Salaam,
Please help me as I made a little mistake that is costing me a lot.
I moved from Galaxy S4 to Galaxy Note 2.
Everytime I take a new phone, during initial setup it gives me to restore my settings from Google which when I enable I get all my saved wifi-access points.
This time however by mistake I didn't allow Google to restore that data in my Note 2 so now I haven't got any saved WiFi passwords.
I had backup of all user and system data from S4 via titanium backup and I tried to restore WiFi access points in Note2 which wont work (maybe compatibility or something, I don't know)
So,
how can i re-enable or force a re-sync that Google to restore my WiFi access points to my mobile or what can i do to get all my saved WiFi profiles back.
Please help as I don't know the passwords of most of them.
Thanks.
same problem
The same thing happened to me and I found this thread trying to find a solution. There has to be a way to force a re-sync of connections from Google. Doesn't anyone know how?
huzefa_from_kuwait said:
Salaam,
Please help me as I made a little mistake that is costing me a lot.
I moved from Galaxy S4 to Galaxy Note 2.
Everytime I take a new phone, during initial setup it gives me to restore my settings from Google which when I enable I get all my saved wifi-access points.
This time however by mistake I didn't allow Google to restore that data in my Note 2 so now I haven't got any saved WiFi passwords.
I had backup of all user and system data from S4 via titanium backup and I tried to restore WiFi access points in Note2 which wont work (maybe compatibility or something, I don't know)
So,
how can i re-enable or force a re-sync that Google to restore my WiFi access points to my mobile or what can i do to get all my saved WiFi profiles back.
Please help as I don't know the passwords of most of them.
Thanks.
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The same thing happened to me and I found this thread trying to find a solution. There has to be a way to force a re-sync of connections from Google. Doesn't anyone know how?
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I don't know how you can force resync your connections, but if you haven't wiped your s4 then in a root file browser go to /data/misc/wifi/ and open wpa_supplicant.conf. All your WiFi points, the SSID, passwords, security type, etc. Is stored in there. You can't copy the whole file over directly but you can at least use the info in it to manually enter your WiFi points. Hope this is a good enough work around
Yea, I had a nexus 4 that had my files on, unfortunately I just wiped it like 2 days ago. I'd Google would normally automatic, can I hypothetically login with the wiped phone, have it sync, then transfer as you suggest?
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ryulien said:
Yea, I had a nexus 4 that had my files on, unfortunately I just wiped it like 2 days ago. I'd Google would normally automatic, can I hypothetically login with the wiped phone, have it sync, then transfer as you suggest?
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Yeah that would probably work, try it and see. You'd have to be rooted though.
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HTCDreamOn said:
Yeah that would probably work, try it and see. You'd have to be rooted though.
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well, i tried and it didnt work, the wifi conf file was empty, minus the info i had loaded in. its no big deal though as i believe i can get all the passwords again if need be. i just liked having everything all set already. thanks anyways though
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I am wondering if this is a know issue or possibly a bug with CM7. Today I was messing with settings and I turned off the syncing setting. After doing this I got a google voice error. I then turned syncing back on, but still got error. I went to the market and tried to do a update and kept getting the -101 error (which from what I could find is a know error code). To resolve it as explained in the xda forum was to remove google account and sign back into gapps. Well the only way to remove your account is to reformat and start from square one. If this is a known issue, then I guess this post will be good for newbs like me as something not to do EVER. If not maybe it is something that can be resolved by the devs so not to happen. So far this is the only issue I have found, this after setting up 5 NT's for co-workers so I have tested and messed with a lot of setting.
Update: I found that this issue was not caused by disabling syncing on device. Coincendence of time of issue. Issue is caused by basically taking a CWM backup from one NT and restoring to another NT which is essentially a clone copy. When wifi is turned on to both devices is when the error occurs and I am thinking is a naming convention issue. If a resolution is found I will update the post. Thanks go to those that helped me by making me keep testing until I actually found the root issue.
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Well the only way to remove your account is to reformat and start from square one.
