How do I change a device's currently active backup transport?

Question

When I execute the bmgr list transports command in the adb shell with my Android device plugged in, I see the following three backup transports are available for my Android device:

    com.android.localtransport/.LocalTransport
    com.google.android.gms/.backup.migrate.service.D2dTransport
  * com.google.android.gms/.backup.BackupTransportService

I understand that the * character identifies the currently active transport.

I would like to change the currently active transport to com.google.android.gms/.backup.migrate.service.D2dTransport. How do I do this?

Answer 1

Execute the following command in the adb shell whilst your device is plugged in:

bmgr transport com.google.android.gms/.backup.migrate.service.D2dTransport

Now when you run bmgr list transports, you will see the following output:

    com.android.localtransport/.LocalTransport
  * com.google.android.gms/.backup.migrate.service.D2dTransport
    com.google.android.gms/.backup.BackupTransportService

To get a better understanding of the bmgr shell tool, just run bmgr in the adb shell with no arguments and you'll see usage guidance.