Good Afternoon All,
I have just bought a new SGS2 White and I already have SGS2 Black.
My question is
how do I copy every thing from my old SGS2 to new SGS2.
How can I remove all my data and factory rest my old SGS2.
The old SGS2 was T-Mobile UK branded but I installed UK Unbranded Firmware on it..So
Does Factory rest reverts it to T-Mobile Firmware
Do I loose root.
Just backup with titanium or something and save on your sd card... put that sd card in your new phone - restore...
Sync contacts to google - any particular data your referring to?
Factory reset will wipe all data etc - if you want stock firmware etc flash a stock rom
If your rooted im sure you could figure out how to reset - if not - google will have the answers if you search
Edit - could also be done through nandroid too if you have cwm etc
Note - don't restore system apps!!!! will cause problems
Just out of curiosity, with regards to not restoring system apps. Is there no way to restore everything to a new device, ala iTunes and an iPhone? I don't need to do this, but I always assumed you *could*.
1) To copy your old SGS2 to your new SGS2, do a Nandroid/CWRecovery backup of your old one & copy this backup to your external SD card, root your new one, put the SD card in and restore the backup of your old phone to your new phone with CWRecovery.
2) Flash a stock rom, do a factory reset.
3) No. You want T-Mobile firmware back on it, you need to find T-Mobile firmware and flash it (hint: search on here). If you flash stock firmware back onto your phone, yes you'll lose root.
mtharani said:
Just out of curiosity, with regards to not restoring system apps. Is there no way to restore everything to a new device, ala iTunes and an iPhone? I don't need to do this, but I always assumed you *could*.
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Why would you need to restore system apps? Sms' can be backed up, contacts and calender and mail can go with you to any phone thanks to being synced with google...
You can use nandroid but make sure you have the same version you are restoring from and to - i personally don't think it's too much hassle to set up a phone again - full wipe flash and im back to normal in 30 mins
Oh, I agree, it's very little hassle. I've been across several roms and backed up certain applications but almost always started fresh. Which is why I had to ask, I've never had to do that kind of restore before. I just find it interesting that a full restore like that can't be accomplished in the same way that you can with an iPhone. Thanks for the info though.
BigMrB said:
Just backup with titanium or something and save on your sd card... put that sd card in your new phone - restore...
Sync contacts to google - any particular data your referring to?
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I want to move contacts, messages, whatsapp and Game save data etc..
MistahBungle said:
1) To copy your old SGS2 to your new SGS2, do a Nandroid/CWRecovery backup of your old one & copy this backup to your external SD card, root your new one, put the SD card in and restore the backup of your old phone to your new phone with CWRecovery.
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Between Titanium Pro and Nandroid/CWRecovery which one is easier?
t4ure4n said:
I want to move contacts, messages, whatsapp and Game save data etc..
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Contacts will move the second you sign into your google account. They are synched to google automatically. Messages you will either need to use Titanium Backup, or something like SMS Backup+. (which backs up your SMS to your GMail account, and can restore from there as well) Game save data, you will need Titanium Backup.
t4ure4n said:
Between Titanium Pro and Nandroid/CWRecovery which one is easier?
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Depends on what you want. Titanium is for individual apps. CWM recovery can do the whole phone.
ctomgee said:
Contacts will move the second you sign into your google account. They are synched to google automatically.
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That isn't always true. I would strongly recommend confirming that your Google account is configured to sync your contacts. Some people disable that and then don't realize, and lose their contacts. Better safe than sorry.
mtharani said:
That isn't always true. I would strongly recommend confirming that your Google account is configured to sync your contacts. Some people disable that and then don't realize, and lose their contacts. Better safe than sorry.
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I stand corrected. This is true. I answered the way I answered operating on the assumption that the poster doesn't seem to be someone who would know to disable contact sync though.
No offense, OP.
