Hi,
I've been helping my dad upgrade from a stock 4.1.2 ROM which has been really playing up lately, to a nice new 4.4.4 ROM Ehndroix which I have to say I'm very impressed with. It's breathed life into what was really a terrible phone just a few hours ago.
Here's the problem though Google Sync adamantly refused to backup his contacts before upgrading. I tried everything to make it work but it just would not do it. So, I decided to chance Titanium. Normally, when I've done Titanium, it's been messages that haven't worked, however this time, messages are fine and contacts is broken, causing the standard android.......acore is forced close issue.
I know I should have made a vCard and I'm desperately hoping I've got one backed up from when I did it last time, because I normally do, but I didn't this time. My bad, I know.
It must be possible to go into the raw tar files and somehow extract the numbers. Even if it's just name to number with WordPad, ill bloody type them in manually or chuck a quick apk together to do it for me. Just wondering if anyone can give me some advice here what to do.
Please no captain hindsights "you really should have used SMS Backup Plus" or whatever what's done is done, just trying to make the best of it
Thanks
skezza said:
Hi,
I've been helping my dad upgrade from a stock 4.1.2 ROM which has been really playing up lately, to a nice new 4.4.4 ROM Ehndroix which I have to say I'm very impressed with. It's breathed life into what was really a terrible phone just a few hours ago.
Here's the problem though Google Sync adamantly refused to backup his contacts before upgrading. I tried everything to make it work but it just would not do it. So, I decided to chance Titanium. Normally, when I've done Titanium, it's been messages that haven't worked, however this time, messages are fine and contacts is broken, causing the standard android.......acore is forced close issue.
I know I should have made a vCard and I'm desperately hoping I've got one backed up from when I did it last time, because I normally do, but I didn't this time. My bad, I know.
It must be possible to go into the raw tar files and somehow extract the numbers. Even if it's just name to number with WordPad, ill bloody type them in manually or chuck a quick apk together to do it for me. Just wondering if anyone can give me some advice here what to do.
Please no captain hindsights "you really should have used SMS Backup Plus" or whatever what's done is done, just trying to make the best of it
Thanks
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Contacts restore from titanium backup is not recommended when upgrading or changing roms as there will be different contact apps. With tar files, I don't think there is any way to extract contacts from them (well none that I've heard of). If you look at a vcard structure, you should be able to recreate a similar file that should work under the contacts app. It is a very complex structure so you can use the tool in office outlook (assuming that you created contacts in outlook) to export contacts into a .vcf file.
skezza said:
Hi,
I've been helping my dad upgrade from a stock 4.1.2 ROM which has been really playing up lately, to a nice new 4.4.4 ROM Ehndroix which I have to say I'm very impressed with. It's breathed life into what was really a terrible phone just a few hours ago.
Here's the problem though Google Sync adamantly refused to backup his contacts before upgrading. I tried everything to make it work but it just would not do it. So, I decided to chance Titanium. Normally, when I've done Titanium, it's been messages that haven't worked, however this time, messages are fine and contacts is broken, causing the standard android.......acore is forced close issue.
I know I should have made a vCard and I'm desperately hoping I've got one backed up from when I did it last time, because I normally do, but I didn't this time. My bad, I know.
It must be possible to go into the raw tar files and somehow extract the numbers. Even if it's just name to number with WordPad, ill bloody type them in manually or chuck a quick apk together to do it for me. Just wondering if anyone can give me some advice here what to do.
Please no captain hindsights "you really should have used SMS Backup Plus" or whatever what's done is done, just trying to make the best of it
Thanks
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If you have a nandroid you can extract the contacts using nandroid manager
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Hi everyone!
Is there a way to make Whatsapp usable on our device? It gives me an error saying "not supported on tablets".
I already googled a bit but found no workaround, anyone got a tip for me?
regards
banane
There may be a workaround, but I think Whatsapp requires a phone number, therefore only works on phones.
I have been able to get this to work but I cant add any more
contacts. The contact list here just wont update my google contacts.
I had a galaxy tab. So I just used titanium back up. Made a back up copy
of whatsapp and put it in the sd card. Moved the sd card and used titanium
back up to restore whatsapp. It worked but I cant add any new contacts.
nice, thank you. I´ll give that a try!
i already tried to copy the databases from my phone so it wouldn´t check for the device type but that didn´t work :/
I´ll report back
Thank you BryanSo it worked!
