Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Arno Welzel Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,alt.os.linux,alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: A good thing or a bad thing Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 14:08:44 +0200 Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: <7u5lblxjel.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net IfYxrFqMyO+9XUNzQ0a2kgfIijZ8yhNSM6GxfiBJE9XDaCN8EC Cancel-Lock: sha1:ROYL/qHakBOUfBJEs5SkAs7GWl0= sha256:JWqEY/W5jUOwJ/eba72mQp8fDagePHbqJFMSEczEG5s= Content-Language: en-US, de-DE In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:145504 alt.os.linux:81363 alt.comp.os.windows-10:183614 comp.mobile.android:147784 Frank Slootweg, 2025-04-11 19:39: > Arno Welzel wrote: >> Marion, 2025-04-09 22:43: > [...] > >>> Even an iTunes "backup" of that last known good version of an app does not >>> contain a re-usable IPA to that last known good version of that iOS app. >> >> Yes, the same as in Android. Android backups do not backup everything >> and apps installer files will not be backed up at all, just the list >> which app should be installed. > > That depends on which backup method is used. For the 'built-in' Backup > by Google One method, you're correct. But for example Samsung's Smart > Switch program, can/does backup and restore APKs. Theat's irrelevant. Not everybody uses Samsung devices. So we MUST ONLY talk about the default backup provided by Android itself which is also implemented by LineageOS BTW. -- Arno Welzel https://arnowelzel.de