OsmAnd~: OsmAnd cloud backup does not work despite mentioned otherwise by upstream.

Drei Eck
2025-07-10T08:47:58Z

Ahoj,

I report this issue here to f-droid since the OsmAnd people [↗ told me here](https://github.com/osmandapp/web/issues/193#issuecomment-1709928635) that they are not responsible for f-droid builds.

The original issue is [↗ this one](https://github.com/osmandapp/web/issues/193). It is:

Starting with OsmAnd 4.5, basic OsmAnd cloud backup should be available for anyone without subscription, see e.g. [↗ here](https://github.com/osmandapp/web/issues/191#issuecomment-1682472185).

But it does not work for OsmAnd~ from f-droid:

1. I have installed OsmAnd~ version 4.5.8.
2. I registered a completely new OsmAnd cloud account from within that OsmAnd installation.
3. I have configured OsmAnd to backup only Settings.
4. When I want to sync, it fails with a popup "*No valid subscription present*" and the text
> **Expired subscription**
> Your OsmAnd Pro subscription is expired,
> renew it to use backup. You can still restore
> data from the Cloud.
5. I retried by making sure that _only_ "Settings" → "Profiles" and "Settings" → "OsmAnd Settings" are to be backed up, which do not require OsmAnd Pro/ a subscription. Same problem, cannot backup, get "*Expired subscription*"-note, even after a logout and re-login.

Below screenshots of the message and configuration.

Regards!

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![Expired Subscription message](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1590519/261692117-8e7245ce-465d-46ab-a509-05af973910b8.jpg) ![OsmAnd cloud sync settings](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1590519/261692043-ef54d5dd-35b1-44b5-a23d-036635f2df96.jpg) ![OsmAnd version](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1590519/261692086-37407aba-6230-46d4-8edb-0c9ea4e151e6.jpg) ![OsmAnd about](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1590519/261692098-1506f628-6619-4074-a628-ef7ef727dfb3.jpg)