Hi there. Im going to try the litening Rom tonight. But Im worried about exactly what kind of data loss i will experience. Apps? Contacts? Etc.
Also. Can i just follow the tutorial on the custom Rom thread. Or do i need to root before hand. Or will odin do everything.
Many thanks for any answers
Jb
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ODIN will do everything. The rom, the apps, the root, everything.
You will lose your apps, unless you back them up with something like Titanium Backup from the market, you can always download them again though. But that will make you lose your settings.
Contacts are stored on your google account, http://contacts.google.com, you can manage them at the site by the way.
Once you installed your new rom, you can login using your gmail and your contacts will be restored.
I didn't think titanium worked on unrooted devices?
thanks for your reply. What about stock Rom?
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Follow the instructions to root your device if you want Titanium pro to backup apps .
Follow instructions on the individual custom rom page to install a rom .
If instructions say use Odin use Odin if they say use CWM use that dot make your own rules up .Dont start until you know what you are going to do and in what order .
jje
Thank you for your help
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I have tried searching for a thread on how to root stock Rom. But can't find an thing. Do you have a link please?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
jje
Hi, anyone know how to get this app back.. Or where to download samsung original task killer app.
I checked android market not have...
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I have a titanium back up of it the minitaskkiller ? Ota ? I don't know how to retrive the Apk for you?
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Task manager ? If so flash Flash in CWM
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I want to update my GFs Galaxy S2 and I want to know, which of the data is lost if I update with Samsung KIES. I want all the personal data saved from getting lost. Personal data is like photos, messages, phone call list, whatsapp messages, e.g.
I already had some android phones and some ROMS didn't touch any user data at all, thats why I'm not sure what KIES is going to do and wanted to ask you. Or is there any good backuptool for those things?
thanks!
What ROM you have now and what is KIES offering you? Most of ROMs are nonwipe though. For backup I can recommend Titanium Backup.
Usually the homescreens are reset but thats all thats ever happened to me
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nothing!!
Stileth said:
What ROM you have now and what is KIES offering you? Most of ROMs are nonwipe though. For backup I can recommend Titanium Backup.
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I can't tell you yet but i will take a closer look this afternoon! I never used Titanium Backup but I've heard a lot about it. Do I need to root?
Well I lost my whole call logs.
Well I don't need the call logs urgently.
Right now there's Android 2.3.3 with Kernel 2.6.35.7 Build GINGERBREAD.XWKE7 installed and KIES doesn't seem to work on MAC OS X Mountain Lion. So what's the latest update and which data do I lose?
You get the latest software version and NONE of the data is touched.
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GearX said:
Well I don't need the call logs urgently.
Right now there's Android 2.3.3 with Kernel 2.6.35.7 Build GINGERBREAD.XWKE7 installed and KIES doesn't seem to work on MAC OS X Mountain Lion. So what's the latest update and which data do I lose?
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The latest (Official) update would be ICS, BUT I'm pretty sure the user data from GingerBread is is NOT compatible with ICS; which means that the /data partition will most probably be wiped.
I recommend you root GingerBread and use "Titanium Backup" to backup your apps (SMS's, etc. requires PRO version). If you don't want to buy it you can use "SMS Backup and Restore" and "ES File Explorer" to backup your apps (without data). Remember to backup your backups just in case...
NOTE: I don't use KIES, but CWM.
Hope this helped (in time),
ruan
GearX said:
I want to update my GFs Galaxy S2 and I want to know, which of the data is lost if I update with Samsung KIES. I want all the personal data saved from getting lost. Personal data is like photos, messages, phone call list, whatsapp messages, e.g.
I already had some android phones and some ROMS didn't touch any user data at all, thats why I'm not sure what KIES is going to do and wanted to ask you. Or is there any good backuptool for those things?
thanks!
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It will delete ur msgs, contacts(in phone), and apps as well...
U should use SuperBackup for sms and contacts backup...and google for backup of apps...
U can create backup of all required stuff using Kies...
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If you update to ICS via Kies nothing is lost. All you data is untouched. But I wouldn't recommend this as you would face problems after a direct Kies update to ICS from GB. I suggest you root, backup all your apps (Titanium Pro is the best app for this), create a Nandroid backup just in case you wanna revert back, factory reset the phone, wipe cache and Dalvik memory and then update to ICS via Kies.
Edit: sorry my bad. You may lose your messages. Contacts can be backed up to ext storage, apps remain untouched.
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ares05 said:
If you update to ICS via Kies nothing is lost. All you data is untouched. But I wouldn't recommend this as you would face problems after a direct Kies update to ICS from GB. I suggest you root, backup all your apps (Titanium Pro is the best app for this), create a Nandroid backup just in case you wanna revert back, factory reset the phone, wipe cache and Dalvik memory and then update to ICS via Kies.
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I didn't understood really what u just said...
I've updated my phone from GB to ICS via Kies and everything was perfect...
But I m not so expert in this...
You guys are professional and u may have better info than me...
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MomsDear said:
I didn't understood really what u just said...
I've updated my phone from GB to ICS via Kies and everything was perfect...
But I m not so expert in this...
You guys are professional and u may have better info than me...
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I'm no expert my friend most people experience problems after a direct update to ICS from GB. I did the same and faced a lot of problems
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I am sure that If the upgrade is done via Kies you loose nothing.... Absolutely nothing.
But the problem is your applications may not be stable. It is recommended that you do a factory reset after upgrade.
For backup titanium is the best if you are rooted. If not you can use my backup pro.... A decent application that can back up all sms call logs and apps...
