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Yesterday i tried the new modaco rom and was amazed by the speed unfortunatly i'd have to reinstall everything else so i restored the premade nandroid backup..
Has anyone experiences with a good backup application on the Hero ? Currently i'm thinking about using the App Manager + Handy Backup (free apps from Android Market) but i'm afraid that some data could be missing..
greetz rivak
I've not tried Handy.
I can confirm that neither MyBackupPro nor Backup for Root Users correctly backup/restore the HTC Sense UI stuff, so you will lose all your home screen customisations.
AppManager will backup apps, but only free ones, not paid/protected ones. I'm not aware of anythign that does, but of course you could just copy the apk files manually.
I'n not aware of an app that correctly backs up app *settings* either, but would love to know of one.
I tried Sprite, but its restore actually failed to complete. I didn't have time to play with it, so got a refund.
I can imagine the difficulty of writing an app to backup "settings" for ROM changes, as different ROM could have different adjustable settings...
I hope that HTC could provide us some app to back up settings within their apps, or allow us to export those settings (e.g. exporting saved custom Sense)
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AppManager will backup apps, but only free ones, not paid/protected ones. I'm not aware of anythign that does, but of course you could just copy the apk files manually.
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AppManager will backup paid apps - it is only protected ones that it can't do. Since many paid apps are protected, the distinction is minor, but it is worth pointing out.
However, since the Market remembers your paid apps anyway, it is a rather moot point, since paid apps are generally very easy to recover directly from the Market. I use AppManager to backup and restore all the free apps that I use, as it saves me (a) having to remember what I installed and (b) hunting round for them on the Market.
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
AppManager will backup paid apps - it is only protected ones that it can't do. Since many paid apps are protected, the distinction is minor, but it is worth pointing out.
However, since the Market remembers your paid apps anyway, it is a rather moot point, since paid apps are generally very easy to recover directly from the Market. I use AppManager to backup and restore all the free apps that I use, as it saves me (a) having to remember what I installed and (b) hunting round for them on the Market.
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Dave
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But does the restore really work flawless with free apps? i made the experience with many wm phones and different backup apps like sprite backup, that you will nearly always have some kind of minor bugs after restoring data (especially if you made a FW update). Thats why i resorted in setting up everything manually again, which is the cleanest way to setup a newly updates device. So is using appmanager for restoring apps really safe?
Well, thus far I've not had a problem with any apps that I restored using AppManager. Essentially all it does is copy the APKs to to the SD card, and reinstalls them when you restore. Therefore, I don't see any reason why they shouldn't work just as well as redownloading from the market, since that is just going to download and install the same APK.
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
AppManager will backup paid apps - it is only protected ones that it can't do. Since many paid apps are protected, the distinction is minor, but it is worth pointing out.
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indeed yes, apols; I've blurred this distinction before, too
foxmeister said:
However, since the Market remembers your paid apps anyway, it is a rather moot point, since paid apps are generally very easy to recover directly from the Market.
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Well, it's easy, yes, but also rather tedious if you've got dozens of paid apps, as you'd have to re-installed each one individually.
Anyway, the latest Root Explorer can now copy around entire directory hierarchies, so I'll just use that to take a copy of the protected apk files, and restore them after.
there is one major drawback to those backup apps:
after restoring all apps the android market doesn't recognize those installled apps, and therefore there i had no easy overview of app update notes.
but since this is an important feature i had to reinstall everything from the market again, so i can see in the download list if my apps have got any updates...
so while app manager did work, this drawback makes it unusable for me sadly...
Note that aTrackDog gives similar functionality, so that is at least a workaround.
Backup for root users claims to backupt the Market DB, and it did seem to work a bit, in that some, but not all, of my non-paid apps show as installed. Odd.
Another huge problem with AppManager, I'vejust found, is when you use it to re-install 100-odd apps: you still have to answer two prompts for each one (OK & Done).
Since it doesn't even result in the Market DB being correctly updated, you might as well just copy the apk files en masse, using Root Explorer. I would do that in future.
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Note that aTrackDog gives similar functionality, so that is at least a workaround.
Backup for root users claims to backupt the Market DB, and it did seem to work a bit, in that some, but not all, of my non-paid apps show as installed. Odd.
Another huge problem with AppManager, I'vejust found, is when you use it to re-install 100-odd apps: you still have to answer two prompts for each one (OK & Done).
Since it doesn't even result in the Market DB being correctly updated, you might as well just copy the apk files en masse, using Root Explorer. I would do that in future.