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Settings -> Accounts & sync -> Select account -> Remove account
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Settings -> Accounts & sync -> Select account -> Remove account
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Not allowed --- "This account is required by some applications. You can only remove it by resetting the phone to factory defaults (which deletes all your personal data). You do that in the setting application, under privacy."
Trust me if it were that easy I would not have posted. Thanks for the response though.
if the above mentioned doesn't work just delete accounts.db and reboot
hard reset your phone by settings , privacy options .
then reconfigure your phone .
"if the above mentioned doesn't work just delete accounts.db and reboot"
I tried to to the delete accounts.db method and as soon as I launched market it created the account and the save issue was still present. I still had to do the hard reset and reconfigure as stated below.
lalitjsraks said:
hard reset your phone by settings , privacy options .
then reconfigure your phone .
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That is what I did do. However, the question is, is this a known isssue with all android devices if you disable sync that you have to hard reset your device and reconfigure or is it a glitch with cm7. I have never had a android device before so I can't test it to see if this is just how it is.
Thanks.
Now that I think about it more, if you were trying to delete the only (last?) account on the device it makes sense to make you reset. The first thing you must do when booting up is add an account ... if you want to delete the only account, it makes sense that the device would need to be restored to "out of the box" (so to speak) condition.
Perhaps what one could try is adding a second account, deleting the first, readding the first, and deleting the second (optional).
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Now that I think about it more, if you were trying to delete the only (last?) account on the device it makes sense to make you reset. The first thing you must do when booting up is add an account ... if you want to delete the only account, it makes sense that the device would need to be restored to "out of the box" (so to speak) condition.
Perhaps what one could try is adding a second account, deleting the first, readding the first, and deleting the second (optional).
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I did have 2 accounts and it doesn't give you an option when you reformat, it just wipes. Trust me I tried to do anything to avoid having to reset everything. What I didn't understand is after formatting why I could not restore my backup. I tried and same error. I had a backup off another NT I setup for a friend it worked fine. I really don't know I just know that at no point should anyone ever, never ever, turn sync off or you will be spending half the day setting your tablet up again.
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I did have 2 accounts and it doesn't give you an option when you reformat, it just wipes. Trust me I tried to do anything to avoid having to reset everything. What I didn't understand is after formatting why I could not restore my backup. I tried and same error. I had a backup off another NT I setup for a friend it worked fine. I really don't know I just know that at no point should anyone ever, never ever, turn sync off or you will be spending half the day setting your tablet up again.
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Hmm ... why don't you post the exact steps you took. I'm willing to attempt this to see what happens, but I want to know exactly what you did.
Sort of related to this. I changed my Gmail password and now none of the Gapps work on the NT. When I open the Market it asks me to add an account but the window closes. Same thing happens in Gmail.
I installed NT HIdden Settings but I dont see the option to add or change the Google Account.
Any ideas?
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Hmm ... why don't you post the exact steps you took. I'm willing to attempt this to see what happens, but I want to know exactly what you did.
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Issue now has been duplicated and I know exactly what I did to cause the error. It has nothing to do with changing the sync setting on the device. It was just coincendance that it appeared at that time. I have been setting up multiple devices for friends of mine. A couple of the like how my device was setup so to save time, I loaded cm7 on their device and then using my backup made from cwm I used that to restore to their device and I had a exact clone. I deleted the acounts.db, cleared data setting on market app and rebooted and everything work, until, turning on wifi to both devices. Bam error occurs, which I assume is do to matching naming convention/mac addressing. The funny thing is whatever device is turned on first crashes and the other stays running normally. And you are right deleting accounts.db and clearing data on market worked to restore once I figured out what was happening. The other day I had left the other device wifi on the whole time so every time that I did the delete it would just fail again until I did the reformat. So after saying all this I will ask you (I sent Celtic a PM explaing issue) is there a way to give a somewhat cloned device a unique name so not to cause a conflict. I see under development that there is a device name, but I would not know how to go about changing correctly.
Thanks for the help so far. That is what I guess for trying to take shortcuts when working on so many NT at the same time. I also have a NC that I am also working on. Good experience I guess.
The past few times I've done a full titanium backup (All apps and system data), it will reboot immediately after finishing. It has done it on 2 different ROMs (Flex and Mean). Anyone having this issue? Did I miss the change log for TB and this is now supposed to happen?
