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Android will soon instantly log you in to your apps on new devices (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 days ago by shoulderoforion@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world

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

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[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

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 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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.

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It even copied over my browser cookies.

[–] MaxHardwood@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

I was quite surprised by that too