Release v3.5.0: App Labels, Multiple schedules, Custom app backup/restore Configs
Thanks to all the users who helped test v3.5.0 beta releases in our Telegram group.
Release highlights
- New premium features: App labels, Multiple backup schedules, Custom app backup/restore configurations
- Local batch backup/restore of apps is now a free feature. App cloud backups are now a premium feature. Non-premium users can still restore existing app cloud backups.
- Experimental support for ROMs without Google Play Services as you can now sign-in with Google using a browser (More details below).
Note:
- You may need to reconnect your Cloud service in the app for this release.
- It is advised to take fresh backups for apps with this version due to new backup optimizations added in this version.
🏷️ App Labels (Premium)
Create labels for your apps and use them in filtering the app list, creating custom app backup/restore configurations or setting a scheduled backup for specific labelled apps.
🛠️️ Configs: Custom backup/restore configurations (Premium, Advanced/Rooted users only)
With configs, you can now customize every backup and restore setting for apps based on applied labels and then run batch backup/restore using the configs. For example, you may want to encrypt only some of your apps or upload only some of your apps to cloud.
Guide on how to use configs here: www.swiftapps.org/configs
⏰ Multiple backup schedules (Premium)
Create multiple schedules for your apps, messages and call logs. Schedule feature has been revamped with more customizations as requested by many power users. Want to backup to cloud only once a week, or backup apps using multiple quick actions? That is now possible. In addition to setting up app schedules by Quick actions, you can now add schedules based on App Labels or Configs as well.
🧪 Experimental support for ROMs without Google Play Services (Eg. AOSP/migroG ROMs)
Swift Backup now supports signing in with Google using a supported modern browser like Firefox, Chrome, etc. This essentially removes the built-in Google apps requirement that we had until now and the app can now run on ROMs without Google Play services. Since such ROMs do not support Google Play purchase APIs, to use premium in SB:
- Purchase Swift Backup's 'Lifetime' plan using a supported ROM with working Google Play Store.
- Share the purchasing Google account email id with us at support@swiftapps.org and we'll activate premium for that account within 24 hrs.
IMPORTANT: On such ROMs, you can only use premium if you sign-in with the Google account with which you purchased the 'Lifetime' plan. So make sure you purchase the 'Lifetime' plan using the Google account you want to use in Swift Backup.
⚠️ Old WebDAV based options will be removed in future updates after a few months
New WebDAV options have been added with 'New' suffix and they have some core changes w.r.t. stability and convenience. Please remove or restore your backups taken with older WebDAV options (Custom WebDAV, ownCloud, Nextcloud, CloudMail-Ru) and start using the new WebDAV options soon.
Batch restoring WiFi networks is now back with Android 11 (Rooted users only)
Thanks Shane Synan for the tip. So the current batch restore situation for WiFi networks is as below:
- Android 6-9: Possible without root
- Android 10: Not possible even with root
- Android 11: Possible with root
Other changes and improvements
- Apps: Proper symlinks support for restoring apps like Andronix, Termux, etc.
- Apps: Backup special data like background data and background restriction setting of an app
- Apps: Simplified navigation for UI pertaining to apps. Clicking on apps from 'Home' now directly opens the apps list. Quick actions, new features like App labels, Configs can be found in the navigation drawer from the right.
- Apps: Added batch action to enable/disable apps
- Apps: New filters like Installed or not installed from Google Play and a system apps sub-filter to show only system apps that are Labelled/Favorites
- Apps: App quick actions can now be pinned/unpinned from Home
- Apps: Added support for abbreviated search (Eg. searching 'cod' now includes Call of Duty in search results)
- Cloud: OneDrive and FTP options are now available as beta features. SMB support will be available in subsequent releases.
- Standard zip encryption is now removed and only AES encryption options are available for your backups
- Now all your Swift Backup app settings are backed up to our firebase servers including Schedules, App blacklist, App labels and Configs.
- Added French translation
- Other fixes and improvements