You should avoid restoring system data, especially across different roms. Only user apps/data.
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metalfan78 said:
You should avoid restoring system data, especially across different roms. Only user apps/data.
"We're coming from a pure power source"
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Thank you - yes, I typically do not restore any system data, but I do back it up just in case and also - I am a pack-rat.
Just to clarify - I am getting the reboot after the backing up of apps/data - not on the restore.
Ah, my mistake. Did you try un installing and then reinstalling titanium, then run the backup again. Or maybe creating a new backup folder?
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Ah, my mistake. Did you try un installing and then reinstalling titanium, then run the backup again. Or maybe creating a new backup folder?
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Titanium is reinstalled whenever I flash a new Rom, so at least one of these instances it should have been a fresh install. I have not done anything with the backup folder, I like that idea. I think I'll dump all by backups and create them all again. Thanks for the idea.
Yea, I've had to do that before, it sucks, but sometimes things get corrupted.
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Update: one backup in particular was causing it to bring the while phone down. It was the wifi access points saved by titanium.
I noticed this was the last thing it was backing up before the reboot, and also ran the verify backups batch run, which turned up the bad backup.
Deleting that one particular backup did not make a difference. Had to manually go into the wifi settings and "forget" all the networks I don't use daily, and then it would make the backup just fine without crashing.
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Nice, glad you figured it out
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Searched high and low and couldn't find this thread, so figured out essentially the same solution on my own after couple hours of running batch backups and reboots. Backing up the xml version of WiFi Access Points and only if WiFi was actually on was the culprit, but the reboot usually happened 1-5 apps after it, so it took me a while to pinpoint the exact cause.
Figured I would just uncheck it every time I run a full batch backup, but your solution of forgetting unused APs in WiFi settings did the trick for me. It must have been some public AP with a weird name that Titanium didn't like. Thanks again.
Lew182 said:
Update: one backup in particular was causing it to bring the while phone down. It was the wifi access points saved by titanium.
I noticed this was the last thing it was backing up before the reboot, and also ran the verify backups batch run, which turned up the bad backup.
Deleting that one particular backup did not make a difference. Had to manually go into the wifi settings and "forget" all the networks I don't use daily, and then it would make the backup just fine without crashing.
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Lew182 said:
Update: one backup in particular was causing it to bring the while phone down. It was the wifi access points saved by titanium.
I noticed this was the last thing it was backing up before the reboot, and also ran the verify backups batch run, which turned up the bad backup.
Deleting that one particular backup did not make a difference. Had to manually go into the wifi settings and "forget" all the networks I don't use daily, and then it would make the backup just fine without crashing.
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BIG thanks for figuring this out - was having the same problem with HTC One S, and it was driving me mad - I have a PIN on my SIM card, so every time it backed up during the night, the phone sat at the PIN entry until I entered it in the morning...meaning my phone was "offline" for a few hours!
In my case, I found it was actually a duplicate SSID that seemed to cause the problems - not sure how it got in there, but was probably when migrating backups from one phone to another. The duplicate only seemed to cause problems for the XML backup - deleted it, and all is well!
Stephen...
I've had this problem for awhile now myself, have written to Titanium Backup support twice now and they still haven't responded. How Rude! Especially since I'm a paid customer and I told them this was causing my backups to fail.
Like y'all I was able to determine it was the XML version of Wi-Fi Access Points that was causing the crash, but since there's no easy way to exclude just a single file, I had to create a FILTER I named "Not Excluded" and added everything except the Wi-Fi XML file to it. I then used that Filter in the scheduled Backup job. The only problem with this method is I have to remember to manually check for new items I've installed and manually add them to that filter group myself or they won't get backed up.
I can't believe they won't address this issue for us, particularly when their release notes say they did so for another model phone.
Oh and unfortunately, I did try the suggestion here about removing/forgetting the open Wi-Fi networks saved in my list but that didn't help. It still crashed on that one file.
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I've had this problem for awhile now myself, have written to Titanium Backup support twice now and they still haven't responded. How Rude! Especially since I'm a paid customer and I told them this was causing my backups to fail.
