I am no way affiliated with this application or its creator. Just sharing an awesome app that is useful to the flashaholics.
I am also not responsible for anything stupid you do to your own device.
GooglePlayStore/App2Zip
This app is great! Creates a flashable .zip file of all apps you want to backup and flash it in recovery after you flash a new Rom.
If you're getting errors after a restore you may need to boot back into recovery wipe dalvik-cache and fix permissions.
I know there are other apps that creates backups of apps but I think this method is a lot faster.
Have Fun!
This is great! I am going to be flashing this week, and this is the longest process.
Thanks for sharing.
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Maybe this can solve my lazy issue of not wanting to flash a new Rom because I'm too lazy to reinstall all my apps, hmmmm...good find double0.
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Just don't erase data
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amandez said:
Just don't erase data
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Even if I don't, some Rom scripts are written to erase data, I can modify that so that it won't, but with my past experience of not wiping data across roms caused one of two things:
1. Really buggy, laggy horrible system or.
2. Down right bootloop.
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Double0EK said:
I am no way affiliated with this application or its creator. Just sharing an awesome app that is useful to the flashaholics.
I am also not responsible for anything stupid you do to your own device.
GooglePlayStore/App2Zip
This app is great! Creates a flashable .zip file of all apps you want to backup and flash it in recovery after you flash a new Rom.
If you're getting errors after a restore you may need to boot back into recovery wipe dalvik-cache and fix permissions.
I know there are other apps that creates backups of apps but I think this method is a lot faster.
Have Fun!
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See, the way I always install roms.. I unzip the rom, copy all the apk's from my /data/app folder, paste that into the unzipped rom, make sure it has a line in the updater script to copy the data/app folder over, or add it.. make any other tweaks I want, rezip and flash. Restoring the data for apps with titanium backup is really fast, so this usually cuts down the whole process by a lot.
Of course before I flash any rom I always unzip it and see what they have done, figure it out.. I have a program do a file comparison to stock so I can see all the files they modified.. so.. yea..
Of course your app may cut down on the process even more, good find
I'm too lazy to do all of that, lol. Plus I've never been a fan of tb, no idea why but I just don't like it.
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Titanium is not reliable.
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amandez said:
Titanium is not reliable.
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How so?
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I've used but when I go to restore it restores around 65% of em
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amandez said:
I've used but when I go to restore it restores around 65% of em
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That's usually cause the system already has the app installed, which option did you use that happened?
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I used MyBackupRoot before this app. It restored a lot faster than TB. I still have MBuR just incase something gets botched.
GoBackup is not a bad alternative either. I've had some issues where SMS's don't restore properly with TB... So i've been using gobackup as a secondary.
GoBackup is currently free on the market.
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Forgive me, I know this has been discussed by search turned up a lot of fruitless stuff to wade through.
Real simple: Is there a way to backup my phone 100% before trying a new ROM?
I'm not so much worried about contacts, etc... as I sync with Exchange at work. More about saving all customizations, apps, etc.... when I want to try a new ROM release. (I know I"ll have to re-setup all that on the new release... just want to be protected if I decide to go back to the previous ROM).
Thanks!!!
That's what a nand backup does
Backup - nand
Ahhhh..... always wondered about that, but my quick google-search came up empty.
So I don't need something like the app "ROM Manager", though it sounds like it'll make life easier.
Gervin said:
Ahhhh..... always wondered about that, but my quick google-search came up empty.
So I don't need something like the app "ROM Manager", though it sounds like it'll make life easier.
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Nope NAND is all you need.
One tip thought after to do a NAND backup and after to get a file manager installed rename the the backup to something you'll recognize. The way it work though the original name is a time stamp yyyyddmm-tttt. If that makes any sense. Just remember there can't be any spaces in the new name.
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VERY true lol! Name them or else you might forget which is which like me and mess up your phone lol
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I try not to keep too many nands in my sdcard because they are like 200+ mbs each.
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I try not to keep too many nands in my sdcard because they are like 200+ mbs each.
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They do take up a lot of space. I move em to my harddrive on my pc and keep the one I use most on the SD.
