Alright, I'm new to this forum, so I hope I'm not violating any rules, and if this is the wrong place to post this, I apologize.
Anyways, I've been trying to root my Nook Tablet with an SD card. I have been using WinImager to do this. I select the image to burn to the card, and then tell it to do it, but then it says something to the effect of "Are you sure you want to write to a phsycial device? This may corrupt the card." I hit "OK", and then it comes up with "Error 5: Access is Denied."
It is a SanDisk 8GB microSd card, and I am using the stock adapter that came with it. I put it in the SD card reader in my laptop, and I have made sure that the lock switch on the side is set to UNLOCK. The card was also ran through the clothes washer, but it still works fine in my NT.
Has anyone encountered this problem before? Is there a way to fix it?
Also, do roots allow you to access content previously purchased from the B&N store?
TIA
Zekk109 said:
Alright, I'm new to this forum, so I hope I'm not violating any rules, and if this is the wrong place to post this, I apologize.
Anyways, I've been trying to root my Nook Tablet with an SD card. I have been using WinImager to do this. I select the image to burn to the card, and then tell it to do it, but then it says something to the effect of "Are you sure you want to write to a phsycial device? This may corrupt the card." I hit "OK", and then it comes up with "Error 5: Access is Denied."
It is a SanDisk 8GB microSd card, and I am using the stock adapter that came with it. I put it in the SD card reader in my laptop, and I have made sure that the lock switch on the side is set to UNLOCK. The card was also ran through the clothes washer, but it still works fine in my NT.
Has anyone encountered this problem before? Is there a way to fix it?
Also, do roots allow you to access content previously purchased from the B&N store?
TIA
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I've run into that issue, but it happened on a card that failed completely. It won't format at all, or be read by any device I have.
Onto your rooting question: It will not affect content purchased through the B&N Store. Should you decide to install a ROM rather than the stock interface, any purchased media (books, magazines, etc) can also be accessed through the Nook app in the Play store. Apps, however, cannot.
liquidzoo said:
I've run into that issue, but it happened on a card that failed completely. It won't format at all, or be read by any device I have.
Onto your rooting question: It will not affect content purchased through the B&N Store. Should you decide to install a ROM rather than the stock interface, any purchased media (books, magazines, etc) can also be accessed through the Nook app in the Play store. Apps, however, cannot.
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Like I said, it still works in my NT, so I don't think that's the problem.
I'm sorry, but I'm rather new to the jailbreaking scene. What do you mean by installing a ROM instead of a stock interface?
Something from the development forum. CM10, AOKP, or something based on one of those. More of a genuine Android experience than the B&N interface.
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liquidzoo said:
Something from the development forum. CM10, AOKP, or something based on one of those. More of a genuine Android experience than the B&N interface.
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Would it be easier to revert back to 1.4.0? I heard you could install the amazon app store on the side with that OS.
If you want to keep the B&N interface, sure.
If you don't care about that, you can always try out one of the ROMs in the dev section. Just make sure you read up on the installation instructions before you do.
Either way, there are also instructions on reverting back to 1.4.0 (even a rooted 1.4.0) in the dev section.
Is there any way to get the Amazon app store and still retain the content I already have from B&N?
Zekk109 said:
Is there any way to get the Amazon app store and still retain the content I already have from B&N?
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Just sideload the Amazon Appstore apk. I have attached a screenshot of the live koi fish wallpaper which has the Amazon and Playstore. If you like the wallpaper you can look in the general section. The Playstore says it is not compatible with Nook.
Can I still do that with 1.4.3? If so, how?
I didn't upgrade to 1.4.3 but understand it can be rooted like older versions of the stock rom .
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Just got my NT, I do not want to root it for the moment. I've ordered a 16gb micro sd from new egg and it wont come until wednesday ( 2 days ) thus I cannot download apps from the amazon app store as it saves the apps you dl to your sd card.
Where are you non rooted & non sd card users getting your apks from?