Like y'all I was able to determine it was the XML version of Wi-Fi Access Points that was causing the crash, but since there's no easy way to exclude just a single file, I had to create a FILTER I named "Not Excluded" and added everything except the Wi-Fi XML file to it. I then used that Filter in the scheduled Backup job. The only problem with this method is I have to remember to manually check for new items I've installed and manually add them to that filter group myself or they won't get backed up.
I can't believe they won't address this issue for us, particularly when their release notes say they did so for another model phone.
Oh and unfortunately, I did try the suggestion here about removing/forgetting the open Wi-Fi networks saved in my list but that didn't help. It still crashed on that one file.
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Hey guys, I just ran into this problem and I figured out how to workaround it without having to add new apps when needed. Instead of creating a filter that includes the XML WiFI Access Points, I excluded it. After I created label, I think it wasn't until I backed out, came back in, then (maybe) created filter did I see the invert option in regards to the label. So I checked it and the label, then I noticed XML WiFi's weren't even listed in main list as I had it filtered (excluded), then I selected the filter (didn't try label) in the scheduled task, then voila! It worked! I just wanted to share so anyone with this problem can utilize this solution.:good:
This solution actually worked for me on my Galaxy note 2. I Could not figure out why my phone would reboot after running TB every night. I deleted both WiFi entries and ran the backup with no reboot. Thanks
hi,
last night i have wiped out my galaxy s3. mainly to clean it and improve general speed of the device. it was never rooted, hacked or 'opened' in other ways, so i thought i may use samsung account backup, that stores your logs, texts and other stuff. so i backed up my device to samsung account, wiped it clean and to my big surprise, backup couldnt be restored as apparently there was none done in the past. this has annoyed me a lot, but to my big surprise, wifi access points are still as they were before.
this is really strange to me, as nothing has been restored apart from google account data, which are contacts, emails and calendar.
could someone please explain to me, where wifi access points are stored in cloud?
thank you.
I don't understand....what are you actually asking?? If clouds have WiFi access points??
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hi,
sorry if my question is unclear.
my question is: are the wifi access points stored in google account? cause these were restored after data wipe/clean.
When I restore my Google account it always restores my WiFi passwords, so I guess so....
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right, i wasnt sure about this hence the question.
thank you for your time in answering it!
No worries just hit the thanks button
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it is better to have a back up in your hand ... i try to back up my contact in my google account ...
1st i flash my phone and i get back all my contact .. but come to 2nd time , i found that there is no longer inside my google account ... maybe it is some technical problem occurred and it is disappear forever
Edit: SOLUTION: Go into Advanced wifi settings and disable WiFi Optimization. It appears that the function disrupts the WiFi connection which disrupts the upload. The tradeoff of disabling it is your phone uses more battery while idle on wifi so I make sure I only disable it before bed and re-enable it when I wake up and the upload is done.
Edit: SOLUTION 2: I read somewhere on Reddit to take note of which app the upload fails at. Delete the backup of that app and manually make a new backup. After that it should sync fine. I've tired this and so far uploads to Dropbox and gdrive have been completing successfully.
So for the last few months every time I try to sync TB with Dropbox, box, or drive it immediately fails with the message "Upload Failed: Network Error". This happens on every wifi network I've tried. Been searching the Googles for a good while and See other people are having the same issue. Someone suggested that it fails because of apps that exceed like 180mb in size. I have since excluded those apps from the backup but still no deal.. Has this issue been resolved yet? I figured it would fix itself but it's been months and I'm becoming frustrated.[/QUOTE]
Anyone?
It's possible that your Titanium Backup file exceeds the amount of space available in your Dropbox account or your Dropbox upload limit.
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It's possible that your Titanium Backup file exceeds the amount of space available in your Dropbox account or your Dropbox upload limit.
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Nope I have plenty of free space in drive, Dropbox, and box.
Did you try uninstalling and reinstalling the app or clearing the apps cache and data?
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Did you try uninstalling and reinstalling the app or clearing the apps cache and data?
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More times than I can count. This has been an issue for months now. Started on my last phone. When the problem persists over multiple devices, multiple ROMs, and multiple installs I can't help but believe it's the app. Especially since I'm not the only one experiencing this.
