How to transfer configuration and data to another phone?

ogogon

Colleagues, tell me, please, what should I do in order to transfer the phone settings and data (address book, SMS, history) to a new device?

In my opinion, this is quite important information, but I did not find any FAQ or HowTo on this topic. If I haven't been looking well, tell me where it is.

Is there any information about where and in what format this data is stored?

Ogogon.

Keneda

@ogogon
Adress book can be found in :

.local/share/evolution/adressbook/system

You'll find in it "contact.db" wich contains contact infos, and maybe a "photos" folder if you put pictures for some contacts.

In "evolution" folder you'll find other stuff you can save, as tasks, calendars, or such.

SMS/MMS data can be found in :

.local/share/history-service

There is "history.sqlite" wich contains messaging threads, and "attachments" folder, wich contains... attachments ^^

@ogogon said in How to transfer configuration and data to another phone?:

(address book, SMS, history)

Not sure what you're talking about with "history".

kugiigi

@keneda Calls and SMS is at ~/.local/share/history-service

Keneda

@kugiigi
Oh yes, bad edited my copy/paste of first location, thanks for insight.
Plus i didn't know there is also calls in history.sqlite.

ogogon

@keneda said in How to transfer configuration and data to another phone?:

@ogogon
Adress book can be found in :
.local/share/evolution/adressbook/system
You'll find in it "contact.db" wich contains contact infos, and maybe a "photos" folder if you put pictures for some contacts.

Thanks. Indeed, there are entries in the contact.db database that correspond in number and content to the address book.

Is it enough just to copy this file to the new phone to the same place?

ogogon

@keneda said in How to transfer configuration and data to another phone?:

SMS/MMS data can be found in :
.local/share/history-service

Unfortunately, I did not find the content of my SMSs in the history.sqlite database, only a huge number of very strange links.
I think you are confusing something...

Keneda

@ogogon said in How to transfer configuration and data to another phone?:

Is it enough just to copy this file to the new phone to the same place?

It should be.

@ogogon said in How to transfer configuration and data to another phone?:

I think you are confusing something...

No i'm not
You can search the forum and you'll see.
For instance : https://forums.ubports.com/topic/441/history-sqlite-reconstruct-threads?_=1652668008566

kugiigi

@ogogon You can also export your contacts to vcf file and import it to your new phone. There's an export function in the settings page For importing, I think you need to open the vcf file from the file manager.

@ogogon said in How to transfer configuration and data to another phone?:

@keneda said in How to transfer configuration and data to another phone?:
SMS/MMS data can be found in :
.local/share/history-service
Unfortunately, I did not find the content of my SMSs in the history.sqlite database, only a huge number of very strange links.
I think you are confusing something...

We're sure it's there. Did you open the sqlite database? Check all the tables :smiling_face:

jezek

@ogogon said in How to transfer configuration and data to another phone?:

Unfortunately, I did not find the content of my SMSs in the history.sqlite database, only a huge number of very strange links.
I think you are confusing something...

The messages are in text_events table. This is what my phone returns if asked for last text message (text & numbers redacted):

phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ sqlite3 .local/share/history-service/history.sqlite 
SQLite version 3.11.0 2016-02-15 17:29:24
Enter ".help" for usage hints.
sqlite> select * from text_events order by eventId desc limit 1;
ofono/ofono/account0|+401901123456|2022-05-16T20:12:57+0200-18|+401901123456|2022-05-16T18:12:57.000Z|0|This is the redacted text of the message.|0|0|||0|2022-05-16T18:12:57.000Z
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