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Just got my NT, I do not want to root it for the moment. I've ordered a 16gb micro sd from new egg and it wont come until wednesday ( 2 days ) thus I cannot download apps from the amazon app store as it saves the apps you dl to your sd card.
Where are you non rooted & non sd card users getting your apks from?
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Probably side loaded from phones.
You can email them to yourself or go to a site that hosts Android Market .apk files.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351951&highlight=side+load Should be of some help.
Mageshadow said:
Just got my NT, I do not want to root it for the moment. I've ordered a 16gb micro sd from new egg and it wont come until wednesday ( 2 days ) thus I cannot download apps from the amazon app store as it saves the apps you dl to your sd card.
Where are you non rooted & non sd card users getting your apks from?
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Just an aside ... when I got my Original Droid, it took me about four months to work up the courage to root it, but once I did, I was so glad and never looked back. I got a Samsung Fascinate in February and rooted it the night I got it, and the first thing I did with my NT was root it as well. If you can follow instructions, it is painless, reversible, and awesome! A lot of devs have put in a lot of hard work to make it simple, so I say go for it.
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Just an aside ... when I got my Original Droid, it took me about four months to work up the courage to root it, but once I did, I was so glad and never looked back. I got a Samsung Fascinate in February and rooted it the night I got it, and the first thing I did with my NT was root it as well. If you can follow instructions, it is painless, reversible, and awesome! A lot of devs have put in a lot of hard work to make it simple, so I say go for it.
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Ahh... I remember the first device that spent a large amount of time modding. The old Motorola L7.
If you use the default browser, you can download and open the apk files for apps without an SD card. So if you can email them or find them online, that'll work.
Also, i was able to transfer apk files into the 'my files' folder via the usb cord, and run them from there without downloading or using my SD card.
I understand that you can e-mail yourself apk's and install them, or even load them up onto the nook itself and install it that way - installing them isn't my issue.
My issue is the fact I do not have an SD card ( yet... Damnit NewEGG.. I even paid for 2 day shipping and I ordered it Thursday night yet you JUST shipped it last night )
Without an SD card I cannot Download from the Amazon App Store - as anything downloaded there goes onto your SD card - which I do not have
I do not have access to the Android market place since I am not Rooted and won't be until I get comfortable with my Nook.
My question is simple: Where the hell can I get safe to download & Updated .APK's?
Throw me a hint as I'm clueless and simple google searching the name of an App and adding APK Download at the end - very, very tedious to find a single app that is the latest build
Mageshadow said:
I understand that you can e-mail yourself apk's and install them, or even load them up onto the nook itself and install it that way - installing them isn't my issue.
My issue is the fact I do not have an SD card ( yet... Damnit NewEGG.. I even paid for 2 day shipping and I ordered it Thursday night yet you JUST shipped it last night )
Without an SD card I cannot Download from the Amazon App Store - as anything downloaded there goes onto your SD card - which I do not have
I do not have access to the Android market place since I am not Rooted and won't be until I get comfortable with my Nook.
My question is simple: Where the hell can I get safe to download & Updated .APK's?
Throw me a hint as I'm clueless and simple google searching the name of an App and adding APK Download at the end - very, very tedious to find a single app that is the latest build
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Amazon's apps are finicky, you may have a lot of trouble using them without an SD card properly seated and detected in your device.
That said, there are a lot of safe site that you can use to download .apk. I know it's tedious to do this for every app, but without a smartphone to simply hit up the market and using Appinstaller (or the like) to extract .apk files you don't have a lot of options.
In other words, I'm SOL until my SD card arrives
Which means I'll be *****ing at NewEgg soon ( as soon as I'm done with this post actually )
Mageshadow said:
In other words, I'm SOL until my SD card arrives
Which means I'll be *****ing at NewEgg soon ( as soon as I'm done with this post actually )
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Not necessarily, you can still download apps from sites and don't forget all the great apps that are available here on XDA.
You're not going to get the Epicurious app or NYtimes app from here but if you need a utility just search this site for what you need. Alternatively, don't be afraid to ask the Themes/Apps forum to link you to downloads of apps that they are running safely.
