I have made many setting changes etc on my Pro and would hate to start over. I have also installed allot of software and settings to those.
If I upgrade my ROM can I back this all up and re-instal it on the device? I dont know if this is possable since its a new OS from new carrier.....
TIA
I've done this on my tytn II. I've backed things up with sprite backup and restored everythign on a new ROM. Sometimes it takes a little tweaking to get it to work depending what progs u have installed and what progs the new ROM has installed.
What would you guys recommend for installing a new ROM? Right now I'm on stock, rooted. But I want to installed CyanogenMod 7. I'm not new to installing ROM's, but this is my first Android phone. The process is obviously different.
Which is better; Titanium Backup, or MyBackup Pro?
I really don't want to go through the process of setting up my contacts and application settings, home screen, etc.. I'm using GO Launcher EX, do either of the aforementioned backup the settings for applications like this? My goal is to be able to install the new ROM and restore as much data as possible.
Good evening everybody.
I've recently rooted my phone and installed a costum recovery. Now i'd like to say good bye to the samsung stock ROM and install a costum one (Android Revolution HD probably). But after flashing i'd like to find my phone as it was before! More precisely, messages, contacts, settings, apps (with user settings) should still be there; i'd like to backup everything is on the phone and restore it after flashing. To do that can i use Titanium Backup? It can backup it all? Are there other ways to do that?
Moreover, if i get the Siyah kernel and install the CM10 too, massages and apps are shared between the 2 systems, or everyone has its own?
Thanks in advance!
You can back up user apps and messages with titanium, restoring them safely in your new rom. You can't do the same with system apps or settings - you'll just break the new rom.
Contacts are restored when you log into google.
....additionally,I suggest using a third party launcher like nova, you can back up your layout, and it does a brilliant job of restoring widgets too, also remember to make a nandroid of your working Rom so if the flash goes wrong you can restore, and don't forget to back up your efs
Ok, thank you very much! And what's about dualboot? Is there a way to share massages, contacts and apps between the 2 systems (for example, if i send a message and then i change ROM, i can find that sent massage in the just booted ROM too)??
EDIT: Thank you too slaphead20. I didn't see your post.. I'll absolutely make a nandroid and EFS backup! How can i do the EFS backup? Simply from recovery? Can i use the GS3 Unified Toolkit?
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Ok, thank you very much! And what's about dualboot? Is there a way to share massages, contacts and apps between the 2 systems (for example, if i send a message and then i change ROM, i can find that sent massage in the just booted ROM too)??
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You can, but it's complicated,I don't think siyah works with 4.2.x, I would stay away from dual booting until you are a bit more experienced.....I personally don't bother with it anymore, too much of a headache!
I'm a flashaholic like most of us here. I'd like to know your methods/steps/tricks for restoring accounts/settings/ringtones/apps/data configs ect after a new ROM flash.
Apps Restoration:
-Titanium Backup with user/data restoration would make the ROM unstable. Lots of freezes and Reboots. Some applications were just unusable which forced a painful 'level-down-the-problem' process or simply getting pissed and trying another ROM(which i falsely blamed the problems on the ROM). I know every ROM instructions say not to do this....but this method would be ideal if it worked.
-Titanium Backup with just user-apps restore(no data) was MUCH better yet I still had a few freezes and reboots. So I still haven't found a truly clean ROM with apps-restored from backup.
-No Backup restore, I simply downloaded all the apps and this is the CLEANEST method I've found so far. This is great and all but when you have 200 apps the download process is soooooo long. Plus I have to reconfigure everything. To get a working phone with this method feels like it takes a solid 3 days.
Settings
-This has to be the most painful part. Re-configuring your launcher, widgets, settings, accounts, ringtones, alarms ect.
So what is your routine? What quick and safe/clean methods do you use to restore your phone after a new ROM flash? Do you use tasker for any of this(if so please share your examples/templates)? Any other apps you use for restore like apptozip or maybe you compile your own recovery zip?
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I'm a flashaholic like most of us here. I'd like to know your methods/steps/tricks for restoring accounts/settings/ringtones/apps/data configs ect after a new ROM flash.
Apps Restoration:
-Titanium Backup with user/data restoration would make the ROM unstable. Lots of freezes and Reboots. Some applications were just unusable which forced a painful 'level-down-the-problem' process or simply getting pissed and trying another ROM(which i falsely blamed the problems on the ROM). I know every ROM instructions say not to do this....but this method would be ideal if it worked.
-Titanium Backup with just user-apps restore(no data) was MUCH better yet I still had a few freezes and reboots. So I still haven't found a truly clean ROM with apps-restored from backup.
-No Backup restore, I simply downloaded all the apps and this is the CLEANEST method I've found so far. This is great and all but when you have 200 apps the download process is soooooo long. Plus I have to reconfigure everything. To get a working phone with this method feels like it takes a solid 3 days.
Settings
-This has to be the most painful part. Re-configuring your launcher, widgets, settings, accounts, ringtones, alarms ect.
So what is your routine? What quick and safe/clean methods do you use to restore your phone after a new ROM flash? Do you use tasker for any of this(if so please share your examples/templates)? Any other apps you use for restore like apptozip or maybe you compile your own recovery zip?
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-i always use and always recommend Helium over ANY other restore app.
-i use it to restore all user apps except for g+/fb which i download from the market
-never never never restore anything to do with system even if you are using the same rom.
-launcher settings are auto there when restored from helium *i do keep a backup in launcher settings though just in case*
-settings are the only thing that need to be done from scratch which i dont mind as i get to look through the settings of the new rom to see changes ect..
-if you use a rom that uses hybrid settings from pa, always keep a backup of those settings via hybrid settings to restore after rom flash
hopefully this helps
Hello!
I enroll a lot of devices that we use at work.
Until now i´ve used the adb backup/restore functionality to do so..
Have been working great as it copies the homescreen configuration, adds a few homepage links needed on the startscreen and so on..
(thats the most important part of the backup)
After OTA updates and getting new devices that runs marshmallow. Old backups didnt work anymore. so what the heck.
I made a new "master" device to make the backup from.. running marshmallow..
the backup itself works.. but it doesnt backup the homescreen anymore.
tried all different combinations of backup commands.. no difference..
I need a solution. plz help