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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?
4thephil said:
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.
I know this has been probably asked and answered many times but I'm new to xda community, if anybody can point me to a thread where it explains how to remove these useless apps like (bell pvr)
I use titanium backup. It is free in the Market. But be careful what apps you remove, I was told that certain apps require others to work.I just removed bell PVR and all the "social network" stuff.
When Titanium opens (Must be rooted) select backup/restore button at the top. Then scroll down to the apps you want to remove. Tap the icon then a list will appear, select uninstall.
And you are good
Enjoy your Galaxy!!
I am aware about the Titanium backup and want to remove some useless (for me) apps, but as the above poster mentioned I am not sure which ones are safe to be removed and more importantly, what do we do in case we remove an app that shouldn't have been removed... So if anyone has successfully uninstalled some of the stock apps could mention which ones?
Your best bet would be to backup the files you want to remove. You can do this in Titanium. Then after you remove the files you want to remove. After you reboot see if it works. If not then simply go back into titanium and restore the backup.
vylent said:
I know this has been probably asked and answered many times but I'm new to xda community, if anybody can point me to a thread where it explains how to remove these useless apps like (bell pvr)
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you need to be rooted, and use Titan Backup (free)
everything in RED is preloaded
some are safe to remove, some are not
so make a backup before you remove anything
Guys, Where can I find this junk you deleted ...i need bell pvr app.
Anyone got a full backup of bell samsung vibrant ?
not me sorry, that is one of the very first thing i deleted, since i don't use Bell TV
actually i quit TV since like 7 years ago
as soon as i found out i can watch all my favorite TV shows anytime i wanted online/offline
i still have a TV somewhere, i just get the Free Over The Air, like the good old fashioned way, with the Rabbit Antennae
If u guys dont want to do it manually, might i suggest "systemapp remover" in market. It allows deletion of the apk followed by uninstalltion of the appropriate package name.
Titan Backup does that already, it backup and then uninstall
so if you screw-up by "accident" (removing things you shouldn't) you can restore from backup
Is there a nandroid backup or something we can extract the apk from.
Comeon guys, help me out here
thanks
mohitmoudgil said:
Is there a nandroid backup or something we can extract the apk from.
Comeon guys, help me out here
thanks
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Did u make a nandroid backup ? if so just unyaffs system.img
If not, then download the firmware ur currently using and proceed with this :
Link
Guys, I have t mobile vibrant. Else I would already have that apk.
If anyone can provide me a backup file then I can extract.
Here is the backup file that Titanium Backup created for the Bell PVR application. I hope this helps.
http://www.framedfiction.com/posts/ca.bell.android.BellRpvr-20100929-164710.tar.gz
I've read all over these forums about how you can use titanium backup to uninstall the bell apps that come with the phone. But whenever I launch Titanium all I see are the following:
Accounts
Application Widgets
Bluetooth Pairings
Country, Language, Time Zone
Wi-Fi Access Points
I've checked the filters and they're not on.
Is it broken?
Im sort of an intermediate noob....anyway HTC EVO rooted no prob, wifi tether etc. I just have a question about backing up apps. My understanding is that titanium backup, backs up your USER APPS and only backs up the DATA of SYSTEM APPS. Well I need to know what system apps I can uninstall?? I'm not sure what I'll need and is it possible, if I uninstall something, to reflash the custom froyo rom I'm running as of now??? Thanks guys.
i think what you really want to know is "What apps can i safely remove?"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769209
You can use root explorer to remove system apps. Estrongs File Explorer works as well when you then on the root option.
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Thanks dragonmagik.....that's exactly what I was looking for.
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You can also remove apps with Titanium. Chuck Norris mode FTW!!!
i use titanium to remove any straggler apps from system when playing with roms. I use a script to make them pretty bare bones first but there is often a stragler depending on the rom that i can remove. works great. but as others have said you can also use estrong, root explorer, and adb to do this as well.
I'm still pretty new to the android roms, I can appreciate the great work being done here!
What methods are you using to backup apps, especially those from the market? For me the biggest draw to android is the apps. Even when trying all the awesome roms here I also want to try out of the apps from the market. I assume that if I buy an app from the market I would be able to download it again without paying for it again. ???
