I remember back in my old WM ROM cooking days there were some apps that could be baked into the ROM with pre-configured settings such as the phone number that way if the phone was stolen and SIM changed, it would automatically send an SMS to a backup number and from there you could issue hidden SMS messages to track and wipe the phone. I see there are quite a few aps out for android that can be installed, BUT with modern tech savvy thief's the first thing the do is wipe and then put in their own SIM so any security apps you had are gone and useless. I like the simple functionality of the build-in ADM but would like to know if there was any way to pre-configure the app before a CWM flash so it would survive a device wipe "just not a re-flash unfortunately unless we could lock the recovery in the future so that only Odin would reset". Thoughts?
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right, i know i'm gonna get hammered for this, but its gone midnight, and all this android stuff may as well be in Swahili to me.
my wife has a Hero and shes having the (seemingly) common problem of not getting text messages (at all, or getting them late)
so from the searches we have done, orange will only swap the phone out. instead of that i thought it might be a good idea to install the latest orange update.
so basically, what do i need to do??
i'm assuming its just backup her data and install the rom, but can someone please confirm that for me.
shes got no interest (at the moment) in installing a custom rom, so i'm hoping i dont need to do all the fun stuff to do with rooting it and Amon Ra.
for backing her data up, whats the best software to use (and is it free?)
cheers
Search the market, there are loads of free backup programs on there. Mybackup is a goodone with a 30day trial.
Back things up (to SD card), update the ROM by pluggin into the PC and clicking on the .exe you downloaded from the HTC site.
Restore data by redownloading the previously chosen backup software and choosing restore.
'sprite backup' is good, you can find it on the market
i use it when i switch roms, it backs up call logs, contacts, sms/ mms, bookmarks, settings etc...
http://www.spritesoftware.com/products/android
I'm running streakdroid 1.9 but I would like to do some experimentation with my streak. If I flash a new rom what will I lose? How do you backup your data so you can flash to your hearts content?
Thanks
if u flash stock roms, they do a factory reset during first start up.
So u end up loosing everything.
However if u flash .zip version of the stock roms using CWM or streak recovery , u will retain almost everything but may loose somethings like root and so on.
Remember stock roms will flash its default recovery everytime it boots up
Ok thanks. Is it wise to do a factory reset anyway?
What tools can I use to backup messages, apps, photos, etc?
I use titanium backup.
If you do a nandroid backup, when you restore it, everything will be just as it was before you flashed another ROM...
As far as using Titanium... it has never worked for me completely, nor has MyBackUp Pro, they cause me more headache than being useful...
I have gotten to the point to when I flash a new ROM, I just manually install everything, I know it sounds like some hassle, but you end up with a much smoother operating phone.
I even do a nandroid backup first, then go into my ROM and manually uninstall everything, so that when I boot up my new ROM and setup my market account, it doesn't try to install everything on its own and bog down my phone at first, I install everything manually in the order I want and set them up as I go.
I know this sounds cumbersome, but I have found it creates a cleaner environment and practically eliminated force closes
That is the way I like to do things also but what about the things that you can't just re-install e.g. sms, application specific data?
Advice
I was having a sim card and constant restart issue after updating to streakroid 2.4.4, and even after flashing dsc, the problem persisted. After I reviewed the steps I had taken I realized that I never did a factory resest (fearing I would forever lose my precious app data, which I did -_-). It turned out that was the fix, after doing the factory reset, my sim card was recognized immediately and a couple of the text I had missed showed up. However, I fixed one fixed problem and developed another.
Even though I restored a MyBackup and Titanium backup I did right before resetting I recovered my several apps without their precious data (setting, notes, bookmarks). I tried doing internal backups within the apps, some conveniently had syncs to a cloud yet I missed doing that with a few apps because I have over 100+ and I use more than half on a regular basis (even if for 5 minutes). All my apps are on my device, which is a good thing but I cant appreciate that given the missing data.
So my advice is:
Use apps that have can automatically backup or sync data -- there are enough apps with similiar utility that you can avoid ones without that function.
Do a manual backup within your important apps. -- Some apps backup files to locations that may be wiped during update, doesn't have auto backup or the last backup is months old.
Pics, texts, call logs are easily backed up -- Backup programs will explicitly state or ask what to back up in that regard.
Do a nandroid backup -- I believe this only restores rom and apps but someone can correct me.
Caveat
Through all the research done before actually need to restore a backup I missed the fact when restore apps depending on the restore program every app has to be reinstalled individually. If you have more than 25 apps then #$#@!, also for some reason when restoring with titanium if during a batch restore you come across an app if you hit cancel during one of the install prompts because you actually don't want to restore that app the batch will freeze and you'll have to force close titanium and start the restore all over. Go through the list of restore options and choose each app one by one, save yourself the time.