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All I do is nand the ROMs that work well and like. For example my goto everything works rom is Evil Eris 3.0. And and of course a keep ROMs that I know work backed up just in case. Also before changing ROMs do a wipe then restore. I find that sometimes there's a few apps that get left when switching.
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That's too funny lol, Eris lightning is my goto Rom I keep on the phone also good Rom huh?
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I'd like to run Eris lightening but because of all the red theming i have issues. I'm working with conap to change all the pngs to offer different theming. My issue is I'm red/ green color blind. Lol
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If you rename your nandroid don't put any spaces. Just numbers/letters. And don't use rom manager.
Can nand restore apps back to the sd card? I am running the kaos rom...
I kinda have the same question... is there an easy way to backup all my apps (even the droid store ones) than restore them when installing a new rom?
btw what's the best app manager? I'm using linda atm
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I'd like to run Eris lightening but because of all the red theming i have issues. I'm working with conap to change all the pngs to offer different theming. My issue is I'm red/ green color blind. Lol
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That's awesome that he's helping you out with that. What color/colors are you going for? I'd love to use Eris lightning with a different a color theme :wink::wink:
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One tip thought after to do a NAND backup and after to get a file manager installed rename the the backup to something you'll recognize. The way it work though the original name is a time stamp yyyyddmm-tttt. If that makes any sense. Just remember there can't be any spaces in the new name.
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No spaces in the name huh?? That's probably why the half dozen nandroids I made and renamed didn't work...learn something new every day.
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macnolias said:
I kinda have the same question... is there an easy way to backup all my apps (even the droid store ones) than restore them when installing a new rom?
btw what's the best app manager? I'm using linda atm
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Download Titanium from the market. It allows you to backup all of your apps, data within those apps, and system data (settings, etc.). You can run a batch to backup everything and even schedule it to do backups at certain dates and times.
When you flash the new rom, go back to the market and install Titanium again. Do a batch restore and it'll install your apps and all like you had it.
Also if you use ADW or Launcher Pro you can back up your home screens and restore them so they'll be set up just like before. Note - you'll have to manually add widgets back.
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I did come across titanium backup while doing searches and it's good to have some reassurance. oh and should I do a COMPLETE batch in the settings part or mostly do the ones in green?
This queston must have been asked 1,000,000 times but there's no simple way of updating roms from v29 to v30 to ect.?
I do complete batches.
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Is there any way to get the saved data back from games after installing a custom ROM on games like dead space I was more then half way thru it and now I have to start from the beginning
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Is there any way to get the saved data back from games after installing a custom ROM on games like dead space I was more then half way thru it and now I have to start from the beginning
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If you created a backup via twrp or titanium it's quite easy to get back your saves. They're usually stored along with other data in /data/data/name.of.app
If you restore that, they will more than likely come back. If you're restoring from TWRP, then it's nothing more than a tar file which you can open in WinRAR, 7-zip, or any other qualified archiver. I'm not sure if the newest TWRP (1.1?) stores backups in this way since it does them a bit different and aren't compatible with previous versions, but it is worth a try!
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Is there any way to get the saved data back from games after installing a custom ROM on games like dead space I was more then half way thru it and now I have to start from the beginning
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I use titanium backup to save my games and apps... and I usually play gamelofts games so I restore the app plus data that way you dont start from the beginning...
hope it helps... .
Dangit I didn't backup my apps before I did it guess I'm SOL thanks for the info tho guys
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Ok I just tried another game and I still have my saved data from it that's kinda weird I wonder why some of them still have the saves but others dont
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I have used titanium backup and mybackup pro and my games usually fail the license check and need to be re downloaded.
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Ok I just tried another game and I still have my saved data from it that's kinda weird I wonder why some of them still have the saves but others dont
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Some games store their data on your microSD card.
Oh I see thanks man
The Good The Bad and The Evo
I currently created a rom thats a mix of two roms put together and tweaked to my liking and battery life. I dont plan on distributing it because its not my work but i would like to make it into a .zip in case anything happens. How would I go about doing so? I tried fruit cake but it didnt seem to work at all. The two roms I have combined are iscrewed and turkbey.
justin860 said:
I currently created a rom thats a mix of two roms put together and tweaked to my liking and battery life. I dont plan on distributing it because its not my work but i would like to make it into a .zip in case anything happens. How would I go about doing so? I tried fruit cake but it didnt seem to work at all. The two roms I have combined are iscrewed and turkbey.