Maybe its worth noting that one should delete the whatsapp folder on the sdcard and reboot the device after uninstalling whatsapp (if you tried before like me).
have you been able to update your contacts?
unfortunately not
Ah well same problem I guess. I least its working.
How do you backup and restore the app? I tried with titanium backup but when it was restoring on the noon it started but then appeared to hang. Any suggestions, chaps?
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Backed it up from my Sensation using titanium backup, changed sdcards and restored. It on the nook
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Re-ran. Your steps and now its good to go... ergo, you're the best.
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Backed it up from my Sensation using titanium backup, changed sdcards and restored. It on the nook
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I haven't android phone, how can do this done?
Thanks.
Hmm i couldnt get it to work via installing any .apk, i would upload you my titanium backup but then you would only have my contacts and that would not be that good :/
I tried several methods to get it to work without backing it up and restoring it from an other android device but none of them worked.
Maybe one could try to edit the contacts database (data/data/com.whatsapp/databases/wa_contacts.db) via commandline. Otherwise you would need an Android device that has your contacts to backup from.
I´m on holiday at the moment so you´d have to try it yourself or wait until thursday next week.
regards
bananelol said:
Hmm i couldnt get it to work via installing any .apk, i would upload you my titanium backup but then you would only have my contacts and that would not be that good :/
I tried several methods to get it to work without backing it up and restoring it from an other android device but none of them worked.
Maybe one could try to edit the contacts database (data/data/com.whatsapp/databases/wa_contacts.db) via commandline. Otherwise you would need an Android device that has your contacts to backup from.
I´m on holiday at the moment so you´d have to try it yourself or wait until thursday next week.
regards
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Thanks for your help. Wishing you a Beautiful Holiday Season.
So, can someone post the apk or backup from titanium, I don't know, is there ay way to get this to work for the community?
I have no idea how to make it for community. Because during activation you need your phone number to be there. What i did for my wife NT is
- on SGT with simA ti backup my whatsapp, then move it somewhere else.
- uninstall whatsapp on SGT (just to deregister)
- change to simB, reinstall whatsapp, and activate whatsapp with simB
- tibackup, copy app+data to NT
- restore in NT
- cleanup SGT and put back simA along with its whatsapp app+data
And now i can whatsapp SGT-NT with my wife using my and her own number.
Drawback is my whatsapp contact get carried along to my wife's, hence i said i cant make a community shared apk.
but as long as she can still populate her own whatsapp contact it doesnt matter.
She uses go contacts btw.
LINE is applicable in the same manner.
If you want easier, use VIBER. Activation by sms doesnt need to be in same device.
Too bad mic audio routing needs to be fixed first, otherwise i can call my wife for free on VIBER.
. . . i use xda app for gtab. . .
Hey everyone
My friend has a gsII and was asking me how to back it up to his pc because he migt be changing phones. Not sure if he is sticking with android or not, but wants to back it all up. If he leaves android, he will probably just want all of his contacts, music, etc... In the past i have used tibu, but that was for switch roms and saving apps and stuff. I have never backed up on my pc so wasnt sure what to tell him. What is the best way for him to back-up to his PC?
Thanks for all the help!
Tell him to buy MyBackupPro or FileExpert. These will both let one back up all apps.
For contacts and pics, there's Kies or Kies Air (they come from Samsung but work suprisingly well)
Good luck!
Heuser1 said:
Hey everyone
My friend has a gsII and was asking me how to back it up to his pc because he migt be changing phones. Not sure if he is sticking with android or not, but wants to back it all up. If he leaves android, he will probably just want all of his contacts, music, etc... In the past i have used tibu, but that was for switch roms and saving apps and stuff. I have never backed up on my pc so wasnt sure what to tell him. What is the best way for him to back-up to his PC?
Thanks for all the help!
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google contacts and calendar are already backed up to his gmail account.
