Anybody know of a program that will restore widgets to their respectful place after a wipe, or upgrade. Kinda getting tired of placing each and every widget each time I wipe. Thanks in advanced.
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Titanium Backup will restore your apps and settings ....but the only way I know how to restore your widget setup is via nandroid backup
The Desktop system app contains your homescreen setup. Caution when restoring system apps though.
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The Desktop system app contains your homescreen setup. Caution when restoring system apps though.
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Desktop systems app? Where can I find it? And can you elaborate on being "careful" restoring. Thanks.
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There is no way to really, consistently, do what you're asking, thanks to the limitations of the Android system.
Maybe someone could figure out a way to export "scenes" to the SD card then you could just save your scene, flash a new sense rom and have everything back how you had it.
I'm just brainstorming, I have no clue if "scenes" can be exported
MyBackup Pro sort of does it. It has a function specifically for restoring homescreens but does not work perfectly.
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If you use adw it can backup your desktop configuration. That's what I do.
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Desktop systems app? Where can I find it? And can you elaborate on being "careful" restoring. Thanks.
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There's a system app named HTC SENSE: DESKTOP. It stores your desktop config. Restoring system apps from one rom to another can cause issues. I'm not sure of specific issues cuz I usually only restore WiFi access points.
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I use this cool thing called pen and paper. It lets you write down where everything is on the home screen. Then when you restore, you can look at the "paper" part, to figure out where everything goes. Isn't that cool?
DeMiNe0 said:
I use this cool thing called pen and paper. It lets you write down where everything is on the home screen. Then when you restore, you can look at the "paper" part, to figure out where everything goes. Isn't that cool?
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Or you could take a screenshot of each screen then put those on your computer and look at them while you're restoring your screens. None of this "paper" business... whatever "paper" means.
My Backup Pro works quite well for me
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Or you could take a screenshot of each screen then put those on your computer and look at them while you're restoring your screens. None of this "paper" business... whatever "paper" means.
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+1 I use shoot me before I wipe for all screens, but it is still a pain
You can't. Just remember where your widgets are or take screens if you really have that many.
Or take a screenshot of each home screen? If rooted, of course.
Just noticed someone mentioned this idea already.
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None of this "paper" business... whatever "paper" means.
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I think it's supposed to be in the market, but I haven't been able to find it.
+1 for screenshots though
I found out by accident that if I back up all apps and data with Titanium Backup and then flash whatever... when I restore with Titanium my apps come back but I also discovered that when I power off and then power back on my previous personal scene and apps and widgets all return to where I had them.
I think that is what is being asked.
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I have my Nexus rooted, and everytime I update to a different rom, or theme I have to redownload all apps which I just use Linda's app manager for (works well) I never figured out how to use AppstoSD, my main problem is I want to know how to save your home screens so I don't have to REDO everything everytime. It can get quite annoying.... any help would be great.
If you use titanium backup, it saves the data of your apps, so when you restore them, everything is its right place. However for the widgets, it will say "widget not found" in place of where the widget once was. You just need to delete the widget and put it on the homescreen again.
MyBackupPro is also for root now and though I have both, I prefer MBP.
go download an app called "AppBrain" and then go to their site and sign-in/make an account. Sync your apps on your phone to app brain and thats the only app you'll have to install when you wipe the phone. You can also browse the market on their site.
http://www.appbrain.com/
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go download an app called "AppBrain" and then go to their site and sign-in/make an account. Sync your apps on your phone to app brain and thats the only app you'll have to install when you wipe the phone. You can also browse the market on their site.
http://www.appbrain.com/
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AppBrain is aPITA - you can only install apps one at a time. If you change your settings you can make any apps you download sync with google. If you wipe and sign in it'll start redowloading and installing them
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i guess OP is asking about screens layout with apps shortcuts, not the apps.......the same doubt i had but no one answered......
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i guess OP is asking about screens layout with apps shortcuts, not the apps.......the same doubt i had but no one answered......
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Izmar answered it. If you do a titanium restore, then reboot your phone, all your icons will be placed back to where they were on the home screens when you backed them up.
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Izmar answered it. If you do a titanium restore, then reboot your phone, all your icons will be placed back to where they were on the home screens when you backed them up.
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OH.....i never knew that ..... i have donate version of Titanium but when i restored i used to get only apps.....or i must be missing something
I was wondering if there is a good app that will let me backup game info on select apps like angry birds or stupid zombies. So that way I don't lose the levels after I wipe out my phone evey time.
If so what's the best one out?
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Titanium Backup..it can backup the app and the date. If your new ROM restores the apps automatically, you can restore just the data through Titanium Backup.
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Titanium Backup..it can backup the app and the date. If your new ROM restores the apps automatically, you can restore just the data through Titanium Backup.
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I have that but never use it ... Do you know what option I would use to back that up with and restore it ... Without backing up everything?
