PhotosBackup 0.0.2

Unsigned PhotosBackup.ipa for sideloading with SideStore / AltStore. SideStore re-signs it on device with your own Apple ID.

Commit: a395ee3 – Rebrand to com.g8row.photosbackup with background backups and durable queue

What's new since 0.0.1

• New app identity everywhere: com.g8row.photosbackup bundle IDs, photosbackup:// URL scheme, new App Group, background-task IDs, Keychain namespace, extension bridge
• AuthProbe renamed to AccountConnector
• Automatic background album backups via BGProcessingTask: recurring scheduling, foreground re-entry, expiration cancellation, requeueing
• Bounded batches: 25 items per background run, 250 per foreground activation
• Wi-Fi-only / cellular enforcement: network path monitoring, queue pause/resume, URLSession cellular blocking, iCloud download cancellation on interrupt
• Durable account-scoped upload queue persistence plus completed-asset dedup across launches and Google accounts
• Queue persistence warnings in the Activity screen
• Tests for persistence, dedup, network policy, cancellation, background expiration

Install / update via SideStore

• AirDrop PhotosBackup.ipa to the iPhone and save it in Files.
• Turn on LocalDevVPN.
• In SideStore, tap +, choose PhotosBackup.ipa, and install it.
• If asked whether to retain app extensions, keep Photos Backup Connect.
• Open Photos Backup, reconnect the Google account once (required after the bundle-ID change).
• Re-enable the Safari extension if needed: Settings → Apps → Safari → Extensions → Photos Backup Connect, allow accounts.google.com.

Known limitations (unchanged)

• No true background URLSession transfer pipeline yet; large uploads must finish inside the iOS processing window.
• iOS background scheduling is opportunistic; the system may delay or skip runs.
• Album scans build the full source list before the batch cap; very large libraries could use a streaming scan.
• Durable queue is JSON-backed; picker-only items without asset identifiers don't survive process termination.
• Device signing, App Group provisioning, and real background execution not yet verified under the new bundle ID.