Since upgrading the firmware to 2.1 (rooted). Now, I can't seem to make backup's of my SMS messages, call logs or anything other than the contact list.
So... Does anyone know how I would be able to do this? Perhaps suggest a free application?
Reason: I need to send my handset back, it's refusing to charge! My service provider sent me an replacement battery recently and it's not working, so now they're suggesting I return the handset for replacement.
Have you tried the new version of Backup & Restore here?
You could also try Mobile Backup II
Try Myphoneexplorer. It's the best application for this matter.
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Try Myphoneexplorer. It's the best application for this matter.
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Indeed. The guy who wrote that application has been working with SE phones for years. Myphoneexplorer really helps one to transfer, or at the worst, backup all one's old messages. The only problem is he never seemed to get it to work with MMS, due to limitations in the SE hardware, but I suspect he'll get that working for Androids.
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Hi,
Since yesterday i cannot send any sms/mms.
The mobile is able to receive sms but when trying to send a new message i get a sending..... status and that's all. The message is not send.
I have checked the Message center number it is Ok
When changing my SIM to another phone ......it works
I contacted VODAFONE to send the setup.....they did it but nothing
I DO NOT WANT TO FACTORY RESET THE PHONE.
Does anybody knows something?
Service stopped or anything?
Backup all your stuff and perform a factory data reset...it will fix the issue.
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Hi snest,
I have the exact same issue, since 5th-Feb-2012. It seems to be related to the stock messaging app. Don't have a clue what went wrong, but it just stopped sending messages. I have no issues receiving though...
I've checked my logs and I didn't install anything. Perhaps I did some updates, I'm not sure...
I also called Vodafone PT to check if everything was ok, and it was.
So I decided to start my own testing in order to try to narrow down the problem.
1st test: different SIM. No go, same problem, which means the problem is on the phone.
2nd test: restore the latest ROM backup (CWM). It worked. I was able to send/receive SMS flawlessly. The only problem was the backup date... it was 2 months old. My bad.
--> At this point I realized that the problem was on the messaging app. Something messed with it.
3rd test: Install a messaging app from the market and re-test. So I flashed the current ROM back (I backed up just before test #2), and when it came up I re-tested. No go. Then I installed the Handcend Messaging app from the Market, tested, et Voilá. It works.
I tested the stock messaging app once again and nothing, but from Handcent works like a charm.
So it's proven: the problem is on the stock messaging app.
A hard reset will solve the issue for sure, but before going there I'd like to try to reinstall the stock messaging app, if possible...
If your S2 is not rooted yet, a hard reset is the (only) way to go. I don't see any other way to solve this...
Cheers
Hi, I had a similar problems a little while after I installed handcent. SMS stopped sending. I had done some messing around removing bloatware with titanium prior to that, so assumed it was something I had done. I went back and defrosted all the apps I had frozen, but SMS still not working :-( I then thought to reinstall handcent, after which the problem disappeared , so in my case it was the other messaging app causing the problem!
My advice would be to try a different SMS app and see if that fixes the problem. Might be enough to get things going again.
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My advice would be to try a different SMS app and see if that fixes the problem. Might be enough to get things going again.
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This was the reason why I installed Handcent - to try and "wake up" the stock messaging app. Handcent works flawlessly, but it didn't solve the original issue.
I never had any other messaging software installed before, and my bloatware was removed a long time ago (October 2011) right after flashing a new Android version (2.3.5). So this was not the root cause for the messaging app to stop sending sms...
Go SMS Solved the problem?
Hi All,
Thank your for your replies.
I installed the Go SMS and merely resolved the problem of sending SMS.
But still I can not sent via stock messaging apk .
snest said:
Hi All,
Thank your for your replies.
I installed the Go SMS and merely resolved the problem of sending SMS.
But still I can not sent via stock messaging apk .
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Try clearing data from your Messaging app from menu > applications > manage applications.
Unfortunately cleaning data did not solve the problem.
Factory reset. Or do a clean flash of GB stock rom.
Same difference, pick your poison. You may not like it but that's the only thing that's going to fix the problem (unless it is a network/apn/sim problem).
Most probably the Message centre Number has got corrupted...
Do this..
Open messaging ... Menu... settings..scroll down to Message Centre..
Note down the number ...
Either contact the network service provider...or first check the network provider support forums...to see if the number is correct...
once this message centre number has been corrected..you should be able to send messages...
I dont use Go SMS... but if you see the number there...you can copy it to stock messaging app..
I forgot to update this thread... Sorry.
I managed to isolate the issue, and found that the problem was on the messaging app itself (mms.apk) that somehow got corrupted. I tried to reinstall from an old APK backup, but it got worse, it stopped working completely.
After several hours and many tests, I ended up restoring a 2 month old CWM image (equivalent to a Factory Reset). Then I fully restored a 2 days old backup (Titanium Backup) leaving out mms.apk. Problem solved.
