backup image of a phone?

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Is there anyway to make a backup image of a phone to copy to a new phone like you can do with a computer.


I have to get a new phone and want to have it set up the same


anyone used https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-backup-android-phone-to-pc-4769775


prefer not to use any google apps if possible

GBX

Titanium back up might be an option but youd need both to be rooted.

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Dr Fone doesn't need root. Anyone used?

Paloma Large Walrus

Paloma Large Walrus wrote: »

Dr Fone doesn't need root. Anyone used?

Nope, give it a go. Personally, I think switching phones is a good time to start fresh, and migrating data directly between devices can sometimes lead to issues such as rogue apps, corrupted data etc.

At the end of the day, switching between phones and setting up is pretty painless anyway. I switch between phones pretty regularly, and have nova launcher backup which I restore on a new device, then I install any missing apps from my home screen from there.

All photos/messages are backed up on the cloud as well, so I restore them if I want to, but sometimes I don't even bother.

ED E

TWRP can image a phone alright but you can't move such an image between hardware.

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ED E wrote: »

TWRP can image a phone alright but you can't move such an image between hardware.

but you can restore a back up of an old phone from PC to a new phone ?

DopeTech

Really what you are trying to achieve is not possible in the way you think. You just need to set everything to back up to google etc including your launcher of choice. Mine is lawnchair v2. Use sms backup and restore for sms just in case google doesn't carry them over.

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DopeTech wrote: »

Really what you are trying to achieve is not possible in the way you think. You just need to set everything to back up to google etc including your launcher of choice. Mine is lawnchair v2. Use sms backup and restore for sms just in case google doesn't carry them over.

i have backed it it with Dr fone, can't i restore that on a new phone. i know its not image as in computers but I will have sms'e etc

DopeTech

Paloma Large Walrus wrote: »

i have backed it it with Dr fone, can't i restore that on a new phone. i know its not image as in computers but I will have sms'e etc

Haven't used dr fone in years tbh so I can't remember. Provided you did a simple google backup via the google drive app it should copy over sms. No need for dr fone.

ED E

Paloma Large Walrus wrote: »

but you can restore a back up of an old phone from PC to a new phone ?

If old phone and new phone are the exact same model.

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ED E wrote: »

If old phone and new phone are the exact same model.

oh i see.? can sms backed up with dr fone be copied to a different phone.


I can easily copy photos etc but sms's are different aren't they?

Paloma Large Walrus

Paloma Large Walrus wrote: »

oh i see.? can sms backed up with dr fone be copied to a different phone.


I can easily copy photos etc but sms's are different aren't they?

Just use sms backup and restore.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore

I don't send a whole lot of texts, but have this set up to auto backup everything to my Google drive.

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Basil3 wrote: »

Just use sms backup and restore.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore

I don't send a whole lot of texts, but have this set up to auto backup everything to my Google drive.

i don't use google apps or google drive

Paloma Large Walrus

Paloma Large Walrus wrote: »

i don't use google apps or google drive

Why use an Android, but no Google products?

In any case, you can backup to other cloud services, or a local file.

ED E

Paloma Large Walrus wrote: »

i don't use google apps or google drive

And you're using a stock Sony.....right. Chocolate teapots that way ---->

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ED E wrote: »

And you're using a stock Sony.....right. Chocolate teapots that way ---->

it is my business what I use

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Basil3 wrote: »

Why use an Android, but no Google products?

In any case, you can backup to other cloud services, or a local file.

a local file on the computer is what i want to do

DopeTech

Paloma Large Walrus wrote: »

it is my business what I use

I'd be more concerned about dr fone than google but each to their own.

Paloma Large Walrus

Paloma Large Walrus wrote: »

a local file on the computer is what i want to do

That can be done. As you say, it's your business the way you do things, but you're making things harder for yourself. If you really want to avoid Google, then your phone needs to go in the bin.

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Basil3 wrote: »

That can be done. As you say, it's your business the way you do things, but you're making things harder for yourself. If you really want to avoid Google, then your phone needs to go in the bin.

i need to be contacted

Paloma Large Walrus

Paloma Large Walrus wrote: »

i need to be contacted

You don't need an Android phone, or even a smart phone, to be contacted.

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Basil3 wrote: »

You don't need an Android phone, or even a smart phone, to be contacted.

how do you know what i need. I think i know my requirement better

Paloma Large Walrus

Paloma Large Walrus wrote: »

how do you know what i need. I think i know my requirement better

Ah, that's where you're wrong :pac:

DopeTech

Paloma Large Walrus wrote: »

how do you know what i need. I think i know my requirement better

You need to be contacted via which apps? Or is it just old fashioned calls and sms you will be using?

Tazzimus

DopeTech wrote: »

You need to be contacted via which apps? Or is it just old fashioned calls and sms you will be using?

I imagine an image from one phone wouldn't work on another due to different hardware, drivers, whatever tweaks they've made to android itself etc.

Your lack of trust in Google also makes it a lot more ballache to back up settings as well.

ED E

Strong case of PEBCAK.