{"id":487,"date":"2019-07-20T04:28:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T08:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chfrank.net\/wordpress\/?p=487"},"modified":"2019-07-20T04:30:39","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T08:30:39","slug":"android-pie-backup-now-grayed-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chfrank.net\/wordpress\/2019\/07\/20\/android-pie-backup-now-grayed-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Pie Backup Now grayed out"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week I migrated my phone from a Nokia 8 to a Nokia 9 PureView, for the impressive built-in camera.<\/p>\n

After completing the migration I found that I was unable to perform a backup – the Backup Now button was grayed out and all items were in “Waiting to backup” (except for Contacts and Photos, which operate independently).\u00a0 Google to the rescue!<\/p>\n

I found many good posts, some recommending to temporarily disable Screen Lock. That worked – I then had a valid backup in Google Drive.<\/p>\n

After I re-enabled the screen lock, though, the button became grayed out again – back to Google.<\/p>\n

Several people recommended setting up Smart Lock, so that the phone unlocks itself, for example when you’re at home.<\/p>\n

Enabled Smart Lock, no change, button still grayed out. Bummer.<\/p>\n

This time though I decided to give it a couple of days – a good idea, since there seems to be a timer involved, too.<\/p>\n

Issue is now solved, the phone performs automatic backups, if<\/p>\n