In your case, my advice is:
1. Install Titanium Backup from the market and perform a Full Backup (to SD card, otherwise you'll just loose it);
2. Factory Reset;
3. Setup the basics, access the market, and install Titanium Backup;
4. Full Restore (all files) EXCEPT mms.apk.
This is the only way to have the messaging app to work again with minimum (acceptable) data loss. Good luck.
Excellent advice Mnico
Pls Help!!
Hello Guys!! I need some help here on how to be able to send sms. I tried using Handcent and Go SMS but to no avail. However, what confuses me is that I can send sms using a different carrier sim(Like Globe and Sun. Am wondering if im missing out on anything to make it work. I have s2 from korea/olleh on ver 4.0.3.. TIA
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Hello Guys!! I need some help here on how to be able to send sms. I tried using Handcent and Go SMS but to no avail. However, what confuses me is that I can send sms using a different carrier sim(Like Globe and Sun. Am wondering if im missing out on anything to make it work. I have s2 from korea/olleh on ver 4.0.3.. TIA
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Hi macnaque.
Your problem is slightly different from the one that is being discussed on this thread... and a lot easier to solve as well.
It seems that your problem is due to a simple misconfiguration of the Message Centre number for your main carrier. Try the following:
- Boot the phone using your main carrier SIM. Then open the original Messaging app, and open "Settings". Scroll down to "Text Message (SMS) settings" and compare the number you have set under "Message Centre" to the one provided by your carrier. (you may need to check their website or call the customer support service to get it)
I had this same issue just 5 or 6 days after buying my S2. Somehow the last digit of the Message Centre number just... disappeared. Never happened again though.
Same issue fixed
I had the same issue on ShoStock rom on my SGH-I777, Put my sim in another phone and was able to receive messages just fine, BUt when I had my Sim out, I did a simple reboot on my phone and then put the Sim back in and rebooted the phone again and everything works just fine. I am pretty sure it had something to do with the efs folder and the IMEI number because when the sms wouldn't work, I could not open the efs folder but after the reboot and the sms working I can open the folder and view the contents,
I had the same problem. I tried everything and only installing rom by odin works for me.
Recently my s3 quit receiving text messages. took it to the att store and it started receiving texts so I thought it was good, well i then find out i was only receiving some texts. along with that i was not able to get any mms texts. put my sim into an my brothers iphone mms messages worked. called att, they say it must be a hardware issue and they sent me a new phone since mine was still under warranty.
So what is the best way to "copy" my phone to the new one? I dont want to simply copy my apps i would like to transfer everything, settings numbers, logs, everything I have setup on this phone for the last 6 months. I was thinking about rooting and doing a nandroid (done that before with my g1 and xperia s10). but since im sending it in if they find it rooted that voids the warranty right?
let me know what you guys think, and thanks.
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Recently my s3 quit receiving text messages. took it to the att store and it started receiving texts so I thought it was good, well i then find out i was only receiving some texts. along with that i was not able to get any mms texts. put my sim into an my brothers iphone mms messages worked. called att, they say it must be a hardware issue and they sent me a new phone since mine was still under warranty.
So what is the best way to "copy" my phone to the new one? I dont want to simply copy my apps i would like to transfer everything, settings numbers, logs, everything I have setup on this phone for the last 6 months. I was thinking about rooting and doing a nandroid (done that before with my g1 and xperia s10). but since im sending it in if they find it rooted that voids the warranty right?
let me know what you guys think, and thanks.
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You could always just reset counter, and flash stock rom which includes removing root.
heffercow said:
So what is the best way to "copy" my phone to the new one? I dont want to simply copy my apps i would like to transfer everything, settings numbers, logs, everything I have setup on this phone for the last 6 months. I was thinking about rooting and doing a nandroid (done that before with my g1 and xperia s10). but since im sending it in if they find it rooted that voids the warranty right?
let me know what you guys think, and thanks.
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Yes nandroid. Keep it on external sdcard.
And you will need to install stock firmware and unroot your device. Search on Google for unroot i9300 and you will get a xda forum topic that has video tutorial for how to unroot and reset binary counter as well as device state. You will need to reset all three and u r good to go.
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Here is the tutorial for unrooting the device and reclaim wrantee.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613
Hi,
I've been helping my dad upgrade from a stock 4.1.2 ROM which has been really playing up lately, to a nice new 4.4.4 ROM Ehndroix which I have to say I'm very impressed with. It's breathed life into what was really a terrible phone just a few hours ago.
Here's the problem though Google Sync adamantly refused to backup his contacts before upgrading. I tried everything to make it work but it just would not do it. So, I decided to chance Titanium. Normally, when I've done Titanium, it's been messages that haven't worked, however this time, messages are fine and contacts is broken, causing the standard android.......acore is forced close issue.
