...Just another lame question...
I have rooted Xperia S with >50 installed apps. If I want to try some new ROMs like CM or MIUI, what tool should I use? Important: I want to keep all my settings, apps and data in new ROM like: 1) flashing new ROM, 2) restore from backup (what app.?) 3) wham bam ...I have completely operational phone?
Once again, sorry for lame question...
if you want to back up your apps with their data, use TITANIUM BACKUP .
You need to install a kernel from development section.
Then you can flash an rom(.zip).
You can also backup your whole phone in the new installed kernel, also called cwm.
So if something goes wrong you can always go back.
About the apps. Do you mean that you want to install a new rom, factory reset and use the old settings and apps? If yes for the apps you have titanium backup pro as suggested.. I dont know about the settings.
Good luck.
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Hi, my gs2 is rooted with CF-Root, this is the FIRST time i have done all this as im new to Android. Last night i did a nandroid backup and a titanium backup, factory/cache wipe etc before i then flashed villainrom 2.4.2 for the first time with success and now my phone is obviously like it was out of the box but on villainrom, so all my apps, contacts etc have gone.
I have a few questions:
Whats the best way to restore everything and get my contacts and apps etc back? do i have to recover with nandroid or titanium?
whats the difference between these 2 backups i made, nan/titan?
also does recovering any of these backups affect the custom rom i just flashed? ideally i would like to know for when im flashing custom roms in the future, which is the best way to back things up then recover them after i have flashed a custom rom?
One last thing is can i still use samsung kies to backup/sync things like contacts/photos with a rooted gs2 running villainrom?
Sorry for these noob questions, any help is really appreciated! THX!
Sorry to post again but can anybody adivise me on the above?
Thanks.
A nand backup = backup your current setup, like an image (including ROM)
Titanum = backup apps +/ data
Now that you flashed a new rom, you should restore with Titanium your apps.
So - If you want to go back to your earlier ROM + everything, use your nand back up. If you want to stay on this ROM and have the apps back, use Titanium.
And once you flashed a custom rom, you can't use Kies anymore to update/back up etc.
Cheers
Right i wasnt fully sure so thx for the help, time to restore some apps!
Thanks again
Hell All,
Sorry if this is a noob question and someone had asked already. ( I tried to do a search but was unable to find the answer)
I recently discovered the joy of using custom ROMS and I want to try them all. But unfortunately one of the things is that whenever I flash a new ROM, I have to re do all the settings, which takes a lot of time.
I was wondering if there are any ways to back up a custom ROM settings so I can try out different custom ROMs, and if I decide to go back to the old one, I can just use that backup and have everything restored back to my saved old custom ROM settings.
Thanks
Use xrecovery to make a backup
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You may use Titanium Backup Pro, however you can't restore system apps such as system settings between ROMs because this will cause force close loops like "process a.core in Android has stopped" hence leaving your phone unuseable because these fc will not stop.
However if you go from one cm base to another, or something like that sometimes it will work no problems. But you can always nandroid and try it out
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Yes.... Titanium or mybackup can be used to backup apps+data. For entire custom rom configuration backup you gotta use xrecovery.
CheersS!
Milton --> From X10i on ROM : "ThGo2 v10. 0_RC4"
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CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
You may use Titanium Backup Pro, however you can't restore system apps such as system settings between ROMs because this will cause force close loops like "process a.core in Android has stopped" hence leaving your phone unuseable because these fc will not stop.
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you just solved my headache!! I was unable to figure out, for the life of me, why after flashing the white cookie ROM I kept getting "process a.core in Android" FC. That problem has plagued me to the point where I was about to go crazy! Thanks for the advice!
milton.bain said:
Yes.... Titanium or mybackup can be used to backup apps+data. For entire custom rom configuration backup you gotta use xrecovery.
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This is going to make my life a lot easier So I just do a xrecovery backup on the current custom ROM I have, and I can try out new ROMS. if I ultimately decide to go back to the xrecovery backed up ROM, then all I have to do is reinstall that ROM and do a xrecovery restore? and everything will just be like if I have not changed a custom ROM at all?
** I noticed that there is only one "backup" option in xrecovery, so that option alone is going to back up my entire ROM configuration and apps and system data? Or for apps and system data I have to use TB?
Thanks all, for the help! I really appreciate it!! You guys are life savers!
projectseahorse said:
This is going to make my life a lot easier So I just do a xrecovery backup on the current custom ROM I have, and I can try out new ROMS. if I ultimately decide to go back to the xrecovery backed up ROM, then all I have to do is reinstall that ROM and do a xrecovery restore? and everything will just be like if I have not changed a custom ROM at all?
** I noticed that there is only one "backup" option in xrecovery, so that option alone is going to back up my entire ROM configuration and apps and system data? Or for apps and system data I have to use TB?
Thanks all, for the help! I really appreciate it!! You guys are life savers!
