I have a non-rooted Pixel 1
I'm having battery drain issues that I've seen people resolve with wiping the phone
Without rooting what are my options to backup the phone, apps and settings?
Also it looks like running the erase will wipe my internal data, is there a better method to not wipe it?
vitalym said:
I have a non-rooted Pixel 1
I'm having battery drain issues that I've seen people resolve with wiping the phone
Without rooting what are my options to backup the phone, apps and settings?
Also it looks like running the erase will wipe my internal data, is there a better method to not wipe it?
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You can gather some things through Google, Contacts should automatically be backed up, Apps should also be automatically backed up as well, Settings you might have to do over.
If you have things you need to save, Transfer them to a PC, If a PC isn't available for whatever reason, Begin uploading your content to a cloud service such as Dropbox or Google Drive or others.
No, there is no way to avoid a data wipe whilst not rooted and performing a factory reset.
Backing up a device isn't a simple one step process like it is when rooted unfortunately.
vitalym said:
I have a non-rooted Pixel 1
I'm having battery drain issues that I've seen people resolve with wiping the phone
Without rooting what are my options to backup the phone, apps and settings?
Also it looks like running the erase will wipe my internal data, is there a better method to not wipe it?
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First of all check which applications are draining your battery. USING THE BATTERY OPTION IN YOUR SETTINGS.
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My S3 has been performing really poorly on Power Saving Mode since the stock Jelly Bean update (I9300XXDLID), meaning it lags out on games which run smoothly before.
I tried stopping apps, clearing memory etc. but nothing worked, so I've decided to factory reset my phone. My only concern is losing my games progress.
Is there any way to backup my application data before resetting my phone?
jhonwds said:
My S3 has been performing really poorly on Power Saving Mode since the stock Jelly Bean update (I9300XXDLID), meaning it lags out on games which run smoothly before.
I tried stopping apps, clearing memory etc. but nothing worked, so I've decided to factory reset my phone. My only concern is losing my games progress.
Is there any way to backup my application data before resetting my phone?
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Both Titanium Backup and MyBackUp can save and later restore apk's AND data.
Parva4 said:
Both Titanium Backup and MyBackUp can save and later restore apk's AND data.
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But that would first require rooting right? And rooting = loss of data in the first place
jhonwds said:
But that would first require rooting right? And rooting = loss of data in the first place
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Yes and No. Your phone has to be rooted, but you won't lose any data when you do it. Rooting process does not wipe your phone. The only thing you will lose is a warranty for your phone.
marklar666 said:
Yes and No. Your phone has to be rooted, but you won't lose any data when you do it. Rooting process does not wipe your phone. The only thing you will lose is a warranty for your phone.
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Alright, thanks a lot.
I am facing a strange issue in my GT-I9300 Baseband:I9300XXELLA, Build:JZO54K.I9300XXELLB after a software upgrade from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2. with the exception of some apps like watsapp and default system apps, messaging dialer etc etc. system vibration intensity settings do not work, they are max always.. like when ever i get msg or call on viber it vibrates with full intensity,irrespective of my phones vibration intensity settings. similarly if i use dialerone dialpad haptic feedback is operational, although its disabled. skype vibrates with full intensity also.. so on.. so here is wat i have done so far.. i was able to resolve the issue by downgrading to 4.1.1. but i think 4.1.2 feel lighter and faster.. i have tried re upgrading to 4.1.2 and reinstalling fresh apps.. (not restoring).. wiped cache and user data via power+homekey+ volume up button menu... nothing seem to work on 4.1.2.. so i was hoping if any of you folks could help me out.. it will be better if someone who knows where these system vibration controls reside and how can i reset them, to clean things which could be messing with vibration controls, answers me..
These are app problems not the phones problem.Can be caused by the restoreing of the data that the app has.Try booting to recovery and wipeing cache partition and dalvik cache and then go to advanced and fix permissions and reboot.Should clear up all bad data.
cooza said:
These are app problems not the phones problem.Can be caused by the restoreing of the data that the app has.Try booting to recovery and wipeing cache partition and dalvik cache and then go to advanced and fix permissions and reboot.Should clear up all bad data.