Yeah, I getcha but you understand what I mean - I need to jump through some hurdles to get them.
Can't imagine if I hadn't of bought a SD card.. would of been SOL for real, lol
Apktop.com has alot of apps
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Check out Share Apps. Install on your phone, then email your favorite apps to yourself. It sends you the apk which you can then load on your NT.
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I tound that APKTOP.com is a good site to start with. There are many.
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I do not have a smart phone or any other tablet device other than my Nook Tablet.
Does this mean that I cannot buy certain paid apps? For example, if a paid app on the Android market says that it is incompatible with the NT, I will have no way to get it.
Fr3d,some apps simply don't work and some marketplsces require an SD card on your device to even download apps. You can avoid the incompatable thing from the android market place by googling the application and downloading the app from a third party website, but even then some apps simply don' t work.
I had no problem rooting my NT, and was able to restore it to factory also with no problem. I rooted it again, and I've discovered that when I move apps to the SD card, they will not run properly and do not show up properly in various browsers. I planned on using a 32GB SD card to provide plenty of memory for apps, but that seems to be out. AppMonster can backup and restore just fine, Titanium Backup works fine with the SD card, so I can use it for archiving and backing up stuff, but the number of apps I can install is limited to the space left to me by B&N.
I had high hopes for the NT when it was announced, but B&N's decision to lock things down has produced a device that is not nearly as useful as the NC. I wouldn't advise anyone to buy a NT unless all they want is a device to read B&N digital content or watch Netflix (which works well). The B&N app store is a laugh.
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I had no problem rooting my NT, and was able to restore it to factory also with no problem. I rooted it again, and I've discovered that when I move apps to the SD card, they will not run properly and do not show up properly in various browsers. I planned on using a 32GB SD card to provide plenty of memory for apps, but that seems to be out. AppMonster can backup and restore just fine, Titanium Backup works fine with the SD card, so I can use it for archiving and backing up stuff, but the number of apps I can install is limited to the space left to me by B&N.
I had high hopes for the NT when it was announced, but B&N's decision to lock things down has produced a device that is not nearly as useful as the NC. I wouldn't advise anyone to buy a NT unless all they want is a device to read B&N digital content or watch Netflix (which works well). The B&N app store is a laugh.
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Are you sure you need to do this? My Application Settings shows 1.7 gig used and 10 gig free. I believe apps install to the B&N partition by default.
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(Not that it isn't a useful feature. Perhaps it will be available once we can run custom Roms.)
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I noticed this issue too; thanks for posting about it.
I purchased a class 4 32GB microSDHC card with my Nook Tab. I have used the "Move to SD" option in the "Manage Applications" menu and while it does move the app, the Nook does not seem to be able to launch the app from the SD. Using ES File Explorer I found the apps on the SD card and when I clicked them, they got reinstalled to the Nook's internal memory.
So what I have is 32GB for Photos, Music, Video, and backup??
Not what I expected...
Looking over my file folder structure on both the NT and the sd card it appears that the primary (application portion) of an app is installed to the NT (B&N memory part) and the database portion is installed on the sd card - i.e. epocrates (a pharmacopia) has the database on the sd card but if I try to copy the whole app to sd it won't run. Overdrive offers me the option of storing epubs I download to either the sd card or the B&N memory part. With over 70 apps (according to TiBackup), 350 mb of photos and 3 gb of movies that I copied over to the /data/usrdata folder I made - Root Explorer shows 4.02 gb used/7.85 gb free.
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trippap said:
I had no problem rooting my NT, and was able to restore it to factory also with no problem. I rooted it again, and I've discovered that when I move apps to the SD card, they will not run properly and do not show up properly in various browsers. I planned on using a 32GB SD card to provide plenty of memory for apps, but that seems to be out. AppMonster can backup and restore just fine, Titanium Backup works fine with the SD card, so I can use it for archiving and backing up stuff, but the number of apps I can install is limited to the space left to me by B&N.