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root explorer sounds like you need a rooted device for it. correct?
Shahpur.Azizpour said:
root explorer sounds like you need a rooted device for it. correct?
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yes, that's right; the easiest way is to install the MoDaCo custom ROM, which currently includes the new 2.0 HTC release, too
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yes, that's right; the easiest way is to install the MoDaCo custom ROM, which currently includes the new 2.0 HTC release, too
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do you mean the FW update by htc 2.0? i did the update using the RUU - no need for rooting...
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do you mean the FW update by htc 2.0? i did the update using the RUU - no need for rooting...
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No, not quite. the MoDaCo custom ROM is based on HTC's 2.0, but is already rooted, so you can run root explorer, and other apps needing root, directly. It also has lots of other tweaks. You *do* need root to run Root Explorer.
Unfortunately, if you've installed the HTC RUU, you've also likely been installed a new bootloader which has removed your ability to boot custom recovery images, and so removed your ability to gain root in the future. The MoDaCo ROM does not include the new bootloader (which is not otherwise required).
But all is not lost: apparently you can use a tool called "flashrec" to restore the old bootloader... lots more detail at the MoDaCo site.
Does Backup for Root work then other than missing a few apps?
Seemed ok for me, other than:
- not backing up protected apps, even thought it could
- not backing up the HTC Sense UI desktop, folders, etc.
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Seemed ok for me, other than:
- not backing up protected apps, even thought it could
- not backing up the HTC Sense UI desktop, folders, etc.
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Sounds promising...were you using the latest version? Noticed the dev saying was aware of bugs on latest version, and suggesting may be better to use the old version.
Thanks
Phil
yup, latest version. I think those comments are a rejoinder to some others commenting that it had wiped all their data. I've had no problems, and those comments looked a little unlikely to me.
But a nandroid backup is always a good safety measure, before trying anything
backing up SMS and Email
How can you backup all SMS and email so that you re-install them with all threads correct if you change the ROM?
P!
SMS yes; there are several backup tools around; I used SMS Backup for Root.
email: my email is Gmail-based, so no need to backup, as it's not stored on the phone.
I was wondering how I could make an exact copy of my system the way I have it set up, minus my personal info / installed apps after the fact and transfer it to another note.
I installed Holo kernel / TCPnote v2, froze tw launcher (after installing the latest golauncher ex beta) and several other bloat related things. Basically the whole system is running GoContacts / sms / launcher / locker. Changed some memory options / font / themes.
I have a friend that has a note as well and he liked my setup but I don't feel like going through all the work of doing it all again on his and was wondering if there was someway I could dump my setup to a image and reflash on his.
Any input is appreicated.
Would it help if whomever can help me with this got a donation, say $50.00 for their time?
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Would it help if whomever can help me with this got a donation, say $50.00 for their time?
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You can do a backup through CWM and then copy the backup file to his clockwork mod backup folder and restore it . also do a titaninum back up of all the apps he wants that you have. then do a factory reset on his phone and it will erase all of your personal information. then go back to titanium back up and restore all the apps he wants from your setup.
Thanks for the idea, I dunno if what I said in the first post was sensible, I already have a bunch of apps and stuff installed for me, that 'm sure he wouldn't want. What I was hoping to do is be able to image the core system (or the whole thing, and take out extras + my personal info / accounts, etc) then repackage it, flash with odin or cwm, Basically like the devs do roms, except backwards. I have the system setup / tweaks / launcher / addon's and would like to pull that out, minus anything i had installed afterwards, and make it flashable to his phone by any means necessary.
His phone is completely stock, so if I could image it to fash thru odin then he would have working root / cwm / custom rom + beats and other things i've deleted such as bloatware / vpn / stuff average users will never use.
Any other sugguestions?
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You can do a backup through CWM and then copy the backup file to his clockwork mod backup folder and restore it . also do a titaninum back up of all the apps he wants that you have. then do a factory reset on his phone and it will erase all of your personal information. then go back to titanium back up and restore all the apps he wants from your setup.
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No I dont know how to do it any other way. but if you could give me a thanks for trying it would be very appreciated
On Titanium Backup, you can uncheckmark the programs that you don't want to restore.
You can do a backup on your phone, and a backup using Titanium Backup, restore onto his phone by copying over the clockwordmod folder and the Titanium Backup folder.
Root/cwm his phone, then restore using cwm. Factory reset, then reboot.
Download Titanium Backup (Pro makes this a lot less painful), run it, do a batch restore, and uncheck the programs he won't use.
