Factory reset. What does it do - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Exactly? My phone is currently unlocked and rooted. What is going to happen if i do a factory reset (inside settings menu)? Will it unroot and un-unlock? Thanks in advance.
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Nope, it'll just wipe user data (apps), settings and everything else. It'll put your phone just like the same as if you just took it out of the box.
It doesn't unroot nor unlock the phone.

So the CWM app will remain on the phone?
Say the phone is already reset, will i be able to find and install all my apps in the market after i log in to my google account?
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Should do, and all contacts should be restored if you backup to google...

ludeguy said:
So the CWM app will remain on the phone?
Say the phone is already reset, will i be able to find and install all my apps in the market after i log in to my google account?
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Yes you will ... even the paid ones. When you log into market with your gmail , all installed apps will be in a list there...

Super cool. Thanks guys. First time android user here (obviously)
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Automatically installing apps after a hard reset

Hi
I recently hard reset my HTC sensation phone. When I log on to Market Android on the Internet it says I have 33 installed applications (ones installed before the hard reset). Can I automatically install these apps without me having to go and manually install them one by one. I was told this should occur automatically but this did not happen with my phone.
Thanks in advance!
If you have backup your data to Google server, it will automatically download back when you sign in into phone.
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melvinchng said:
If you have backup your data to Google server, it will automatically download back when you sign in into phone.
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That's what I thought would happen but it didnt. When I log on to : https://market.android.com/?hl=en via my laptop,
tt tells me that I have 33 apps installed. . After my hard reset when I signed in to my Market Place account on my phone, non of the apps were automatically installed
talhah1 said:
That's what I thought would happen but it didnt. When I log on to : https://market.android.com/?hl=en via my laptop,
tt tells me that I have 33 apps installed. . After my hard reset when I signed in to my Market Place account on my phone, non of the apps were automatically installed
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Do you have your phone check with the option "backup to Google server" before reset?
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melvinchng said:
Do you have your phone check with the option "backup to Google server" before reset?
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Yep I did check it
Are you rooted?
If so there are a few apps that will make the process much easier for you. Titanium Backup is the best imo, but another app called App Extractor just surfaced that has some awesome features too.
Tone_Capone said:
Are you rooted?
If so there are a few apps that will make the process much easier for you. Titanium Backup is the best imo, but another app called App Extractor just surfaced that has some awesome features too.
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No i'm not rooted.

Problem updating apps in market 2.3.6

I recently got a replacement Atrix 4G phone because my old one died. Was still under warranty so I got it for free of charge from AT&T.
My old phone was rooted, unlocked bootloader version 2.3.4 GB US AT&T.
My current replacement phone is unrooted with a locked bootloader. Basically its a stock ROM phone but with the latest GB version of 2.3.6.
The problem is my apps are NOT updating from the market. It detects updates but does not update. Gives me the "download unsuccessful" message on the app then goes back to the list of apps to be updated.
I tried the old trick with clearing cache/data in Market and Download Manager, still doesn't work.
Any advice? Tried searching for this issue in the forums, but nothing.
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Have you tried clearing your google information by clearing the data from the gmail app under managing applications?
Then you resign in and let everything resync by itself.
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Voelker45 said:
Have you tried clearing your google information by clearing the data from the gmail app under managing applications?
Then you resign in and let everything resync by itself.
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Tried it, no dice.
Any other suggestions?
gnueliafnak said:
Tried it, no dice.
Any other suggestions?
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The only other thing I can think of is to unlock bootloader, root, and flash a ROM to see if that changes anything.
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Voelker45 said:
The only other thing I can think of is to unlock bootloader, root, and flash a ROM to see if that changes anything.
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I prefer not to and I'd like to keep it at stock for the moment.
No other suggestions?
Bump for advice.
I could go back to the AT&T store and check with them but I rather fix it myself if its possible.
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Flashed my friends galaxy s

