Re: Can’t Set File Permissions

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: Can’t Set File Permissions
Date	2026-06-07 20:09 +0200
Organization	Tebibyte_Retro_Gaming
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On 2026-06-07 17:46, Maria Sophia wrote:
> Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> The thing is, only two things are of interest to me in the backup:
>> photos/videos, and WhatsApp. The rest, I can just reinstall. Ok, SMSs too.
> 
> Carlos brings up a good point that backup, for Android, only needs a few
> things, most of which, I think, most people, I think, get from Google.
> 
> We covered Whatsapp backup about a year or so ago, but as I recall, it can
> be done but it's easier to do it the official way as encryption is a bitch.

In my experience, they complement. The backup from computer can restore 
the media files, and then the one on the cloud restore the messages.


> 
> SMS/MMS messages might be easy to back up or not, I'm not sure how to do
> it. I know my Pulsesms has a backup mechanism, but it requires an account.
>   <https://home.pulsesms.app/overview/>

I have somewhere an app that converts SMS to pain text. So, not RCS.


> 
> Photos/Videos are relatively easy to backup, of course.
> 
> For me, the homescreen is trivial to back up, but I use the Nova launcher.
>   <https://tinyurl.com/nova-launcher>
> There may be an easy way to set up your homescreen and then flip
> temporarily to Nova Launcher, and then back it up & then flip back.
> 
> Otherwise, I'm not sure how people back up their home screen nowadays.
> Does anyone know if any other launcher will back up their home screen?

The default one, no. I either take photos, or make a list in paper.

> 
> Then there are the apps, and the app data.
> 
> IMHO, I back up the app even before I install it, so that's really the best
> way, in my opinion, which is to download the APK, and install from that.
> 
> It takes knowledge though, which most people don't have, but I think the
> Google method that most people use does restore the APK from the Play
> Store. But I think people only get what's available on the Play Store.

If the old phone is working, you can connect phone to phone with cable, 
and the new one pulls everything. I have never done this, had one 
trouble or another.


> 
> Does anyone know if the Google Play app backup method will get the exact
> same version that you had on your phone, or only the latest version?

Via cloud, the latest.

> 
> And what does it do if the app is no longer on the Google Play store?

I got apps that are designed for Asus into my Lenovo tablet, then on 
first run they say they are not compatible. So the last time I did not 
restore the tablet backup, but installed manually the apps I wanted.

> 
> Backing up app data, nowadays, with the latest Android versions, is likely
> almost impossible without being root, so it's not something I'll even try,
> although the best way to do that is to put all app data on the external sd
> card and name the external sd card something you can remember.
> 
> That way, when you pop the old external sd card into a new phone, the new
> phone won't know the difference as apps think the data was always there.
> 
> Oh, and contacts. Most people use the default sqlite database, so I'm sure
> Google backs that up, and even if people don't use Google, it can be
> exported to a vcf file and imported into any other contacts app.
> 
> What else do people generally need to back up for a new phone?


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-02 14:59 +0100
  Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-02 09:30 -0600
    Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-02 16:50 +0100
      Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-02 18:33 -0600
        Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-03 12:59 +0100
          Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-03 08:37 -0600
            Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-03 23:04 +0100
              Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-03 17:37 -0600
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-04 22:02 +0100
              Re: Can’t Set File Permissions "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-04 08:20 +0200
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-04 21:52 +0100
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-05 13:33 +0200
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-05 07:10 -0600
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-05 16:07 +0100
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-05 10:41 -0600
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-05 23:06 +0100
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-05 23:22 +0100
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-05 19:12 -0600
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-06 08:40 +0100
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2026-06-05 16:42 +0000
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-05 10:54 -0600
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-07 12:46 +0100
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-07 14:32 +0200
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-07 09:46 -0600
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-07 20:09 +0200
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-07 19:57 +0100
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-07 23:09 +0200
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-08 00:45 +0100
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-07 23:11 -0600
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-08 09:47 +0200
                Re: Can?t Set File Permissions Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-06-21 14:33 +0000
                Doing a backup [Was: Can’t Set File Permissions] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-08 13:11 +0200
                Re: Doing a backup Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-08 10:51 -0600
                Re: Doing a backup "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-08 21:19 +0200
                Re: Doing a backup Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-08 20:40 -0600
                Re: Doing a backup "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-09 20:04 +0200
                Re: Doing a backup Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-09 12:41 -0600
                Re: Doing a backup "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-09 22:26 +0200
                Re: Doing a backup Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2026-06-09 21:57 +0100
                Re: Doing a backup [Was: Can’t Set File Permissions] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-08 21:33 +0200
                Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-06-07 09:27 -0600
                Re: Can?t Set File Permissions Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-06-21 14:16 +0000
                Re: Can?t Set File Permissions "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-21 19:01 +0200
                Re: Can?t Set File Permissions Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-06-22 14:44 +0000
  Re: Can’t Set File Permissions "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-02 18:06 +0200
    Re: Can’t Set File Permissions Alan Peeling <Alan@invalid.co.uk> - 2026-06-02 20:01 +0100

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