EDIT: Someone else ninja'd me. I really don't know if there's a way to reverse it. There should be theoretically. You most likely would have to still factory reset and use titanium backup.
EDIT 2: This might work: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.p3droid.odinmaker.donate
Can you make a nandroid without data and cache?
at first glance it looks like you want to make a rom
but upon reading it again, i have to say:
generally no, but it MIGHT be possible with LOTS of work
the main problem is, that most of your settings (like widgets, ...) are stored in data.
so what you could do is:
manually remove the data stuff you don't want, keep only the stuff you really need (lots of work, and might not work correctly)
and then you might be able to share it together with your system image (you would need to wipe cache and data before you write your backed up data...
which brings us back to the original answer...
I think possibly doing a part manual and part automated might be your best bet. Use titanium to back up then restore apps to his phone. There are apps that backup your desktop (shortcut and widget locations). Perhaps this will reduce a bulk of your setup time once you get a preferred ROM in place. Paid version of Titanium Backup allows you to restore all apps in unattended batch rather then making you click yes/install to every app. This may be worth it, I love it. I have been thinking about this on and off since yesterday and just can't think of a way of doing it that wont require a good but of work one way or another. Good luck though, let us know what you figure out.
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Thanks for all the suggestions, for the moment, I installed CWM and rooted the Note, still deciding on the best way to get his like mine with minimal amount of work needed for me or him. To bad there is not a way to image a phone's system completely, then just restore on the other phone.
Now I wish I would have cared more about programming instead of the hardware side back when I was in school eating up computer courses.
Chief Geek said:
I think possibly doing a part manual and part automated might be your best bet. Use titanium to back up then restore apps to his phone. There are apps that backup your desktop (shortcut and widget locations). Perhaps this will reduce a bulk of your setup time once you get a preferred ROM in place. Paid version of Titanium Backup allows you to restore all apps in unattended batch rather then making you click yes/install to every app. This may be worth it, I love it. I have been thinking about this on and off since yesterday and just can't think of a way of doing it that wont require a good but of work one way or another. Good luck though, let us know what you figure out.
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Search fruit cake maker and contact the dev.. It may be simple to get working on the note.
jb0nd38372 said:
Thanks for all the suggestions, for the moment, I installed CWM and rooted the Note, still deciding on the best way to get his like mine with minimal amount of work needed for me or him. To bad there is not a way to image a phone's system completely, then just restore on the other phone.
Now I wish I would have cared more about programming instead of the hardware side back when I was in school eating up computer courses.
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Search fruit cake maker and contact the dev.. It may be simple to get working on the note.
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Just my thought. Search for the user Samcripp. He basically has a program that makes s a system img of your current setup. I know it is in the skyrocket forum but not sure if it would work for our device.....not sure why it wouldn't but that's why I'm not a dev.... lol
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[Q] Seeking a single-click, multiple .apk installer, without "OK" confirmation breaks
Good afternoon,
Seeking the following:
An app which I can show my backed-up apks to all sitting on the SD card (after a new ROM flash for example), and to which I can then say, "Okay, install all these without asking me for any further confirmation." I don't want to sit here for the next two hours while I click OK for 150 apps to install (i.e. with Astro, Titanium Backup, or Easy Installer)
The only quasi solution to this I know of atm is Android Injector, which you operate from the PC, and transfer apks directly to your phone. I don't want that. I want to leave the PC out it completely, and find a solution from the phone side of things, utilizing the SD card, as stated.
All responses welcome and highly appreciated.
TL;DR - seeking an app that, with one click and one click only, will restore 100+ .apks without asking for confirmation between each one, which are stored on the SD card.
Thx.
To do this you need root I believe as there's no other way to bypass the install screen(as that would bypassing security and allowing a malicious app to install stuff freely)
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fjell_strom said:
Good afternoon,
Seeking the following:
An app which I can show my backed-up apks to all sitting on the SD card (after a new ROM flash for example), and to which I can then say, "Okay, install all these without asking me for any further confirmation." I don't want to sit here for the next two hours while I click OK for 150 apps to install (i.e. with Astro, Titanium Backup, or Easy Installer)
The only quasi solution to this I know of atm is Android Injector, which you operate from the PC, and transfer apks directly to your phone. I don't want that. I want to leave the PC out it completely, and find a solution from the phone side of things, utilizing the SD card, as stated.
All responses welcome and highly appreciated.