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I've been having trouble with this too, but only since I got my new HTC One a few weeks ago. Before that, it always worked fine with my Galaxy S3. I have yet to complete a full sync with my One.
So frustrating and there seems to be no fix.
regP said:
So frustrating and there seems to be no fix.
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I have encountered this from time to time on all 4 Android devices I have used. Sometimes it's just a network timeout, and rerunning the backup (sometimes multiple times) usually fixes it. Other times it may be a particular file that kills the process. The problem is that the app messages disappear when you try to access them.
Generally, at least for me, eliminating the offending file, either through labels or deleting it (if it is defective or doesn't belong in the backup directory, and happened to have been saved there).
If there is a TitaniumBackup log, I haven't found it, and I don't know whether or not the logcat would reveal anything.
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I've tried deleting and excluding backups that are more than 250mb and had no effect. Nor does retrying the upload endlessly.
Same issue for me on Dropbox. Box works but Dropbox fails everytime. Getting a server error everytime.
So lame... In the mean time is there a way to get one of the automated task apps set up in a way that it can upload the tb folder to cloud on schedule?
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So for the last few months every time I try to sync TB with Dropbox, box, or drive it immediately fails with the message "Upload Failed: Network Error". This happens on every wifi network I've tried. Been searching the Googles for a good while and See other people are having the same issue. Someone suggested that it fails because of apps that exceed like 180mb in size. I have since excluded those apps from the backup but still no deal.. Has this issue been resolved yet? I figured it would fix itself but it's been months and I'm becoming frustrated.
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I'm getting the same problem too. seems to stall every 100 MB I upload.
Having same issue!
hgoldner said:
I have encountered this from time to time on all 4 Android devices I have used. Sometimes it's just a network timeout, and rerunning the backup (sometimes multiple times) usually fixes it. Other times it may be a particular file that kills the process. The problem is that the app messages disappear when you try to access them.
Generally, at least for me, eliminating the offending file, either through labels or deleting it (if it is defective or doesn't belong in the backup directory, and happened to have been saved there).
If there is a TitaniumBackup log, I haven't found it, and I don't know whether or not the logcat would reveal anything.
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I'm having the exact same issue as you, but it seems an update for TB fixed it for me! - best of luck!:highfive:
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I'm having the exact same issue as you, but it seems an update for TB fixed it for me! - best of luck!:highfive:
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The only reason i purchased TB was for this feature and i cant use it, very frustrating. I emailed them with no response, wish i could get a refund.
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The only reason i purchased TB was for this feature and i cant use it, very frustrating. I emailed them with no response, wish i could get a refund.
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Give My Backup Pro a try. It's not as feature rich be is a good app.
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Give My Backup Pro a try. It's not as feature rich be is a good app.
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It is annoying that we are unable to access the error notification as well, anyway
i followed the advice from the guy above saying keep rerunning it multiple times, and it does it bit by bit so have got there in the end, thanks to good ole XDA forums
Just a shame i didn't receive any support at all from an app that was happy to take my money
So after todays update, forget about the network error.. Now I'm getting the Insufficient Storage error so cant even do a backup on both my devices. This app is just trash now a days. Sucks there is no comparable alternative.
I'm also struggling with this. I've tried a load of different options with no luck either. I'm hoping we'll find a fix for this sooner than later.
I will say though that I was able to sync to GDrive at one point. Just lately, its been giving me a lot of problems.
pardon me, but i'm pissed. I started fiddling with this thing yesterday with no luck now i've just spent the past 5 hours with this crap...i upgraded from the s3 and have no fkn idea why they've made some features so fkn difficult....excuse my language.
here's my problem, before changing phones i used mybackup to backup sms, mms, call logs, contacts and apps. Well after searching i see the reware directory needs to be put in the legacy/emulated folder....i did that but mybackup still can't see it. No problem, i'll do everything with good old Kies...but i can't find kies on the S5, market or samsung store. i've tried every fkn thing...i plugged in my old phone and downloaded easy back up and some other crap that's for rooted phones only. i can't find the easybackup directory. i downloaded some wifi transfer apps and the free ones have transfer limits...
can someone please help me before i throw this fkn phone and break it? thanks and btw my s5 and s3 aren't rooted.