Everything else he'll need to do himself, such as pictures, videos, and content. He can use, as the previous poster said, MyBackupPro which is great I got it now on sale and have it back up a lot of stuff at night to their servers. It's great .
connect the phone in USB mode...copy the folders like DCIM, music or what ever folders u want...
for messages, use smsbackuprestore app ffrom the market....
for applications backup use appbackuprestore app from market...
hit thanks if helped.....
Simple question for all you flashers out there. Setting up and linking my conacts between haxsync, Facebook and google takes hours these days, Is there a way to back up all these setting so I don't have to keep linking everytim I flash?
Are you a GSM user???I think you could copy all of your adress book to your sim card and just import them later.
wardo5757 said:
Simple question for all you flashers out there. Setting up and linking my conacts between haxsync, Facebook and google takes hours these days, Is there a way to back up all these setting so I don't have to keep linking everytim I flash?
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Get contapps in the market. Its the best. Not so easy to find.
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exporting to the sim doesnt work. 1. not enough room on the sim. 2. you really dont want to import your contacts when using google to back them up, you wind up with duplicates of everything. All I want is to back up the links between facebook, haxsync and google. I know it seems petty, but that **** takes HOURS to fix right again. Just for that reason alone makes me not want to flash ROMS, and i like flashing...
I downloaded Titanium last night and made a backup of contact/calls. I read somewhere that this backup will do what i want. I will let you guys know sometime today.
I will be waiting your feedback, cause anytime soon my contacts list will get too big and cause the same problem to me.
Just wanted to let you guys know that Titanium works perfectly to restore all of your links from Facebook, Haxsync and Google!!! I have been using Mybackup pro for years now and I can't believe what I've been missing in a back up utility.
Edit: i just want to add, if you don't want to back up all of you data and apk's, just back up contacts/calls, data and apk. this will bring you right back where you want to be.
I I was wondering if there are any programs where I could do GREAT backups.
Mainly 1 for phonebook, so that I can safely copy all my contacts and modify them from the computer. I have like 300 numbers but want to erase 200 of them while still having them on computer if I need them. I can't find a reliable app to do this so am wondering if anyone has any experiences in it.
The 2nd backup I'm looking for is an APP one. It doesn't hve to necessarily backup the apps, but at least be able to queue all of them I want RE-installed and download them all from the google play store or something. I want to get into flashing ROMS, but I have like 7 pages of apps already that I don't want to lose, as I'm still sorting through trying to find the ones that work best for me so I can remove all the extras.
First off, I think these could've been answered by searching, so please do that in the future.
If your contacts are stored as Google contacts (as they should be), you can edit them from GMail. On the top left corner of the page, there is a menu that says "GMail." Click it and select "Contacts." I've found this to be the easiest way. It'll also always backup your contacts, and you can restore old versions of your contact list if you need to do so. (Since you talk about wanting to delete them from the phone, but keep a record of them, if you delete them from GMail and remember the date when you had them all in there, you can always restore it back to that date and they'll all be back.)
Also, from the People app, you can go to Menu -> Manage Contacts, and export the data.
Regarding backing up apps, this is the main reason I don't think you've done any research at all. There's a very-well-talked-about app called Titanium Backup that will backup and restore every app on your phone. You have to buy the key for it to restore all of them without your involvement--the free version requires you to give permissions to install each app.
First off, I did search prior to asking the question and could not find what I was looking for. There is no need to be rude, as searching was obviously the first step anyone would or at least SHOULD take before asking such a question.
As for your replies, I have chosen sync in my contacts, but they will not show up in Google for some reason. I've tried tons of ways, and it shows like it is syncing, but when I check... nothing there. I don't know if something is wrong in my settings or what, but I've tried many times... it just won't work for me for some reason. Maybe it's because I have 6 google accounts attached to phone, and even though I'm only syncing 1, it is mixing them up or something.
And I already have Titanium Backup, it keeps crashing on my phone for some reason, which is why I was looking for an alternative. I have over 300 apps on my phone right now. I know that's horrid, but I downloaded a ton of them for the same things so I can test them and find the ones I liked best, in which I plan to mark them all, re-flash the phone with whatever ROM (later once full rooting with S-off and everything has been tested more thoroughly), and only install those apps I liked, which should bring it down to maybe 100 apps or so.
I do understand I might SEEM like I didn't search, but trust me... I did.