TL;DR - seeking an app that, with one click and one click only, will restore 100+ .apks without asking for confirmation between each one, which are stored on the SD card.
Thx.
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Titainium back up pro does this.
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zelendel said:
Titainium back up pro does this.
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Thx man - bought it. Just out of curiosity: any other options, perhaps cost-free?
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Thx man - bought it. Just out of curiosity: any other options, perhaps cost-free?
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Not that i know of. This has been the one I have always used myself and has worked without fail so never really looked.
Yeah, does a great job not just getting the apps back into place but with data as well, if desired. Great option. Takes about the same amount of time as with Android Injector (USB from PC) fwiw.
i have many apps apks on sd card location mnt/external_sd/myapps , and pro version of titanium backup. how do i get titanium to see all these apps so i can install them at once. or do i have to put them in the titanium backup folder. (they might not all fit, because titanium backup folder in on internal sd, not external)
This might help, requires ADB on a PC though. It's free. My suggestion is to use Titanium Backup Pro though, it really is a fantastic app. This is a good workaround though.
http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-in...ly-on-android-phones-with-mass-apk-installer/
I've always used My Backup Pro, it gives you a list of all the apps in the back up so you can tick the ones you want or just select-all and it runs through them in o e operation. Does apk and data but needs root.
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One Click Installer [Root]
Hi, ive developed a new app that does exactly what you are looking for.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sharon.oneclickinstaller
All apps installs in background without user interaction.
Features:
Background installation without user interaction
Install all apks with with a single click.
Change the directory of apk files or load all apk files.
Delete unwanted apk
Hope you find it useful!
Thanks
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stephendt0 said:
This might help, requires ADB on a PC though. It's free. My suggestion is to use Titanium Backup Pro though, it really is a fantastic app. This is a good workaround though.
http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-in...ly-on-android-phones-with-mass-apk-installer/
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sharon.oneclickinstaller
All apps installs in background without user interaction.
Wow talk about digging up a thread from the grave. Thanks for sharing though.
system app remover..
u just need to mark items.
backup/restore
batch install/unistall
Hey guys,
So I have this AOSP 4.2.1 JB ROM running on my phone now.
But the thing that i'm defenitely missings is the photosphere in the Camera app.
Can i donwload and flash it myself, and does anyone have a link for me?
And another thing i'm concerned about is my backups.
Are my TWRP and Titanium backups automatically placed in the right folder to maintain them or do i need to copy them to another place on my phone?
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Hey guys,
So I have this AOSP 4.2.1 JB ROM running on my phone now.
But the thing that i'm defenitely missings is the photosphere in the Camera app.
Can i donwload and flash it myself, and does anyone have a link for me?
And another thing i'm concerned about is my backups.
Are my TWRP and Titanium backups automatically placed in the right folder to maintain them or do i need to copy them to another place on my phone?
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You definitely can get photosphere yourself. I am on HTC Sense 4.1.1 and I have photosphere along with my stock 4.2 camera. I have a zip file sitting on my computer with it and it is working great for me, but you might like to find your own by a simple Google search (also apparently the file size is too large for me to attach here regardless) for "4.2 camera apk" or something of the sort.
I'm not quite following your second question. If you make an additional, more recent backup, they are all stored in specific folders on your "SD card" (phone memory) under those apps that were created for that purpose. If you wipe your phone, however, I'm not sure they will stay, so you might try finding those backups and storing them elsewhere (I think the premium version of Titanium has some way to let you not have to do that, but I'm not sure. I also do not know about TWRP's backups. Sorry).
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You definitely can get photosphere yourself. I am on HTC Sense 4.1.1 and I have photosphere along with my stock 4.2 camera. I have a zip file sitting on my computer with it and it is working great for me, but you might like to find your own by a simple Google search (also apparently the file size is too large for me to attach here regardless) for "4.2 camera apk" or something of the sort.
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Well i have found some zips on other sections for different phones. Does it matter that i don't have that specific phone or can I just flash the zip?
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I'm not quite following your second question. If you make an additional, more recent backup, they are all stored in specific folders on your "SD card" (phone memory) under those apps that were created for that purpose. If you wipe your phone, however, I'm not sure they will stay, so you might try finding those backups and storing them elsewhere (I think the premium version of Titanium has some way to let you not have to do that, but I'm not sure. I also do not know about TWRP's backups. Sorry).
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Well the question is about the profile thing. When you flash a 4.2 ROM you get profiles (a android jb 4.2 function) and your SDcard gets formatted to: sdcard/0/.... with all your files in there. So the question is like: how do i make sure my backups and files maintain when i flash (and wipe data) something on my phone?
