1813831 - Allow (encrypted) app backups e.g. via SeedVault

Status: NEW

(Firefox for Android :: General, enhancement)

Description

[Jeff Boek [:boek]]

From github: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/26572.

What is the user problem or growth opportunity you want to see solved?

Current Firefox doesn't allow encrypted backups via SeedVault (backup App for Android, integrated in LineageOS or CalyxOS, see https://calyxinstitute.org/projects/seedvault-encrypted-backup-for-android).

You could easily allow encrypted app backups :).
See https://github.com/seedvault-app/seedvault/wiki/FAQ#why-do-some-apps-not-allow-to-get-backed-up for a description of the problem and see this sample how Transport (Android app for public travel) implemented it: https://github.com/grote/Transportr/commit/4dc38f429f75909a088d8bd8a5b3b5ddd8030f71

How do you know that this problem exists today? Why is this important?

I tried to backup via SeedVault, which doesn't work.

Who will benefit from it?

All Android users relying on SeedVault (or other encrypting backup apps).

┆Issue is synchronized with this Jira Task

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Comment 1

[lucas]

Seedvault no longer simulates regular "cloud backups" when taking a backup. It now simulates device to device transfers, which allows it to backup much more data. This actually would allow Firefox to work fine, though there's some excess of data included in these backups when it comes to Firefox. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1940622