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  • Re: How can we back up PulseSMS contacts after Android 12 with privacy?

    From Qihe@3:633/10 to All on Monday, January 19, 2026 18:27:26
    Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> ha scritto:

    OK. Now that Shizuku is running (Version 13.5 adb), we can get back to backing up app data to the local storage.

    Is there a way to get Neo pointing to SD card or USB storage?



    ii. Local-only mode (everything is on our phone)

    That's good... but it would be better to save a copy to SD or
    otg/USB storage. Don't you think so?


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    Qihe

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  • From Qihe@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 03:16:56
    Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> ha scritto:

    OK. Now that Shizuku is running (Version 13.5 adb), we can get back to backing up app data to the local storage.

    So far so good...

    .


    Since we need to use a Shizuku-enabled file manager, we need to grant the file manager Shizuku access.

    Shizuku doesn't show any button to allow Neo getting the access.
    Shizuku will let you enable only the apps in its list (few apps
    like Aurora, SAI, Canta, and few others) but Neo is not in that
    list.
    On the other hand Neo won't show you any app available to backup
    without root (a real root).

    .


    Allow X-Plore to access Shizuku = Allow all the time

    Once permission is granted, X-Plore gains elevated access to:
    a. /data/data/
    b. /data/user/0/
    c. App-private directories
    d. Android/data and Android/obb (even on Android 13+)
    e. Databases, shared_prefs, internal files of apps
    It's not full root, but it's the closest we can get without rooting.

    Here I understand that shizuku loves X-plore (and ZArchiver) more
    than other apps (that shizuku doesn't even show in its app's
    list).

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    Qihe

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