I want to upgrade my SGS2 to ICS using one of the official firmwares, but I want to be able to restore certain apps and their associated data.
I can use Titanium Backup to backup and restore apps currently.
If I backed up these apps, upgraded to ICS (with a wipe install) and tried to restore these apps, would everything work out, will there be some gotchas due to changes in the Android versions?
Thanks.
deed02392 said:
I want to upgrade my SGS2 to ICS using one of the official firmwares, but I want to be able to restore certain apps and their associated data.
I can use Titanium Backup to backup and restore apps currently.
If I backed up these apps, upgraded to ICS (with a wipe install) and tried to restore these apps, would everything work out, will there be some gotchas due to changes in the Android versions?
Thanks.
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Most of the apps will work without problem, a few of them (e.g. Google Currents and Opera) will needs to clear the data in Setting -> Apps. For some unknown reasons, my ASUS Transformer did not pick up calendar information (empty) when I flash AOKP.
Make sure you do Nandroid so you can always go back.
tingtan said:
Most of the apps will work without problem, a few of them (e.g. Google Currents and Opera) will needs to clear the data in Setting -> Apps. For some unknown reasons, my ASUS Transformer did not pick up calendar information (empty) when I flash AOKP.
Make sure you do Nandroid so you can always go back.
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Sweet, what's AOKP though? Cheers for the info.
Automatically Uninstall
I have a SGS2 I9100 and I just flashed the original ICS and restored all my apps with Titanium Backup.
Everything went very smoothly, but for some reason four of my apps are being automatically uninstall whenever I reboot the phone. Those are: Pocketcloud Free, Airattack HD, Plants vs. Zombies and Galaxies War. Ive tried to restore them from Titanium Backup, clear the data, Download them from Google Play and Snappzmarket and nothing works.
As soon as they are installed they work fine as long as I dont reboot the device.
Anyone has any idea what the problem is?
I flashed and rooted it using the instructions in this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
Android version: 4.0.3
Base Band: XXLPQ
KERNEL VERSION: 3.0.15
deed02392 said:
Sweet, what's AOKP though? Cheers for the info.
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see: http://aokp.co/ for more information.
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karek77 said:
I have a SGS2 I9100 and I just flashed the original ICS and restored all my apps with Titanium Backup.
Everything went very smoothly, but for some reason four of my apps are being automatically uninstall whenever I reboot the phone. Those are: Pocketcloud Free, Airattack HD, Plants vs. Zombies and Galaxies War. Ive tried to restore them from Titanium Backup, clear the data, Download them from Google Play and Snappzmarket and nothing works.
As soon as they are installed they work fine as long as I dont reboot the device.
Anyone has any idea what the problem is?
I flashed and rooted it using the instructions in this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
Android version: 4.0.3
Base Band: XXLPQ
KERNEL VERSION: 3.0.15
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Not sure what happen (temp root will sometime do that but I am sure you have perm root). Throw a couple of ideas here: use Root explorer or adb shell to find out if the apps are installed in "/data/app". Also, you can boot into recovery, run "fix permissions", clear the cache and reboot.
how do I use root explorer? I tried the fixed permission but it didnt work. Dont know what else to do
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I knew I might have problems when using Titanium Backup to restore my apps and data from my Captivate to my new SGS2. I did some research prior and could not find any information that said there would be a problem for sure, so I went ahead.
Now I am having a bunch of force closes... Messenging, e-mail, bunch of things not working at all. Suggestions?
Information: Rooted SGS2 running 2.3.4, build GB.UCKH7
I think the best thing to do now is a complete wipe... But I am not sure how to do that without messing up my phone since it is rooted. Also, even if I do wipe it, how do I restore my text messages, phone log, etc, without messing it up again? Is this even possible or should I give up?
FYI: I have never restored to a different phone before, only from Captivate to Captivate.
Thanks in advance.
It is not recommended to restore system apps going from one rom to another, so I can only assume coming from another phone is such a bad idea.
Restoring user apps is all you should do, but from another phone I don't know how that works exactly.
For messages, call logs, check the market for a few apps that will do that for you.
Did you try to restore your mms and phone log by restoring the apk? I do not think you can do that from one phone to a different phone.
You should backup and restore with something like "SMS Backup +" from Google Play.
EDIT// Damn I'm too slow
restoring from device to device is fine...however it would appear that you restored SYSTEM data
or
you restored all apps + data instead of MISSING apps+data....big difference.