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It happened today morning, but i didn't change anything since last night, didn't install any apps or updates
At first i manage to enter in the Contacts app, but i couldn't save a new contact, i did a system reboot and after that all three apps were gone :O
now i'm using GO Contacts, but i would really like to get the stock apps back
Rooted (CF-Kernel) KI4 2.3.4
any thoughts guys?
also, in the GO Contacts app i'm unable to save a new contact
maranello69 said:
It happened today morning, but i didn't change anything since last night, didn't install any apps or updates
At first i manage to enter in the Contacts app, but i couldn't save a new contact, i did a system reboot and after that all three apps were gone :O
now i'm using GO Contacts, but i would really like to get the stock apps back
Rooted (CF-Kernel) KI4 2.3.4
any thoughts guys?
also, in the GO Contacts app i'm unable to save a new contact
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Hmm ... really strange.
Maybe a problem with your Google account.
But disappearing system apps ... ?!
If you have got a recent system backup, then recover it.
If not, I recommend to re-install a stock ROM (flashing with Odin).
Do a hard reset after flashing.
Root your phone (e.g. flashing CF-Root kernel).
This should bring back the missing system apps.
Good luck !
Whit a hard reset, you mean a factory reset, right?
And no, no backups
there is no way to reinstall those apps?
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maranello69 said:
Whit a hard reset, you mean a factory reset, right?
And no, no backups
there is no way to reinstall those apps?
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Hard reset: Dial *2767*3855# into your phone.
This will wipe internal SD card!
EDIT:
Please do a full system backup in future!
I backup my apps with Titanium Backup (free app from the Market) and make a system backup with CWM Manager app (which is included in my CF-Root kernel).
i'll be sure to do that next time, i wanted to do a Nandroid backup after rooting, but i kept delaying it... until it was too late
i guess i can backup my user apps now with Titanium, or should i just start from blank with a stock rom?
flashing the stock rom will also bring back the stock kernel?
maranello69 said:
i'll be sure to do that next time, i wanted to do a Nandroid backup after rooting, but i kept delaying it... until it was too late
i guess i can backup my user apps now with Titanium, or should i just start from blank with a stock rom?
flashing the stock rom will also bring back the stock kernel?
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Yes, the ROM contains kernel, modem and CSC.
You can restore all user apps you have saved with Titanium Backup.
Do not restore any system app.
Just to be safe.
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a nice twist of things today, i have read some info regarding this issue on the webz and i decided to uninstall facebook and google+... and what do you know, my apps r back and working perfectly
but anyway, i'll proceed with the stock rom flash, just to be on the safe side
Guys, I unlocked and rooted, and am now going to flash SoaB. But there are a few questions before I take the plunge.
I did backups using Rom Manager and Titanium backup. Did I miss anything?
Do I have to be connected to a lap or desk top? Can I just download to my SD card and use Rom Manager to flash? (I am at work, so cant connect to the work desktop)
I have the latest OTA update that gave me 2.3.4, and noone has answered this question with a yes or no - Do I need to flash a new radio? If yes, what is recommended for the SoaB ROM? And how do I do that?
Looking forward to you guys helping me out! Its been a great experience having you guys here to help when needed!
You look all set to me. Your radio is good, and you have good backups. Flash away!
Flashing now, wish me luck.
One last question. All the data being backed up. I am assuming it includes contacts and calendar items? I use Outlook, don't cloud anything yet. If the data backed up is contacts and calendar, can I put that data back in the new ROM?
That depends. Your contacts should be backed up through your Google account. As far as outlook, you would have to backup the app to keep the data.
You should use Google to back up your Calendar and contacts. Try to convert over one of these days.
jerrya said:
Flashing now, wish me luck.
One last question. All the data being backed up. I am assuming it includes contacts and calendar items? I use Outlook, don't cloud anything yet. If the data backed up is contacts and calendar, can I put that data back in the new ROM?
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Anything backed up with TI Backup you can restore within the ROM. If you didnt backup your contacts with TI or on your google account, they are backed up in the NAND with ROMManager, but you'd have to restore your back, thus undoing the ROM installation, to access them again.