So I flashed a gummy ics from to my friends fascinate. Had a bit of trouble with the restore, unfortunately losing the contacts. It still runs a bit slow and all the programs lag and force close. I've ran fix permissions countless times. Any suggestions?
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m4gkman said:
So I flashed a gummy ics from to my friends fascinate. Had a bit of trouble with the restore, unfortunately losing the contacts. It still runs a bit slow and all the programs lag and force close. I've ran fix permissions countless times. Any suggestions?
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wrong section...but anyway find my guide in the general section, look up section 4, go with the latest aokp build 40.
droidstyle said:
wrong section...but anyway find my guide in the general section, look up section 4, go with the latest aokp build 40.
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Thanks man, I'll try that stuff when I get home. With doing the wipe, if I do a backup of all the apps and app data, doesnt that kind of make the data wipe redundant?
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m4gkman said:
Thanks man, I'll try that stuff when I get home. With doing the wipe, if I do a backup of all the apps and app data, doesnt that kind of make the data wipe redundant?
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depends on your back up methods. i use google to back up contacts and tibu to back up apps. after a data wipe i just resync goole and restore app only(no app data) from tibu and your back in business.
I always bypass the Google account, to do an app restore first. Only restore the data portion of the apps that are most important. Like a checkbook app, dolphin, Tapatalk, etc. The rest be sure to just restore the app.
One that's done add your Google account and let the contacts sync, etc.
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Error processing purchase

I have wiped cache, dalvik, framework, play store, etc. And I still get the same error. Help!!
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I install apks just fine
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i had the same problem this am...i went into "google services framework" and click clear data
then go to Google play clear cache + clear data + force stop.
then reboot the phone and all works fine now...
good luck
I've already done that and I still get the error
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Shadow Samurai said:
I've already done that and I still get the error
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this also happen to me a few times and clearing cache and framework didn't fix it.
I resolved this by removing TB (probably already removed and you are trying to install back in). I then use RootExplorer to manually pushed the TB apk in system/app. Reboot phone. Once installed, go to G Play and update to newest version if you don't have it already.
Had to do another full wipe after just doing one this morning!
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It's a known issue, sometimes it goes away, sometimes you gotta reload your rom completely.
Dark Nightmare said:
It's a known issue, sometimes it goes away, sometimes you gotta reload your rom completely.
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not necessarily true, you can install an older version of market to fix it. Worked for me as a last resort
Shadow Samurai said:
I have wiped cache, dalvik, framework, play store, etc. And I still get the same error. Help!!
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I've gotten this error before when i changed my password on my account via my admin account (google apps for domains) and google would than lock my purchase ability in google wallet until i proved its me because my admin account changed the password and had possibly taken over my account on me..
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not necessarily true, you can install an older version of market to fix it. Worked for me as a last resort
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That works temporarily, when the market auto update itself, it comes right back. Trust me, I tried
The guy above's post reminds me of a fix, wipe the cache of the apps, market, etc. Then log out of your google account, reboot, wipe them again then sign in back into your gmail account, should fix it.
He's right just remove your google account and add it again it should fix. Had this happen to me 2 days ago.

Help! Ultimate Rooting Failure.

Well, after not even having my phone rooted for a day, it seems like i have already probably bricked it. I hard reset my phone which normally wouldnt cause a problem if i didnt 1) delete the home launcher and 2) delete the keyboard app. So i can neither get on apps or type. Only thing i can access is the settings panel. My phone is a Kyocera Event running 4.0.4 if that helps. Is there any way to recover from my noob mistake or have i bricked my first phone? lol
Well i figured out if i can just install a home launcher on it then ill be ok but i cant figure out how to install an app on there without being able to access the google play store. Can anyon tell me how to install an app on my phone via pc? Thats probably the only way. If anyone can help id be very thankful thanks a ton:banghead:
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rcgam3r said:
Well, after not even having my phone rooted for a day, it seems like i have already probably bricked it. I hard reset my phone which normally wouldnt cause a problem if i didnt 1) delete the home launcher and 2) delete the keyboard app. So i can neither get on apps or type. Only thing i can access is the settings panel. My phone is a Kyocera Event running 4.0.4 if that helps. Is there any way to recover from my noob mistake or have i bricked my first phone? lol
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is there any file manager installed in your phone
Nope its stock 4.0.4 os :/ it didnt have one
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Open the play store from your computer web browser, sign in with the same mail you use in your phone and get a launcher. It will download and install automatically in your phone.
Will it still install to that phone even though my email isnt on the phone anymore? It was deleted when i reset the phone
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Ops, my bad, i forget you did a reset. Well, you can open settings, right? Add your Google account again, then download the launcher from play store.
I wish i could but i deleted the stock keyboard apps too :banghead: if i could find a way to access my sd card, install an app on my phone via pc or get to the google play store then i could fix this. Next time i definitly wont be touching any non bloatware apps lol
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Nope its stock 4.0.4 os :/ it didnt have one
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on your bluetooth & take a launcher app from other phone,& install from notification
Omfg thanks!!! Ill reply back if it works
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For some reason my phone wont send the apk. It must be too big or something cus i tried and sent a picture succesfully. Any ideas why?
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I fixed it via sending myself links to apks over bluetooth thanks a ton everyone
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