So, yes I searched around, and got close answers, but nothing that answers my ?'s exactly. About to root for 1st time, and then install CM, but before I start to mess with my phone at all, I want to back it up COMPLETELY...i.e. contacts, apps, app settings, dxtop homescreen shortcuts + colors, etc. etc. etc. And then, if I mess up root, how do I start over and re-install everything?
Also, once I root, will everything will be gone from my phone? I saw a thread @ androidcommunities saying yes, but is there anyway to "backup" the apps on my SD? Then copy the files SD -> computer? I don't want to install each app 1 by 1 again...And through my searchings, I'm afraid you're going to say "I have to", and if that's the case, and use apps2sd, will I EVER have to download apps 1 by 1 again?
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So, yes I searched around, and got close answers, but nothing that answers my ?'s exactly. About to root for 1st time, and then install CM, but before I start to mess with my phone at all, I want to back it up COMPLETELY...i.e. contacts, apps, app settings, dxtop homescreen shortcuts + colors, etc. etc. etc. And then, if I mess up root, how do I start over and re-install everything?
Also, once I root, will everything will be gone from my phone? I saw a thread @ androidcommunities saying yes, but is there anyway to "backup" the apps on my SD? Then copy the files SD -> computer? I don't want to install each app 1 by 1 again...And through my searchings, I'm afraid you're going to say "I have to", and if that's the case, and use apps2sd, will I EVER have to download apps 1 by 1 again?
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Even if you backup your apps, you'll still have to reinstall them one by one from your backup. The Market has apps that can help backup your apps to apk formats. MyBackup Pro will backup app settings and shortcuts afaik, but it isn't free. Why worry about backing up contacts, they're sync'd with your gmail account.
thanks! do you recall what app backs my apps into an apk? and then what do i do from there?
agh, 100 apps, 1 by 1, wowsers...theres gotta be a better way?
4thephil said:
thanks! do you recall what app backs my apps into an apk? and then what do i do from there?
agh, 100 apps, 1 by 1, wowsers...theres gotta be a better way?
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How the hell do you fit 100 apps in an unrooted G1? Mine was full at the high 30's.
You can use AppManager.
I have AppManager, looking at AppManager Pro with batch install. However, last time my phone pooped on me (when updating to 1.5 with Dark Keys installed), I had to hard reset. App Manager installed all my apps. However, I had to go back and do it again 1 by 1 because the Market didn't recognize that my apps were installed when I re-installed through AppManager.
Is this problem fixed? Or is there a fix to this?
P.S. 113 apps (including default ones) installed
4thephil said:
I have AppManager, looking at AppManager Pro with batch install. However, last time my phone pooped on me (when updating to 1.5 with Dark Keys installed), I had to hard reset. App Manager installed all my apps. However, I had to go back and do it again 1 by 1 because the Market didn't recognize that my apps were installed when I re-installed through AppManager.
Is this problem fixed? Or is there a fix to this?
P.S. 113 apps (including default ones) installed
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You can't get around that, Market only shows INSTALLED if installed through Market. Doesn't mean you can't use the app. If you need to keep up with updates, use aTrackdog with AppManager.
Arg, lame! But thanks for your prompt replies (I'm about to root right now)...
I guess my last question is, once I root and can install Nandroid, or Backup for Root, will I have to install 1 by 1 ever again, to make Market recognize apps? Or do these root programs backup the phone to be EXACTLY as it was when backup was made?
4thephil said:
Arg, lame! But thanks for your prompt replies (I'm about to root right now)...
I guess my last question is, once I root and can install Nandroid, or Backup for Root, will I have to install 1 by 1 ever again, to make Market recognize apps? Or do these root programs backup the phone to be EXACTLY as it was when backup was made?
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Market won't recognize installed apps unless install by Market, PERIOD. Nandroid backs up exactly the state of the phone, while Backup for Root can do individual things like SMS, Shortcuts, Data of apps, etc.
Backup for Root does have a check mark for "Market db", but I've never found it to work.
So, the bottom line, is that most rooted users don't use the market to update apps? They use AppManager/aTrackdog, because every time they restore, it would uninstall apps and market wouldn't recognize?
Use My backup Pro to back up your apps. After you root install adb on your computer, go to the application and games section and look for a thread XDA app pack 1.4 to batch install your apps. Use aTrackDog to keep up w/ updates. The market will no longer show them when you install off market. It will show them again after you update your apps (not all just the ones you update).
EDIT: copy app file from SD card (MyBackupPro) into XDA app pack folder to batch install
Apaca1ypse said:
Use My backup Pro to back up your apps. After you root install adb on your computer, go to the application and games section and look for a thread XDA app pack 1.4 to batch install your apps. Use aTrackDog to keep up w/ updates. The market will no longer show them when you install off market. It will show them again after you update your apps (not all just the ones you update).
EDIT: copy app file from SD card (MyBackupPro) into XDA app pack folder to batch install
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would AppManager Pro do this same thing exactly (batch install)?
4thephil said:
would AppManager Pro do this same thing exactly (batch install)?
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Yes, but if you use adb you can back up and restore your private apps No app on the market can do that.
