From d4312fa8308f88c46b0f31b0281e51b692b5ca5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Vorburger Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:33:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] docs: Update FAQ with Google Drive backup instructions As-is it made me think this only works with (great) Nextcloud. --- FAQ.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 6d514574b..ac875ede5 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ app is not possible. Cloud providers currently known to be supported: - Nextcloud +- Google: Android Settings > Backup > Back up now; it's [on your Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/backups) Another common setup is to configure Aegis to back up to a folder on local storage of your device and then have a separate app (like From e0b68e1575fbb5903897f8533ef5269d1ea59448 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Vorburger Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:27:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] docs: Update FAQ with detailed backup restore testing instructions --- FAQ.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index ac875ede5..877d69159 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -83,6 +83,17 @@ Cloud providers currently known to be supported: - Nextcloud - Google: Android Settings > Backup > Back up now; it's [on your Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/backups) +When migrating to a new phone, just install Aegis again, and the Cloud provider +will restore its backup to the new device. You can test restoring a backup by +uninstalling the app and re-installing it. To convince yourself that the data +wasn't just left on the device, you can _Clear storage_ and _Clear cache_ +in Aegis' App info _Storage and cache_ settings before uninstalling it. If +you recently added a new entry, then before doing such a test, make sure +that Aegis' own _Backup Settings_ confirm the most recent backup was successful. +For Google Cloud provider backup, you can explicitly trigger a backup from System +_Settings > Back up or copy data > Back up data > Back up now._ (Which is only +useful for testing; for normal use, it does it automagically at an appropriate time.) + Another common setup is to configure Aegis to back up to a folder on local storage of your device and then have a separate app (like [Syncthing](https://syncthing.net/)) sync that folder anywhere you want. From 6be993fc885bf48272c921301eec7845bd483018 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Vorburger Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:21:20 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] docs: Clarify need for password on restore from Cloud provider backup --- FAQ.md | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 877d69159..5539d13c7 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -87,8 +87,13 @@ When migrating to a new phone, just install Aegis again, and the Cloud provider will restore its backup to the new device. You can test restoring a backup by uninstalling the app and re-installing it. To convince yourself that the data wasn't just left on the device, you can _Clear storage_ and _Clear cache_ -in Aegis' App info _Storage and cache_ settings before uninstalling it. If -you recently added a new entry, then before doing such a test, make sure +in Aegis' App info _Storage and cache_ settings before uninstalling it. + +The password that it asks you for after a (re)install means that the restore +from the Cloud provider worked! But it was sent encrypted to the Cloud provider. +So you do need the Aegis vault password that you originally set on the previous device. + +If you recently added a new entry, then before doing such a test, make sure that Aegis' own _Backup Settings_ confirm the most recent backup was successful. For Google Cloud provider backup, you can explicitly trigger a backup from System _Settings > Back up or copy data > Back up data > Back up now._ (Which is only From 1dd96471cf542c719d04ce79fb236ad05d5896bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Vorburger Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 21:40:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] docs: Clarify reinstall in FAQ Co-authored-by: Markus Hofbauer --- FAQ.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 5539d13c7..c8e5029d5 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ uninstalling the app and re-installing it. To convince yourself that the data wasn't just left on the device, you can _Clear storage_ and _Clear cache_ in Aegis' App info _Storage and cache_ settings before uninstalling it. +If Aegis is already installed and you see the welcome screen when starting the app +although you were expecting to restore your backup, reinstall the app. This should +help to get you into the restore process from above, asking you for your password. + The password that it asks you for after a (re)install means that the restore from the Cloud provider worked! But it was sent encrypted to the Cloud provider. So you do need the Aegis vault password that you originally set on the previous device.