I know I should have made a vCard and I'm desperately hoping I've got one backed up from when I did it last time, because I normally do, but I didn't this time. My bad, I know.
It must be possible to go into the raw tar files and somehow extract the numbers. Even if it's just name to number with WordPad, ill bloody type them in manually or chuck a quick apk together to do it for me. Just wondering if anyone can give me some advice here what to do.
Please no captain hindsights "you really should have used SMS Backup Plus" or whatever what's done is done, just trying to make the best of it
Thanks
skezza said:
Hi,
I've been helping my dad upgrade from a stock 4.1.2 ROM which has been really playing up lately, to a nice new 4.4.4 ROM Ehndroix which I have to say I'm very impressed with. It's breathed life into what was really a terrible phone just a few hours ago.
Here's the problem though Google Sync adamantly refused to backup his contacts before upgrading. I tried everything to make it work but it just would not do it. So, I decided to chance Titanium. Normally, when I've done Titanium, it's been messages that haven't worked, however this time, messages are fine and contacts is broken, causing the standard android.......acore is forced close issue.
I know I should have made a vCard and I'm desperately hoping I've got one backed up from when I did it last time, because I normally do, but I didn't this time. My bad, I know.
It must be possible to go into the raw tar files and somehow extract the numbers. Even if it's just name to number with WordPad, ill bloody type them in manually or chuck a quick apk together to do it for me. Just wondering if anyone can give me some advice here what to do.
Please no captain hindsights "you really should have used SMS Backup Plus" or whatever what's done is done, just trying to make the best of it
Thanks
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Contacts restore from titanium backup is not recommended when upgrading or changing roms as there will be different contact apps. With tar files, I don't think there is any way to extract contacts from them (well none that I've heard of). If you look at a vcard structure, you should be able to recreate a similar file that should work under the contacts app. It is a very complex structure so you can use the tool in office outlook (assuming that you created contacts in outlook) to export contacts into a .vcf file.
skezza said:
Hi,
I've been helping my dad upgrade from a stock 4.1.2 ROM which has been really playing up lately, to a nice new 4.4.4 ROM Ehndroix which I have to say I'm very impressed with. It's breathed life into what was really a terrible phone just a few hours ago.
Here's the problem though Google Sync adamantly refused to backup his contacts before upgrading. I tried everything to make it work but it just would not do it. So, I decided to chance Titanium. Normally, when I've done Titanium, it's been messages that haven't worked, however this time, messages are fine and contacts is broken, causing the standard android.......acore is forced close issue.
I know I should have made a vCard and I'm desperately hoping I've got one backed up from when I did it last time, because I normally do, but I didn't this time. My bad, I know.
It must be possible to go into the raw tar files and somehow extract the numbers. Even if it's just name to number with WordPad, ill bloody type them in manually or chuck a quick apk together to do it for me. Just wondering if anyone can give me some advice here what to do.
Please no captain hindsights "you really should have used SMS Backup Plus" or whatever what's done is done, just trying to make the best of it
Thanks
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If you have a nandroid you can extract the contacts using nandroid manager
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Hey everyone!
My Samsung Galaxy S6 is about 6 months old roughly and the battery life has never really been all that great on it anyway, but lately I'm having some much more serious issues with it depleting really quickly, and dropping to 98% as soon as I take it off the charger. Anyway, my query was regarding backing up my phone and the best way to go about it. I came from an iPhone so I've never really had to back up an Android phone before, this is all new to me. I've googled and such but I figured it might be better to ask as I find a lot of the threads about it and posts in general online are quite old and maybe outdated now.
I want to be able to back up app data, contacts, messages, bookmarks (if thats a thing), login data, and so forth. I know photos and any files can be transferred to my macbook so I'm not too worried about that.
I have a Macbook so I'm not sure on what backup/restore programs are available or whether there is anything I can use to transfer files and such.
I don't know whether this will fix my problem but I figure it's well overdue for a restore anyway so who knows, maybe it'll help a little. Otherwise, I have it insured so I can always see about a fix if it's the battery itself that's faulty.
If you are stock without root or mods then Samsung Smart Switch should work. Google also syncs most things like apps and data, contacts, wifi passwords, etc and you can use a multitude of apps to backup call logs and texts. If you are rooted, you can use something like Titanium Backup. Then copy your internal storage to your Mac. Reset and copy back.
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If you are stock without root or mods then Samsung Smart Switch should work. Google also syncs most things like apps and data, contacts, wifi passwords, etc and you can use a multitude of apps to backup call logs and texts. If you are rooted, you can use something like Titanium Backup. Then copy your internal storage to your Mac. Reset and copy back.
