Re: Android app: export configuration as a password-protected zip file

An update: it seems that Seedvault can already backup this app's data, beca=
use it pretends to do a device-to-device transfer. [1]

That's good enough for those running the likes of LineageOS, but I still th=
ink the password-protected zip would still be useful in case you don't like=
 to use Auto Backup.


[1] https://github.com/seedvault-app/seedvault/discussions/997#discussionco=
mment-16437606



On Saturday, August 9th, 2025 at 09:08, Douglas Silva <[email protected]> w=
rote:

> Greetings.
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> This is a feature request for the Android app. I'd like to suggest two al=
ternatives to address the issue of exporting an unencrypted zip-file contai=
ning all your private keys into the Downloads folder.
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> 1. Export a password-protected zip-file instead, allowing us to choose a =
password in the app settings. This is what Syncthing does nowadays.
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> 2. Optionally let Android Backup pick up our config (disabled by default)=
. Google Drive isn't the only back-end available. Ever heard of Seedvault? =
It's the default on systems like LineageOS or CalyxOS. Seedvault does encry=
pted backups to any location; even offline, to a flash stick. Aegis Authent=
icator uses it, as long as the backup is advertised as encrypted. See [1], =
[2] and [3] and [4].
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> [1] https://developer.android.com/identity/data/autobackup#EnablingAutoBa=
ckup
> [2] https://developer.android.com/identity/data/autobackup#define-device-=
conditions
> [3] https://github.com/seedvault-app/seedvault/wiki/FAQ#why-do-some-apps-=
not-allow-to-get-backed-up
> [4] https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/blob/master/app/src/main/And=
roidManifest.xml#L22
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> For option 1 (password-protected zip), I'd also like to suggest the addit=
ion of (optional) automatic exports to a chosen folder, to facilitate autom=
atic backups with an external tool such as Syncthing. The messaging app Sig=
nal does something like this to export your messages (encrypted) and keep t=
he last five versions of it.
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> Thank you.