Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richmond Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: Testing backups Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:17:07 +0100 Organization: Frantic Message-ID: <82bjg17jks.fsf@example.com> References: <82zf3n7z85.fsf@example.com> <10qle3f$voc6$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="1137624"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:pJNfhBaOxH7fgwO9+VJg5T6ZrQA= sha1:uukUfjmT25RcHLphruR+a/8xqkQ= X-User-ID: eJwFwQEBwDAIAzBNHGiHnI6BfwlP0mFoBhKRm9v2PHbedK2fFzAOL69UgrYAxMeUOHPK8wc3PRGu Xref: csiph.com comp.mobile.android:153265 Arno Welzel writes: > Richmond, 2026-04-01 12:26: > >> Is there a way to test backups? I have found that they are not >> reliable. Just because Google says there is a backup, doesn't mean there >> is one. >> >> Ideally the restore would be to some android emulator. > > You answered the question yourself - us an Android emulator, for example > the one which comes with Android Studio and also includes images which > include Google Play Services. It says it requires 16GB of RAM. I only have 8GB. https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator#requirements