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thanks cooza for the suggestion. i am having this issue with almost every app other than system apps.. it seems os is unable to override app settings...booting to recovery, wiping cache partion and dalvik cache etc ..can they be done without rooting the phone ?
phone.phreak said:
thanks cooza for the suggestion. i am having this issue with almost every app other than system apps.. it seems os is unable to override app settings...booting to recovery, wiping cache partion and dalvik cache etc ..can they be done without rooting the phone ?
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Sure mate. If you boot to recovery you can wipe cache.To wipe data for each app one by one if you want you can do it in settings/application manager then select the app and wipe data if you know what app is causing the problem. For dalvik you will need root unless you can find a file manager from the play store that will do it.This can be a common problem when restoring data.That's why people root their phones to get this type of wipe access.It also allows a proper restore without data problems.
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Sure mate. If you boot to recovery you can wipe cache.To wipe data for each app one by one if you want you can do it in settings/application manager then select the app and wipe data if you know what app is causing the problem. For dalvik you will need root unless you can find a file manager from the play store that will do it.This can be a common problem when restoring data.That's why people root their phones to get this type of wipe access.It also allows a proper restore without data problems.
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but dude i have wiped everything other than dalvik cache.. only downgrading to 4.1.1 solves the problem.. but i want 4.1.2 cuz its faster...btw what do u mean by advanced options and fixing permissions? how can i do that... just to clarify again.. i have tried even manual fresh install of the apps after the upgrade and wiping cache's n user data....
Those extra settings you get when you root and install a custom recovery.They aren't available in the stock recovery.upgrading to 4.1.2 and restoring apps with data from 4.1.1 is obviously the problem seeing as they are different firmwares.it can be done though with root and a custom recovery.
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Those extra settings you get when you root and install a custom recovery.They aren't available in the stock recovery.upgrading to 4.1.2 and restoring apps with data from 4.1.1 is obviously the problem seeing as they are different firmwares.it can be done though with root and a custom recovery.
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i did not restore apps from backup of 4.1.1. i installed them fresh after upgrading to 4.1.2 and wiping chache and user data from the boot recovery option...so it seems there isnt much left other than trying the rooting path?
phone.phreak said:
i did not restore apps from backup of 4.1.1. i installed them fresh after upgrading to 4.1.2 and wiping chache and user data from the boot recovery option...so it seems there isnt much left other than trying the rooting path?
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i rooted the phone. wiped cache, user data, dalvik and fixed permissions...all useless.. system vibration intensity level fail to override third party software's..haptic feedback and alert vibrations alert with full intensity... any other suggestion ?
It would have most probably not have happened if your phone was rooted in the first place.Then you make a backup of your apps + data with Titanium Backup.Its the best there is for this type of thing.Then when you flash the 4.1.2 (if its via kies you need to root again cos you loose it and if its via Odin its full wipe so you root and download Titanium first) you go to TB select the restore option and select "let me choose" and the phone will do it properly for you.
When dowmloading TB on a new firmware after a full wipe you will get a prompt asking to keep or accept the new android ID.Always restore the old one so you dont have problems with old backups and data.
Fixing these things before root is more difficult cos you already have the data backup.You may need to full wipe back to stock then root and try again.It depends on you if you want to try it installing some apps without data.Some like viber and FB dont need data for example as you can just sign back in.If you dont want to loose games data the just instll them.Viber,line,FB,WhatsApp can just be re-signed in and set up.
Seeing as they are the ones causing vibration errors then dont restore their data.
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It would have most probably not have happened if your phone was rooted in the first place.Then you make a backup of your apps + data with Titanium Backup.Its the best there is for this type of thing.Then when you flash the 4.1.2 (if its via kies you need to root again cos you loose it and if its via Odin its full wipe so you root and download Titanium first) you go to TB select the restore option and select "let me choose" and the phone will do it properly for you.