I had high hopes for the NT when it was announced, but B&N's decision to lock things down has produced a device that is not nearly as useful as the NC. I wouldn't advise anyone to buy a NT unless all they want is a device to read B&N digital content or watch Netflix (which works well). The B&N app store is a laugh.
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Same issue here. after apps are moved to 32SD, they either disappear or don't work. My 1g is filling up fast. ....
sirsamiam said:
Same issue here. after apps are moved to 32SD, they either disappear or don't work. My 1g is filling up fast. ....
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I also have a rooted NT via the latest Zerg and have observed the same issue. App2SD I think is a known issue, however using the standard manage apps options from Android also produces the same errors with the apps not being moved properly.
Keep in mind, rooting your device via the method in the development thread indeed does automatically make used of the "locked" B&N storage area that would normally not be available. If the root installed correctly, you should see "## used of 11GB" on the manage applications screen where ## is the space you have already used.
For now I'm using the internal storage for apps and the card for media, but hopefully the developers will find a way to implement proper app moving in the next update.
A year I put cm7 on my NC, I really use it. I have spreadsheets on it for everything, including “what’s in my freezer”. The one ONLY thing that I have missed is the B&N Reader. I have all the other reader apps and none of them compare to the original. Loaded B&N app--can't get it to work on cm7.
Now I have my NT in a awkward stage. I have not been able to get the drivers changed so I can root it. (I have had a lot of help from this forum; and am ready to try 2 more methods that look hopeful) BUT, I have sideloaded all the apps that I use in my NC, can get around the home button nicely with ADB and with AppSwipe (terrible name for my favorite app!) I have the ability to pop back and forth from Dropbox to pick out a book choose reader (B&N). I haven’t touched the home button in a week since I loaded AppSwipe.
Finally, here’s the question: If I get the drivers changed, which I have a burning desire to do; will I lose the reader?
If you are just planning to root, then no, you'll still have the original reader there as well.
If you plan on using CM7 (when it's completed) then the reader will be gone.
If I recall correctly, after I rooted (indirect's method), I still had access to the entire B&N launcher and apps, including the stock reader. Homecatcher asks which launcher you want to launch, and if you choose the stock launcher, it works very much like out-of-the-box.
Unfortunately, I was reading a thread last night, indicating that the reader was not being restored from backup properly on the CM7 release.
Hope I helped!
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Nook app on Market
I've been on the CM7 alpha now for the past week with good success. I just went out to the Android Market and downloaded the Nook application. It is working fine for me. I've been reading on it all week.
It is good to know that the B&N reader works in CM7 on the Nook Tablet. I was wondering that myself. I knew from experience that the B&N reader from the market doesn't work on 1.4.0 rooted.
I can echo that rooting the Nook itself will not remove the reader (as long as you don't choose to "de-bloat"). Note, there are SD methods for rooting so you may not need to resolve your driver issue. So, regardless of your route (root, CM7) sounds like you are golden for reading your Nook books.
My thoughts are around an issue that is a bit more subtle: At the moment, I'm considering running CM7 on SD for a multi-boot experience. If I want a full tablet, I would boot to CM7 on SD. If I want a stock (or meta-stock) experience I would boot to the internal firmware whether it be root or stock. My reason for this? Whenever I try reading ebooks from the library (specifically ePub) and try to view them using the B&N reader on my phone, it won't work - I can't seem to read licensed content that I borrow from the library because I can't seem to sideload it: Adobe's tool (and others that I've tried) don't recognize my phone as a Nook.
Now, my need for a multi-boot would evaporate if someone tells me that Adobe's tool (and others) recognize a Nook Tablet running CM7 as a proper Nook - my problems would all go away and I would happily run CM7 internally and avoid multi-boot altogether. Anyone with input on this?
Thats exciting. Tell me, are you reading a book that you bought from B&N?
I have been cutting up (gasp) my favorite books and scanning them into epub, I can't get B&N to read them on my cm7 NC?
