Seedvault
An open-source encrypted backup application for Android, built into custom ROMs based on AOSP.
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About Seedvault
Seedvault is a backup application for the Android Open Source Project. Instead of relying on Google's cloud backup, it saves app data and files as encrypted backups to storage you choose. It includes a module for backing up contacts.
It is not a regular app from a store. It is built into custom Android systems, including GrapheneOS and CalyxOS, so whether you have it depends on your ROM. Development tracks new Android versions, with a branch for Android 17.
Strengths
- Encrypted backups without Google services
- Integrated into the system on supported ROMs
- Kept up to date with new Android releases
Limitations
- Only available as part of a ROM that ships it
- Cannot be installed on stock Android as a normal app
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Developer
- The Seedvault contributors
- Platforms
- Android
- How it runs
- Operating system
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Users of GrapheneOS, CalyxOS and similar ROMs who want encrypted device backups
- Categories
- Android ROMs, Backup tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Seedvault
Compare allSoftware that can replace Seedvault for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Neo Backup
An open-source Android app that backs up and restores apps and their data on rooted devices.
Neo Backup is an installable open-source Android app under AGPL-3.0 that backs up apps with their data and supports scheduling, but it requires a rooted device.
Swift Backup
Android backup for apps, messages, call logs and wallpapers.
Swift Backup is a closed-source freemium app that also saves messages, call logs and Wi-Fi networks to your own cloud, though app data needs root and cloud sync is Premium.
DataBackup
A free and open-source Android app that backs up and restores apps, their data and media.
DataBackup is a free open-source Android app that backs up apps with their data and restores them after a ROM flash, but it needs root and Android 7.0 or later.
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Autosync
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PhotoSync
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