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    From Richmond@[email protected] to comp.mobile.android on Wed Apr 1 11:26:50 2026
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    Is there a way to test backups? I have found that they are not
    reliable. Just because Google says there is a backup, doesn't mean there
    is one.

    Ideally the restore would be to some android emulator.
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  • From Arno Welzel@[email protected] to comp.mobile.android on Thu Apr 2 11:49:35 2026
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    Richmond, 2026-04-01 12:26:

    Is there a way to test backups? I have found that they are not
    reliable. Just because Google says there is a backup, doesn't mean there
    is one.

    Ideally the restore would be to some android emulator.

    You answered the question yourself - us an Android emulator, for example
    the one which comes with Android Studio and also includes images which
    include Google Play Services.
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    Arno Welzel
    https://arnowelzel.de
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  • From Richmond@[email protected] to comp.mobile.android on Thu Apr 2 11:17:07 2026
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    Arno Welzel <[email protected]> writes:

    Richmond, 2026-04-01 12:26:

    Is there a way to test backups? I have found that they are not
    reliable. Just because Google says there is a backup, doesn't mean there
    is one.

    Ideally the restore would be to some android emulator.

    You answered the question yourself - us an Android emulator, for example
    the one which comes with Android Studio and also includes images which include Google Play Services.

    It says it requires 16GB of RAM. I only have 8GB.

    https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator#requirements
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  • From Arno Welzel@[email protected] to comp.mobile.android on Thu Apr 2 14:21:15 2026
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    Richmond, 2026-04-02 12:17:

    Arno Welzel <[email protected]> writes:

    Richmond, 2026-04-01 12:26:

    Is there a way to test backups? I have found that they are not
    reliable. Just because Google says there is a backup, doesn't mean there >>> is one.

    Ideally the restore would be to some android emulator.

    You answered the question yourself - us an Android emulator, for example
    the one which comes with Android Studio and also includes images which
    include Google Play Services.

    It says it requires 16GB of RAM. I only have 8GB.

    https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator#requirements

    No, it does not *require* 16 GB of RAM it is *recommended*.

    Quote:

    "For the best experience, you should use the emulator in Android Studio
    on a computer with at least the following specs:"

    You can run the emulator also with 8 GB or even 4 GB of RAM, it may just
    be slower, if your system is already running low on memory and has to
    swap a lot.
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    Arno Welzel
    https://arnowelzel.de
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  • From Arno Welzel@[email protected] to comp.mobile.android on Thu Apr 2 14:21:59 2026
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    Arno Welzel, 2026-04-02 14:21:

    Richmond, 2026-04-02 12:17:

    Arno Welzel <[email protected]> writes:

    Richmond, 2026-04-01 12:26:

    Is there a way to test backups? I have found that they are not
    reliable. Just because Google says there is a backup, doesn't mean there >>>> is one.

    Ideally the restore would be to some android emulator.

    You answered the question yourself - us an Android emulator, for example >>> the one which comes with Android Studio and also includes images which
    include Google Play Services.

    It says it requires 16GB of RAM. I only have 8GB.

    https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator#requirements

    No, it does not *require* 16 GB of RAM it is *recommended*.

    Quote:

    "For the best experience, you should use the emulator in Android Studio
    on a computer with at least the following specs:"

    You can run the emulator also with 8 GB or even 4 GB of RAM, it may just
    be slower, if your system is already running low on memory and has to
    swap a lot.

    Edit: and the recommendation is for Android Studio and not just the
    emulator.
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    Arno Welzel
    https://arnowelzel.de
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