There's a built-in encrypted backup system in Settings > System > Backup. It works similarly to the Google Play device-to-device transfer system. It uses the same underlying device-to-device transfer mode for the Android backup infrastructure and should back up exactly the same data as the Google Play transfer system moves. It backs up a lot more than Google Play cloud backups because it uses device-to-device mode.
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So, is the current recommendation to create such a backup to an external storage and then restore it on a new device? There is currently no direct device-to-device transfer feature using this, correct?