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That one single "backup " is one man army! It does all.... If you do a backup via xrecovery then tb is not required. However, its a good practice to keep apps backed up in tb ib case xrecovery fails! Since sometimes faulty backup can't be restored and we get this "md5 failed".
Now, to restore a backup you don't need to flash the old rom again. Just perform a data wipe in xrecovery and restore
CheerS!
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projectseahorse said:
This is going to make my life a lot easier So I just do a xrecovery backup on the current custom ROM I have, and I can try out new ROMS. if I ultimately decide to go back to the xrecovery backed up ROM, then all I have to do is reinstall that ROM and do a xrecovery restore? and everything will just be like if I have not changed a custom ROM at all?
** I noticed that there is only one "backup" option in xrecovery, so that option alone is going to back up my entire ROM configuration and apps and system data? Or for apps and system data I have to use TB?
Thanks all, for the help! I really appreciate it!! You guys are life savers!
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No need to flash the ROM, just restore the backup and your phone will be exactly as it was when you made the backup
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I know this question has been asked hundreds of times in many different ways.....BUT.......
Im looking fr a backup app that backup EVERYTHING!!
Like for in this example......
1. I have everything the way i like it on my phone; the apps, the widgets and their placement, sms etc...
2. I find another cool custom ROM i want and will need to do a FULL WIPE for it to work SUPER-PROPERLY.
3. I backup my apps and sms.
4. I wipe and install the new ROM.
5. I HATE THE NEW ROM.
6. I do a full wipe back to the original ROM i had and liked.
7. I now have to install all my apps and sms again form a backup app and set up my homescreens with widgets etc.
Its THAT thats annoying! Cant a backup app save my widgets and their placements?
I've used Titanium backup and MyBack-up pro, but they dont seem to do it!
Backup with CWM, restore whenever. Done.
Or am I missing something?!
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Backup with CWM, restore whenever. Done.
Or am I missing something?!
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Not really 'missing' anything.....i knew that option was there, and HAVE tried it, but it creates a MASSIVE set of files for its backup!
Like nearly 5GB!!! I dont have that much on my phone!! Why would it do this??
I also noticed that it was backing up files on my internal SD card (the names of some of my videos kept appearing under the 'backing up' part)
There is no way you can flash a new rom and restore everything as it was if you NEEDED to wipe. There is no app that does this.
You don't really need to wipe between different Samsung based roms though. Only aosp really
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5 GB? That's a big backup. Mine are about 1.3 GB. How many apps are you running, and what ROM?
I use CWM Manager, it gives you the option to to backup to either internal or external SD. Haven't booted into recovery via the 3-button method for ages, but isn't that option there too?
U are using a faulty cwm version,flash 5.8.4.3 if u want a working touch cwm or standard 5.5.0.4(chainfire)
Sorry stupid question let me clarify as I've installed Roms on my tablet before but I have an S3 now. If I do the back up option and save it to the SD card or something, and then flash a new rom like Cyanogenmod on it, with the backup that I have does that mean if I restore that backup it will put my phone back to exactly the way it was before I flashed it to Cyanogenmod? Like all the apps, settings etc untouched? I'd assume so but wanted to check to make sure it doesn't mean it's just the rom or something that's backed up and that it's the apps settings etc too.
Yeah it will reset it to the way it was but just in case, use some backup apps to backup your apps and data.
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Good evening everybody.
I've recently rooted my phone and installed a costum recovery. Now i'd like to say good bye to the samsung stock ROM and install a costum one (Android Revolution HD probably). But after flashing i'd like to find my phone as it was before! More precisely, messages, contacts, settings, apps (with user settings) should still be there; i'd like to backup everything is on the phone and restore it after flashing. To do that can i use Titanium Backup? It can backup it all? Are there other ways to do that?
Moreover, if i get the Siyah kernel and install the CM10 too, massages and apps are shared between the 2 systems, or everyone has its own?
Thanks in advance!
You can back up user apps and messages with titanium, restoring them safely in your new rom. You can't do the same with system apps or settings - you'll just break the new rom.
Contacts are restored when you log into google.
....additionally,I suggest using a third party launcher like nova, you can back up your layout, and it does a brilliant job of restoring widgets too, also remember to make a nandroid of your working Rom so if the flash goes wrong you can restore, and don't forget to back up your efs
Ok, thank you very much! And what's about dualboot? Is there a way to share massages, contacts and apps between the 2 systems (for example, if i send a message and then i change ROM, i can find that sent massage in the just booted ROM too)??
EDIT: Thank you too slaphead20. I didn't see your post.. I'll absolutely make a nandroid and EFS backup! How can i do the EFS backup? Simply from recovery? Can i use the GS3 Unified Toolkit?
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Ok, thank you very much! And what's about dualboot? Is there a way to share massages, contacts and apps between the 2 systems (for example, if i send a message and then i change ROM, i can find that sent massage in the just booted ROM too)??
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You can, but it's complicated,I don't think siyah works with 4.2.x, I would stay away from dual booting until you are a bit more experienced.....I personally don't bother with it anymore, too much of a headache!