Backup and calendar

Sheet 12 · 4 min read · iPhone and Android

GearKit keeps everything on your phone and nowhere else. A backup is a file you make and keep yourself; the calendar gets only what you send it.

Move to a new phone

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On the old phone, open Settings and tap Export backup. Save the ZIP somewhere the new phone can reach: your files, a cloud drive, a message to yourself.
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On the new phone, install GearKit, open Settings and tap Import backup. Pick the ZIP.
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Read the result lines: what was added, what was updated, what was skipped.
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Bought the unlock? Tap Restore purchases. It isn’t in the backup; the store keeps it.

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Add upcoming services to calendar
Everything due within 60 days, one all-day event each.
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Export backup
A ZIP with items, tasks and logs.
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Import backup
Merges a GearKit backup into this phone.
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Restore purchases
Brings the unlock back from the store that sold it.

What’s inside: Five plain CSV files in a ZIP: your gear, its jobs, the service and usage history, and the next-service notes. Open them in any spreadsheet.
Across platforms: An iPhone backup imports on Android and the other way round, byte for byte the same format.
The result: “Gear: 2 added, 1 updated · Tasks: 3 added, 0 updated, 1 kept (newer here) · History: 5 entries added · Notes: 1 added, 0 updated · Skipped: 2 unreadable rows, 1 without its gear”.
Your phone’s own backup: iPhoneiCloud Backup includes GearKit’s data with the rest of the phone. The unlock isn’t in it; Restore purchases brings it back.AndroidAndroid’s own backup can include GearKit’s data with the rest of the phone. The unlock isn’t in it; Restore purchases brings it back.

One job: iPhoneOn the item’s page, press and hold a job and tap Add to calendar. The event editor opens with the due date, all day, titled “GearKit: Commuter e-bike — Wax chain”.AndroidOn the item’s page, long-press a job and pick Add to calendar. Your calendar app opens the event with the due date, all day, titled “GearKit: Commuter e-bike — Wax chain”.
The next 60 days: iPhoneSettings › Add upcoming services to calendar adds one all-day event for every job due in the next 60 days, straight into your default calendar. iOS asks once for permission to add events; GearKit can’t read your calendar.AndroidSettings › Add upcoming services to calendar opens every job due in the next 60 days in your calendar app, one after another. Confirm each event to save it.
What an event says: Title “GearKit: <item> — <job>”, notes “Every 3 months”. Events don’t update themselves; add them again after the schedule changes.