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From: Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them.
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Carlos E. R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> On 2024-11-06 12:13, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> >> Yes, as we are agreed, it only works if a Samsung is the destination
> >> phone, another example of deliberately crippling software.
> >
> >    Well, you might critcize Samsung, but at least*they* provide software
> > to import your stuff from a non-Samsung phone, while Google doesn't do
> > that for their phones. (Or*does* Google have such software? Your
> > non-response to my suggestion implies they don't.)
> 
> Android has a generic application to clone phones, from old to new.

  And *which* application would that be? I.e. specifics please.
  
  If you mean  Google's 'Google Drive Backup data' then 1) I already
mentioned that and, more importantly, 2) that backup/restore is far from
complete.  I.e. does it backup apps [1], app data and app settings,
especially for non-Google apps, does it backup all device settings, does
it backup other (than Photos & videos) general folders etc., etc.?

[1] For example, it does not backup apps, it backs up the *names* of
apps, not the apps themselves, and AFAIK for non-Play_Store/Google_Play
apps, it doesn't backup anything, not even the names.