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It is good to know that the B&N reader works in CM7 on the Nook Tablet. I was wondering that myself. I knew from experience that the B&N reader from the market doesn't work on 1.4.0 rooted.
I can echo that rooting the Nook itself will not remove the reader (as long as you don't choose to "de-bloat"). Note, there are SD methods for rooting so you may not need to resolve your driver issue. So, regardless of your route (root, CM7) sounds like you are golden for reading your Nook books.
My thoughts are around an issue that is a bit more subtle: At the moment, I'm considering running CM7 on SD for a multi-boot experience. If I want a full tablet, I would boot to CM7 on SD. If I want a stock (or meta-stock) experience I would boot to the internal firmware whether it be root or stock. My reason for this? Whenever I try reading ebooks from the library (specifically ePub) and try to view them using the B&N reader on my phone, it won't work - I can't seem to read licensed content that I borrow from the library because I can't seem to sideload it: Adobe's tool (and others that I've tried) don't recognize my phone as a Nook.
Now, my need for a multi-boot would evaporate if someone tells me that Adobe's tool (and others) recognize a Nook Tablet running CM7 as a proper Nook - my problems would all go away and I would happily run CM7 internally and avoid multi-boot altogether. Anyone with input on this?
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For library books, I use Overdrive Console app. It downloads into the Nook. It's great but they had no pg numbers. I ask why & they updated it but the pg numbers are only by the pgs in the chapter.
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The Nook app installs for me but I can't synchronize my account or make the 'shopping' or 'search' buttons work. However, I can read all of my .epub books on the sd card so I'm good.
The nook app from the Android store works. The reader app on the origjnal 1.4.0 nook firmware does not work.
Ok, I stand corrected. I uninstalled the previously Market version of the Nook app and reinstalled it and things work better now. The 'synchronize' and the 'shopping' buttons work now.
I was also successful in connecting to B&N severs, while downloading from Market and using B&N Nook app on the NT with CM7. The reader worked on stock with root but access to B&N account/server was wiped out for me. I tried some methods found on this forum but they didn't seem to work for me. I have heard that others have successfully succeeded in the attempt of connecting to the B&N severs on Stock while rooted. @Claudiaa you could try the root method and try different approaches to getting the B&N severs to recognized a rooted Tab, then you could use the un-rooter if unsuccessful. You could always start back at Stock software, I'm not sure if that is the case if you decide to go with ClockworkMod Recovery(void warranty, proof). If you do decide to use CWM Recovery their is Stock ROMs out there, that have root, certain hacks and apps preloaded. Info is always helpful, good luck on your decision.
So I've had my NT (16GB) since Christmas and have been rooted and OTA blocked since the beginning. Now that CM7 is available and relatively stable, CM9 is getting there I am soliciting some advice on how best to proceed. I have purchased several Children's Books from B&N and have, much to my chagrin, noticed that they are only viewable on the NT (probably NC too but I don't have one of those). I got the NT because I wanted a cheap good tablet, I also want to support B&N through purchases from them for content as much as possible, but let's face it I'm not buying the same apps multiple times. So what to do.....
Option 1. (Currently Evaluating) - I purchased a class 10 32gb SD card and put an ROM on there (CM7). I just completed this step last night and I am still playing about. There seems to be noticeable lag though in starting apps and browsing/playing around in general. This could be a early symptom of things just needing to settle out though as I haven't spent a whole lot of time on it yet. This would allow me to pop the SD card and boot stock when the kids want to view the books. A hassle but possible good alternative.
Option 2. Find some way to get the stock B&N reader programs on the custom ROM. I have no idea where to start with that and the brief searches that I've tried has suggested it isn't possible.
Option 3. Just live with Rooted Stock and the side loaded apps that I have now. This isn't as much fun, but does make for a fairly usable tablet with the full Nook capabilities. Just a few nits but none that are completely onerous. However no ICS and that might be a problem with apps in the near future.