I want to fotmat/wipe my phone to like t's first day But first I want to backup my contacts-sms-photos-videos-music-voice recordings-apps(and datas they have) on my computer to restore them later...
So how can i backup them completely on my computer and format my phone to it's empty days?
Kamigiri said:
I want to fotmat/wipe my phone to like t's first day But first I want to backup my contacts-sms-photos-videos-music-voice recordings-apps(and datas they have) on my computer to restore them later...
So how can i backup them completely on my computer and format my phone to it's empty days?
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Based upon original phone firmware .
Kies contacts vids photos etc copy and paste to PC .
Format sd card via USB mass storage
Boot to recovery mode Factory reset and wipe .
jje
Additionally, app data can only be backed up (and by extension, restored) if you have root. I use Titanium Backup.
I have checkrom v6 and can titanium have backups on computer?
Save your Titanium backups to your internal or external SD cards, then hook your phone up to your PC via USB, transfer the backups to your PC. When you've formatted/wiped/reset your phone, transfer your Titanium backup back to your internal/external sd card. Restore. Done.
Kamigiri said:
I have checkrom v6 and can titanium have backups on computer?
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ok i can use that one apps and data but what about other stuff
Kamigiri said:
I have checkrom v6 and can titanium have backups on computer?
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Once you back up your app with titanium, the backed up data will be in /sdcard/TitaniumBackup on your phone. It's a good idea to copy this entire folder to your computer for safekeeping.
Then when you wipe your phone, this folder SHOULD still exist. Once you re-root (by reinstalling CheckROM, or rooting via other means), you can just restore your app data normally if the folder is still there. Otherwise, copy the folder back from your computer to the same location on your phone. (/sdcard/TitaniumBackup) Then restore using Titanium.
I've encountered issues when restoring App + Data through Titanium though. I find best results by re-installing the app fresh from the market, then restoring data ONLY.
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Kamigiri said:
ok i can use that one apps and data but what about other stuff
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SMS can be done through Titanium as well. I believe the entry is called [SMS/MMS/APN] Dialer Storage 2.x.x, where 2.x.x is whatever Android version you are currently on.
Alternatively, there are a number of apps on the market that can back up your SMS and MMS to your Gmail account. As of now though, they can only restore SMS, and not MMS. I use SMS Backup +.
As for the other stuff, contacts should be automatically synced to your Google account. Check to make sure though. Settings > Accounts and sync, check your Google account. Make sure "Sync Contacts" is checked. When you re-enter your Google account settings after a factory reset, it should pull your Google contacts down to the phone automatically.
For everything else, see JJEgan's post above.
ctomgee said:
Once you back up your app with titanium, the backed up data will be in /sdcard/TitaniumBackup on your phone. It's a good idea to copy this entire folder to your computer for safekeeping.
Then when you wipe your phone, this folder SHOULD still exist. Once you re-root (by reinstalling CheckROM, or rooting via other means), you can just restore your app data normally if the folder is still there. Otherwise, copy the folder back from your computer to the same location on your phone. (/sdcard/TitaniumBackup) Then restore using Titanium.
I've encountered issues when restoring App + Data through Titanium though. I find best results by re-installing the app fresh from the market, then restoring data ONLY.
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Thanks, really; But the thing is i want to completely wipe my phone like it's first day then i want too root it and install my old apps and my photos contacts etc...
Kamigiri said:
Thanks, really; But the thing is i want to completely wipe my phone like it's first day then i want too root it and install my old apps and my photos contacts etc...
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Then copy the TitainumBackup folder to your computer, wipe, then copy it back. This is pretty clear. MistahBungle even gave that suggestion above in post 5.
Kamigiri said:
Thanks, really; But the thing is i want to completely wipe my phone like it's first day then i want too root it and install my old apps and my photos contacts etc...
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If you have the original firmware then i have given the instructions .
If not find your original firmware and flash that .
