I did clear the app's data from the Android Settings and only logged in and restored the backup (without AniList configured) and it correctly flags the chapters as read.
The chapters it had as read didn't line up with AniList's values, either, and I didn't explicitly connect a tracker to the manga.
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Expected behavior
Chapters marked read in legacy backup show as read in the app.
Actual behavior
Chapters read status unchanged.
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I did clear the app's data from the Android Settings and only logged in and restored the backup (without AniList configured) and it correctly flags the chapters as read.
The chapters it had as read didn't line up with AniList's values, either, and I didn't explicitly connect a tracker to the manga.