diff --git a/.bash_android b/.bash_android
index c1ffeef..7a0b7a6 100644
--- a/.bash_android
+++ b/.bash_android
@@ -25,3 +25,11 @@ export ANDROID_HOME=$ANDROID_SDK_HOME
 export PATH=$ANDROID_SDK_HOME/build-tools/android-4.4.2:$PATH
 export PATH=$ANDROID_SDK_HOME/platform-tools:$PATH
 export PATH=$ANDROID_SDK_HOME/tools:$PATH
+
+### ### ###
+### backup the android app
+### next convert to .tar format
+
+alias adbback='adb backup -f myAppBackup.ab' #com.corp.appName
+alias adconv="dd if=myAppBackup.ab bs=24 skip=1 | $OSSL zlib -d > myAppBackup.tar"
+