Root the phone install Titanium and restore .Copy and paste photos etc back .
jje
done!... Thanks for everything everyone ^^
Hi all, I was on an unrooted 2.3.3 standard rom, I then rooted, made a full backup and an apps backup using titanium. I then flashed to Ressurection Remix 1.8.1 and noticed that my contacts did not come back. I thought with a full backup and apps backup that the contacts would be backed up, but I am not sure If I have now lost them or what I can do to get them recovered, can anyone help ?
If I recovered my full backup, would that have my contacts in it ?
If you had signed in using Google account, sign in again and you're contacts will be available.... Unless you set the option specific to phone only
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One its wrong forum rules say Q&A for questions .
TB backs up your apps only .
Nandroid backup is full image of rom .
Kies backup of contacts or Google synced or restore from Sim card .
jje
atifsh said:
If you had signed in using Google account, sign in again and you're contacts will be available.... Unless you set the option specific to phone only
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Yeah I don't use google for contacts.
JJEgan said:
One its wrong forum rules say Q&A for questions .
TB backs up your apps only .
Nandroid backup is full image of rom .
Kies backup of contacts or Google synced or restore from Sim card .
jje
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It's bordering on a question and a request for assistance. I'm sure a moderator will move it if its in the wrong place.
TB makes a backup of apps, but I have noticed (after the event) that it will also backup contacts if you manually select it to. Why this isnt turned on by default is baffling.
The Nandroid backup is not a backup then, its a rom backup. That was my mistake for thinking it was a backup of the phone.
I dont use Kies, or google or store contacts on sim. I take it I have lost my contacts completely now then and no way of getting them back ?
Would a data recovery program be able to read the phones internal memory as a drive ? You would think there is something it could recover ?
The file recovery program RECUVA free ware is worth a try or you could open a Nandroid backup .
Nandroid is an image of the phone rom in full including contacts .
jje
JJEgan said:
The file recovery program RECUVA free ware is worth a try or you could open a Nandroid backup .
Nandroid is an image of the phone rom in full including contacts .
jje
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thanks thats encouraging and good to know, I'll have a play around with it tonight when I get in from work.
RECUVA wouldnt see the phone memory. Nandroid backup let me look at the backup that was made, I saw the contacts.apk but even after I saved it to a location (I did this several times) I went to the location and it didnt show. I even tried to install but it says there was a contacts list there and wouldnt let me overwrite.
I did a full recovery and now all my contacts are back. I will make several backups of these hehe. I don;t want that to happen again.
Thanks for the help.
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Hi all, I was on an unrooted 2.3.3 standard rom, I then rooted, made a full backup and an apps backup using titanium. I then flashed to Ressurection Remix 1.8.1 and noticed that my contacts did not come back. I thought with a full backup and apps backup that the contacts would be backed up, but I am not sure If I have now lost them or what I can do to get them recovered, can anyone help ?
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You can use Titanium Backup to restore your contacts. You have to backup everything first (user applications and system data), flash your new ROM, reinstall TB.
At this point, you can restore your contacts: just open TB and search the backup list for something like "[Contacts....]......" with green title. Restore it (data only), reboot and you should see your contacts.
All the "[something]" items in green are settings and data. Contacts, wireless networks, bookmarks, and so on.
I use this procedure for every new ROM.
Only problems found: restoring SMS/MMS from GB to ICS doesn't work (for me, at least).
Good Luck
You can recover lost contacts from Samsung Galaxy after rooting. To do this, connect your Galaxy phone to your laptop and use a Samsung Contact Recovery program to be able to view the deleted files in the task window. After this, click on the ones that you want to recover.
Dear xda community,
recently a Galaxy S2 of a friend of mine got soft bricked. It was just stuck at the boot logo.
The device wasn't rooted or anything so I rooted it, created a Nandroid backup and flashed the latest version of a Custom ROM I recommend to use on the S2 (SentinelROM latest version).
Now he was on 4.1.2 when i created the Nandroid Backup, SentinelROM is based on 4.3. When I copy the mms databases from the nandroid backup to his data/data/com.android.providers.telophony/databases/ folder.
The SMS app will FC until I delete the Database files copied from the Nandroid backup again. Is there any way I can get his contacts and sms out of that nandroid backup on his current OS?
