Hello I have a question that's been bugging me for some time.
The backup/restore function in android says that the data is saved to your Google account.
I know where the contacts are stored they can be found from accounts.
What I want to know is how to access everything else?
It says app data and wifi passwords etc etc. If I wanted to delete all of this data and start again is the point I'm trying to achieve
Thanks in advance,
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Hi, I just received my Samsung Galaxy S3 in the mail today. I was using HTC Desire HD before. I was wondering how do I transfer everything such as contacts, sms, picture, app and etc from my HTC Desire HD before reseting my Desire HD to factory settings (I wish to resell it). Please advise thanks. I never rooted and don't plan to root my phones =).
Titanium backup.
use the export xml feature to export your sms/mms, call logs, & wifi hotspot configs
use the app backup feature to backup all your apps (mainly the data), then moved the backed up files to your s3 and restore it from there.
use your phone app to export your contacts as a vcard then go to your s3 and import vcard.
Titanium backup is the best way but it might have a problem for some user
it requires root
so u might want to consider that before u plan on using it
Google for your contacts is a sensible start
Thanks for the replies. Do I have to root my GS3 too in order to backup everything from Desire HD to GS3?
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Google for your contacts is a sensible start
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Yeah, however, how does google understand which one is my main account once I have google account on both devices? Wouldn't it delete everything if I remove account on my Desire HD?
To get really really thorough backups, you need to root the DHD. But I bet you can manage without that. For instance, you can backup call logs and SMS with the "Call Log Backup & Restore" and "SMS Backup & Restore" apps on the android market. You'll need to backup, then install these apps on your new phone and copy the backups to the new phone, then use them to restore.
Your contacts should be part of your google account--you can check by logging into http://contacts.google.com and checking. If they're there, you don't need to worry about backing them up. They will exist on your new phone as soon as you enter your google account information while you're setting up the phone.
I'm not sure how to delete your account from your old phone, but that won't affect your new phone. Just don't delete your contacts--removing an account is not the same as changing the data that belongs to an account.
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Thanks for the replies. Do I have to root my GS3 too in order to backup everything from Desire HD to GS3?
Yeah, however, how does google understand which one is my main account once I have google account on both devices? Wouldn't it delete everything if I remove account on my Desire HD?
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I makes no odds, the contacts are stored in the cloud! I have two phones, regularly mess with my old S1, if you wipe it you are only wiping the on phone storage, unless you actually delete a contact through contacts on the phone nothing will get deleted from g cloud!
i would suggest you root the dhd so you can use titanium to pull data for you apps as well so any games and apps that you have can easily have their data restored.
and it's also a great app that handles nearly all your backup needs.
root is nothing scary.. it just means you can allow certain programs to access settings that require admin status.
Some answers are just...... Ehhh nvm
Contacts should be stored on your default Gmail account go to settings.... Accounts check which one of our account is syncing contacts
SMS simple answer. SMS backup and restore
Pictures well that should be on your SD card that came with the phone. Same with any other media
Now app data... Without root in think you can forget it. What I normally do is to make a nandroid backup and if need to move this to another phone I use app extractor and restore certain apps I need
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sms back up and restore doesn't seem to do mms for me.. maybe i botched something. titanium though, stores it in xml form and can do all the necessary import and export as needed. why get a separate app if titanium is about as close to a one stop shop as it gets for android users...
and really... if you're on xda, why aren't you rooting your phone and enjoying one of thr biggest reason to be here (for me atleast) : to flash different roms that will suite your needs/wants.
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I moved over from my desire s without root. It was a bit of a faff but ok I the end.
My apps all restored from the market. The other apps that needed side loading were installed using app saver on my DS and copying the files onto external SD.
I restored my sms with sms backup and restore (I don't use mms as I just e-mail), which was fine.
Contacts were saved to my Google account so downloaded automatically. I think you can export contacts from stock app if you want to do it that way, or use something in the market.
Finally I used angry birds backup to restore my progress.
Hope this helps. I do agree with above though, it will be a lot easier with titanium backup provided you are rooted, but if you have to root and don't mind losing all your app data then it may not be any faster.
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In Android there is an option which saves your data on Google servers.
Is this safe?
I mean, even my Wifi password is stored there... And there is still this Patriot Act.
What I want to know is:
1) Where is this data saved exactly? (country, city, etc.)
2) How is this data encrypted? (SSL, etc.)
3) How can I access this data and alter/remove it? (web address, etc.)
I hope this clears something up even for other users.
All the best and thanks in advance!
Is it possible and I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT HACKING, but it is possible to retrieve the google passwords stored on my device? forgot about it :silly:
Just asking... not that i want to steal anyone's account, just retrieve my own email
And i asked only from my device... from databases!
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Is it possible and I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT HACKING, but it is possible to retrieve the google passwords stored on my device? forgot about it :silly:
Just asking... not that i want to steal anyone's account, just retrieve my own email
And i asked only from my device... from databases!
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why don't you try https://www.google.com/accounts/rec...hfKlYo9bCmzImMm3NziNa5GaQu0Tyij9bCpORLGB0u23J
The point was trying to dump the passwords. Thz anyway
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Hi,
In my android mobile settings, i have google accounts, i want to shift/back up them to my another device, is there any short ways pls?
Thx
Hello!!! I'm getting my poco next week and I wanted to ask you what would be the best way to transfer all my data (apps, apps' data, SMS, call's history, contacts, pics, etc) from my HTC M9 to the Poco.
I was planning to use Titanium Backup for apps and data, sync google for the calendar and contacts and search for another app to transfer the SMS, do you happen to know a better and easy way?
I know the phone comes with an app for this, is it good?
Thanks all, thanks for the help in advance!
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Hello!!! I'm getting my poco next week and I wanted to ask you what would be the best way to transfer all my data (apps, apps' data, SMS, call's history, contacts, pics, etc) from my HTC M9 to the Poco.
I was planning to use Titanium Backup for apps and data, sync google for the calendar and contacts and search for another app to transfer the SMS, do you happen to know a better and easy way?
I know the phone comes with an app for this, is it good?
Thanks all, thanks for the help in advance!
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Try mi mover which can be downloaded from play store for your htc phone, poco already have it.
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zorak20 said:
Hello!!! I'm getting my poco next week and I wanted to ask you what would be the best way to transfer all my data (apps, apps' data, SMS, call's history, contacts, pics, etc) from my HTC M9 to the Poco.
I was planning to use Titanium Backup for apps and data, sync google for the calendar and contacts and search for another app to transfer the SMS, do you happen to know a better and easy way?
I know the phone comes with an app for this, is it good?
Thanks all, thanks for the help in advance!
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You will not be able to use TiBU unless you root the POCO which involves unlocking the bootloader which involves waiting atleast 72 hours. Even then it is a hit or miss for some. So the MI Mover seems to be the best choice at the moment.
Thanks both for the answer! I didn't remember that TiBu needed rooting.
Did any of you used MI Mover? Does it work as Tibu in the way that it "clones" your apps? I mean, when you do it by Tibu you don't have to do anything on your new phone, you open the app and it's like it were on you old phone, no need to login again or config it again or anything, it's exactly as it was.
Thanks!
I came from the xiaomi mi note 2 to the pic and used mi mover. It worked great for me. Just some passwords have to be set again in banking apps. It did all of my data to the Poco in like 10 minutes.
Well, I try with the poco app and others and the only way of transferring apps with data, clone the apps, it's with TIBU and being rooted so I did that. All the others transfer the apk and not much more.
Thanks all for your help .