Option 4. Bootable SD of a stock image. This would allow me to completely change the internal storage and have a separate bootable card for the stock needs. I haven't seen any of these offered in the Dev section yet but I'm willing to try to make one myself with a little more research. A couple of questions here though would be how/or if I can access the SD card from internal storage boot and share media on the card (movies, music, etc)? Can you default the boot internal with a special key press to boot from SD card? Ideas.
Option 5. Can you run a VM of the stock image from a normal boot? This one is way out there as I haven't seen VM options for Android yet.
So that's about all I can think of. Interested in hearing your thoughts and ideas. Thanks.
Your option 1 with CM 7 should allow you to load Google Play, which will allow you to download the Nook Reader app from there. It will allow you to read your books, and some other content as well, but not Nook apps. (You can't read some magazines except with native Nook, and although the apps you've gotten from B&N don't function here, you can download from Google Play most anything you want. Also, you can always boot back to stock Nook Tablet and do that. I flip back and forth between CM7 and native stock Nook Tablet all the time.)
I also boot back and forth between stock and CM7. I use both Nook & Kindle apps on CM7. I really only boot into stock when I'm in the Barnes & Noble store.
For a while I've been using my Nook Tablet 16GB with booting off the SD. I'm running CM7 by Team B, mostly stable with what's probably the wifi issue. I've never liked the interface too much but for how much I was using it, it was ok. I recently got a smartphone with ICS, and now I'm wanting to switch to ICS or Jelly Bean for my nook. I never really booting from EMMC so it can be gone. I did a dd of the SD card to back it up, and installed a rom on EMMC. My biggest concern right now, other than all the tweaks and tuning I need to get it good, is how to I copy my apps and app settings from the SD to EMMC. They're all free apps, I'm cheap and don't bother pirating since turning off wifi gets rid of ads, but I want to keep all my settings and save points. I use FreeBSD a lot but have Linux available if all the files are on extfs. Android's a different beast than any *nix so familiarity isn't really helpful. What files do I need to copy, and how to get them onto emmc, so I can treat it as upgrading the OS instead of a clean install?
This may not help but at least there is a reply.
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For a while I've been using my Nook Tablet 16GB with booting off the SD. I'm running CM7 by Team B, mostly stable with what's probably the wifi issue. I've never liked the interface too much but for how much I was using it, it was ok. I recently got a smartphone with ICS, and now I'm wanting to switch to ICS or Jelly Bean for my nook. I never really booting from EMMC so it can be gone. I did a dd of the SD card to back it up, and installed a rom on EMMC. My biggest concern right now, other than all the tweaks and tuning I need to get it good, is how to I copy my apps and app settings from the SD to EMMC. They're all free apps, I'm cheap and don't bother pirating since turning off wifi gets rid of ads, but I want to keep all my settings and save points. I use FreeBSD a lot but have Linux available if all the files are on extfs. Android's a different beast than any *nix so familiarity isn't really helpful. What files do I need to copy, and how to get them onto emmc, so I can treat it as upgrading the OS instead of a clean install?
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If they are free apps then open up play store and re-install them.
The other route is you will need money to get at least titanium backup pro if you feeling legal "AAarge" captain hook not. Once you have a backup just restore the apps not data to any versions of android you want.
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If they are free apps then open up play store and re-install them.
The other route is you will need money to get at least titanium backup pro if you feeling legal "AAarge" captain hook not. Once you have a backup just restore the apps not data to any versions of android you want.
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It's not getting the apps back on that's the issue, but the settings. I don't want to have to start everything from scratch.
jrisom said:
It's not getting the apps back on that's the issue, but the settings. I don't want to have to start everything from scratch.
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Oooh, Ok..base on of my lack of experience of what you want to achieve then you need the Ghost Busters....a I mean LINUX guru...yea
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Oooh, Ok..base on of my lack of experience of what you want to achieve then you need the Ghost Busters....a I mean LINUX guru...yea
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Android's linux in kernel only. Since I'm guessing most people only worry about their apps and not settings, I'll have to search through the file system.