Anyways, I thank you for your response (both the neg and the pos), and your time was greatly appreciated. I am about to toy with my settings and see if something is blocking the sync or something. I didn't know you could export from the people app though, so thanks for that especially.
UPDATE:
Man, thanks! That export feature is NICE! going to see how easy it is to modify it shortly, hopefully it's readable in Excel.
Regarding Titanium Backup, you are rooted and have granted Titanium Backup superuser permissions, correct?
Yes, I used that 1 click .bat file (from the first method that was shown). I think my superuser app was corrupt, so I re-downloaded it and it's working fine now. Thank you.
chinchillables said:
Yes, I used that 1 click .bat file (from the first method that was shown). I think my superuser app was corrupt, so I re-downloaded it and it's working fine now. Thank you.
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I ran into an issue with TB when I tried restoring from my OG EVO. I am rooted in the EVOLTE but not running a custom ROM. the ROM I was running was deodexed. Stock EVOLTE is not so I was unsuccessful in my restore. I bought mybackup pro and WA able to restore SMS and .MMS this way. Not sure I'd you are having the same issues or not though
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I agree, all contacts should be on google...then theres no worry about backups (ive had 3 android phones and a tablet and they all auto sync the contacts instantly).
Editing them on the computer is a breeze, the duplicate find/merge feature is simple and works very well.
What exactly are you all doing to make them sync though?
I went to Accounts & Sync
> selected the one GMAIL that I want the numbers synced to and hit sync now, but it doesn't do anything.
Hey everyone!
My Samsung Galaxy S6 is about 6 months old roughly and the battery life has never really been all that great on it anyway, but lately I'm having some much more serious issues with it depleting really quickly, and dropping to 98% as soon as I take it off the charger. Anyway, my query was regarding backing up my phone and the best way to go about it. I came from an iPhone so I've never really had to back up an Android phone before, this is all new to me. I've googled and such but I figured it might be better to ask as I find a lot of the threads about it and posts in general online are quite old and maybe outdated now.
I want to be able to back up app data, contacts, messages, bookmarks (if thats a thing), login data, and so forth. I know photos and any files can be transferred to my macbook so I'm not too worried about that.
I have a Macbook so I'm not sure on what backup/restore programs are available or whether there is anything I can use to transfer files and such.
I don't know whether this will fix my problem but I figure it's well overdue for a restore anyway so who knows, maybe it'll help a little. Otherwise, I have it insured so I can always see about a fix if it's the battery itself that's faulty.
If you are stock without root or mods then Samsung Smart Switch should work. Google also syncs most things like apps and data, contacts, wifi passwords, etc and you can use a multitude of apps to backup call logs and texts. If you are rooted, you can use something like Titanium Backup. Then copy your internal storage to your Mac. Reset and copy back.
es0tericcha0s said:
If you are stock without root or mods then Samsung Smart Switch should work. Google also syncs most things like apps and data, contacts, wifi passwords, etc and you can use a multitude of apps to backup call logs and texts. If you are rooted, you can use something like Titanium Backup. Then copy your internal storage to your Mac. Reset and copy back.
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Ah yes I forgot to mention - my phone is not rooted. Are there any apps you recommend to back up texts and such? I didn't know whether Smart Switch was just for when you were switching phones.. I'm guessing it can restore once everything is backed up and the phone has been reset? Will make sure to back things up to Google too. Thanks
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/smart-switch-support/#!/faqs/1
They have a Mac version. It should be able to backup your messages and such according to their FAQs. I like Call Log Backup and Restore and SMS Backup and Restore for apps on the phone. Very simple and works for most any phone or Android version.
If you're not rooted Samsung Kies should be able to do the backup for you.
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If you're not rooted Samsung Kies should be able to do the backup for you.
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With the S6 / S6 Edge, they introduced Smart Switch to replace Kies.
Thanks all! Will look into SmartSwitch and the other aforementioned apps. Really appreciate it! Also, is there any other way to connect the phone to my Macbook other than using Android File Transfer? I find the application very buggy and it keeps disconnecting from the phone when I'm trying to do stuff.
I don't use Macs, but I would suggest either an app like Wifi File Explorer Pro or if you are comfortable with command line stuff, just use adb.