When dowmloading TB on a new firmware after a full wipe you will get a prompt asking to keep or accept the new android ID.Always restore the old one so you dont have problems with old backups and data.
Fixing these things before root is more difficult cos you already have the data backup.You may need to full wipe back to stock then root and try again.It depends on you if you want to try it installing some apps without data.Some like viber and FB dont need data for example as you can just sign back in.If you dont want to loose games data the just instll them.Viber,line,FB,WhatsApp can just be re-signed in and set up.
Seeing as they are the ones causing vibration errors then dont restore their data.
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i even tried that.no restoration from backup options.. (zero third party apps after upgrading to 4.1.2)..the moment i installed any third party app the issue came back again..n its for all the apps.. except the "watsapp".. i dnt knw y not watsapp ! i dont think its the problem with apps.. the interesting thing is.. if i create a keis backup from 4.1.2 along with the 3rd party apps,, after downgrading to 4.1.1 and restoring the backup from 4.1.2 does not create any problem..all settings seem to work fine as far as i am on 4.1.1..i think its the problem with OS which is unable to override its current notification/alert settings for 3rd party apps, instead it keeps them to max vibrations!..
If you upgraded via kies it may be that something didnt go completely right.You could always flash the same firmware or a 4.1.2 firmware for another region via Odin to see what happens.Also there are custom ROMs which take out all of these bugs that stock firmwares can sometimes have.
I can confirm an oddness with haptic feedback in 4.1.2 when compared to 4.1.1.
Seems like it's somewhat more intense in general.
In apps, such as emulators, that have the option to have vibration when pressing a button the intensity is too high, clearly not the one I have in my settings, which was at lowest.
Even if you disable it it'll be on when dragging icons etc.
I upgraded from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 via Kies and did full reset to no avail.
My region update is Portugal and build JZO54K.I9300XXELLA. Other regions such as Nordic countries XXELL4 makes no difference, so I guess we'll have to wait for a fix.
I am really confused with this. What actually android wipedata/reset means ?. Is there any problem if i select wipe data factory reset...? if i select this option, is there any chance of losing my internal memory datas like messages, contacts, etc ?
sareeshmnair said:
I am really confused with this. What actually android wipedata/reset means ?. Is there any problem if i select wipe data factory reset...? if i select this option, is there any chance of losing my internal memory datas like messages, contacts, etc ?
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The wipe data and factory reset option will wipe the /data partition which includes application data, any apps you've downloaded, pictures, music, messages, and contacts that are not stored on your sd-card. In addition to wiping the /data partition it also wipes the /cache partition which mostly contains your apps temporary files, and other system related temporary files. Your contacts can be backed up to your Google account, messages can be backed up with SMS Backup +, and for your other data I would recommend taking a look at My Backup it doesn't require root, if you are rooted Titanium Backup is a very handy tool for backing up your device.
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My phone it doesn't work already and and i don't want to lose any of my data because its really important to me and i didn't do the back up before …..what can i do ? …… pleas help me
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meshalSM said:
My phone it doesn't work already and and i don't want to lose any of my data because its really important to me and i didn't do the back up before …..what can i do ? …… pleas help me
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i have the cyanogen room and it was working well…and then,they create a new update for the room…when I'm install it .. the playstore it doesn't work anymore .. so i tried to return to the old version by the sitting > about the phone … when i did it .. the phone restart it self and sticking in the welcome screen for the cyanogenMod…and i don't have any back up before…and i have a lot important emails and numbers that i don't want to lose it what ever it happens…..please help me with this brother
meshalSM said:
i have the cyanogen room and it was working well…and then,they create a new update for the room…when I'm install it .. the playstore it doesn't work anymore .. so i tried to return to the old version by the sitting > about the phone … when i did it .. the phone restart it self and sticking in the welcome screen for the cyanogenMod…and i don't have any back up before…and i have a lot important emails and numbers that i don't want to lose it what ever it happens…..please help me with this brother
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Just to clarify do you mean it's gets stuck on the Cyanogenmod Bootanimation or the Setup Wizard welcome screen when you first setup the phone after wiping it or installing a new ROM? Do you have adb debugging enabled (Under Developer Options in System Settings)? Because if you do then you can use that to pull files from your device. Otherwise what you try doing is booting into recovery and trying ADB through recovery to see if you can access it that way, another suggestion would be in recovery mode to do a NANDROID backup of your current setup and then transfer the backup to your computer, extract the userdata.img from the NANDROID backup, and then use Linux to view the content of the userdata.img file (This would be a decent place to start). Otherwise I'm afraid you may be out of luck.
