Swift Backup Updates

Note:
Swift Backup versions below v3.8.x are no longer supported and will not work properly anymore.

If you are still using an old version of the app, install and start using the current version v3.8.1 at the earliest.

Google Play release v3.8.1

- Apps: Fixed character encoding in html file generated with 'Export apps list' action

- Apps: Fixed an issue where labels were not showing up for some apps after signing in

- Cloud: Chunked upload support for Nextcloud/ownCloud servers

- Cloud: Increased timeout to avoid some errors with Nextcloud/ownCloud servers

- Fixed a root service issue on LG devices with Android 9 and below

- Fixed an issue where app wasn't using Dynamic system colors on some devices with Android 12

- Other fixes

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Google Play release v3.8.0

Material You theme & New icon
- New Material You theme with many UI elements updated to the new design.
- On Android 12, Swift Backup will use 'Dynamic colors' obtained from the system. You can disable this feature using the toggle in Settings to make Swift Backup use its own theme colors instead of the system colors.

Note for OneDrive users
OneDrive official SDK now requires minimum Android 8. As a result, you can't use OneDrive below Android 8 with Swift Backup.

Other changes
- Apps: New 'Export apps list' action (Apps > Batch actions) to save the apps list as html with the apps' link to Play Store.

- Cloud: Dropbox has finally updated their app and fixed the authentication issues for apps targeting Android 11+. If you have Dropbox app installed, we're back to using it for authentication.

- Cloud: Fixed an issue where Dropbox oauth tokens were not getting refreshed after expiry

- Cloud: Fixed a crash with SFTP service when deleting a remote directory

- Cloud: Fixed an issue where SMB service wasn't using SMB 3x even when server supported it

- Removed Firebase Analytics

- Other minor UI fixes and optimizations related to file operations

Google Play release v3.8.0: Changelog in the next message

v3.8.0_Beta1

- Cloud: OneDrive official SDK now requires minimum Android 8. As a result, you can't use OneDrive below Android 8 with Swift Backup.

- Cloud: Fixed an issue where Dropbox tokens were not getting refreshed after expiry

- Cloud: Fixed an issue where SFTP service sometimes crashed when deleting a remote directory

- Added back amoled black theme that was removed from the previous test release

- Other minor fixes

Unless there are any major bug reports, this will most likely be the last beta of v3.8.0.

v3.8.0_Alpha1

Material You theme & New icon
- With Material You theme many UI elements have been updated to the new design.

- On Android 12, Swift Backup will now use dynamic colors obtained from the system. You can disable 'Dynamic colors' using the toggle available in Settings to make Swift Backup use its own theme colors instead of the system colors.

- 'Amoled black theme' is now removed as it just made theming more complex and harder to update and test UI.

Other changes
- Apps: New 'Export apps list' action (Apps > Batch actions) to save the apps list as html with the apps' link to Play Store.

- Apps: Improved logging and detection of corrupt backup files and wrong encryption password errors.

- Apps: Improved abbreviated searching

- Cloud: Dropbox has finally updated their app and fixed the authentication issues. We're back to using the Dropbox app (if installed) for authentication.

- Cloud: Fixed an issue where SMB service wasn't using SMB 3x even when server supported it

- Removed Firebase Analytics as an experiment for the current build. It will be assessed if crash reports are helpful without analytics.

- Other minor UI fixes and optimizations related to file operations

Google Play release v3.7.2

- Apps: Added support for backup/restore of Magisk's DenyList state of an app

- Simplified some root based file operations

- Cloud: Swift Backup will now enforce browser based authentication for Dropbox (rather than using the installed Dropbox app) since Dropbox hasn't fixed authentication issues on Android 11+ for more than a year now.

- Cloud: Changed user agent for WebDAV http requests. This should fix an issue where some WebDAV administrative tools block requests with okhttp's default user agent.

- Fixed an issue where the app crashed when cleaning its cache directory

- Other minor UI fixes

Google Play release v3.7.1

- Fixed a critical bug that kept archive files open after restore
- Storage: Fixed an issue where root path of removable storages wasn't accessible in v3.7.0
- Apps: Fixed broken restore of Ext. Data and Expansion in Shizuku mode on Android 11
- Apps: Fixed a bug that wrongly showed low storage space error during restore
- Apps: Fixes for backup/restore in secondary user space
- Cloud: Fixed some issues with pCloud and WebDAV usage
- Other minor fixes and improvements

v3.7.1_Beta1

- Fixed a critical bug that kept archive files open during restore
- Storage: Fixed an issue where root path of removable storages wasn't accessible in v3.7.0
- Apps: Fixed broken restore of Ext. Data and Expansion in Shizuku mode on Android 11
- Apps: Fixed a bug that wrongly showed low storage space error during restore
- Apps: Fixes for backup/restore in secondary user space
- Cloud: Fixed some issues with pCloud and WebDAV usage

Full changelog of v3.7.0

📢 Important notice
- If you use an SD Card with Swift Backup, you will need to set it again so the app can request permission via the system 'Files' app.
- 'App + Split APKs' is now shortened to 'APKs' and just 'APK' is shown for apps with a single APK.

