Android will soon instantly log you in to your apps on new devices - eviltoast

New phone day for Android users should get a whole bunch easier.

  • unalivejoy@lemm.ee
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    29 days ago

    I think the smart switch app has special permission to read other apps’ data, so it copies your session data to your new phone.

    • MaxHardwood@lemmy.ca
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      28 days ago

      I just went through this the other week. I got a replacement phone identical to the one I had, and it worked for the most part. Most of the apps logged in but there’s a good few that didn’t and I had to do it manually.