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Yea, you open the app, and if you have never used it you have to click on the "problems" box at the bottom which will install busybox. When that is complete, at the top, select backup/restore. That will list all of the applications on your phone. You choose which ones you want to back up by selecting it and choosing "backup". White text apps are user apps, and red text apps are system apps. System apps are mostly unnecessary to back up because the ROM you flash will have its own system apps, and in some cases restoring system apps from a different ROM can cause issues. When you flash something else and go back into Titanium, you go to backup/restore again and find the app. When you click it and select restore you have the option of restoring just the app, app and data, or just the data.
Ah .. Very nice ... Thanks a lot ... This is going to help a lot ... Wish I knew that a long time ago lol
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lol, yea it's a great app, and you won't be able to live without it now!
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lol, yea it's a great app, and you won't be able to live without it now!
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Probably not ... My daughter hates me every time I mess with my phone and lose her angry birds progress lol... And now I have my stupid zombies game too.
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Hi guys. We are in times of crazy rom updates, and when you update making a wipe, one of the big problems is you lose the icons order in the app list. I don't mean to icons in the home/launcher else icons in the general list of apps.
I know how to save the home icons and widgets disposition but is there any way to save/backup the order of the app list? I don't like alphabetical order or things like that, i personalize myself and is a pain in the ass do it every time i do i wipe to upgrade a rom.
I have been searching in the forums but didn't find anything.
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please anybody?
This would be amazing!
But in the meantime I normally screenshot every page before updating and save then onto the pc then I copy the order, it's not great but it works for now
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Yep, but the order has to be saved in some system file, it must be there. It's annoying no one knows what file is :-(
TassaDarK said:
Yep, but the order has to be saved in some system file, it must be there. It's annoying no one knows what file is :-(
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Its probably locked. Not available to us. :-(
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the icon order and page layouts are stored in the app data of TwLauncher. you can backup its data with titaniumbackup and restore it later on. but be adviced that there might be side effects when restoring the data of an older rom in a new one.
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the icon order and page layouts are stored in the app data of TwLauncher. you can backup its data with titaniumbackup and restore it later on. but be adviced that there might be side effects when restoring the data of an older rom in a new one.
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Yes, i tried this but only saves the launcher/home disposition, not icon order in app list :-(
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Yes, i tried this but only saves the launcher/home disposition, not icon order in app list :-(
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i guess you need to restore it after you restored all apps. if you restore the apps later on, their position won't be the same. at least i don't recall any problems with the applist order on my phone, and i make heavy use of folders.
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Yes, i tried this but only saves the launcher/home disposition, not icon order in app list :-(
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I think it does, because when I wipe TwLauncher data the icon layout is lost and when I restore it they are where I put them. Maybe if TwLauncher is different between the roms it does not work? Anyway, the layout must be somewhere in the appdata, I think it is in the launcher.db file (/data/data/com.sec.android.app.twlauncher/databases/launcher.db), you can view it with Root Explorer's internal SQL viewer -> menu_item
Good luck!
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Yes, i tried this but only saves the launcher/home disposition, not icon order in app list :-(
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Hmm... this seems strange. I've done the exact same thing and haven't lost my folders and icon order through three rom updates. Just make sure you backup the data of "TwLauncher" in Titanium before you flash. On restore make sure you only restore data for TwLauncher and as heldchen said restore all your apps first.
P.S.: Just to be on the safe side: you do mean the order of the icons in the app drawer and not something else?
Okay so whenever I'm done texting or have to close an app to go back to my home screen all of the apps and widgets don't show up and I have wait for them to reload again.. it gets annoying cause this happens about 90% of the time I close an app. Is there a way to fix this thing or preventing from happening? >.<
Which launcher are you using?
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Which launcher are you using?
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TwLauncher. The default one..
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TwLauncher. The default one..
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For some reason, you have an app that is running that is taking enough cache memory that it is causing TW to close, anytime you are leaving it, instead of staying in memory. This is causing a 'respawn' (everything has to reload.). You have 2 choices here.
1. Figure out what app, or apps are running that you don't need, and shut them down.
2. switch to a lighter launcher. On the surface, zeam and adw are two of the lightest out there, but I've had the best luck in low memory situations with go launcher, myself.
In order to find which apps are doing this, my recommendation is to get rom toolbox (free is fine), and look in the 'auto start manager'. I'm sure there are several apps that do the same thing, but RTb is my preference. Once you get into that section, look at the list of what is starting on boot, and disable the ones you don't need. This won't make the app useless, but it will keep it from running in the background until you open it yourself.
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For some reason, you have an app that is running that is taking enough cache memory that it is causing TW to close, anytime you are leaving it, instead of staying in memory. This is causing a 'respawn' (everything has to reload.). You have 2 choices here.
1. Figure out what app, or apps are running that you don't need, and shut them down.
2. switch to a lighter launcher. On the surface, zeam and adw are two of the lightest out there, but I've had the best luck in low memory situations with go launcher, myself.