Android 12 support
- Android 12 is now fully supported. In a future release, you will also see Material You theme support.
- Swift Backup now targets Android 12 (SDK 31) and requires the new 'All files access' permission.

Shizuku support
On non-rooted devices, Swift Backup now supports Shizuku and can perform many batch actions with ADB access provided by Shizuku.

✅ Below app related features work in Shizuku mode as these features only require ADB access:
- Batch Backup of supported* app parts (*See below)
- Batch Restore of supported* app parts without user interaction (*See below)
- Batch Enable/Disable apps
- Batch Uninstall apps
- Backup/Restore of app permissions
- Toggling battery optimization state of an app

❌ Below features don't work in Shizuku mode and ABSOLUTELY require root access:
- App 'Data' backup/restore i.e. the 'real' internal data that stores app login details, settings, databases, etc.
- On Android 11 (R), app External Data and Expansion backup/restore. Works on other Android versions with Shizuku.
- WiFi passwords backup

Other changes
- Apps: Added support for app 'Media' directory backup (Eg. Android/media/com.example.packagename/)
- Apps: Faster loading of apps list, slightly faster file operations
- Apps: Improved and more precise progress indication during app backup and restore
- Apps: You can now clear app data parts (Data, Ext. Data, etc) individually in the detail screen for an app
- Apps: Added ability to batch delete only 'Archived' backups
- Apps: Labels are now synced in realtime on other devices a user may have
- Apps: New filter 'Labelled apps'
- Apps: New built-in labels available in Schedules and Configs as per user requests
- Messages: Fixed an MMS restore issue on MIUI ROMs
- WiFi: Backup/Restore open WiFi networks
- Schedule: Added support for Wallpapers and WiFi schedules
- Schedule: More customizable minimum battery percent requirement (10%, 20%...etc)
- Cloud: You can now 'Save' and 'Load' your cloud setup parameters for SMB, SFTP, FTP and WebDAV servers using a location picked from your system file picker. These options are in the 3 dot menu of the setup screen. You can also save the settings from the 'Cloud sync' tab.
- Cloud: Some bug fixes related to OneDrive, Box, WebDAV, SMB, FTP
- Fixed a root access issue on some older Samsung devices with stock ROMs
- Long pressing the Google sign-in button at app startup now starts browser based sign-in. This is helpful for people having sign-in issues when using a custom webview like Bromite.
- Other small fixes and improvements

Google Play release v3.7.0

⏩ Release highlights
- Android 12 support
- Shizuku support on non-rooted devices
- New cloud services support: SFTP, pCloud, Yandex

Full changelog in the next message.

v3.7.0_Beta4

Shizuku support
For non-rooted devices, Swift Backup now supports Shizuku and can perform many batch actions with ADB access provided by Shizuku.
Things to note:
- Shizuku support is experimental. Fixes or support for related issues will not be treated as priority.
- App 'Data' backup/restore requires root access.
- On Android 11 (R), Ext. Data and Expansion backup/restore is not supported without root access.
- WiFi networks backup/restore require root access.

Other changes
- Apps: SSAID backup/restore is now supported on Android 12 (S). With this fixed, Android 12 is now fully supported.
- Apps: You can now clear app data parts (Data, Ext. Data, etc) individually in the detail screen for an app
- Apps: Labels are now synced in realtime on other devices a user may have
- Schedule: More customizable minimum battery percent requirement (10%, 20%...etc)
- Schedule: Fixed app backup size limits not being respected in some schedule runs
- Cloud: You can now export saved SMB, SFTP, FTP and WebDAV parameters from the 'Cloud sync' screen as well
- Cloud: Fixed a OneDrive specific issue on Android 6
- Other small fixes and improvements

v3.7.0_Beta4: Changelog in the next message

v3.7.0_Beta3

Android 12
- Swift Backup now targets Android 12 (SDK 31) and requires the new 'All files access' permission.
- Restoring app SSAIDs is currently not supported on Android 12. The situation may change once Android 12 source code is released.

Changes
- Apps: Improved and more precise progress indication during app backup and restore
- Messages: Fixed an MMS restore issue on MIUI ROMs
- WiFi: Backup/Restore open WiFi networks
- Cloud: You can now 'Save' and 'Load' your cloud setup parameters for SMB, SFTP, FTP and WebDAV servers using a location picked from your system file picker. These options are in the 3 dot menu of the screen where you enter your server details.
- Cloud: Fixed WebDAV Digest authentication issues with service providers like ctfile
- Schedule: Added support for Wallpapers and WiFi schedules
- Fixed a root access issue on some older Samsung devices with stock ROMs
- Long pressing the Google sign-in button now starts browser based sign-in. This is helpful for people having sign-in issues when using a custom webview like Bromite.
- Other minor changes and fixes

v3.7.0_Beta3: Changelog in the next message