Back it up, bring it back: No data left behind

In this episode of Android Developers Backstage, Tor Norbye and Chet Haase host Alon Albert, Graham Hipsley, and Piyush Mehrotra to discuss the improvements and challenges of Android's backup and restore functionality. The panel explores the new Android Studio tools designed to simplify backup testing for developers, including UI-driven scripts and GMS Core integration for cross-device testing. They delve into the distinctions between device-to-device and cloud backups, emphasizing the importance of developer configuration for data types and security. The discussion covers various backup methods, such as key-value backups and the new restore credentials API, while also addressing common issues like large data sets, token invalidation, and database version conflicts. The team also touches on future improvements, including seamless authentication and better handling of app installations during device transfers, and they encourage developers to provide feedback to enhance the backup and restore experience.