I remember there being an option to backup your settings and app data on Googles servers in the Froyo betas. I can't seem to find the option in the settings menu on EB13. Is it gone now, or am I being a total tard?
I never saw an imbedded option, but you can use dropbox
Yep, its gone. There was a setting to backup system settings, app info, wifi settings., and its gone. Its what the setup wizard uses to restore everything.
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I am running CM5b4 and have noticed that the backup option even though enabled does not backup any of my settings or apps after a wipe. Is this feature disabled in custom roms? Is there something I'm missing that does not allow a proper sync? Picasa, gmail, calender, etc...all sync properly. Thanks in advance XDA!
pmadej15 said:
I am running CM5b4 and have noticed that the backup option even though enabled does not backup any of my settings or apps after a wipe. Is this feature disabled in custom roms? Is there something I'm missing that does not allow a proper sync? Picasa, gmail, calender, etc...all sync properly. Thanks in advance XDA!
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It doesn't actually back up your apps...just the record of what apps you had. It does backup your bookmarks and settings to the cloud, however. Upon booting after a wipe, it should automatically sync your settings, bookmarks, and download your apps from the Market if you have a data connection.
Thanks. The market list did show up with both free/paid apps but after a few minutes only the paid apps remained and non downloaded automatically. As to settings and bookmarks they never reappeared. I had a 3g connection the whole time. Would flashing the stock rom before cm5b4 or possibly formatting the SD card be a possible fix for my issue or would it not matter since its only supposed to sync with Google's servers? Any suggestions are welcome.
You're gonna have to wait for someone else to answer that... I'm unrooted.
I'm on cyanogenMod 5.0 b4. I can check. I don't know where that "backup my settings" thing is, though. Where can I find that?
It's located under Settings>Privacy>Bacup Up My Settings...I found that when I flashed back to the shipping rom (stock) ER79 the feature worked fine, but when flashing to cm5b4 it stopped working again.
perhaps you can check:
settings --> Privacy
took me long enough time to figure that out
pmadej15 said:
Thanks. The market list did show up with both free/paid apps but after a few minutes only the paid apps remained and non downloaded automatically. As to settings and bookmarks they never reappeared. I had a 3g connection the whole time. Would flashing the stock rom before cm5b4 or possibly formatting the SD card be a possible fix for my issue or would it not matter since its only supposed to sync with Google's servers? Any suggestions are welcome.
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Yes. You flashed back to stock, and I assume you didn't load any apps, so Google's last record of your system was one without any apps, hence they're off the list.
I really hope someone can tell me how to get that option back, it's not in the MidNIGHT ROM. (I'm on an Epic)
I know its an old thread but I didn't want to open a new one.
Is there a website I can visit to see what's backed up for which devices under my accounts. I have 4 android devices, I'm curious whats up all in there, as seemingly this process does work, but sometimes not 100%
nexgenasian said:
Is there a website I can visit to see what's backed up for which devices under my accounts. I have 4 android devices, I'm curious whats up all in there, as seemingly this process does work, but sometimes not 100%
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www.google.com/dashboard
that is the most extensive look at your data that I know of. the only thing it shows with regard to Android is your IMEI number for your devices. maybe poke around and see if you can find more stuff.
My sync icon in the notification bar will not go away. Anyone know why? I'm not sure how to check if my google account is being synced correctly, I don't think it's syncing correctly.
Attached is a screen capture.
Lol you don't want that to go away
Restored system data with Titanium?
It's appears to be a bug in Titanium Backup.
http://forum.legendroid.com/titanium-backup-official-support/sync-icon-doesn't-go-away-after-restore
Open "My Accounts" click your Google account and choose Syncing options.
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I had that problem, wiped everything then open titanium, only restore all app with data not system data. worked for me
adizzyx said:
I had that problem, wiped everything then open titanium, only restore all app with data not system data. worked for me
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Yep, until titanium finds a fix (if there even is one since it's not great to reload system data, especially from a different OS version), that's the way to go. Of course you then need to rebuild all of your system data (wifi, bt, ringtones, etc).
I'm having the same problem after using MyBackup Pro. I looked in my account sync settings and although the google account sync box is unchecked, the 3 items (contacts, calender etc) are all constantly syncing. It's killing my battery and i really don't want to do another factory reset as it's taken me ages to get my new replacement streak (lcd cracked on 1st one) to how i had the original even though I had backed everything up.
Got a sort-of fix. I did a new full data backup, did a factory reset & restored everything except contacts and calender, google syncs those anyway + that causes the conflict.
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Whenever I change android builds, my apps magically automatically reinstall from market.
I hate this and want this to stop.
I thought maybe it had to do with Titanium backup, but after going through all the settings there I couldn't find it there.
Is this some Android setting I need to take care of? If so, which?
Thank you
Ambious said:
Whenever I change android builds, my apps magically automatically reinstall from market.
I hate this and want this to stop.
I thought maybe it had to do with Titanium backup, but after going through all the settings there I couldn't find it there.