In order to find which apps are doing this, my recommendation is to get rom toolbox (free is fine), and look in the 'auto start manager'. I'm sure there are several apps that do the same thing, but RTb is my preference. Once you get into that section, look at the list of what is starting on boot, and disable the ones you don't need. This won't make the app useless, but it will keep it from running in the background until you open it yourself.
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Well that worked. Thank you sir.
A little off the main topic but speaking of rom toolbox or Tibu for that matter, anytime I use them to either, say, freeze or uninstall anything , both apps just sit there with box showing me there uninstalling or freezing. Only way to stop is to go into manage apps and stop them but they end up doing what wanted to do. Anyone else have this happen, any fix,annoying if anything.
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A little off the main topic but speaking of rom toolbox or Tibu for that matter, anytime I use them to either, say, freeze or uninstall anything , both apps just sit there with box showing me there uninstalling or freezing. Only way to stop is to go into manage apps and stop them but they end up doing what wanted to do. Anyone else have this happen, any fix,annoying if anything.
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I recommend using Titanium backup.. it's easier to use and easy to understand. Won't have to deal with this whole freezing crap.
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I recommend using Titanium backup.. it's easier to use and easy to understand. Won't have to deal with this whole freezing crap.
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Have it, happens with that also.
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A little off the main topic but speaking of rom toolbox or Tibu for that matter, anytime I use them to either, say, freeze or uninstall anything , both apps just sit there with box showing me there uninstalling or freezing. Only way to stop is to go into manage apps and stop them but they end up doing what wanted to do. Anyone else have this happen, any fix,annoying if anything.
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I know exactly what you mean. I've been occasionally having the same problem with Titanium Backup. It doesn't happen every time, but enough lately that I've noticed it. Not sure of any fix, but I'll post if I find one. I guess it's not that big of a problem considering it ultimately uninstalls/freezes whatever it's supposed to, but it sure is annoying.
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Okay so whenever I'm done texting or have to close an app to go back to my home screen all of the apps and widgets don't show up and I have wait for them to reload again.. it gets annoying cause this happens about 90% of the time I close an app. Is there a way to fix this thing or preventing from happening? >.<
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You should try zeam or apex
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Just found a new launcher(for me anyway). Lightening launcher, very lite and fast. No redraw.
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Crackflashers do full wipe many times, so I guess they are expert at backup-ing apps. I'm currently using Go backup, not go backup ex.
What other apps do you use?
I know stormbird backup, titanium, go backup, miui backup.. what else are you using?
Hi!
I also use Go Backup!
I was using titanium by the past, but really like the ability to restore all my apps & things without any prompt!
Titanium looks a bit complicated..
Isnt there a simple app to just backup ur data n apps?
Keanu4 said:
Titanium looks a bit complicated..
Isnt there a simple app to just backup ur data n apps?
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MyBackup Root.
Titanium backup since day 1.
Titanium backup :thumbup:
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Rom toolbox can do this also. Honestly, I never backup my data. If I do backup, I only backup the apps to save me some download time. Over the last few years of using Android I've learned that most apps really just aren't important enough for me to even install so it's not a big deal to me.
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ANDROID TUNER is what I have been using. Have used titanium and ROM tb but android tuner is a better "all in one" app for me and my phone.
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Anyone able to backup gmail app data? Using TiBk, it just backs up the app, but when restoring, none of the settings are preserved. Really inconvenient if I want to change between different roms.
Also any way to backup system data like ringtones, sound, display settings?
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Anyone able to backup gmail app data? Using TiBk, it just backs up the app, but when restoring, none of the settings are preserved. Really inconvenient if I want to change between different roms.
Also any way to backup system data like ringtones, sound, display settings?
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???What?? they are synced to your account. What settings are you talking about? If it is general settings it takes like 2 sec. to check the box. I have never used TB for Gmail. Just get it from Play or it is in GAPPS.
You don't want to restore system settings between ROM'S, it will generally ef up the new one. Things don't necessarily mix well.
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???What?? they are synced to your account. What settings are you talking about? If it is general settings it takes like 2 sec. to check the box. I have never used TB for Gmail. Just get it from Play or it is in GAPPS.
You don't want to restore system settings between ROM'S, it will generally ef up the new one. Things don't necessarily mix well.
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I have a lot of labels and custom notifications for each set up, takes like 5 min to setup. Kinda annoying but would be more convenient if I can restore it.
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i use go backup. it's simple and awesome.
ok I agree now titaniumsbackup .. it works
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I have a lot of labels and custom notifications for each set up, takes like 5 min to setup. Kinda annoying but would be more convenient if I can restore it.
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there are small this and that settings those need to be done again and sometimes takes 15minutes and still some left out
actually yes thats what I have been searching around to find out... if I am going for full flash after wiping everything for backup... titaniumbackup can take backup of apps n data,
Choose: Backup -> All User Apps + System Data
full flash will change the Device ID? ... Yes it will .. using this same app you can .. even if you have 2 step Account on. ..Restore the device id .. then you can have the login of the Google Account back as well !!
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