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Exciting development in the Android without Google space: a backup app that uses the native system integration APIs and doesn't depend on Google cloud stuff.
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That is why I have been working on a #FreeSoftware backup app that does not need root and saves backups wherever you want (e.g. flash drive, @Nextclouders).
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Right; but it's a very important piece of the puzzle for these ROMs; It's like having a privileged F-Droid able to do auto-updates in the background: I feel that not being able to give random apps these permissions is a decent tradeoff.
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it's a very important piece for those ROMs,yes. But the overall "stock Android" backup experience remains a mess. And the tradeoff is phishy,as you need to disable bootloader protection for installing said ROM, so nothing prevents another app (and usb cable) to gain those perms.
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That's not true and also misses the point behind the security model. See grapheneos.org/install for an example of the installation process for an alternate OS with full support for a locked bootloader and verified boot. Unlocking the bootloader is a temporary step for flashing.
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