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The Backup Message 'Waiting to Backup' is Confusing

See original GitHub issue

side note: I find the waiting to backup message a little confusing after a backup is performed. I have noticed it happens in contacts for example when there are no contacts

Should this be raised as a separate issue? I also notice on backup completion the message ...waiting to backup on both Local Contacts and SMS Messages. I assume this is because I have cloud-based contacts (no local, device contacts) and have another default SMS app (native SMS app therefore has no messages).

Would it not be better to change to something like Nothing to backup?

– BVS

_Originally posted by @bettyvschmartz in https://github.com/seedvault-app/seedvault/issues/152#issuecomment-814061908_

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Created 2 years ago
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chirayudesaicommented, Apr 6, 2021

Proposing something like Nothing to backup as more appropriate.

I don’t agree here, because the message just means that the system didn’t ask us to back up something. There’s a separate message for no data already.

So let’s just use that.

Also note that Waiting to Backup is the same language used by Google for this situation.

We can do better 😃

If there’s no backup data keeping it always waiting for backup, we should show a different message, especially since these items are highlighted and shown at the top and thus the first things that a user would see.

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bettyvschmartzcommented, Apr 6, 2021

Proposing something like Nothing to backup as more appropriate.

I don’t agree here, because the message just means that the system didn’t ask us to back up something. There’s a separate message for no data already.

So in this case it’s not waiting to backup in the backup run as nothing was requested to backup. So maybe another message you think is more appropriate but waiting to backup isn’t accurate and is misleading for the user IMO. You’ve given some language above that explains it better so maybe Not requested for backup, Excluded from Backup, or Backup skipped. I think some users will believe either a) the backup didn’t complete, or b) the backup still needs to finish as these apps are waiting to backup.

– BVS