Hi, this is my first post here.
Since that issue has been on my mind for a long time, I decided to post about it now.
How does it come that the Xiaomi backup functions are broken in xiaomi.eu roms - just like they are broken in global roms? This makes me wonder if xiaomi.eu is really based upon China roms and not actually on global roms, but I do not want to start that discussion here...
But whatever, here are my observations:
- The local backup function in xiaomi phones (such as my Redmi Note 4 snapdragon) is broken when using a xiaomi.eu rom or a global rom. This means that only a fraction of all the apps gets backed up.
When launching the local backup, there is already a message: "Backups may not work." And additionally: "some apps may not be able to be backed up" - and after finishing the backups, some apps are marked by a red cross and a message: "backup not supported".
- Using the MI PC Suite (also called: Mi Phone Assistant), in its version 3.0 beta (the version that IN FACT works and connects to the PC!), the same problem occurs:
The same apps (as with the local backup) are NOT being backed up, they result in 0 bytes files!
I am aware of the fact that Android developers can disallow backups in their Manifests. But on the other hand, third party backup programs such as Titanium Backup are able to also back up those missing apps.
And another important remark:
All these problems are absent in the China roms (and roms really based on China roms, such as miroom; miuipro, the latter at least in older versions). Local backups and MI PC Suite backups work perfectly in both China stable AND China developer roms - but NOT so in global roms and xiaomi.eu roms.
So if xiaomi.eu is based on China roms, why do these backups fail, just like in global roms, why don't they save ALL apps just like the China roms?
It is really frustrating to see that half of all the apps (or even more, sometimes) are NOT being backed up when using the local backup & restore or the MI PC Suite.
What I really like about the MI PC Suite is the fact that I do not need to sacrifice space on my smartphone, but can directly store the backups on my PC (not possible with Titanium Backup).
I wonder why this nice function is broken in xiaomi.eu roms. Why not use the same functionality as in the China roms?
Perhaps, some users here know how to create a hack and extract that function from the China roms and use it in the xiaomi.eu roms? What settings and/or what apps are responsible for the working or failing of the backups? Any ideas?
Thanks for listening.
Since that issue has been on my mind for a long time, I decided to post about it now.
How does it come that the Xiaomi backup functions are broken in xiaomi.eu roms - just like they are broken in global roms? This makes me wonder if xiaomi.eu is really based upon China roms and not actually on global roms, but I do not want to start that discussion here...
But whatever, here are my observations:
- The local backup function in xiaomi phones (such as my Redmi Note 4 snapdragon) is broken when using a xiaomi.eu rom or a global rom. This means that only a fraction of all the apps gets backed up.
When launching the local backup, there is already a message: "Backups may not work." And additionally: "some apps may not be able to be backed up" - and after finishing the backups, some apps are marked by a red cross and a message: "backup not supported".
- Using the MI PC Suite (also called: Mi Phone Assistant), in its version 3.0 beta (the version that IN FACT works and connects to the PC!), the same problem occurs:
The same apps (as with the local backup) are NOT being backed up, they result in 0 bytes files!
I am aware of the fact that Android developers can disallow backups in their Manifests. But on the other hand, third party backup programs such as Titanium Backup are able to also back up those missing apps.
And another important remark:
All these problems are absent in the China roms (and roms really based on China roms, such as miroom; miuipro, the latter at least in older versions). Local backups and MI PC Suite backups work perfectly in both China stable AND China developer roms - but NOT so in global roms and xiaomi.eu roms.
So if xiaomi.eu is based on China roms, why do these backups fail, just like in global roms, why don't they save ALL apps just like the China roms?
It is really frustrating to see that half of all the apps (or even more, sometimes) are NOT being backed up when using the local backup & restore or the MI PC Suite.
What I really like about the MI PC Suite is the fact that I do not need to sacrifice space on my smartphone, but can directly store the backups on my PC (not possible with Titanium Backup).
I wonder why this nice function is broken in xiaomi.eu roms. Why not use the same functionality as in the China roms?
Perhaps, some users here know how to create a hack and extract that function from the China roms and use it in the xiaomi.eu roms? What settings and/or what apps are responsible for the working or failing of the backups? Any ideas?
Thanks for listening.