Feature request: Auto backup

[rbirtles]

The option to schedule backups to either the SD card or somthing like google drive/dropbox/etc would be great.

I lost all my texts due to a bad pushed rom update. An my TitaniumBackup backup had gone foobar and left me high and dry. I have a real bad need for some of the texts to be used in court so I am now left having to go to my phone provider and ask for a copy of the texts (fingers crossed)

[joeashcraft]

+1
Yes please!

Even adding the Activity/Intent so that another app (e.g. tasker) can handle the scheduling would be very helpful.

[johtso]

Some method of automatically backing up messages is definitely an important feature to have. An intent for tasker integration would be great!

[johtso]

Related to #318

[cmf84]

yes please! Scheduled encrypted backups, at least as an option, are important

[JavaJens]

Personally I think that TextSecure should focus primarily on the core functionality right now.
There are plenty of backup apps available that provide scheduled backups and as long these backup everything (including the keys), using them should not provide any issues.
However I haven't tested that, so just my 2 cents.
If that should fail for whatever reasons, adding the Intent like you suggested might be a way to go.

[SecUpwN]

Here you have +1 vote for encrypted scheduled SMS Backups! I can confirm that when I flash a new ROM and restore my data using Titanium Backup, it also restores all messages properly. But since not everybody is having ROOT and a native implementation within TextSecure would be much more secure, I am very much looking forward to this feature being added. What do you think about this, @moxie0?

[bungabunga]

@SecUpwN it's not recommendable to use TiBkp to backup/restore your TextSecure messages. it could really mess up push services.

[SecUpwN]

@bungabunga, I am not able to use PushServices yet since I refuse to have GApps installed. Hence I am waiting for implementation of the stuff discussed in #1000, too. 😸 Patience is like gold these days..

[andrewbanchich]

Any updates on this? It's been a long time since the last message on this feature request thread.

[moxie0]

Hey @AEsahaettr welcome to our issue tracker, but keep in mind that this isn't a discussion forum. The mailing list or the support center are the appropriate places for that. If an issue is open, we're tracking it. Please only post here when you have new information to add to an issue, rather than things like +1 or asking for updates.

[andrewbanchich]

Okay, sorry. Thanks!

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