Best backup and security for Android phones?

guyinpv

I just got the wife a used Galaxy S7.
I got myself a Pixel XL a year or so ago, and that came with unlimited cloud storage for images.

What is the easiest/best to put on her phone for doing backups? She has 32GB onboard and a 64GB sdcard.

I'd like to make sure her media and as much as possible, app data, is backed up. And keep the system running smooth.

I'm not actually sure how much app data is stored by Google, if any. If an app has to be reinstalled, does Google save the app data?

Doing something like being able to change phones without losing things like notes and progress through games, that data always gets lost.

Kelly

Google's built in backup is decent. I just had to use it recently. It was able to restore pretty much everything without a quibble. As for app specific data, that is reliant upon what the app is using for storing user data. Because there isn't a "right" way for app makers to store that information the burden lies on the consumer to get apps that leverage something to store their information/progress. I like to use apps that tie directly into my Google account, but some of them have their own account system that has been successful for me.

Emad R

@guyinpv

regarding security how about something similar to linux, 2 user accounts.
1 for admin stuff and 1 for user both pre passworded

guyinpv

@emad-r said in Best backup and security for Android phones?:

@guyinpv

regarding security how about something similar to linux, 2 user accounts.
1 for admin stuff and 1 for user both pre passworded

On Android phones?

dafyre

Titanium Backup is good for this, but I'm not sure if your device has to be rooted or not.

For pictures and videos, I'm currently using NextCloud for this. The app automagically uploads pictures and videos to my NextCloud server.

Emad R

@guyinpv said in Best backup and security for Android phones?:

@emad-r said in Best backup and security for Android phones?:

@guyinpv

regarding security how about something similar to linux, 2 user accounts.
1 for admin stuff and 1 for user both pre passworded

On Android phones?

https://www.greenbot.com/article/2949981/android/how-to-add-change-or-delete-users-in-android-lollipop.html

IRJ

@dafyre said in Best backup and security for Android phones?:

Titanium Backup is good for this, but I'm not sure if your device has to be rooted or not.

For pictures and videos, I'm currently using NextCloud for this. The app automagically uploads pictures and videos to my NextCloud server.

This is what I do. Titanium Backup doesnt need root, but you get more functionality out of it.