after towleroot, i ran into a couple of problems that pushed me to unroot -by flashing an offical ftf- but since then, my phones screen started to consume power ...ALOT !! like 51% of the power
did i unroot the phone wrong ?
do i have to factory reset ?
i also i have to mention that i deleted the permissions.xml file once , that is why i flashed a stock rom .
If you are unsure, just reflash a stock FTF, performing a full wipe. Then take it from there.
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If you are unsure, just reflash a stock FTF, performing a full wipe. Then take it from there.
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is there a common issue with towel?
and what does the data wipe do ?? other than deleting personal data ??
v_joe said:
is there a common issue with towel?
and what does the data wipe do ?? other than deleting personal data ??
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No, root is root. Once you have rooted, you uninstall the Towelroot app. Being rooted won't make a single bit of difference to battery usage. That is in 99.99% of all cases down to an app that a user has installed, or sometimes a change to a system file or setting that a user has made after s/he rooted their device.
Wiping data as you say removes your stored data (contacts etc), installed apps (from the Play Store etc) and sets up the phone as it was when you turned it on for the first time.
It might be worth backing up any pictures or music you have on the internal sdcard, but the external sdcard won't be touched.
Hi guys!
I've been fiddling around with different ROMs. With every new rom I install, I always wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache + Dalvik cache.
However, it seems there still are files lingering from earlier versions (eg. wallpaper settings).
Is it possible, and if so how, to do an ultimate reset, to make the phone as bare as possible before installing a new rom?
I've tried using CM recovery, TWRP, CWM, and others based on earlier mentioned recoveries. Right now I'm running the latest Candy 5 (infected) + CWM
It's not quick but if you encrypt before wiping it that is one way. I've always reccomended doing this when selling your device.
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usually I do a full wipe with TWRP (go advanced wipe and check everything including internal sdcard), this will wipe everything you have on the phone like pics and other stuff, so make sure TO COPY THEM FIRST, the are not included in a nandroid backup, had to learn that the hard way
There's no better wipe then what you do (except formatting sd card).
I think the settings that stay between flashing are the one restored by your Google account.
Uncheck backup / restore from Google settings next time you install a rom and it should be all new !
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There's no better wipe then what you do (except formatting sd card).
I think the settings that stay between flashing are the one restored by your Google account.
Uncheck backup / restore from Google settings next time you install a rom and it should be all new !
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I'm quite sure it's more than just the google back-up files lounging around, but I'll make sure to try and set it up as a new phone next time around. Thank you for your help
munte89 said:
I'm quite sure it's more than just the google back-up files lounging around, but I'll make sure to try and set it up as a new phone next time around. Thank you for your help
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If you mean files that are on your sd (internal or external) they are not Google's backup but have no big effect on your settings (except for some apps). If you want to get rid of this, just format your sd.
Now if you mean some settings like the wallpapers, they are restored by Google automatically but the setting is stored on the data partition (which you wiped).
Do you have other examples of things that stay between wipes?
pec0ra said:
If you mean files that are on your sd (internal or external) they are not Google's backup but have no big effect on your settings (except for some apps). If you want to get rid of this, just format your sd.
Now if you mean some settings like the wallpapers, they are restored by Google automatically but the setting is stored on the data partition (which you wiped).
Do you have other examples of things that stay between wipes?
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Nothing that comes to mind, only the reoccuring feeling of "Huh? That shouldn't be there anymore". However, I'm quite sure I solved it using PhilZ to advance wipe and wiped everything but the boot.