Hey everyone,
Just recently I've switched over to the leaked 2.2 froyo and I bought the donate version for titanium backup. After installing all my apps over to 2.2 it was a pain in the ass to get all my icons and widgets back to where they were.
Is there an easier way to restore settings between roms and have the home screens be the same with some kind of restore?
For example if I backed up leaked froyo right now and tryed out pmf v2.0 I wouldn't want to restore some settings because of the fact that sense is removed and may cause some errors and force closes right? But if I did a full restore going from froyo > skyraider it would be smoother correct?
I just need some clarification of how to restore settings so that when I'm switching between roms there is an easier way rather than taking that extra 25-35 min to get everything back to where it was. Thanks.
Titanium backup allows for you to choose what you want to put back onto your phone. Since its 2.2 -> 2.2 then imo you really shouldn't have any major problems with most things.
HTC Incredible, rooted w/ modified Sense 2.1
ilinfinityil said:
Titanium backup allows for you to choose what you want to put back onto your phone. Since its 2.2 -> 2.2 then imo you really shouldn't have any major problems with most things.
HTC Incredible, rooted w/ modified Sense 2.1
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Well, yeah I was using titanium backup for restoring all my applications however I didn't want to restore system apps/settings in case it would overwrite the newer and updated core apps to 2.2. How would I go about restoring homescreens and where I put all my icons with titanium backup?
If you use something like launcher pro, you can backup from within the program. Also, titanium backup will do the same. If using sense look for the green desktop item to back up.
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If you use something like launcher pro, you can backup from within the program. Also, titanium backup will do the same. If using sense look for the green desktop item to back up.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
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Okay cool I'll look out for it, thanks.
both launchers, adw and laucherpro, have a save homescreen icons setting. It's really helpful. Just use titanium backup first...and then restore the launcher files..in that order good luck! Sense can only save scenes..but its too bad you cant save to sd card.
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both launchers, adw and laucherpro, have a save homescreen icons setting. It's really helpful. Just use titanium backup first...and then restore the launcher files..in that order good luck! Sense can only save scenes..but its too bad you cant save to sd card.
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Yeah, see that's what I was looking for is a sense restore with scenes however I didn't want to restore like a sense 2.1 setting over a sense 2.2 setting and mess with any of that. Might use adw since it's pretty b.a.
When i flashed my phone a few days ago, i tried to recover my apps+data but every time i tried to recover a app it rebooted my phone. I decided just to install my apps back from the market but now i need to recover 2-4 games cus i reached far in them and dont want to restart. Is there a fix for this cus i couldnt find one.
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When i flashed my phone a few days ago, i tried to recover my apps+data but every time i tried to recover a app it rebooted my phone. I decided just to install my apps back from the market but now i need to recover 2-4 games cus i reached far in them and dont want to restart. Is there a fix for this cus i couldnt find one.
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Do you use app2sd v2?? Install game from market and restore only data using titanium.
yes i use app2sd, dont know if it v2, should be since the market installs the latest version. Some app have the data only options but other only have the app+data option since i used this option to backup.
fallensoldier said:
yes i use app2sd, dont know if it v2, should be since the market installs the latest version. Some app have the data only options but other only have the app+data option since i used this option to backup.
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You can restore the data seperately also. From going into preferences. By the way did you goto titanium backup' s preferences and select the default install location as internal??
Hi guys,
One quick question. How can i change my default app shortcut in the rom? I mean, so everytime I do a factory reset, i have those apps in my desktop.
Also, is there anyway to put my default WIFI as well in my rom? Very helpfull if you are testing roms or anything...and you have to do factory reset as well.
Thanks a lot
1. you can do backups of your desktop on ADW launcher or GO launcher & restore with a few clicks. find it in the launcher settings.
2. make a backup of /data/wifi/bcm_supp.conf then you have saved your wireless settings.
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I like to flash different ROMs, sometimes 3 or 4 per week, sometimes 3-4 per day ... I usually come back to a "daily driver" (currently Chroma) after trying new ROMs - but I always have a Nandroid of my daily driver I can return to.
I know that downloading apps and setting them up is the nature of the beast when flashing new ROMs, but is there a quicker way to restore all your apps and settings? I have Titanium Backup (pro) installed and have backed up all my apps I have customized settings for, the rest are just left as default. I also have TWRP manager (pro), but it asks you to individually install each app and is almost quicker to just let Google choose which ones to download and restore all the apps upon setup. I've never used TIBU to restore more than my backed up app settings, does it ask you to install each app as it goes through them too?
Is Titanium the quickest way or is there another way?
Titanium allows you to do batch actions and backup and restore all the apps you want in one go. You don't need to do apps individually.
I tend to let Google do the bulk (now I have a decent internet connection) and then just overwrite the ones with app data specific to me from Titanium after in one go.
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I tend to let Google do the bulk (now I have a decent internet connection) and then just overwrite the ones with app data specific to me from Titanium after in one go.
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That's kind of how I do it now and have for a while.
Thanks for the info on TIBU, I wasn't sure how that worked with a batch restore?