Seedvault
Shares rank 10 of 19 backup tools by recommenders
People recommend Seedvault as the built-in backup app for GrapheneOS, with full device backups that restore without much hassle. Critics say it often misses app data and backups are inconsistent.
People recommend Seedvault as the built-in backup app for GrapheneOS, with full device backups that restore without much hassle. Critics say it often misses app data and backups are inconsistent.
17 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 9
- approval share
- 47%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Full device backups with easy restore
“Graphene can do full device backups via Seedvault and it's not that much more of a pain to restore”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Kagi releases alpha version of Orion for Linux” “does a bang-up job of backing up both applications and data”
Comment from 6 Aug 2026 in “I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux” Built into GrapheneOS, also on LineageOS
“I use the integrated GrapheneOS Solution (seedvault!?) for storage and apps”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple” “Seedvault for my LiniageOS.”
Comment from 24 May 2026 in “CBP Directive 3340-049B: Border Search of Electronic Devices”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Misses app data for many apps
“SeedVault won't backup app data if the app authors have opted out of it.”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “GrapheneOS is the only Android OS providing full security patches” “reinstalling and reconfiguring everything that Seedvault missed”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “GrapheneOS protections against data extraction from locked devices” “SeedVault which is unable to backup most of my apps”
Comment from 6 Mar 2026 in “How to Install and Start Using LineageOS on Your Phone” - Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “I've been running GrapheneOS on my Pixel Fold for over half a year”
Backups inconsistent and unreliable
“consistently broken on both my GOS phones, never giving the same results with 2 backups”
Comment from 6 Sep 2026 in “GrapheneOS Overhauled Default Apps and Secure Clipboard” “Seedvault doesn't work half of the time.”
Comment from 24 May 2026 in “CBP Directive 3340-049B: Border Search of Electronic Devices” “your backup will have holes in it”
Comment from 6 Aug 2026 in “I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux” Widely judged poor or insufficient
“Seedvault is godawful and I'm saying it as a someone using GOS as a daily driver.”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “I've been running GrapheneOS on my Pixel Fold for over half a year” “Seedvault is still woefully insufficient”
Comment from 17 Jun 2026 in “GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17 and official releases are coming soon” “Seedvault is crap, not an option”
Comment from 11 Sep 2026 in “GrapheneOS' rewritten Messages app is released”
Other backup tools people recommend
The four most recommended other backup tools, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| restic | 83 | 5 | 94% | 12 | — | Approved |
| pgBackRest | 32 | 6 | 84% | 6 | 1 yr4 owners | Approved |
| Borg Backup | 30 | 8 | 79% | 12 | — | Approved |
| iCloud Photos Downloader | 18 | 4 | 82% | 2 | — | — |
| SeedvaultThis page | 8 | 9 | 47% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
16 of the 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Seedvault is crap, not an option”
“consistently broken on both my GOS phones, never giving the same results with 2 backups”
“your backup will have holes in it”
“does a bang-up job of backing up both applications and data”
“reinstalling and reconfiguring everything that Seedvault missed”
“native seedvault was not able to use this”
“I've grown to trust seedvault enough that it's my sole phone backup.”
“Seedvault is still woefully insufficient”
“Seedvault doesn't work half of the time.”
“Seedvault for my LiniageOS.”
“SeedVault which is unable to backup most of my apps”
“Seedvault is godawful and I'm saying it as a someone using GOS as a daily driver.”
“it fails for about half my apps”
“I use the integrated GrapheneOS Solution (seedvault!?) for storage and apps”
“Graphene can do full device backups via Seedvault and it's not that much more of a pain to restore”
“SeedVault won't backup app data if the app authors have opted out of it.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.