Backups
Everything you log is stored only on your phone. If the phone is lost or reset, your data goes with it unless you have a backup. There are two ways to keep one.
Google Drive backup (automatic)
- Go to Setup → App settings → Google account and tap Sign in with Google.
- Choose your Google account and allow access.
The app then backs up to a private app folder in your own Google Drive. Only this app can see that folder; it doesn't appear in your normal Drive files and we can't see it. The last 10 backups are kept.
To restore on a new phone, sign in the same way and tap Restore from Google Drive.
Backup file (manual)
Setup → App settings → Backup → Export backup saves a single file with everything in it. Keep it somewhere safe, like your computer or a USB stick.
To restore, use Restore backup and pick the file, or paste its text.
Warning: restoring replaces what's currently on the phone. Export a backup of the current data first if you're not sure.
What's included
Compounds, doses, schedules, lab results, workouts, templates, runs and routes, health data you've synced, your profile and settings. Your licence key is not included; enter it again on a new phone.
Progress photos
Progress photos are left out of the daily backup and Google Drive, because they make the file much bigger. To take them with you, use Back up now or Share backup: when you have photos, each asks whether to include them and says how much bigger the file gets. Choose Include photos.
On Android, Back up now saves the file to the phone, in Documents/ETS, as ets-backup-<date>-photos.json. It sits beside the daily backups, which never overwrite it, and the last 3 are kept. Share backup sends the file to another app instead, such as Drive or email.
Restoring that file puts the photos back with their dates and poses. It only adds photos the phone doesn't already have, so restoring it twice, or on top of newer photos, is safe.
Anyone with the file can see the photos unless you've set a backup password, which encrypts the whole file.