Lastly, to piggy back off what was said before, a factory reset( FR) after updating rom is always recommended but its not always needed. Most roms will update without causing you to lose any data but like I said previously I had sim card issues when I updated without a FR. YMMV
At this point I don't know if this helps the OP but maybe it will benefit someone else who reads this thread.
This guide by _n0p_ tells how to do an upgrade and minimize the re-installation of apps.
Key items:
Use the backup function of any apps that have it
Don't count on restoring data with TB or My Backup
Make a nandroid - just in case
I have found TB and My Backup to be useful for things like browser bookmarks.
The post linked to discussed going from Froyo to Gingerbread but the same techniques apply for moving to any other ROM.
Last time i changed roms, i used the Dell backup utility for evertyhing but the apps, which can be backed up together with their data with QtADB which creates a backup folder on your SD. After installing the new rom, i chose advanced recovery from the Dell Utility and set it to recover everything but the apps, which i recovered with QtADB. However, I also strongly recommend nandroid, in case the steak doesn't boot after the install.
Decided to trade mine in to bestbuy instead of ordering from amazon then selling on ebay.
As i'm going through the backup process (mostly TB and each apps backup settings function), it occurred to me that even if the data is wiped, rom installed from scratch, my number and name is still stored.
So, once everything is wiped, i'll reflash it with a sense rom, then go into the activation settings (##3282#) and change anything that has my name/number in it to something bogus. Then reflash with a non-sense for the actual tradein. This way, should they try to do an ota, it won't take.
Just something to think about.
do ##RTN# (##786#), go to menu, and reset. This will wipe your personal settings so on reboot it tries to do handsfree activation. No need to enter in bogus data.
Hey you all!
Is it theoretically possible to restore passwords etc. (like log-in data stored in internet apps) after a hard-reset. Like this:
1) Android device - in my case a tablet running ICS - is used normally --> Logins, passwords etc. stored in browser
The device is locked with ICS stock lockscreen and a strong password
2) Device stolen
3) Device hard-resetted to bypass the lockscreen
4) Data-restore software is used to search the internal storage of the device
5) Data that have not been overwritten during the hard-reset can be restored --> the thief has my password, logins, etc.
I know that case is higly hypothetical and not likely to happen. But I would sleep better knowing the answer
toxic92 said:
Hey you all!
Is it theoretically possible to restore passwords etc. (like log-in data stored in internet apps) after a hard-reset. Like this:
1) Android device - in my case a tablet running ICS - is used normally --> Logins, passwords etc. stored in browser
The device is locked with ICS stock lockscreen and a strong password
2) Device stolen
3) Device hard-resetted to bypass the lockscreen
4) Data-restore software is used to search the internal storage of the device
5) Data that have not been overwritten during the hard-reset can be restored --> the thief has my password, logins, etc.
I know that case is higly hypothetical and not likely to happen. But I would sleep better knowing the answer
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if you have nandroid then you can restore data completely otherwise you cant until you made some kind of backup of those apps.
hit thanks if I helped.
No, I did not mean if I can restore anything after making a backup.
I meant if any criminal person stealing my device can somehow access my passwords after a hard-reset?
That depends on how and if you backed it up. If you made the backup to an external SD card then yes. If everything was internal then no.
Wayne Tech S-III
zelendel said:
That depends on how and if you backed it up. If you made the backup to an external SD card then yes. If everything was internal then no.
Wayne Tech S-III
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No, I'm not planning to make a backup. I have installed only a handful of apps and use it primarily as pdf-Reader. An external SD card will not be installed. But I will also use it for surfing in the internet and that brings me to the question if my data are safely stored.
Do you know where/how (encrypted or plain text) Android or the apps store passwords and such data? I mean after a hard-reset or flashing, you have full access to the filesystem. I can imagine that it would be rather easy to scan the storage and unwipe/restore passwords - what I want to evite in any case.
I know the easiest thing to do would be to use the ICS device encryption - but unfortunately the encryption is not working on my tablet.
Hi Guys,
I used to use Titanium backup to back up my application data (on my prev. devices) before a fresh installation of Android, but
I just realized that I have to enable "OEM unlocking" to be able to root my S9+.
BUT OEM unlocking then requires a factory reset........ So my app data would be still lost........
Please tell me if there is any way to back up my app data (or maybe root without OEM unlocking, or OEM unlocking without factory reset). Now I feel quite hopeless..
Any suggestion is welcomed!
The best option I've found is Helium. It's not perfect, but it's allowed me to migrate most of my app settings from device to device when I lack root.
Do the above, also sync everything with your google and samsung accounts and hope for the best My syncs even backed up sms, contacts and the home app settings among other things and restored most things but I didn't install many apps back then as I knew everything would be erased...