Backup and Restore

This page is only about protecting your SpeedKee data and returning to a clean state when needed. It is separate from guided setup and separate from Turbo cleanup. Use it when you want to save your work, move it, or fully reset the keyboard.

Before You Reset Anything

Know the difference

These actions are not the same. Backing up settings saves how SpeedKee is configured. Backing up shortcuts saves your personal shortcut content. Restoring the original keyboard state is the strongest reset. That can remove custom settings, imported items, and personal shortcut data unless you back them up first.

Most complete reset

A true return to original state usually means clearing the app's stored data in Android. That is much deeper than simply deleting a few shortcuts or re-running setup.

Part 1

Back up settings

Use this when you want to preserve SpeedKee's configuration so you can restore your setup later. This is the right choice when your layout, preferences, or other keyboard behavior matters and you do not want to rebuild it from scratch.

Back up before major changes Save settings before experimenting with a new setup, importing a large group of shortcuts, or doing any full reset.

Keep the file somewhere you trust If you export settings to a file, store that file in a location you recognize and can find again later.

Settings backup is about how SpeedKee is configured. It is not always the same thing as exporting your personal shortcuts.

Part 2

Back up shortcuts

Use this when you want to preserve your personal shortcut list, expansions, and custom text data. If your shortcuts matter to you, back them up before any deep reset.

Export your shortcuts before clearing app data This is the safest way to avoid losing your personal shortcut content.

Name and store the file clearly Give the file a name you will recognize later, especially if you plan to keep several backup versions.

About the Data Security Warning

When you export shortcuts, you may see a warning that the exported shortcuts and expansions are no longer protected in the same way once they leave the app. This does not mean SpeedKee is sending your data anywhere by itself. It means that the exported file is now outside the app's protected internal storage. Like any other file, it should be saved in a place you trust and deleted when no longer needed.

What the buttons mean

Stop cancels the export. Export Anyway continues and creates the export file. If your version also shows Export Settings, that points to settings export rather than shortcut export.

Part 3

Restore original keyboard state

This is the option to use when you want the closest thing to a clean slate. On most Android devices, that means opening the app's Android settings screen and clearing its stored data.

Fast path. Long press the SpeedKee app icon, tap App info, then open Storage & cache.

Alternate path. Open Android Settings, then go to Apps, find SpeedKee, and open Storage & cache.

Clear cache This is the lighter action. It removes temporary stored data and usually does not return the keyboard to a fully original state.

Clear storage or clear app data This is the stronger action. It is the one that most closely returns the keyboard to its original installed state.

Important

If you choose the stronger reset, do it only after backing up anything you want to keep. Otherwise your custom setup, imported content, and personal shortcuts may be lost.

The exact wording can vary by phone and Android version. Some devices say Clear storage. Others say Clear data. The deeper reset is the one that removes the app's stored setup, not just temporary cache.

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