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pardon me, but i'm pissed. I started fiddling with this thing yesterday with no luck now i've just spent the past 5 hours with this crap...i upgraded from the s3 and have no fkn idea why they've made some features so fkn difficult....excuse my language.
here's my problem, before changing phones i used mybackup to backup sms, mms, call logs, contacts and apps. Well after searching i see the reware directory needs to be put in the legacy/emulated folder....i did that but mybackup still can't see it. No problem, i'll do everything with good old Kies...but i can't find kies on the S5, market or samsung store. i've tried every fkn thing...i plugged in my old phone and downloaded easy back up and some other crap that's for rooted phones only. i can't find the easybackup directory. i downloaded some wifi transfer apps and the free ones have transfer limits...
can someone please help me before i throw this fkn phone and break it? thanks and btw my s5 and s3 aren't rooted.
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First a question: Are you afraid of rooting/tripping knox?
Answers: 1) Root will help with this. Get titanium backup PRO, but it requires root. I have been using it for I don't know how long.
2) Root will help with this. The S3 can be rooted and then returned to stock for your backing up needs. Once you root the S5 for your restoring needs, knox flag will trip and stay with you.
3) Calm down! Read the above answers again and think about it. He He good luck
I use My Backup Pro and if I'm not mistaken only the pro version will restore from one phone to a different phone. I'd also suggest using the cloud option. I backed up my S4 and restored to my S5 in minutes using the cloud and did not attempt it on a memory chip. It's also possible that KitKat security changes might make reading the data from the chip a problem. I am also not rooted yet.
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I use My Backup Pro and if I'm not mistaken only the pro version will restore from one phone to a different phone. I'd also suggest using the cloud option. I backed up my S4 and restored to my S5 in minutes using the cloud and did not attempt it on a memory chip. It's also possible that KitKat security changes might make reading the data from the chip a problem. I am also not rooted yet.
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Good idea to try the cloud, I never tried that.
KitKat only messed up the WRITE to SD card permissions, there's an app that restores it though on the play store. READING from the SD card to restore your backups and other things is not a problem even without the fix.
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Super Backup from the play store is great for backing up and restoring all your messages, contacts, and call log. It saves them as tiny XML files, and even gives you the option to e-mail it to yourself. Then you can restore it just as easily in the app on the new phone. You can browse for the file, so you don't have to worry about where it's saved. Just e-mail it to your gmail and download it right back on the new phone.
I used this method for myself (I have the stupid AT&T variant that is going back soon, no root, no hope, no nothing) and friends and family with no root.
As for the apps, I just let Play Store reinstall it it whether it's after a full wipe and install of a ROM or moving to a new phone.. But if you have certain apps that can't be obtained from Play Store, and since you obviously don't have Titanium Backup having no root, Super Backup can also backup the apps, then browse to the backup folder for the APK files it saves and move it over manually. Use a file explorer to open the apk and install.
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First a question: Are you afraid of rooting/tripping knox?
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thanks for the advice, but i'm not rooting right now. this is my 7th Android phone, i rooted the first 5, but i didn't root the s3 and have no plans of rooting this unless there's some incredible features that i really desire. i use to root back in the day to get the features that now come stock. Most of the things i dreamed of having on my phone now come stock, so i now don't see much need to root. Besides i have nightmares about the last 2 devices i rooted....gps no longer worked, phones started rebooting by themselves more often (every android i had did that but after rooting it seemed to happen more often)....i got tired of doing camera fixes, gps fixes, bluetooth not working.......i don't know, maybe the game has changed in 2014 and roms are more stable. I was deep into that starting with my g1, then my Nexus (the very first Nexus, i paid like $500 for it). I respect the developers and those who root their devices, i just don't see much personal need for it with these megaphones on the market in 2014.
