Mirror/transfer apps and settings between 2 /e/ phones

[Rob1971]

I have just upgraded my phone from a Galaxy S7 to S9.

My murena account has synced contacts, calendar and mail successfully.

Is there a way to transfer or mirror all my S7 apps and settings onto the S9.

Thanks

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[petefoth]

@Rob1971

Is there a way to transfer or mirror all my S7 apps and settings onto the S9.

If you have dev builds of /e/OS, then rooted debugging is enabled. See this post for details of how to do what you want

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I can’t answer your question, but I can suggest a couple of ways to backup your installed apps and user data, so that they can be restored if the upgrade does lose your data: Backup data partition using TWRP - see here If you have access to computer or VM running Linux, backup apps and data using Android Backup and Restore Tools project. These are the steps for backing up using that project: ensure that rooted debugging is enabled on your phone Enable ‘Developer options’ by going to Settin…

[Rob1971]

Thanks for that guide, something to try if I have no other avenue.

I have a new phone (S9) so am looking to transfer my apps - and their settings, or at least just the settings.

I see in ‘Accounts’, ‘Account Sync/Application Settings’, searching on here or google doesn’t bring up much info on this feature, unless i’m not using the right keywords.

I see the syncing of Application Settings is enabled in my Murena account, does this just apply to Murena Apps ?