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LineageOS includes Seedvault for backup and restore. It's not 100% reliably across devices apparently, but should typically work: https://github.com/seedvault-app/seedvault/discussions/331#d...
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sms-ie
SMS Import / Export is a simple Android app that imports and exports SMS and MMS messages, call logs, contacts, and blocked numbers from and to JSON / NDJSON files.
Re: not using Google Play
I'm not using GrapheneOS (I am unwilling to give Google money directly), but I did recently move to my second Android phone after having been a decade-plus iPhone user.
When I got my first Android phone I decided to "sideload" all non-stock software on the phone. I never have setup a Google Play account. I kept all the APKs for the software I loaded over the three years I used the old phone.
When I got the new phone I loaded all the software I use day-to-day and imported my SMS, contacts, and call logs using a nice FOSS app[0]. It felt remarkably like moving to a new PC does. It was nice.
You definitely don't need Google Play to get a lot of functionality. I have run into a number of apps that I can't get to "sideload" (basically any xapk-packaged apps) but I don't need any of the badly enough to care.
I am really sad Google is ending this moving forward. Jackasses.
[0] https://github.com/tmo1/sms-ie
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chatvault
WhatsApp convo backups.. Features directory import, auto email backup, and a user-friendly frontend. View messages effortlessly.
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Project mention: Root-based Android app backup tool powered by Restic | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-05-07
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The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Backup projects in Kotlin? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Android-DataBackup | 6,867 |
| 2 | Seedvault | 1,753 |
| 3 | sms-ie | 661 |
| 4 | Android-Room-Database-Backup | 257 |
| 5 | chatvault | 224 |
| 6 | restic-android | 218 |
| 7 | WallpaperExport | 148 |
| 8 | restoid | 97 |
| 9 | DbCleanerforWhatsapp | 15 |
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