Hope this helps...
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MomsDear said:
I didn't understood really what u just said...
I've updated my phone from GB to ICS via Kies and everything was perfect...
But I m not so expert in this...
You guys are professional and u may have better info than me...
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I'm a bit surprised you didn't lose anything... I have never updated using KIES though. It probably backs up the necessary data (SMS's, etc.) and just restores it after the update. Would be very useful if such a feature similar to Titanium Backup were introduced in CWM Recovery.
Point 5 in the KIES 'help' menu reads:
"First, data stored on the device will be backed up...in order to avoid the deletion of data in the device during a firmware upgrade."
ruan
br.ruan said:
I'm a bit surprised you didn't lose anything... I have never updated using KIES though. It probably backs up the necessary data (SMS's, etc.) and just restores it after the update. Would be very useful if such a feature similar to Titanium Backup were introduced in CWM Recovery.
Point 5 in the KIES 'help' menu reads:
"First, data stored on the device will be backed up...in order to avoid the deletion of data in the device during a firmware upgrade."
ruan
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Yuppp...
That's the point...
First, Kies backup data and then restore it after upgrade..
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ares05 said:
I'm no expert my friend most people experience problems after a direct update to ICS from GB. I did the same and faced a lot of problems
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Problems???
Like what?
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MomsDear said:
Yuppp...
That's the point...
First, Kies backup data and then restore it after upgrade..
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Problems???
Like what?
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Apps force closing, processes hanging and force closing etc. The phone just got bogged down.
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ares05 said:
Apps force closing, processes hanging and force closing etc. The phone just got bogged down.
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Hmm it doesn't true in my case...
But there was an issue of force closing which was solved in next update...
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ares05 said:
Apps force closing, processes hanging and force closing etc. The phone just got bogged down.
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Wipe cache and do factory reset. Also reinstall problematic applications from Google Play.
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ares05 said:
Apps force closing, processes hanging and force closing etc. The phone just got bogged down.
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Stileth said:
Wipe cache and do factory reset. Also reinstall problematic applications from Google Play.
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Stileth, ares05 says he "did" face problems... not anymore . (If I'm understanding him right anyway)
Hello
I have a S3 and will probably flash MIUI on it but i want to back up my android system completely with the stock software just in case i want to get back to my original software
Can anyone help me out ?
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1st you ask in wrong section
2nd post Q&A section, which is this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1569
xXDarkBozzXx said:
Hello
I have a S3 and will probably flash MIUI on it but i want to back up my android system completely with the stock software just in case i want to get back to my original software
Can anyone help me out ?
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Again reported...
Even though you are posting in the wrong section I will answer this for you once.
You can make a nandroid backup. By making a nandroid backup you basically backup your whole system that is currently installed on your phone. The Nandroid backup takes an image of your phone the way it is which can be restored later. I highly recommend you to do this every time you want to install a new ROM. Just in case anything goes wrong you will always be able to restore your nandroid backup and you're having a working phone in no-time again.
Thnxx and sorry for posting in the wrong secrion cuz my question was related to a rom i thought it would match here ..
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Might i also add to make a nandroid backup you require a modded recovery for your phone.
The most stable and popular one is surely cwm (clockworkmod).
Though i also suggest philz touch recovery for galaxy s3 only because it can compress much more nandroid backups than cwm, plus it has some other cool features.
Im telling you because from your original post i can tell you probably never used a recovery.
You can find VERY easy and trustworthy guides online to do set up a recovery on your cell easily, so i'll let you search for your self, but if you want the absolute fastest way to get cwm recovery on your phone just install the app called rom manager from the play store. from there it is pretty much straightforward and simple....
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question if i do a nandroid backup flash back to stockrom from samsung.
re-calibrate mine touchscreen.
put back the nandroid backup. am i going to lose the re-calibrate???
What?
I have no idea really, it is best you make your own thread for this....and fully describe this recalibration situation...
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xXDarkBozzXx said:
Hello
I have a S3 and will probably flash MIUI on it but i want to back up my android system completely with the stock software just in case i want to get back to my original software
Can anyone help me out ?
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Please could you take the time to read General > Sticky Roll-up thread > Understanding the basics before rooting? I have laid out the answer to hopefully, pretty much any "root" question you may have.
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dioii said:
question if i do a nandroid backup flash back to stockrom from samsung.
re-calibrate mine touchscreen.
put back the nandroid backup. am i going to lose the re-calibrate???
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Anything that is lost after a factory reset, is also lost if you nandroid over it.
You can make a full nandroid backup with philz recovery.
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So iam Going tot losse the calibrate?
Yes
Hi there. Today I updated my i9300 from 4.1.2 to 4.3 via odin. I don't know why but I have a known "no register data" problem. And my IMEI DIDN'T CHANGE. In the settings there is a signal strenght -87dBm 13asu. So, what can I do? I want to call my mom..
PS: I checked, my SIM card works, in my other phone.
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Questions go in the q&a forum, report your own post and ask a moderator to move it.
Your handset was probably unlocked using the old patch system, or patched for serial number corrupt. None of those patches work with the latest firmware.
If you try to downgrade you will probably lose imei as well, as your efs folder was changed during the update.
If you followed the xda guides you should have backed up your efs folder before you flashed, without a backup you are stuck.
Try reading the sticky thread efs 'know this stuff' for more information.
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Well, I had root on 4.1.2 . Yesterday I just flashed 4.3 via odin, but I didn't do any backup -.- what can I do now ?
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You now require a service centre repair .
But first read the faqs and guides .