Pirateghost said:
restoring from device to device is fine...however it would appear that you restored SYSTEM data
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you restored all apps + data instead of MISSING apps+data....big difference.
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I selected the option "Backup all user apps + system data," which I already figured out was the WRONG option. Grrr.
What is the best way to fix this situation I am in? Since my phone is rooted, I am hesitant to use the menu systems to reset since that might mess up my phone.
I suppose installing a custom rom will fix the issue for sure, right? I was not sure I wanted to get into that with this phone.
Install a custom rom and be done with it.
If you like stock give that latest leak a try and enjoy ICS.
I'm with lilchris on this one. Just do a clean install of a custom rom then only restore user apps. In my experience restoring system data is just way more trouble then its worth. Google stores your critical information (contacts etc.) and everything else is not worth the pain.
LiLChris06 said:
Install a custom rom and be done with it.
If you like stock give that latest leak a try and enjoy ICS.
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Would you recommend stock or your ICS Rom? I actually prefer custom roms, I was just not sure I wanted to spend all the time putting one on... I guess I have to now!!!! Might as well get a custom one. I miss the custom one I had on my Captivate already!!!
As far as ICS roms go, how does yours rank? It looks pretty awesome.
Thanks.
Phone Bricker ICS Rom
Just installed Chris's Phone Bricker ICS Rom and it truly is AMAZING!!!! ICS has got to be the best Android Rom I have seen yet. I am loving it so much.
Thanks Christ, you are awesome. As soon as my phone finished downloading all my apps (which is did automatically!!! never had that happen with any prior Android Rom!), I will install the update you provided.
I'm on LA3 formware 2.3.6 I can't stop my SGS 2 rebooting, although I have moved all my apps into the phone, cleared app and Dalvik cache
Any hint?
rooted?
factory reset...
Rooted: yes
factory reset: no
how freaquent its rebooting, has it got tolerence till finish a backup of apps with titanium Back. if you could do that, do a data factory reset from CWM
Once every 2 days... Wouldn't titanium backup save also faulty settings?
There is usually one or more apps causing this rebooting behavior. Wiping data from recovery might help.
select from menu Batch/ Backup all user apps and you backup manually ticking only user apps which is working fine and esential for you.
dont select user data + system data
better transfer your current titaniumbackup folder to PC and delete all the stuffs in that folder
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then dont restore any apps for 2 days and check for any reboot problem is there.
Isn't there a way (debugging tool) to trace the offending app?
i think its because of 2.3.6, also Turkey rom 2.3.6 have same problem, allways it rebooting when wireless is on. Please check if it reboots when wireless on, it should be same problem but i don't know what it is.
Now I remember I also had some rebooting issue when I was on 2.3.6, may be a common bug...
you dont like to try any other ROM?
such as?
I recommend MIUI....
I am using GB MIUI now working great....lot of themes & customization...
ICS MIUI is still not fully stable...we have to wait for few more months..
will think about it... thanks mate for helping
download and keep, may be not available GB later
MIUI GB FOR SGS2 2.3.9
MD5(miuiandroid_SGS2-2.3.9.zip)= a451107bfd88edad01b7779319a1838d
Thanks
I think you like the first one, in the line written in blue in my signature .. just joking
how about miui? safe? Stable?
GB version is safe and super stable....
Why not MIUI 2.4.3?
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Why not MIUI 2.4.3?
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thats what he thinks, if you dont want to go his way why dont you try it yourself.
as far miui ics goes they use the samsung base, its as stable as the samsung stock ics roms are.
Hi all
I have had my Galaxy S II for about a year now, and i am thinking about rooting it and installing Cyanogenmod on it, but i need some info about the proccess: First of all: What happens when you root your phone? Is you data/apps deleted or is it safe?
Second: What about when i flash Cyanogenmod? Is my data/apps safe there or do i need to redownload the apps and backup my stuff?
Third: If i root my phone and do not flash a new ROM, will it be just as hard for me to update the firmware as on a jailbroken iOS device?
And lastly: I have heard about Titanium Backup, what does it backup? The OS, the apps and/or the data? These are the questions i need answered before starting the rooting proccess
Thanks in advance
/gammarik
gammarik said:
Hi all
I have had my Galaxy S II for about a year now, and i am thinking about rooting it and installing Cyanogenmod on it, but i need some info about the proccess: First of all: What happens when you root your phone? Is you data/apps deleted or is it safe?
Second: What about when i flash Cyanogenmod? Is my data/apps safe there or do i need to redownload the apps and backup my stuff?
