[Question] Importing data from FreeOTP

[akwala]

FreeOTP doesn't provide a way to export the stored keys. Would it be possible to import the data from FreeOTP into FreeOTP+ using a backup made with Titanium Backup? Any other ways this could be done?

[helloworld1]

Yes, I assume you have rooted your phone. You can "adb" to copy.

adb shell
su
cp /data/data/org.fedorahosted.freeotp/shared_prefs/tokens.xml /data/data/org.liberty.android.freeotpplus/shared_prefs/tokens.xml

Titanium Backup may also work but I am not an expert in that.

[akwala]

Thanks, @helloworld1

The file got copied -- I viewed it -- but FreeOTP+ says no keys are installed.

[helloworld1]

Please force stop FreeOTP+ first and then copy the file again. If you leave the app open, it can overwrite the keys.

[helloworld1]

I tried it myself. After force close, the keys will be copied correctly.

[akwala]

Not sure I understand... The tokens.xml under organization.liberty.android.freeotpplus is the one I copied, it has my keys. FreeOTP+ doesn't seem to be reading it. Force stopping the app makes no difference.

I also tried copying the file afresh (after renaming the existing one) while FreeOTP+ was force stopped. The app didn't show any keys when launched. What am I missing?

[helloworld1]

Ok, there is some permission issue on the file causing the copied file unreadable. The tokens file copied is owned by root not by the app.

You need to

1. First in FreeOTP+, create some random token.
2. Force close FreeOTP+
3. Use this command in adb
   cat /data/data/org.fedorahosted.freeotp/shared_prefs/tokens.xml > /data/data/org.liberty.android.freeotpplus/shared_prefs/tokens.xml

I captured a video to show how I did it:
https://youtu.be/23kxutlYS9o

[akwala]

Thanks, @helloworld1 ... That worked!

[gloomytrousers]

If you have TWRP, you can run @helloworld1's command in recovery via Advanced -> Terminal. No root or ADB required.