Is this some Android setting I need to take care of? If so, which?
Thank you
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You are using HD builds, right?
Next time uncheck backup phone.
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jose makalolot said:
You are using HD builds, right?
Next time uncheck backup phone.
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That'll do it, thanks.
Is there any way to retroactively disable it without running the entire setup again?
Ambious said:
That'll do it, thanks.
Is there any way to retroactively disable it without running the entire setup again?
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you dont need to run the set up again, check your settings, scroll down to privacy & if "Back up my settings" has a tick, untick it & ur done.
p.s. or just un check the auto restore below it.
My apps I want to backup gets into internal memory on the phone. Whats up with that?
Now I got 10mb free...
For some reason, even though I have 'backup' AND 'restore' disabled, suddenly when I reflash builds my old apps reinstall (and only those that existed back when I had this option set on).
Any way to disable/delete those retroactively?
Do not sign into your google account when you're setting up the build at first, after its all set up, go into market and do it from there, or go to Accounts & Sync, and add your google account. It's because google's backed up most of your apps list onto their server.
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Do not sign into your google account when you're setting up the build at first, after its all set up, go into market and do it from there, or go to Accounts & Sync, and add your google account. It's because google's backed up most of your apps list onto their server.
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That makes sense, as only recently I discovered how to set the wireless settings while installing the build, so that could be the X factor.
Thanks for helping me shed light on this
Anyone using this option? Is it accessible via pc
nolovelust said:
Anyone using this option? Is it accessible via pc
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backing up what exactly?
obviously your contacts and such of that sort is available to you, but other than that i wouldnt know
Backup I'm talking about is in Privacy settings called "Backup my data"
Android 2.3 User's Guide said:
Back up my data Check to back up some of your personal data to Google servers, with your Google Account. If you replace your phone, you can restore the data you’ve backed up, the first time you sign in with your Google Account. If you check this option, a wide variety of you personal data is backed up, including your Wi-Fi passwords, Browser bookmarks, a list of the applications you've installed, the words you've added to the dictionary used by the onscreen keyboard, and most of the settings that you configure with the Settings application. Some third-party applications may also take advantage of this feature, so you can restore your data if you reinstall an application. If you uncheck this option, you stop backing up your data to your account, and any existing backups are deleted from Google servers.
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Sounds like it's just for if you break/lose/replace your phone. I doubt you can access whatever's stored via a web browser.
I personally have it disabled.
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Backup I'm talking about is in Privacy settings called "Backup my data"
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also what it does is, if u get another device, it will automagically download your apps and such
I really hate selling my soul to google but that feature is tempting
nolovelust said:
I really hate selling my soul to google but that feature is tempting
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You sold your soul to google the minute you turned on an Android device...
This backup setting is not available to you anywhere online. But it backs up your settings, current wallpaper, etc.
I've been using this feature for quite some time (nexus 1 day 1 of 2.2) and yes it backs up all the apps you download from the market and transfers them to your new phone. It's automatic and a bit surprising if you forgot you enabled it. It did not work with my Vibrant for some reason but has worked with my NS, HD2, MyTouch (both 3 and 4g) and several other devices running 2.2 or better.
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You sold your soul to google the minute you turned on an Android device...
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not yet . I still use my N900
does it backup default email app settings too?
nolovelust said:
not yet . I still use my N900
does it backup default email app settings too?
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backs up everything, including WEP/WPA keys..which is awesomely handy
slowz3r said:
backs up everything, including WEP/WPA keys..which is awesomely handy
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It doesn't back up "everything", it backs up select system settings, not application settings.
I flash roms not so often as crack flashers. But when I do, or even if I just have to do a factory reset (say, if I want to change the main google account, mainly to prioritize which gets to use the built-in google Talk), I come across Market link issues with TB Pro.
The account I want the apps linked with is NOT the primary google account. It used to be before but I made a new email and such. So I checked the proper settings in TB, such as always associate apps to selected active profiles, etc. But when I restore it is mixed between the two accounts. Some apps will be linked to one account or even both.
I've tried many things. I used market doctor to no avail. I killed market links, wiped data from Market in both Settings and in TB. I've tried rebooting several times. Now I am just going to uninstall/reinstall to see if it will associate to the selected market account.
Sometimes all the apps will link to the right account. But then later on it will be mixed again, or just show some apps as uninstalled or missing. But when I search for them in Market it shows it as installed.
I hope someone has a definite solution for this. I have searched XDA and checked the TB wiki. Thanks in advance.
Did selecting the account to use in TB preferences> account for android market not work? That is the reason it's there, I'm assuming.
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Yeah i checked it to the right account. But sometimes it reverts back to bring mixed.
Right now it's fine. I had to uninstall everything, check the TB settings, and reinstall. I also made sure the account was selected in the Market app.
But after making a backup in recovery, some apps weren't linked. But market doctor fixed it.
Still, i wonder what makes the apps become linked to different accounts afterwards.. Or lose its links.