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CLUSTER ANDROID-BACKUP-ADB · 19 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2017-11-20

Android backup and restore tools

This cluster comprises 15 tools focused on backing up and restoring Android device data—covering app lists, app data, SMS, contacts, partitions, and full device images—via methods such as USB, adb, TWRP, and root access. The dated history before the index starts is sparse, with single monthly entries across 2016-2026, occasionally two in a month (e.g., June 2021 and July 2024), but no clear trend. Among those with activity signals, android-media-compressor leads with 1 star, while Mirror and SMS Import / Export each have 0.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

NOV 2016: 1NOV 2017: 1APR 2018: 1JAN 2019: 1JUN 2020: 1JUN 2021: 2FEB 2022: 1JUL 2024: 2SEP 2024: 1MAR 2026: 1JUN 2026: 1AUG 2026: 2SEP 2026: 3OCT 2026: 1
NOV 2016OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 8 hand-coded · 10 unlabelled

Operator · 3 hobby · 1 indie · 14 open source · 1 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 19 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01android-partition-backup1★25 days—ai-builthobbyDesktop GUI tool that backs up Android device partitions, GPT partition tables, and root environments with one click.
  2. 02codex-session-migration0★4 days—hobbyWindows tool that migrates Codex sessions, backs up chat history, restores data, and recovers local images across devices.
  3. 03ksd-decrypt0★22 days—hand-codedindieDesktop app for Mac and Windows that recovers photos and videos from legacy Android KeepSafe .ksd files offline.
  4. 04android-media-compressor1★1 mo—hand-codedWindows desktop application that compresses photos and videos from an Android phone over USB while keeping verified local backups of originals.
  5. 05Mirror0★1 moliveopen sourceAndroid backup app that mirrors directories across multiple protocols such as NFS, SMB, FTP, and SFTP.
  6. 06SMS Import / Export0★2 moliveopen sourceAndroid app that backs up and restores SMS and MMS messages, call logs, contacts, and blocked numbers to portable files for phone migration.
  7. 07sfd-tool0★3 moliveopen sourceDesktop tool that backs up, restores, and flashes phone partitions on Spreadtrum and UNISOC devices.
  8. 08android-backup-extractor0★4 moliveopen sourceTool for extracting and repacking Android backup archives created by adb backup.
  9. 09tetherback0★7 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceUtility for creating backups of Android devices over USB using adb and TWRP recovery.
  10. 10python-android-backup-tools0★8 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceTool for unpacking and repacking Android backup archives for modification and analysis.
  11. 11Neo Backup0★5 molivehand-codedopen sourceAndroid backup tool that saves and restores app data for single or multiple apps to user-accessible storage on rooted devices.
  12. 12open-android-backup0★6 mostaleliveopen sourceScript that enables local backup and restoration of Android devices.
  13. 13androidmigrate0★7 mostaleliveopen sourceCommand-line tool that supports checkpointed Android folder backup and sync over ADB.
  14. 14DataBackup0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceAndroid app that backs up and restores app data with root access, supporting multiple users and data integrity.
  15. 15AppListBackup0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceMobile app that creates and exports backups of a device's installed app list in HTML, Markdown, or CSV, with automation triggers.
  16. 16adebar0★3 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceCommand-line tool that backs up Android devices and reports device details over a debugging connection.
  17. 17mybackup0★8 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceBacks up Android smartphone data to a PC, enabling complete device backup and restoration through a desktop interface.
  18. 18fastboot-assistant0★unknownlivehobbyDesktop utility that guides users through unlocking bootloaders, flashing custom firmware images, and backing up data on Android phones.
  19. 19BARIA0★10 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceApp that backs up and restores installed applications on Android, helping users switch ROMs or reset devices without re-downloading apps.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.