[mholt]

And yet, try getting a full backup of your Google phone onto your own computer. (Without rooting/wiping the whole thing.) Heck, try getting just your text messages off (without a separate app)!

You can't. (Last time I checked.) The backup is encrypted in the cloud, and the only way to download it is to restore it to a phone.

Whereas I can just plug in my iPhone and get a full backup, complete with sqlite manifest, completely accessible. Text messages, photo library, everything.

[Nervhq]

Google takeout. Done, nice try though to make some totally irrelevant comparison to excuse apple behavior.

[pocksuppet]

Does that include all the local storage from my apps now?

[raw_anon_1111]

Can you restore it to your phone?