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More than 100,000 African #seeds put in #Svalbard Global #SeedVault for safekeeping
Seeds of 177 species from across #Africa to be stored in Norway to preserve #crop diversity in case of disaster.
Among the latest additions are seeds critical to building #climate resilience, such as the tree Faidherbia albida, which turns nitrogen into ammonia and nitrates, and Cordia africana, the Sudan teak, a tree renowned for its strength and durability.
theguardian.com/environment/20

The Guardian · More than 100,000 African seeds put in Svalbard vault for safekeepingBy Mariam Amini

wie sichert ihr eigentlich eure Daten vom Handy?

also insbesondere die Android Fraktion.

ich nutze auf meinen Geräten Round Sync in Kombination mit meiner persönlichen #Nextcloud (gemietet).

zusätzlich kann Ich mein älteres Handy noch dank #lineageos mit #Seedvault sichern.

Kalender und Kontakte sind mit der Nextclour synchronisiert und werden dank Fossify Apps auch zusätzlich als Datei gesichert.

ich bin ganz zufrieden.

I really like the backup function in #GrapheneOS based on #Seedvault. I know it doesn't work 100%, some apps don't support it etc. But in my case >90% of apps get backed up and restored.

This is what all Androids should have. I understand #Google doesn't want to do it because for them #Android is just a gateway to their services and when you have all your data in their cloud, you don't need such backups. But other Android vendors should have it.

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To my surprise, Lineage OS 22 SeedVault worked near perfect to restore my apps & files to my non-root android phone from a backup in external storage.

This is the first time SeedVault has produced an acceptable result, apps which didn't get restored properly might be their own fault.

I'd like to explore and find out what makes SeedVault tick, then one day I might finally have my dream of perfect offline data restoration to a Lineage OS device.

I have a LineageOS phone (version 21, similar to Android 14). I recently backed it up with Seedvault. But "Messaging", the default SMS/MMS texting app, didn't back up (see image).

A while ago I downloaded the Fossify Message App from f-droid, but haven't used it (note "Messages" app in image). But I'm thinking perhaps this would be better. Is anyone here currently using it? And if so, does it properly back up via Seedvault?

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Noch ein paar Tipps für Menschen mit #GrapheneOS und #Android-Systeme ohne Cloud/Google-Konto:

1) Kümmert euch so schnell wie möglich um automatische Sicherungen bzw. Datenspiegelungen. Ich nutze dafür u.a. #Syncthing bzw. #SyncthingFork und sichere meine Daten, so bald zwei meiner Geräte online sind.

2) Sorgt dafür, dass mindestens eure wichtigen Apps automatische Sicherungen in euren Systemspeicher anlegen, die ihr in euren Backupprozess aufnehmt. #Signal, #Aegis (2FA/TOTP), SMS Import / Export (sichert auch Kontakte) und viele weitere freie Apps können das.

3) GrapheneOS, #LineageOS, #CalyxOS und weitere Android-Varianten haben mit #Seedvault (Einstellungen -> System -> Sicherung) eine automatische, verschlüsselte Datensicherung, die ihr aber einrichten müsst. Bei Bedarf kann hier auch direkt in eine #Nextcloud gesichert werden

4) Fotos und Videos eurer Kamera auf jeden Fall automatisch sichern, wenn sie euch etwas bedeuten. (2/2)

How do I restore my phone with a #seedvault backup? So far the ONLY opportunity I encountered was after factory reset but before setup, at which point, of course, the necessary link to my cloud is not yet established. After setup and establishing the connection to my cloud it's gone for good.

What's the use in providing a method for backup/restoration, if you never may use it, because you HAVE to use it BEFORE you CAN use it. This is doing me a bamboozle. :pikaconfused:

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A first backup run mostly worked, except for three apps that were reported as (!) (white ! on red circle). This is because #SeedVault imposes a limit on the size of an app's backup, so you just click the three vertical dots menu, Expert Settings and enable unlimited quota.

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For reinstalling the OS I want/need to make a backup of my apps. Since I don't send info to Google, I need to use an alternative. This is where self hosting #NextCloud comes handy.

#LineageOS comes with #SeedVault, which can backup to NextCloud, but for some reason it's not recommended. Meanwhile I'm already using DAVx⁵ for accessing my calendars and contacts on NextCloud, and I can also access my NextCloud files via WebDAV, so I added a mountpoint there and used it on SeedVault.