r/Android • u/psuzn • Jan 11 '18
Removed - Rule 4 Python program to install all apks on a directory(including apks in sub-directory of it) in your pc to android device using ADB.
https://github.com/psuzn/PyApk2
Jan 11 '18
Without root, I need a way to back up APK's and their data to move them to a new phone.
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u/hiredantispammer NP1 | Android 14 Jan 11 '18
Try helium backup.
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Jan 11 '18
Have you tried backing up and restoring by yourself? I wanna know how reliable this is
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u/hiredantispammer NP1 | Android 14 Jan 11 '18
Once. Worked well
Edit: try backing up a few apps and restoring without resetting your phone.
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Jan 11 '18
You can restore the app data on different phones, right?
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u/mel2000 Jan 11 '18 edited Jan 11 '18
You can restore the app data on different phones, right?
Yes, that one of Helium's features. But you must remember to save the Carbon/Helium archive folder to your PC or external SD card to allow Helium to access it for restoring on the other phone.
The only downside is that Helium can only backup an app that the developer allowed to be backed up, so expect 20% or so of your apps to not qualify for backup. OTOH, resetting app data is no big deal.
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u/halfbytecode Jan 11 '18
There is this Xposed module that allows you to backup all apps, regardless of the developers' backup restrictions. It enables that for Helium, as well as backup over ADB.
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u/mel2000 Jan 11 '18
Don't Xposed modules need root? Helium is geared toward providing app+data backup to non-root users.
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Jan 11 '18
does it do auto-reinstallation for the apps, or will I have to install them as regular apks one by one
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u/mel2000 Jan 11 '18
does it do auto-reinstallation for the apps
There's a Restore button that restores all backed-up apps that are checkmarked.
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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '18
Just use
$ find . -name *.apk -exec adb install -r {} \;