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How can I store, for example, home screen settings in a rom image, so that every time a phone is factory reset, the home screens will be laid out the way I want?
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You can simply make a backup of your home with applications such as Titanium
polimeno said:
You can simply make a backup of your home with applications such as Titanium
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Make you a drop box account and have Titanium backup save to it to. I have lost my backup on factory wipes before and drop box was a life saver.
I am aware of the backup options but this is for a device that is going to be distributed to a large number of people. If these people do a factory reset then they need to be presented with the preconfigured default homescreen.
They won't have root access so I can't tell them to reset then perform a restore.
Anyone?
LairdPleng said:
Anyone?
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Hey I'm trying to do the same thing. Did anyone find a solution?
Thanks!
.acy said:
Hey I'm trying to do the same thing. Did anyone find a solution?
Thanks!
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I'm trying too. Any solution yet?
As of what i know you can user Titanium Backup to restore setting with the update.zip feature but i dont know if more personal setting are being restored too. In some .properties file there is my gmail i guess for integration with playstore. If i delete this (or any other) entry will the restore work? Is it safe/good method to integrate something like that in my rom?
Also there is ZIPme that restore the whole datal/data/{app} but doesnt seem to work.
Thanks in advance for help!
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I was trying to do a restore with Titanium Backup to restore apps and data and everything in the batch list is greyed out with a line through it.. what gives?? So, I am unable to restore any apps. I am using the pro version, so I don't see what I paid for.
Can someone enlighten me on this. Am I doing something wrong or do I need to download something else?
thanks.
I believe you have to install the app first, idk but i did that with skype and got my data back
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Jikenda said:
I was trying to do a restore with Titanium Backup to restore apps and data and everything in the batch list is greyed out with a line through it.. what gives?? So, I am unable to restore any apps. I am using the pro version, so I don't see what I paid for.
Can someone enlighten me on this. Am I doing something wrong or do I need to download something else?
thanks.
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Greyed out with a line through them items are the apps that are not currently installed.
If you click on them, it should give you an option to restore, providing that you have backed them up before, of course.
Also, in batch mode, you can restore them all -or chosen ones- at once.
Did you expect to just open the app and your phone go back to the way it was before?
i have the same problem
it restored just few of them automatically
i believe i have to manually install the rest and then restore just the data
but isn't that stupid?
Has anyone found a way around that?
the developer said something about fixing the market link with market doctor option, but that's in the paid version
I spoke to the dev about it actually and he said there seems to be an error with my TBU, so I need to re-install and erase the backup folder and try and backup everything again and verify. I had to redo everything manually.
Thanks for the help though guys. I appreciate it..
I actually just removed TimeScape and a bunch of other useless (to me) stock apps. I did notice as well when I clicked on a greyed-out item that I had uninstalled, there was no restore button.
So I would have to manually restore everything I had backed up, delete the folder, and reinstall?
Hardly seems worth it. I would just reflash if/when I have to restore.
Is there any way to restore all applications with "one click restore"?
I'm getting tired of pressing accept-done for every applications.
YaPaY said:
Is there any way to restore all applications with "one click restore"?
I'm getting tired of pressing accept-done for every applications.
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yes...buy pro version
I am moving from a TB to the GIII, and am seeing the same issue. Only my installed apps are greyed out. I've copied a new one over, put the card in the other phone backed up and no change. Pretty strange. Time for a little googling...
Hey XDA peeps!
Well, i knows noobs are not that well seen here, so im not really fond of asking this question (which prolly has been answered several times before), but now ive searched for quite some time, and checked alot of threads (looking thru many pages), havent found a good answer yet. So here goes
How do i backup my current setup before i apply a new theme? Im thinking about SMS/Contacts/Pictures/LauncherPRO + icons and so on? I need it if:
1. I dont like the theme
2. My phone gets bricked and i need to do a complete swipe.
Thanks in advance..
The good way is to backup by xrecovery it will backup everything or
you can also you launcher pro backup utility seen in preferences menu
for sms you can you backup and restore
If i use the xRecovery for backup, will it create a zip file or? And does it include backup of SMS, contacts etc. - or do i need a seperate program for that?
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If i use the xRecovery for backup, will it create a zip file or? And does it include backup of SMS, contacts etc. - or do i need a seperate program for that?
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I can't see the extension of the file but I have already restored with that file via
xrecovery and it works great!!
I also there found the smss and the contacts!!
So my current conversation and contacts will also be saved there ?
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leminhnguyen0703 said:
So my current conversation and contacts will also be saved there ?
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for SMS use special app.
i think it's will save everything
as title says, everytime i switch from rom to rom and need to restore my app backups, i have to restore them through titanium backup one by one, which is kind of annoying... is there any way to restore ALL my apps (maybe some option of titanium or something)
Thanks !
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as title says, everytime i switch from rom to rom and need to restore my app backups, i have to restore them through titanium backup one by one, which is kind of annoying... is there any way to restore ALL my apps (maybe some option of titanium or something)
Thanks !
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Yes, it is available as an option of Titanium. Might only be in the pro version though.
May i ask which option and how can i select it ? this way i can check if its in the free or payed version
PD: it goes without saying that i already searched this through titanium and failed to find such thing. I either suck at it or there is no such thing ! Thanks a bunch
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May i ask which option and how can i select it ? this way i can check if its in the free or payed version
PD: it goes without saying that i already searched this through titanium and failed to find such thing. I either suck at it or there is no such thing ! Thanks a bunch
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On mine, it's the checkbox icon in the upper right next to the search button. Above the "Schedules" tab.
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On mine, it's the checkbox icon in the upper right next to the search button. Above the "Schedules" tab.
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That did the trick, thanks !
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That did the trick, thanks !
