Open "Backup and reset" in Settings Programmatically

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I want to open Backup and reset in Android Setting. For example If you want to open Wi-Fi in Android settings you can use this code :

getApplicationContext().startActivity(new Intent(Settings.ACTION_WIFI_SETTINGS));

But I found nothing that could help me to open Backup and reset. Has anyone seen any implementations of how to do that?

May this help you in some way, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4798788/android-factory-reset-programmatically — Apurva, Feb 28 '15 at 12:07
thanks a lot @Apurva but i do not want to do reset programmatically. I just want to open back up and reset. ;) — Milad Faridnia, Feb 28 '15 at 12:47

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 02 '16 at 05:35

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I know this is old, But you can open Backup and Reset with this intent

Intent backupIntent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_PRIVACY_SETTINGS);
startActivity(backupIntent);

edited Aug 02 '16 at 05:35

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answered Aug 02 '16 at 04:32

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It works up to Android 9. With version 10 Privacy Settings activity will be opened but there is no backup settings – hidd Sep 02 '20 at 16:31

pizza67 · Answer 2 · 2019-07-30T13:59:14.413

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As for the latest Android Q Beta release, the accepted answer should not be valid anymore.

The Backup feature has now been moved to the System settings group (same as date/hour settings and so on).

edited Jul 30 '19 at 13:59

answered Jul 30 '19 at 10:26

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 28 '15 at 12:20

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Just Looking at Settings Reference docs, there is NO Direct intent to OPEN the Backup and Reset Settings directly using Intent mechanism!

answered Feb 28 '15 at 12:20

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Yea, I've seen that class before. I just hope that maybe there is a way to do that. ;) – Milad Faridnia Feb 28 '15 at 12:26
I've reached my daily vote limit. I'll upvote your answer tomorrow but still hope to find a better answer ;) – Milad Faridnia Feb 28 '15 at 12:30
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If it is NOT documented in developer.android.com, I guess it is fair to assume it is not there!! Otherwise, Google must have documented it as they did for all other activities in Settings API – AADProgramming Feb 28 '15 at 12:32
Yes!! I am just out of Curious, what exactly are you trying to achieve? if you are trying to RESET Programatically, then there is a way using http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/admin/device-admin.html :) – AADProgramming Feb 28 '15 at 12:37

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 24 '20 at 20:28

This worked for me to open backup and restore programmatically. Tested on S8 and Essential PH-1

Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.android.settings", "com.android.settings.Settings$PrivacySettingsActivity"));
if (intent.resolveActivity(context.getPackageManager()) != null) {
   context.startActivity(intent);
}

Open "Backup and reset" in Settings Programmatically

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