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+// @flow
+
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import type { RestoreBackupState } from '../types/backup-types.js';
+import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
+import { fullBackupSupport } from '../utils/services-utils.js';
+
+// list of states for which user data is considered ready
+const loggedInStates: $ReadOnlyArray<RestoreBackupState['status']> = [
+  'user_data_restore_completed',
+  'user_data_backup_started',
+  'user_data_backup_success',
+  'user_data_backup_failed',
+];
+
+function useIsUserDataReady(): boolean {
+  const restoreBackupState = useSelector(
+    state => state.restoreBackupState.status,
+  );
+  return React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (!fullBackupSupport) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    return loggedInStates.includes(restoreBackupState);
+  }, [restoreBackupState]);
+}
+
+export { useIsUserDataReady };