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Ah yes I forgot to mention - my phone is not rooted. Are there any apps you recommend to back up texts and such? I didn't know whether Smart Switch was just for when you were switching phones.. I'm guessing it can restore once everything is backed up and the phone has been reset? Will make sure to back things up to Google too. Thanks
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/smart-switch-support/#!/faqs/1
They have a Mac version. It should be able to backup your messages and such according to their FAQs. I like Call Log Backup and Restore and SMS Backup and Restore for apps on the phone. Very simple and works for most any phone or Android version.
If you're not rooted Samsung Kies should be able to do the backup for you.
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If you're not rooted Samsung Kies should be able to do the backup for you.
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With the S6 / S6 Edge, they introduced Smart Switch to replace Kies.
Thanks all! Will look into SmartSwitch and the other aforementioned apps. Really appreciate it! Also, is there any other way to connect the phone to my Macbook other than using Android File Transfer? I find the application very buggy and it keeps disconnecting from the phone when I'm trying to do stuff.
I don't use Macs, but I would suggest either an app like Wifi File Explorer Pro or if you are comfortable with command line stuff, just use adb.
Hi there!
I simply want to backup all my text messages using Titanium Backup. I was able to do this before when I had 5.1 on my LG G3, but after a broken phone and having marshmallow preinstalled on the replacement phone, I didn't worry about it since Marshmallow for the LG was actually a huge upgrade and it retained all the great phone features (like the camera). Now, I'm going to get a new phone and want to transfer my text messages, but Verizon only keeps 3 months of messages or something like that. I also want to be able to do a factory reset, but I need to backup my messages first.
I checked through some various threads (this one kept popping up): http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/verizon-lg-g3-one-toolkit-vs985-root-t3124846 , but it seems like you have to get rid of firmware, which usually requires a complete flash and a new OS, but I really don't want to do that.
Help please! Por Favor! Bitte!
No one...?
Please don't be impatient. I'll answer just as soon as I have time to carefully read your post, unless someone else answers first.
First, some questions. What are you using for texting right now? Verizon Messages automatically backs up and restores text messages over the internet and I was under the impression that it backs up everything, but maybe I'm wrong.
Even if you're not using VZ Messages right now, you can switch to it in order to have it back up your texts automatically as all the text message apps access the same central store of text messages on your phone.
Also, I assume the phone you're switching to isn't an LG? Otherwise you would be able to use the built-in LG Backup to back up and restore whatever you want, including text messages.
I don't know if you could use Titanium Backup with KingRoot, if KingRoot will root your phone. KR provides a temporary root until you reboot, and then you need to use it to root your phone again. It requires internet every time you root your phone with it and installs a bunch of stuff behind the scenes too, but just grasping at straws for ideas.
I don't know if there are any alternate text message apps you could also install that have some kind of built-in backup ability.
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Yes, sorry, just trying to get the messages backed up before something crazy happens. And no, I doubt I will stay with LG, though a friend got the LG V20 and he really likes it, otherwise I was going to be going with the Moto Z Play for the great battery life it seems to be offering. Verizon might store everything...that is a possibility, I was under the impression it was only 90 days of past messaging though.
All my old tricks for trying to root don't seem to work with Marshmallow though and all the advanced security stuff they put on to prevent rooting.
Anyone else...?
is titanium backup a must for backing up your text messages? if you're willing to try other apps, there are sms backup apps out there that don't require root. http://play.google.com/store/search?q=sms%20backup&c=apps give one of them a shot. i don't have any experience with them though. i use titanium backup to back up my text messages and call logs.
@roirraW "edor" ehT is correct. You can backup your text messages using VZW. That's how I do it.
But there some free apps that will do it as well. I used to use one, but I can't remember what is now since I just use VZW's cloud to backup my text messages.
Their Message+ app will restore them for you. You can just that first to restore your messages and then switch to another default text app after that.
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@roirraW "edor" ehT is correct. You can backup your text messages using VZW. That's how I do it.
But there some free apps that will do it as well. I used to use one, but I can't remember what is now since I just use VZW's cloud to backup my text messages.
Their Message+ app will restore them for you. You can just that first to restore your messages and then switch to another default text app after that.
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I confirmed with a Verizon agent that it is only 3 months of text messages. Though, the agents have often been wrong on such topics. Titanium is great because it actually backs up MMS as well, keeping all the photos inline with the messages. When I tried to use other, non-TB backup apps, they seemed to not actually backup the MMS. I could be wrong though...
Is anyone aware of an app that can upload these into their database? Like google messenger?
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Is anyone aware of an app that can upload these into their database? Like google messenger?
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There is one app I used to use that would back up your messages to the Google cloud.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=backup.email.inapp
I don't know if it still works. It states it is still compatible with the G3 from my Google Play entry. The last time it was updated was back in 2014, so whether this still works on Marshmallow or not is something I cannot answer to since I don't use it anymore.
I use the LG Backup tool which works just fine for backing up text messages and restoring them and it doesn't require root.