Third: If i root my phone and do not flash a new ROM, will it be just as hard for me to update the firmware as on a jailbroken iOS device?
And lastly: I have heard about Titanium Backup, what does it backup? The OS, the apps and/or the data? These are the questions i need answered before starting the rooting proccess
Thanks in advance
/gammarik
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The process is a little different depending on the device but basicly a super user binary and SU app are installed on your device, this will not (in most cases) effect your data or apps.
When you flash a new ROM like cyanogenmod you will loss your data and apps yes so you will need to redownload/reinstall them backing up using a app like titanium backup is recommended.
In most cases if you root your phone it will not be any harder to update the firmware however after the update you will loss root, and often the hacks used to install SU and a custom recovery get fixed in newer updates, so its normally recommend not to update through the official process but to flash a modified version of the update normally found in the XDA forum for the device, these modified versions will have super user etc preinstalled so they cant be lost during the update.
Titanium Backup backs up your apps and there data (so when you reinstalled them with Titanium Backup it will be just how you left it)
zacthespack said:
The process is a little different depending on the device but basicly a super user binary and SU app are installed on your device, this will not (in most cases) effect your data or apps.
When you flash a new ROM like cyanogenmod you will loss your data and apps yes so you will need to redownload/reinstall them backing up using a app like titanium backup is recommended.
In most cases if you root your phone it will not be any harder to update the firmware however after the update you will loss root, and often the hacks used to install SU and a custom recovery get fixed in newer updates, so its normally recommend not to update through the official process but to flash a modified version of the update normally found in the XDA forum for the device, these modified versions will have super user etc preinstalled so they cant be lost during the update.
Titanium Backup backs up your apps and there data (so when you reinstalled them with Titanium Backup it will be just how you left it)
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Okay, Thanks for the info! I have one more question: What happens when i update my ROM with eg. ROM Manager? Will i need to restore from Titanium Backup there too?
gammarik said:
Okay, Thanks for the info! I have one more question: What happens when i update my ROM with eg. ROM Manager? Will i need to restore from Titanium Backup there too?
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if your upgrading the same ROM to a newer version for example if you where on CM9 version 1.0 and updated to 1.1 you will likely not have to no, however the developer will post if the update requires a wipe, as some large updates do need a clean install.
If your going from one ROM to another than you will need to wipe yes
zacthespack said:
if your upgrading the same ROM to a newer version for example if you where on CM9 version 1.0 and updated to 1.1 you will likely not have to no, however the developer will post if the update requires a wipe, as some large updates do need a clean install.
If your going from one ROM to another than you will need to wipe yes
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Okay Great! Thank you for helping me out I'll think this through and see if i'll root it Thanks again!
Hello guys
I need your help here. So I flashed this new ROM, and the Google Push service seemed to have stopped working completely.
1. Gmail not pushing.
2. K9 push not working
3. Google play store not pushing as well
I have played around (sync on,etc) but I can't seem to find what's wrong with it. So I tried to restore a previous Nandroid backup, but the md5 checksum was mismatched!
I then tried to wipe everything, reflash new ROM etc, and yet the Google Push services aren't working as well.
Can anyone help? I am stuck, I can't go back due to md5 checksum error, and I can't move forward because I don't get Google Push services
budisuharto said:
Hello guys
I need your help here. So I flashed this new ROM, and the Google Push service seemed to have stopped working completely.
1. Gmail not pushing.
2. K9 push not working
3. Google play store not pushing as well
I have played around (sync on,etc) but I can't seem to find what's wrong with it. So I tried to restore a previous Nandroid backup, but the md5 checksum was mismatched!
I then tried to wipe everything, reflash new ROM etc, and yet the Google Push services aren't working as well.
Can anyone help? I am stuck, I can't go back due to md5 checksum error, and I can't move forward because I don't get Google Push services
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go to settings , accounts , Google delete it , then log in again
Yup, done that, still doesn't work. Plus k9 push isn't working either, it seems that the whole push function is completely broken
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Push seems an issue with XXDLI8 (at least in HyperGalaxy 1.8), just revert back to XXDLI7.
Yup I read about that too. The thing is I'm still on ICS, and I have never flashed a jb rom before. The error happened when I flashed hyper galaxy 0.7, which is a ics build.
I have given up on that rom, and I'm not on other rom and the push problem persists. I'm not sure what I did wrong, it's like the problem sticks despite me wiping cache, and everything else.
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Maybe you can supply some more info, like what ROM and version are yiu using now, which baseband and what install procedure did you follow exactly?