I used this I believe: /s/zr7zvb16nc03b4f/4.2Camera_t04.zip (Add dropbox.com in front of it because I have not reached the qualified anti-spam threshold to post URLs).
For your latter question, I'm going to say try saving the backups to an external source.
I found a FAQ for Titanium Backup: "So you can use Titanium Backup to restore applications and system settings on top of a new ROM. Or, if you copied your Titanium Backup folder, you can restore to a new phone." I'm going to guess your case is along the same vein.
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I used this I believe: /s/zr7zvb16nc03b4f/4.2Camera_t04.zip (Add dropbox.com in front of it because I have not reached the qualified anti-spam threshold to post URLs).
For your latter question, I'm going to say try saving the backups to an external source.
I found a FAQ for Titanium Backup: "So you can use Titanium Backup to restore applications and system settings on top of a new ROM. Or, if you copied your Titanium Backup folder, you can restore to a new phone." I'm going to guess your case is along the same vein.
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Thanks man, I'm trying that zip-file in an minut when i made a complete backup!
For the backups, I just copied it to my pc so i can always try it later. Ill keep searching till i found my answer, thanks for your reply!
edit: the photosphere zip works like a charm, thanks a lot!
Hey could you repost the Photosphere app, doesnt seem to exist on the link provided before.
The google edition cam app doesnt work on the one x +, well the photosphere doesnt i mean.
Thanks!
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Thanks man, I'm trying that zip-file in an minut when i made a complete backup!
For the backups, I just copied it to my pc so i can always try it later. Ill keep searching till i found my answer, thanks for your reply!
edit: the photosphere zip works like a charm, thanks a lot!
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Well the question is about the profile thing. When you flash a 4.2 ROM you get profiles (a android jb 4.2 function) and your SDcard gets formatted to: sdcard/0/.... with all your files in there. So the question is like: how do i make sure my backups and files maintain when i flash (and wipe data) something on my phone?
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The SD card does not get 'formatted' to 0 folder. It just a folder that can be accecessed by JB 4.2.. The files etc that were previously in the SD Card remain intact, you just can't access it...
i.e. SDCARD\ becomes unaccessible and SDCARD\0 becomes to root folder...
Greetings all,
The Honor 5x is the first phone i have been able to use custom rom's on.
I wanted to know how to approach updates for these devices.
Basically, i want to know:
Do i still receive basic android security patches (Not necessarily the Huawei ones)?
What do i need to do to keep my device up to date with these patches?
Is there a way that I can update/switch roms without loosing my data or installed apps?
I am not technically un-savvy. This is just my first real time with android that i can play with.
Previous experience has been locked down verizon devices.
Any tips or info is helpful.
~EDIT~
I probably should have been more clear on my original post. Apologies for the confusion:
-- I have already unlocked the device through the Huawei official method using their site
-- I have TWRP, and understand how to backup my current ROM, or flash a new one (Currently running the stock de-bloated By clsA)
-- I have NOT tried to flash a different ROM over an existing one (if this is a thing?), instead they have all been full wipe-and-install.
-- Cyanogenmod wasn't my thing. EMUI with Nova launcher looks better to me, and lag hasn't been an issue since i turned off most of the animations.
-- I do have a working SD card, and have the Tasker app backup my latest TWRP zip from my SD card to my home-server when i get to my home wifi. (Double backup locations covered.)
Currently, what i'm trying to learn is if there is a way to flash a new ROM, but keep my apps installed so that i don't have to re-install them every time. (I'm thinking similar to a Linux /Home directory?)
As a day job I am a Cisco CCNA, but that doesn't really qualify me to be knowledgeable in android. However, I'm pretty used to technical stuff, and don't mind using the ADB interface (still learning), as it's reasonably similar to what i already know.
You need a PC to keep your backups- custom ROM backups can be restored using TWRP, stock rom backups need stock recovery.
Only stock ROM gets security updates via OTA that require an unmodified stock rom. Meaning no root and no TWRP.
There's a lot of information on this site- read up some and we will be here for help.
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Arobase40 said:
If this is your first Android smartphone why do you need to play with custom ROM ???
If you do care about official updates just stay on stock, take time to be accustomed with it and with all potential apps as there are so many things to discover and it may take some months to deal with.
Maybe later, much later if you're really unsatisfied with it you could then probably change for another ROM, but for now just use it as it...