Thanks.
P.S. I will gladly provide additional information!
SMS and contact data are produced by system apps....restoring data from system apps into a newer version of the OS will ALWAYS cause force closes etc.
There *might* be a way around it....
You need to find the software / OS version he was running before and reinstall it....then import the data from the nandroid. Once you have done that.....
1) download 'SMS BACKUP AND RESTORE' from play store then use it to make a backup.....you should find a folder called SMS backup and restore when you search for it.
2) open the contacts, press menu and select import/export (or whatever it says) to create the file.....it should say something like vcf00001 when you search for it.
Move the backups to external storage, reflash the ROM and repeat steps 1 and 2 except (obviously) restore rather than backup.......
Or.......
Simply reflash the original OS, import the data and leave as is......
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keithross39 said:
SMS and contact data are produced by system apps....restoring data from system apps into a newer version of the OS will ALWAYS cause force closes etc.
There *might* be a way around it....
You need to find the software / OS version he was running before and reinstall it....then import the data from the nandroid. Once you have done that.....
1) download 'SMS BACKUP AND RESTORE' from play store then use it to make a backup.....you should find a folder called SMS backup and restore when you search for it.
2) open the contacts, press menu and select import/export (or whatever it says) to create the file.....it should say something like vcf00001 when you search for it.
Move the backups to external storage, reflash the ROM and repeat steps 1 and 2 except (obviously) restore rather than backup.......
Or.......
Simply reflash the original OS, import the data and leave as is......
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First of all, thanks for your detailed reply. Is it really enough to just restore the backup while on the same OS version (Jelly Bean 4.1.2) as when the backup was created? Could I flash a 4.1.2 ROM onto my Galaxy S, then restore the Nandroid /data backup I did and I'll have the contacts and sms from my friends S2 (where Nandroid backup was created on 4.1.2) on my Galaxy S i9000? Then I wouldn't need to reflash his S2
Thanks again and have a great day
As far as I know, it's the matching OS version that is critical here.....this simply will not work across different OS's......
The only other thing that *might* stop it working is if the data you are trying to restore is itself corrupted.......
As for restoring the data to the S.....
I did something similar with the vcf contacts file when I migrated the file from my Galaxy W to my S2.....
I can't speak for an SMS backup as I've never tried it....in theory it *could* work, as the backup is made by the app in a format it can recognise independently of the OS/phone, but I simply don't know.....
I would be surprised if data pulled from an S2 nandroid could be successfully applied to an S though.....
Make a nandroid of the working setup on the S and give it a try.....
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right
BTW.....how are you pulling the data from the nandroid?
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right
keithross39 said:
BTW.....how are you pulling the data from the nandroid?
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right
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I will only restore the data partition from the nandroid so I'd say there's a high chance of success.
I'm pulling the data from the Nandroid by using this command:
cat data.ext4.tar data.ext4.tar.a data.ext4.tar.b > data-combined.tar
to create readable ".tar" files. Then I can browse the backup as much as I want. I can find the sms databases but no contacts database which worries me. I really hope they're just gonna be there once I restore the backup on my Galaxy S.
I'm a phone geek as well
Lol....that's my tapatalk signature........
Is it possible that the contact records are stored on the sim card?
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right
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Lol....that's my tapatalk signature........
Is it possible that the contact records are stored on the sim card?
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right
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Some of them were. But most of them not.
Ah OK......well the easiest way forward I think will be just to reflash the S2 and restore the data.....
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right
i use nandroid manager from play store to restore sms from 4.1.2 rom to 4.4.2 or 4.4.2 to 4.1.2. it work like a charm , i restore > 2000 sms each time.
thanks
Troubadour666 said:
i use nandroid manager from play store to restore sms from 4.1.2 rom to 4.4.2 or 4.4.2 to 4.1.2. it work like a charm , i restore > 2000 sms each time.
thanks
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Cheers fella.....I never knew that app existed.......saved it to my 'wishlist' for future reference......
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right