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Software & ApplicationsOfficial Beta & Stable updates channel for Swift Backup android app. Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.swiftapps.swiftbackup Support group @swiftbackupsupport
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Posted Oct 15
Google Play Release v4.2.5 - Fixed an issue with S3 authentication - Use --bypass-low-target-sdk-block for installing older APKs on Android 13+ - Other minor improvements when restoring apps
Posted Oct 4
Google Play Release v4.2.4 - Android 14 support with improved support for predictive back navigation (needs to be enabled from the system Developer options) - Apps: Redo APK backup of an app even when version name string changes - Apps: Improved handling of app restores with downgraded APK - Changes to support KernelSU below v0.5.x - Fixed a crash during pCloud sign-in - Small fixes for Scheduled backups & OneDrive support - Fixed a crash when reading APK files on some older devices
Posted May 24
v4.2.4_Beta2 - Fixed a crash during pCloud sign-in - Fixed a crash when reading some APK files on some older devices
Posted May 2
v4.2.4_Beta1 - Apps: Redo APK backup of an app even when version name string changes - Apps: Improvements to handling an app restore with downgraded APK - Changes to support KernelSU below v0.5.x - Android 14: Compatibility changes for targeting Android 14 once it is released for general public - Android 14: Improved support for predictive back navigation (needs to be enabled from the system Developer options) - Small fixes for Scheduled backups, OneDrive support and other minor fixes
Posted Oct 15
Google Play release v4.2.3 - Apps: Fixed an issue on Pixel 7 & Pixel 7 Pro where Swift Backup failed to properly restore apps with split APKs - Apps: Fixes for proper backup of permissions like Picture-in-Picture, WiFi Control and Turn screen on - OneDrive: Added retry mechanisms for some temporary OneDrive errors - Wallpapers: Some optimizations when user has a very large number of wallpaper backups - Other fixes
Posted Sep 29
v4.2.3_Beta1 - Apps: Fixes for proper backup of permissions like Picture-in-Picture, WiFi Control and Turn screen on - OneDrive: Added retry mechanisms for some temporary OneDrive errors - Wallpapers: Some optimizations when user has a very large number of wallpaper backups - Other fixes
Posted Aug 22
Google Play release v4.2.2 WiFi: Fixed 'Show password' action not working for backed up WiFi configurations when no biometric authentication is set by the user
Posted Aug 21
Changelog for Google Play release v4.2.1 - Apps: Fixed an issue where data backup size limits set by the user were not fully respected in some cases - Apps: Fixed an issue where Ext. Data backup was only partially restored for large games - WiFi: A progress dialog is now shown when restoring WiFi networks configurations - WiFi: Fingerprint/Face unlock authentication can now be used when revealing WiFi passwords - Other fixes
Posted Aug 21
Google Play release v4.2.1: Critical bug fixes and small improvements to WiFi networks restore. Full changelog here
Posted Aug 3
Google Play release v4.2.0 Android 13 support Swift Backup now targets Android 13 (API 33) and supports new features like: - Notifications permission - Backup & restore of newly introduced permissions for apps - Ability to set Swift Backup's locale/language via system settings - Themed app icon - Predictive back gesture navigation animation from Home screen Other changes - Apps: Magisk DenyList is no longer enforced/enabled by Swift Backup when restoring apps that were added to DenyList during backup - Apps: Workaround to enable/disable apps put to sleep by the system on Samsung devices - Messages: Fixed an issue where MMS media files were backed up even for unselected conversations - Schedules: Schedules with WiFi-only upload will now also run when the device is connected to wired internet - Cloud: Fixed slow transfers with SMB 3.x protocols - Cloud: Fixed a browser based sign-in issue with Box - Other fixes
Posted Aug 3
Google Play release v4.2.0: Android 13 support and some important fixes. Full changelog here.
Posted Jul 17
v4.2.0_Beta3 - Android 13: Support for predictive back gesture animations. You need to enable the feature in your device's Developer options. The back animation is shown when you perform a back gesture from the 'Home' screen of the app. - Cloud: For cloud connections like SMB, SFTP, FTP, etc, a copy of the id file DO_NOT_DELETE_cloud_account_id.json will now be maintained on your server (Re-connect your cloud server for this). In case the id file is overwritten or deleted for some reason, you can paste the content of the copied file in DO_NOT_DELETE_cloud_account_id.json so that Swift Backup can list your uploaded backups correctly in the app. - Schedules: Schedules with WiFi-only upload will now also run when the device is connected to wired internet - Messages: Fixed an issue where MMS media files were backed up even for unselected conversations - Fixed some minor crashes and Android 13 compatibility issues