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Maybe you can supply some more info, like what ROM and version are yiu using now, which baseband and what install procedure did you follow exactly?
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Sure, here it goes. I have been flashing ROMs etc since 2010, so I am quite familiar with the concept, but this baffles me, before I can't seem to wipe everything clean and restart from point zero, because the problem sticks even after a new ROM is flashed. Is there more to this? Like modem/baseband etc? Thanks in advance for your help!
Baseband I9300XXLH1
Kernel Siyah s3 v 1.5 beta 4
Build no IMM76D.I9300XXBLG9
WanamLite ROM XXBLG V2.2
Thank you!!!
Ok I got it figured out already.
Previously I was on a full feature rom, then I flashed to a stripped down rom. I was short of a few apps, so i flashed additional apps, extracted from titanium etc, without checking their compatibility etc.
When I flash a new rom after that, I'll restore all system data via titanium, and that's why the problem persists. If I flash a new rom without restoring system data, then it's fine.
It's strange though, you'd think that titanium would be able to pick up on that if they aren't compatible.
Anyway problem solved and thanks for your kind assistance!
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well happy that you found out a solution. generally titanium backup is used only for restoring apps not for system settings
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well happy that you found out a solution. generally titanium backup is used only for restoring apps not for system settings
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Yea I realised that with SGS 3. With HTC Desire on Froyo/GB, the issue was nearly non existent, I never had a single issue, be it from Sense to AOSP, back to Sense etc.
Flashing is quite a pain then, if system apps can't be restored via Titanium, having to re apply settings like ringtones, widgets etc?
u can make a nandroid backup and restore
do kernels affect push ?
sorry to bring up an old thread, but i didn't want to open a new one just for this
i've recently flashed Perseus 24.2 over Omega 27.2 and noticed that Push notifications dont work when the phone is sleeping.
to get it working, i have to open up the app (eg. Whatsapp, hotmail) and i get all of them at once.
did a nandroid rollback to stock kernel and it was working fine
Q. is there a specific setting to kernels that may affect push?
probably Android ID problem
i didn't want to open a new thread for same kind of problem.
Problem occured when i fresh install DLIB (with wipes and everything). After installation complete, i've restored apps + systemdata with titanium. While restoring, it asked me to whether use new android id or restore the old one in backup. I choose to restore old one. then problems started.
- I can't use Google Play on the web. It says "there is no phone connected to this google account"
- none of my notifications are working. and i assume it is about android id. (today using Titanium i switched to new android id but nothing changed)
any guesses?
Hi, I've searched this forum well, but didn't find anything to answer my problem.
For a few months, I was hapilly using stable release of 10.1.3 for my i9100G without any serious troubles. Today I decided to try 10.2 Nightly (10-27-2013), so I backed up my ROM with CWM, in phone's settings selected the freshly downloaded upgrade and new rom got installed. However, I decided to go back to stable 10.1.3, therefore I wanted to restore my back up, which went alright, except most of apps previously installed are not present in my phone anymore - google play doesn't know about them, they are not listed in Apps in Settings. When I connect my phone with PC via Airdroid, it shows the complete list of apps including the disappeard ones, but thats all it can do. Please, advice me, how can I restore my apps with their data back. Thanks, David:cyclops:
Dwdization said:
Hi, I've searched this forum well, but didn't find anything to answer my problem.
For a few months, I was hapilly using stable release of 10.1.3 for my i9100G without any serious troubles. Today I decided to try 10.2 Nightly (10-27-2013), so I backed up my ROM with CWM, in phone's settings selected the freshly downloaded upgrade and new rom got installed. However, I decided to go back to stable 10.1.3, therefore I wanted to restore my back up, which went alright, except most of apps previously installed are not present in my phone anymore - google play doesn't know about them, they are not listed in Apps in Settings. When I connect my phone with PC via Airdroid, it shows the complete list of apps including the disappeard ones, but thats all it can do. Please, advice me, how can I restore my apps with their data back. Thanks, David:cyclops:
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did you do a full data wipe before downgrading?
Try a full wipe(data, cache, dalvik) then downgrade
U will get all your apps working
Its basically due to the conflicts between the entirely different versions of the roms
Gud luck mate
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did you do a full data wipe before downgrading?
Try a full wipe(data, cache, dalvik) then downgrade
U will get all your apps working
Its basically due to the conflicts between the entirely different versions of the roms
Gud luck mate
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Thanks for your tip. I wiped everything, i think i have wiped even the wiper, but still the backup doesn't restore my apps, so it didn't work