You can also play with all the Play Store apps which won't modify you device internally but which could bring nice effects such as a new launcher, themes, wallpaper, keyboards, etc...
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It is not his first Android device. Verizon seems to lock their device so costumers won't be able to flash ROMs, sadly.
Dead_Dude said:
You need a PC to keep your backups- custom ROM backups can be restored using TWRP, stock rom backups need stock recovery.
Only stock ROM gets security updates via OTA that require an unmodified stock rom. Meaning no root and no TWRP.
There's a lot of information on this site- read up some and we will be here for help.
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Thanks for clearing up the OTA update.
I already keep backups on my PC, but after starting to use TWRP to mess about i don't want to go back to stock.
Arobase40 said:
If this is your first Android smartphone why do you need to play with custom ROM ???
If you do care about official updates just stay on stock, take time to be accustomed with it and with all potential apps as there are so many things to discover and it may take some months to deal with.
Maybe later, much later if you're really unsatisfied with it you could then probably change for another ROM, but for now just use it as it...
You can also play with all the Play Store apps which won't modify you device internally but which could bring nice effects such as a new launcher, themes, wallpaper, keyboards, etc...
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Not my first android phone, but the first one that was unlockable and can use custom roms.
As i am not familiar with custom roms as much as i am with stock android, i am not sure how this changes how i should handle my device security.
Should i be substituting these OTA updates i am used to with manual ones? does missing them put me at risk?
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It is not his first Android device. Verizon seems to lock their device so costumers won't be able to flash ROMs, sadly.
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They do. Bootloader lock, and not able to install custom recovery. Also, sideloading is super complicated. Bricking the phone is super easy too, so you can't even poke around much...
Thanks for the great post!
I realize that I should have probably put more info in my initial post, so i've made some additions.
I'm still learning about the ADB interface, and how the whole flashing process works. (I can do it, but don't totally understand what's going on when I do)
Here's what I added, just for reference sake.
I probably should have been more clear on my original post. Apologies for the confusion:
-- I have already unlocked the device through the Huawei official method using their site
-- I have TWRP, and understand how to backup my current ROM, or flash a new one (Currently running the stock de-bloated By clsA)
-- I have NOT tried to flash a different ROM over an existing one (if this is a thing?), instead they have all been full wipe-and-install.
-- Cyanogenmod wasn't my thing. EMUI with Nova launcher looks better to me, and lag hasn't been an issue since i turned off most of the animations.
-- I do have a working SD card, and have the Tasker app backup my latest TWRP zip from my SD card to my home-server when i get to my home wifi. (Double backup locations covered.)
Currently, what i'm trying to learn is if there is a way to flash a new ROM, but keep my apps installed so that i don't have to re-install them every time. (I'm thinking similar to a Linux /Home directory?)
As a day job I am a Cisco CCNA, but that doesn't really qualify me to be knowledgeable in android. However, I'm pretty used to technical stuff, and don't mind using the ADB interface (still learning), as it's reasonably similar to what i already know.
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itsbentheboy said:
Thanks for the great post!
I realize that I should have probably put more info in my initial post, so i've made some additions.
I'm still learning about the ADB interface, and how the whole flashing process works. (I can do it, but don't totally understand what's going on when I do)
Here's what I added, just for reference sake.
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Here's the bottom line
if your phone is on say lollipop 5.1.1 and you want to flash a rom 5.1.1 it's not necessary to wipe / factory reset your phone
if your phone is android 6 and you wish to return to lollipop 5.1.1 you need to totally wipe the phone (clean start) then return to 5.1.1
same if your on 5.1.1 and moving up to android 6 a clean start is the best.
If your flashing from android 6 (cm13) to another android 6 (Bliss rom) no wipe is needed (it's called Dirty flash)
If you want to play with custom ROMs
1. Stick to apps that have cloud saves.
Flashing ROMs in the safest way requires wiping the entire device. Dirty flashing can cause completely unpredictable results.
2. Get yourself a huge SD card. Maybe a spare to hold a backup stock image in the DLOAD folder. You won't always have a PC available to bring your phone back from a bad ROM.
3. Stick to the cloud as much as possible. But for the app or two you can't use the cloud with, get a good backup app. This device has a decent enough app on stock, but the app you use must run on all the ROMs you use Also remember, a lot of backups won't restore on m from l or vice versa.
4. Stick to the cloud. I've lost GTA game saves and worse by relying on an app to backup stuff properly. Manually copying files is much more reliable but slow.
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