Hi Guys,
this is the problem:
my mother owns an LG G5 E610v. For some time I have bought her a new phone (an iPhone). She (on the old LG) has some very important chats with messages, photos and videos of her granddaughters. I wish I could transfer the chats to the new phone. But to do that I would have to update Whatsapp. Unfortunately, however, when I try to update, phone tells me that it is impossible because there is no space. There are many applications that I could delete (Google, Youtube, Gmail, Hangouts, Google play Books, etc ...) but I can't delete them because they seem to be pre-installed and there is no way to delete them. Unfortunately I don't know well the android environment and neither the phone.
How can I go about solving this problem?
The phone software is an LG G5 E610v (European) with fw v4.1.2
Thanks in advance
You may not like my thoughts but she needs to backup her photos and vids independently of WhatsApp or they will likely be lost, sooner or later.
I won't allow WhatsApp or any social media app to be installed on any of my phones. They are a big fat security risk especially for those that aren't tech savvy. WhatsApp is a mecca for scammers and hackers, easy pickens.
If I can't login and use a site completely via browser I don't use it. A browser like Brave provides a buffer zone.
All critical data needs to be redundantly backup to at least 2 hdds that are physically and electronically isolated from each other and the PC. Never encrypt, clone or compress media backup data drives. Verify backup by folder count, data size and that the data is readable.
Regular critical data backup and good security practices are the only ways to help prevent data lose. After it happens will be too late...
A phone with an SD card slot would give her all the memory she needs. The SD card is then used as a data drive. It in turn is then redundantly backed up.
Address her backup plan asap if you haven't already...
Clearing app and system caches will free more space. Check the largest disk users of the 3rd party user installed apps to determine if they are really needed, uninstall to free space.
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Just to let you know there's a neat little security app that scans the device for viruses etc. and also does backup to remote server. check it out in the market
Its called "Lookout"
The thing about Lookout that bothers me is that it wants to backup all of your stuff to their servers, this includes video, audio, contacts, pics, and a list of programs you have installed. I doubt highly there are any real virii or malware for the platform in the market itself (have you ever heard of any?) and anything you do while sideloading comes with a risk, (best case for this app?). But google backs up your apps, and Titanium backup does a better job than that. Since you can't make phone calls, or send SMS messages from the nook per se, There really is no point in having lookout installed on this device.
No GPS, no nook recovery. Sad, but simple. Save Lookout for your mobile.
Hello people,
To those who are familiar with the Tweetcaster App and bored to read a lot.
I am an everyday Twitter and Tweetcaster user.
I am trying to find a way to Backup (and probably transfer to another android phone) the Direct Messages that the application has stored in my phone.
There is no button for that.
I tried to copy/paste the “Tweetcaster” folder from my Samsung Galaxy S’ memory. Didn’t work.
For those who want more details and explanation.
Let’s say that I bought a new phone, and I want to transfer my Direct Message Data from the old one, to the new one.
1. Fact: Twitter.com archives ONLY the ~200 latest Direct messages to their server. Everything older, is deleted, and cannot be retrieved.
2. Fact: In my old phone, I have access to ALL Direct Messages, I have sent or received via Tweetcaster since I start using that phone. More than 1000 Direct Messages.
3. Fact: I have installed to my new phone the Tweetcaster app, and only the ~200 latest Direct Messages have appeared.
So. I assume that Tweetcaster, somewhere in my Old phone's memory, has a Directory of Data which includes all my Direct messages. I am seeking a way, to find and transfer that Directory to my computer, so I can have a Backup, and also to Transfer it to my new phone, and continue my Direct Messaging from where I stopped in my old phone.
(The app, saves in the phone’s memory, ONLY the Direct Messages, not ALL timeline activities)
I communicated with the online OneLouder Support didn’t help me at all.
So, I’m counting to you guys.
Probably someone pro here, can track the data movement this app makes every time you receive or send a Direct messages.
Thank you in advance.
Usefull stuff:
tweetcaster.com
Hey everyone,
I've been googling for many hours. I've been to many shady places. But I've come up empty handed.
I'm basically looking for an app, that can provide syncronisation between a folder on my device, and a folder on <insert cloud storage here>.
I'm personally trying to migrate away from Dropbox, of which I've been a heavy user for many years. But in the light of the recent NSA gate, I thought I'd take a look what else is out there. I've chosen MEGA, as they provide (on paper) the security I like, and enough storage for my cloud-storage-needs.
I've been using Dropbox to automatically store the images I've taken with my phone camera and I take a backup of my texts every night at 2pm, which is also, automagically, uploaded to Dropbox. The official MEGA app takes care of the first, but the latter is taken care of within the backup app itself. It can be disabled, though.