Someone said that titanium backup will do this, but if this is the solution then we would need an apk for titanium backup.
Still, I think, better yet it would be nice to be able to backup, copy the apk file from any program I have installed so when I try out another build or android rom I don't have to go back to the market and re-download any and all apps I like.
the0stranger said:
I'm still pretty new to the android roms, I can appreciate the great work being done here!
What methods are you using to backup apps, especially those from the market? For me the biggest draw to android is the apps. Even when trying all the awesome roms here I also want to try out of the apps from the market. I assume that if I buy an app from the market I would be able to download it again without paying for it again. ???
Someone said that titanium backup will do this, but if this is the solution then we would need an apk for titanium backup.
Still, I think, better yet it would be nice to be able to backup, copy the apk file from any program I have installed so when I try out another build or android rom I don't have to go back to the market and re-download any and all apps I like.
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Titanium backup is available in the market for download. You can backup the apk using a dike manager program if you would like,so when you install a new build you can just install it from the SD.
Personally, i prefer to just use app brain to synch NY apps and i use the launcher pro backup for my home screen.
the0stranger said:
I'm still pretty new to the android roms, I can appreciate the great work being done here!
What methods are you using to backup apps, especially those from the market? For me the biggest draw to android is the apps. Even when trying all the awesome roms here I also want to try out of the apps from the market. I assume that if I buy an app from the market I would be able to download it again without paying for it again. ???
Someone said that titanium backup will do this, but if this is the solution then we would need an apk for titanium backup.
Still, I think, better yet it would be nice to be able to backup, copy the apk file from any program I have installed so when I try out another build or android rom I don't have to go back to the market and re-download any and all apps I like.
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App Monster. Its free and you can download it from the Market. You can backup all your downloaded apps to your sd card and batch install them if you try out a new build.
In future please ask questions in the General Discussion Forum.
Thread moved to HD2 Android General Discussion.
Mark.
Titanium Backup is also available from the market for free. The paid version just restores easier. (You don't have to click ok for every app) Titanum backup also backs up settings (data)
Your purchases are linked to your gmail account, and you should be able to download again.
Just don't ask the apk of paid version here. It's warez.
I recommend My backup Pro... backs up apps and market links and just works...
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So,
now that the first usable ROMs for X8 pop up i am wondering: what is the easiest way to import all your settings to a new ROM?
i am thinking of Apps, App-Settings, Sync-Settings (gmail, Roadsync..), SMS, Mails etc etc...
Restoring/Setting this up manually after every installation of a new ROM takes some time.
What is your trick for the lazy people?
How much can be backed up with Titanium Backup? I'm still not sure about this.
What other Apps can you recommend?
update: found a solution at lifehacker today.
Non of them will work when going from ROM to ROM. When you go to a new ROM, you should backup the previous one so you can go back to the default when there is a problems with the Custom ROM.
Basically, you can't transfer apps or anything from one ROM to another. You will have to manually install them yourself, take a list of them and download/install again. I wish it could work but it cant ):
Too bad.
Ok, I cant backup apps this way.
Is there a way or script to automatically install apps (apks) from a folder on sdcard?
Maybe I could use AppBrain to sync apps.
But how about System Settings, Accounts...
Hm, actually come to think of it .. If your phone is rooted (obviously is lol) you can go to Root Explorer or any root application manager, go to System>App and if you can transfer them to your SD card, I use Root Explorer, just select all and zip them, then transfer to SD card .. All the .apk's will be in the zip file. I suppose just install one by one
As for system settings, accounts etc. those can't be backed up .. You'll just have to be updated manually :L Don't be lazy haha
just found this tip from lifehacker using titanium backup. looks pretty convinient.
if someone tries this, please report if you have success.
laureus said:
just found this tip from lifehacker using titanium backup. looks pretty convinient.
if someone tries this, please report if you have success.
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Use this, for me it's the best way.
Titanium backup can store all your current apps and data settings for theseapps, too.
After flashing your new ROM, install Titanium backup and restore your backuped apps. Works fine.