Webapp cannot restore from Android backup

[mlms13]

Wire for web version

2019-04-23-10-51

Browser version

• Firefox 66
• Some version of Chrome via Electron in Rambox

Installed browser addons

None in Electron

Operating system

Ubuntu 18.04

What steps will reproduce the problem?

I was using the Wire webapp through Rambox, and when I switched from the Snap package to the deb package, it lost my history. I'd love to restore from an Android backup, but that doesn't seem to be possible.

1. Create backup from Wire for Android
2. Save it to Dropbox or somewhere you can access from a computer
3. From the webapp, go to settings and Restore from backup
4. There's a file mask that filters out backups from Wire for Android based on the file extension, so choose to view "All files"

Step 4 suggests things aren't going to go well...

[ThePirateWhoSmellsOfSunflowers]

Hi,

On the web application (preferences -> account):

You can only restore history from a backup of the same platform. Your backup will overwrite the conversations that you may have on this device.

(emphasis mine)

So I think you cannot restore your webapp with Android backup.

🌻

[bennycode]

History backups from webapp / desktop app are compatible with each other. However, backups from other platforms (i.e. iOS and/or Android) are not compatible with our webapp / desktop app. We noted this as a feature request. Thanks.