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Note that this restores all your apps including the ones you installed before.
If I may hijack the thread - does anyone know how to restore only the apps I had installed that would be helpful!
guysoft said:
Note that this restores all your apps including the ones you installed before.
If I may hijack the thread - does anyone know how to restore only the apps I had installed that would be helpful!
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guysoft said:
Note that this restores all your apps including the ones you installed before.
If I may hijack the thread - does anyone know how to restore only the apps I had installed that would be helpful!
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Restore user apps
Another nice feature of Titanium Backup is to create an update.zip from your apps. I guess this is a pro feature. You can find this option when you press the menu button and scroll down to the bottom. Then you can choose all your apps (including app data) you want to backup. TB will save them to a single update.zip file. After installing your (new) rom you can install the update.zip and your chosen apps will be restored. :good:
I am new with this and I have one question.
Is it possible to back up wifi passwords, email accounts and all those stuff, before flashing a custom ROM so I can just restore them after flashing.
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I am new with this and I have one question.
Is it possible to back up wifi passwords, email accounts and all those stuff, before flashing a custom ROM so I can just restore them after flashing.
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Yes. Root your phone and use a backup app like Titanium Backup. Then save the folder somewhere, flash the new custom rom, restore the folder and then everything else you want with the app.
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Yes. Root your phone and use a backup app like Titanium Backup. Then save the folder somewhere, flash the new custom rom, restore the folder and then everything else you want with the app.
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I have Titanium Backup.
Is there anything else I should backup other then "Backup all user app + system data"?
djvesic said:
I have Titanium Backup.
Is there anything else I should backup other then "Backup all user app + system data"?
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No, just copy the TitaniumBackup folder with all the backups somewhere that won't get lost.
Also, when you restore after installing another rom, DO NOT restore the system data. Only the user stuff. Or at least not all the system data. For example wifi points are ok, but don't restore any system apps.
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No, just copy the TitaniumBackup folder with all the backups somewhere that won't get lost.
Also, when you restore after installing another rom, DO NOT restore the system data. Only the user stuff. Or at least not all the system data. For example wifi points are ok, but don't restore any system apps.
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Is it a problem for you to be a little more specific, please.
When I look at "Restore" section of Titanium, I don't see how can I restore only wifi points or email accounts.
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Is it a problem for you to be a little more specific, please.
When I look at "Restore" section of Titanium, I don't see how can I restore only wifi points or email accounts.
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Press the option button on the main page from TB.and scroll down to:
Backup data to XML....
Than you can choose to back up your WiFi,email and call log.
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You can restore user app and data without any problem but if you want to restore system data then always use xml (TitaniumBackup will suggest you for that). If you will not use xml for system data then after restoring data your phone will crash and a lot of services will not work and terminate itself.
and finally you will have to reflash again.
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You can restore user app and data without any problem but if you want to restore system data then always use xml (TitaniumBackup will suggest you for that). If you will not use xml for system data then after restoring data your phone will crash and a lot of services will not work and terminate itself.
and finally you will have to reflash again.
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I did xml backup for messages, wifi and call logs and I did "Backup user app+system data".
Is that what are you talking about?
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I did xml backup for messages, wifi and call logs and I did "Backup user app+system data".
Is that what are you talking about?
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yes.
Always use XML for system data restore.
Hey guys i just upgraded my rom from xxmea2 to xxemc2, and i took a backup with titanium. But after i restore my contacts `the processa.core has stopped` error pops continiously and my phone gets stuck. I try to open tha contacts application but the app crushes too. What should i do?
Previous rom:Android revolution
Current rom:Wanam lite v6.4
canberkanar said:
Hey guys i just upgraded my rom from xxmea2 to xxemc2, and i took a backup with titanium. But after i restore my contacts `the processa.core has stopped` error pops continiously and my phone gets stuck. I try to open tha contacts application but the app crushes too. What should i do?
Previous rom:Android revolution
Current rom:Wanam lite v6.4
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Try this one: clear contacts data
Sync contacts to Google in future....so much easier imho
Do not back up or restore any system data with TIBU. This has always been known. Use Google to back them up.
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chrismast said:
Try this one: clear contacts data
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It didnt help, but thanks. Is there a way i can read the contacts from the backup cos i really need them?
canberkanar said:
It didnt help, but thanks. Is there a way i can read the contacts from the backup cos i really need them?
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You maybe able to export them to an XML and then save it as a text doc to re-add them manually
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You can actually use .xml method in titanium, I always use that for call log, messages and WiFi settings, very reliable on those, wether that option exists for contacts I'm not sure
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You can actually use .xml method in titanium, I always use that for call log, messages and WiFi settings, very reliable on those, wether that option exists for contacts I'm not sure
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That is not awailable for contacts. I managed to get my numbers to an excel file, but cant find the owner names of them.
One other possible suggestion is nandroid back or flash back to your old Rom, try and restore them, then Google synch them
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One other possible suggestion is nandroid back or flash back to your old Rom, try and restore them, then Google synch them
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I'll try it as soon as I have free time. Thanks?!
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later just sync it with google contacts on save it on sdcard .xml is way easy then nandroid backup
Guys ı tryed restorıng to the old rom but ıt just got stuck. I dont know what to do. I have found the numbers in the backup file but coud not find tha names of the contacts.
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Guys ı tryed restorıng to the old rom but ıt just got stuck. I dont know what to do. I have found the numbers in the backup file but coud not find tha names of the contacts.
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What do you mean got stuck? Did it restore Ok or has your nandroid failed? If it restored but doesn't boot try formatting system and data then restoring your backup. Failing that reflash a stock version of your old rom then restore your data, sync with Google then reflash new rom and let Google restore contacts.
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