Query about automatic Google Drive backups

[barryman99]

Can anyone explain to me about what automatically gets backed up on Google Drive. I have an Android Tablet running Android 6.0 and I need to do a factory reset to solve some problems I am having with it.

Before doing the reset I have checked that my automatic nightly backup exists on Google Drive. Yes, the latest backup does seem to be there OK but I notice it is showing only 12 apps - all Google apps - but is not showing any of the third party apps that are on my tablet, currently about 50 apps. I have always thought that after a factory reset I would have the option to restore ALL my apps from Google Drive.

Is this the case or not - I have all my apps backed up elsewhere as a backstop but what will I actually get by restoring from Drive after doing the reset??

Thanx in advance.I

 

[mustang7757]

You can take a look at this guide

https://support.google.com/android/answer/2819582?hl=en

 

[mustang7757]

[Ok changed post owner from guest to barryman99 ]

 

[barryman99]

Yes, I've already been on Google's help pages and I do not have any problems in my tablet doing the backup. It's the content that is my query - why only 12 apps showing and what's happened to all the third party apps I've installed from Google Play ?????

 

[mustang7757]

Yes, I've already been on Google's help pages and I do not have any problems in my tablet doing the backup. It's the content that is my query - why only 12 apps showing and what's happened to all the third party apps I've installed from Google Play ?????

I believe as its stated in the guide depending on your Android version what gets backed up .

 

[B. Diddy]

I believe it also depends on the app developer to take advantage of the Google backup option. Not all developers do that (which is unfortunate).

 

[barryman99]

Further to above question I have checked on my phone backups on Drive and all the apps are there in the backup.
So, on my tablet where I am having the problem of only about 10 apps appearing in backup, are there any local settings on the tablet I could change which might be stopping the fuller backups?? The apps are the same ones that are being backed up successfully on my phone.....

 

[B. Diddy]

What version of Android is your tablet running vs the phone? If it's an older version of Android on the tablet, that could be part of the problem.