Backup / Restore Android App
Backup An App
# (1) List packages. adb shell pm list packages # (2) Retrieve path of the package. # Usage: adb shell pm path [App] # Example: adb shell pm path com.example.someapp # (3) Pull the app. # Usage: adb pull [Path2App] [NewName] # Example: adb pull /data/app/someapp/base.apk someapp.apk # (4) Backup app data. # Usage: adb backup -f [FileName] -apl [TargetApp] # Example: adb backup -f someapp.data.backup -apk com.example.someapp
Restore the Backup
# (1) Install the apk package. # Usage: adb install [Path2App] # Example: adb install someapp.apk # (2) Restore the app data. # Usage: adb restore [Path2BackupFile] # Example: adb restore someapp.data.backup
NOTES!
Backup and restoring of purchased app on Google Play will results of “Unlicensed App”. These should be reinstalled from the Google Play.