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Look at how the updater-script of various ROMs you use is written - that's the main thing you might need to change.
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I currently created a rom thats a mix of two roms put together and tweaked to my liking and battery life. I dont plan on distributing it because its not my work but i would like to make it into a .zip in case anything happens. How would I go about doing so? I tried fruit cake but it didnt seem to work at all. The two roms I have combined are iscrewed and turkbey.
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You can download my ROM and just delete my system folder and add yours. Do same for all files. Most of my roms use data for install off apps.. If you don't want that you have to delete data lines in updater script. Make sure you use NotePad++ not regular NotePad to edit scripts. Then sign zip.. If not know how just put zip on your phone and use signapktik app in market. If you already have turkbey or other ROM zip... Just do the same with there's
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You can download my ROM and just delete my system folder and add yours. Do same for all files. Most of my roms use data for install off apps.. If you don't want that you have to delete data lines in updater script. Make sure you use NotePad++ not regular NotePad to edit scripts. Then sign zip.. If not know how just put zip on your phone and use signapktik app in market. If you already have turkbey or other ROM zip... Just do the same with there's
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I looked for that app but could not find it...
justin860 said:
I looked for that app but could not find it...
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.stericson.signapktic&hl=en
justin860 said:
I looked for that app but could not find it...
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Signing is not necessary if you are using a base zip that already has one.
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I'm just going to use a base.zip and then put my system files into that one and see how it works. Worse case scenario I'll use my jig
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Pirateghost said:
Signing is not necessary if you are using a base zip that already has one.
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Sometimes it breaks the signature, sometimes it doesn't when changing files.
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rdannar said:
Sometimes it breaks the signature, sometimes it doesn't when changing files.
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Don't know what you have seen but I have used tons of basic zip files to work with. Never messed anything up. Especially since you don't need signed zips with cwm.
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Pirateghost said:
Don't know what you have seen but I have used tons of basic zip files to work with. Never messed anything up. Especially since you don't need signed zips with cwm.
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It doesn't always happen, but I've had it happen lots of times when moving big amounts of data like a whole system file.
Either way not worth arguing about.
Just giving a helpful answer for all scenarios.
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I can't find my sdcard which has all of my backups...I have a few others kicking around that I can use but what do i do if I want to go back to gb or back to stock ics... getting tired of all the bugs and freeze ups with my current hybrid rom.
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Downloads are available on the forum for the stock GB and the latest leaks. I don't see what your issue is. Just reflash.
All your apps are at the play store.
Learn to back up SMS and phone logs. Use titanium back up and push everything to Dropbox then you will be able to flash fearlessly.
Just to expand on what ranger said...thx ranger [email protected]: get the paid ver of Tibu...Titanium Backup you will not be sorry best $$ spent, plus google the youtube vid on how to use the tibu...best time spent...
it is a very awesome tool...I never leave home with out...cuz it is on my phone...LOL, kdding..
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I can't find my sdcard which has all of my backups...I have a few others kicking around that I can use but what do i do if I want to go back to gb or back to stock ics... getting tired of all the bugs and freeze ups with my current hybrid rom.
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rangercaptain said:
All your apps are at the play store.
Learn to back up SMS and phone logs. Use titanium back up and push everything to Dropbox then you will be able to flash fearlessly.
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Yes sir very correct....thx
Why r u freaking out you just got some great advice !! Use it wisely my noob padawann
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Why r u freaking out you just got some great advice !! Use it wisely my noob padawann
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No ones freaking out buddy...all I'm saying is that I had a very nice collection of backups including a backup of my note stock out of the box. Just about every rom out there stresses to make a backup and not to use tbu especially for data, which is why I don't use it. Obviously I know I can just make a backup of my current rom and flash any rom I want but I wasn't sure or didn't know stock gb was or is available just in case I need to get my phone warrentied for any reason. And when I flash a new rom I never restore apps and such, the only thing I restore are my sms ...I like a fresh phone.
