Package containing the backup and restore functionality available to applications. All backup management is controlled through {@link android.app.backup.BackupManager}. Individual backup functionality is implemented through a subclass {@link android.app.backup.BackupAgent} and a simple and easy-to-use implementation is provided in {@link android.app.backup.BackupAgentHelper}.

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The backup APIs let applications:

• Perform backup of arbitrary data
• Easily perform backup of Preferences and files
• Handle restore of data

For a detailed guide to using the backup APIs, see the Backup Dev Guide topic.