I've looked for sync apps, but neither those or apps like Helium doesn't support MEGA.
So dear XDA,
Is there hope for me?
ownCloud provides universal access to your files via the web, your computer or your mobile devices — wherever you are.
It also provides a platform to easily view & sync your contacts, calendars and bookmarks across all your devices and enables basic editing right on the web.
http://owncloud.org/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.owncloud.android&hl=pt_BR
Dear experts,
I have a Samsung Galaxy S7, rooted with Superman Rom v2.7 (Android N) installed. I was very sad when I found out, that it is impossible to have device encryption enabled on a rooted Android N phone. I do not want to go without root any more - too many benefits (Titanium etc) and I also do not want to revert to a former Android version. But I definitely also want to be sure, that if my phone gets lost or stolen, my personal data are not accessible by unauthorized third parties (other than Google and NSA). Without device encryption, this is a real challenge. A thief could simply boot into recovery mode and pull all my data. Even if this is rather unlikely to happen, as thiefs in general are not that interested in personal data, I want to eliminate this threat as far as possible.
So I made up a list of all my data persistent on my device, which I do not want to be accessible by thiefs:
Calendar (i.e. my google calendar app data)
Tasks (i.e. my tasks app data)
Contacts
E-Mails (i.e. my K-9 app data)
SMS messages
WhatsApp messages
Browser history and bookmarks (i.e. my Firefox app data)
Passwords (i.e. my password manager app data)
Access credentials from banking, cloud and social media apps
Photos
So far so good. My passwords are stored encrypted safely by my password manager app - so this point is done. WhatsApp only stores backups of its database encrypted (though they also can be decrypted with some programming skills) - the app data itself (and thus the messages) is stored unencrypted. I am rather sure that access credentials from banking, cloud and social media (Facebook) apps are stored encrypted. And as of my photos, they are just files and I found the tool EMS Lite, capable of putting all my sensible files into an encrypted container, simmilar to TrueCrypt. So what is left are calendar, tasks, contacts, K-9 data, Whatsapp messages, sms messages, Firefox data.
So my question to you is: How to encrypt these data (or parts of it) so that thiefs cannot simply access it by pulling it from my phone? Is there an app, capable of encrypting other apps data?
It must be possible, especially with root. Titanium is capable of encrypting other apps data. The workflow for making it impossible to access an app's data with Titanium would be this:
Enable Titanium encryption in the settings and set a key
Backup the app data
Wipe the app data
This way, a thief has no chance to access the app data without your password. To reaccess the data, one has to restore it via Titanium and provide the key. Of course, this workflow is not practicable to do every time I want to reaccess one of these apps, but theoretically it should work.
Long story short: Is it possible to encrypt specific app's data? If no, do you have any other tips for me to protect my data (or parts of it) from beeing accessed by possible thiefs (other than not loosing my phone)?
Thank you very much!
blaukraut said:
Dear experts, I have a Samsung Galaxy S7, rooted with Superman Rom v2.7 (Android N) installed. I was very sad when I found out, that it is impossible to have device encryption enabled on a rooted Android N phone...
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I don't have this device but, your best bet is to post this question within the following Q&A thread that's specific to your device.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3341138
Good Luck!
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Thanks, I already asked that question in the Superman Rom specific thread, without success. And since my question applys to ALL rooted Nougat devices (not just the SGS7), I thought this is the place where I will most likely get a good answer.
However, I will do as you said and ask my question in the SGS7 Q&A thread too.
Thanks!
--- unintentional double post. sorry but my post did not appear after posting.
Hello all, my dad just passed away and his sister was staying there with him so had his phone and access to everything including his motorola g power 2021. Now, there are no text, photos, emails, etc... except facebook msgs. Can the deleted data be recovered? I'm having a hard time comprehending why all that would be deleted.
Also, is there a way to see how long that phone has been in service/use? I know he had to get a new phone several months ago that I helped him set up, but can't remember if it was this one or not (seems to be as it has 2 of his email addresses which was due to him not remembering the first one and needing another email address previously).
Thanks for any and all help that anyone can provide. Have a great day.
Afaik most of that would be stored on his Google account. Does anyone have access to it?
Hi,
It is possible to recover deleted data from a phone, but the success rate depends on the specific device and how the data was deleted. In general, if the data has been permanently deleted and the phone has been used since, the chances of successful recovery are low.
There are data recovery software and services available that can attempt to recover deleted data, but it's important to note that there is no guarantee that they will be able to recover all or any of the deleted data.
As for checking how long the phone has been in service, it may be possible to check the device's warranty or purchase date through the manufacturer's website or by contacting their customer support. Additionally, you could check the phone's usage history and call logs to get an idea of how long it has been in use.