• Sweet Home WiFi Picture Backup (4.2@2,457) 8 LastUpdate: 2020-02-26 Vorstellung 4/2017 | 3/2018; Camera photos/videos only?
• ROM Settings Backup (4@952) Ǥ 6 LastUpdate: 2018-10-09 Screencast 6/2018
• Backup All Apps (0@0) LastUpdate: 2015-04-13 enable ADB backup for apps blocking it; Github
• Backup (Privacy Friendly) (0@0) 4 Github; backup/restore for all SECUSO Privacy Friendly Apps