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Thanks for the replies guys but I wasn't concerned with apps and data, all I basically wanted to know was if stock gb was available in case I ever need to return my phone (I made a backup of gb on my sdcard which I lost) I don't care about call logs and I do backup and restore my SMS. I tend not to use tbu since my roms suggest not to use it especially to restore data.
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Thanks for the replies guys but I wasn't concerned with apps and data, all I basically wanted to know was if stock gb was available in case I ever need to return my phone which was answered on the first post (I made a backup of gb on my sdcard which I lost) I don't care about call logs and I do backup and restore my SMS. I tend not to use tbu since my roms suggest not to use it especially to restore data.
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I think you misunderstand. TB is one of the top apps for android and everyone who is rooted should get familiar with it. But you need to use it wisely. Using TB incorrectly can cause ForceCloses with both User and System apps. When using it on the Note and especially going from a gingerbread to ICS ROM it is suggested to restore user apps only but not the associated data.
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Thanks for the replies guys but I wasn't concerned with apps and data, all I basically wanted to know was if stock gb was available in case I ever need to return my phone (I made a backup of gb on my sdcard which I lost) I don't care about call logs and I do backup and restore my SMS. I tend not to use tbu since my roms suggest not to use it especially to restore data.
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See my signature link Gnote for all your stock needs...
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Hey I am kinda bored so I want to try app developing, I want to make something useful and gets many downloads such as root explorer or titanium backup. Could you guys toss some ideas this way?
Idiotic games are usually the most popular
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Hey I am kinda bored so I want to try app developing, I want to make something useful and gets many downloads such as root explorer or titanium backup.
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You do realize that developing apps isn't just something you can do in a few hours right? And those apps that get hundreds of thousands of downloads have entire companies behind them?
Could you guys toss some ideas this way?
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If I had an idea for an app that would get 100,000 downloads, why would I share it?
I know how to make apps, i have made quite a few for personal use. Because maybe they have a brilliant idea and they don't know how/can't code, we can team up.
I've always wanted to make a better First Responder app.
How about an app that steams movies from the pc while on the go..one that a lot cheaper than vlc direct and one that easier to set up
long time lurker... read search try again
Thanks guys I have enough for now
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Thanks guys I have enough for now
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I know you say you have enough, but here is a request I hope would be easy... An app that would allow a long press on the volume buttons to change tracks from the current music app in use. Example, I use power amp, the HTC music app, and doggcatcher for podcasts. But most roms I can only use long press for the HTC music app. If possible, I would be grateful.
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That isn't possible as an app, and even if it is, it would hog up a lot of battery running in the background, you would need a new rom or tweak to accomplish that
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I would like for an app to top me off in the morning and make me a cup of coffee.
I would like to see an app like Boot manager, since is no longer supported and I personally have trouble making dual boot on my phone with that app (bot loops). I heard it has something to do with jb.
Model: Evo 3d GSM,
Rom: AOKP JB 4.2.1-- helicopter88,
Kernel: Anryl v57.
Can't really do that because I don't have an 3vo anymore
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How about an app that removes noobs automatically from xda
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A PRL Manager for HTC evo 3d
Features:
* Backup PRLs
* Restore PRLs
* Fast
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PRL's can't be flashed in recovery, you need a program like qpst to do that, and as I said before my 3vo is gone, so no device specific stuff
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I did not expect device specific or flashing PRL's in recovery I simply want QPST running and connecting to the device through root.
Open QPST>Hide QPST>Call ##diags#>QPST Reapears
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How about an app that transfers my save games from my old device to my new device?
I mean how come iOS does this and Android doesnt?
Titanium backup already does that and so does appbak and any other app backing up tool
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Titanium backup already does that and so does appbak and any other app backing up tool
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No I meant without the need of root access. Titanium Backup without the root access is what I'm talking about. Not every user understands rooting. I'm talking about a simple app with a click of a button just like iCloud.
But I'm guessing save datas are stored in a rooting access required location am I right? If thats the case, then only Google can come up with something.
if you are still accepting ideas..
have you seen the google glass' video that says how it feels like to wear google glass?
try making something based on that model, like the camera viewfinder is our eye and we say to give commands. Let's say we speak "what's the weather" and it shows the weather in viewfinder just like it is shown in video. other features can also be implemented.