What would rooting my S5 this early give me? Its currently fast enough, smooth, i love the camera, everything works like a charm(gps, bluetooth, etc...), my battery is CURRENTLY lasting all day with heavy use (i'm no fool, i know that wont last forever, especially coming from the another samsung phone). With all the widgets and things i have, i don't have a desire to root, maybe months from now, i'll get bored with the phone and see some good features....but rooting now.....you care to share your favorite features that a rooted S5 is currently bringing?
thx
tenxo said:
Good idea to try the cloud, I never tried that.
KitKat only messed up the WRITE to SD card permissions, there's an app that restores it though on the play store. READING from the SD card to restore your backups and other things is not a problem even without the fix.
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do you know the name of the app that restores it? also, Strychtnine, i have mybackuppro, but saved the backup to sdcard...i no longer have another phone so i can't backup mybackuppro online. i used easy backup and saved to google drive, thankfully I was able to restore my sms, mms and call logs....unfortunately many of my contacts didnt restore, i never had that issue with mybackup, its always been my preferred and most trusted backup app dating back to the G1.
A couple other questions while I have a few of you in this thread.
Where is Kies? is it no longer available....i used it heavily with the S3, i don't see it on the s5, playstore, or samsung store. Is there another free app that will allow me to view files on my computer and make changes like Kies? Wifi Transfer is cool but it has a very small transfer limit (i think it was like 10mb or something). I'm not into Google Drive, i use it for hosting music but its a pain to me....first 100mb takes around an hr to upload, then i have to download it on my phone, which takes another few minutes. I honestly prefer the good ole days of plugging the usb to the computer and boom! By the way, has that feature returned with the s5? i plugged usb to computer but it says can't find software. I searched online for s5 drivers and can't find a thing. Any suggestions? i took several pics that i want to send to computer, i don't feel like using google drive, with gmail, i'd have to attach all the files then download them.....i wish i could just connect phone to computer (usb or wireless) and copy/paste files. thanks
A8000 said:
What would rooting my S5 this early give me? you care to share your favorite features that a rooted S5 is currently bringing?
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I feel what your saying about the past devices and the problems that Custom Roms can create. Root however is different. I use root to run apps that require root i.e., Titanium backup, Greenify, GSAM battery, etc...
Kitkat 4.4.2 and probably Android going forward is some what weird if you think about it. It brought great features like being able to turn off apps (bloat) that you don't use in manage apps, and allows moving apps to the sd card...But on the same note they crippled the SD card write permissions for what reason? Oxymoron? So again here you need root to be able to edit the permissions file or use that SDfix https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix from the playstore. Note the first thing In the description is ROOT REQUIRED.
I also like Xposed and modules which allows me to customize certain things without needing a custom rom. Note that Xposed is causing some people problems with lag, S health, and Private mode not working.
I have two S5's both with root. On one S health works but Private mode doesn't. NO noticed lag.
The other one however, has extreme lag and freezing, and both S health and Private modes broken don't know why the difference. I don't use S health nor Private mode so no problem there but the lag was terrible so had to uninstall Xposed on the second one. Root alone doesn't break anything.
A8000 said:
do you know the name of the app that restores it?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
A8000 said:
Where is Kies? is it no longer available....i used it heavily with the S3, i don't see it on the s5, playstore, or samsung store. Is there another free app that will allow me to view files on my computer and make changes like Kies?
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Kies 3 is available I don't see it on the phone which is good it connects right up once you plug up with computer. http://www.samsung.com/sg/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/JSP . Make sure you select the install for the NEWER phones Note 3 and newer I think it says.
A8000 said:
I honestly prefer the good ole days of plugging the usb to the computer and boom! By the way, has that feature returned with the s5? i plugged usb to computer but it says can't find software. I searched online for s5 drivers and can't find a thing. Any suggestions? i took several pics that i want to send to computer, i don't feel like using google drive, with gmail, i'd have to attach all the files then download them.....i wish i could just connect phone to computer (usb or wireless) and copy/paste files. thanks
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I just plugged it in and windows 7 installed the drivers right away...Maybe once you install Kies above it will install the drivers for you... The S5 actually come with USB 3.0. If you have USB 3.0 on your computer the transfer speeds will be insanely faster than previous phones. Why use Kies just use windows explorer for transfers, Kies just becomes a middle man!