AndroidMigrate

Checkpointed Android folder backup and sync over ADB.

AndroidMigrate keeps a local mirror of folders on your Android device, tracks changes with content-addressed blob storage, and creates checkpoints so you can restore any previous state back to the phone.

Features

• Incremental sync -- pulls only changed files from device using SHA-256 content hashing
• Checkpoints -- automatic snapshots after every sync, with configurable retention
• Restore -- push any checkpoint back to the device, or restore individual files
• Clone restore -- migrate a checkpoint to a different device under a new profile
• Conflict detection -- detects phone vs local edits and archives local copies for manual resolution
• Local mirror recovery -- rebuild a corrupted or lost mirror from checkpoint blobs
• Backup folder change -- relocate the mirror directory with automatic rebuild from phone or checkpoint fallback
• Root management -- add, disable, or remove sync roots (e.g. DCIM, Documents) per profile
• Terminal UI -- curses-based dashboard for managing profiles, running syncs, browsing checkpoints, and resolving conflicts

Requirements

• Python 3.12+
• ADB (adb) installed and on PATH
• Android device with USB debugging enabled

Installation

PyPI (all platforms)

pip install androidmigrate

AUR (Arch Linux)

yay -S androidmigrate

Homebrew (macOS)

brew tap MachineLearning-Nerd/tap
brew install androidmigrate

From source

git clone https://github.com/MachineLearning-Nerd/AndroidMigrate.git
cd AndroidMigrate
pip install -e .

Quick Start

# List connected devices
androidmigrate devices
# Create a profile
androidmigrate profile create myphone \
--device SERIAL \
--mirror ~/android-backup
# Add folders to sync
androidmigrate profile add-root myphone /sdcard/DCIM
androidmigrate profile add-root myphone /sdcard/Documents
# Run a sync
androidmigrate sync myphone
# Launch the TUI dashboard
androidmigrate tui

CLI Commands

Command	Description
devices	List connected Android devices
profile create	Create a new backup profile
profile add-root	Add a device folder to sync
profile list	List profiles and their roots
sync <profile>	Sync files from device to local mirror
checkpoints <profile>	List available checkpoints
restore <profile> <id>	Restore a checkpoint to the device
repair-local <profile>	Rebuild local mirror from checkpoint data
clone-restore <profile> <id>	Clone a checkpoint to a different device
conflicts <profile>	List unresolved file conflicts
resolve <profile> <id>	Resolve a conflict (keep phone/local/both)
tui	Launch the terminal UI

TUI Keybindings

Key	Action
j/k or arrows	Navigate profiles
e	Edit sync roots
m	Change backup folder
y	Run sync
c	View checkpoints
i	View issues
l	View run history
r	Refresh
?	Help
q	Quit

Configuration

State is stored in .androidmigrate/ in the current directory by default. Override with:

export ANDROIDMIGRATE_HOME=~/path/to/state

Architecture

src/androidmigrate/
cli.py -- CLI entry point and argument parsing
tui.py -- Curses-based terminal UI
tui_render.py -- TUI rendering primitives (panels, badges, themes)
sync_engine.py -- Core sync, restore, and checkpoint logic
storage.py -- SQLite repository and content-addressed blob store
transport.py -- ADB transport layer (device communication)
models.py -- Domain data classes
config.py -- Path helpers and state directory layout
mirror_path.py -- Backup folder validation and autocomplete
root_manager.py -- Interactive root browser and management

License

MIT