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Easy way to get your apps back in a new android version!

I'm really irritated by the fact, that when I install a new android version, that I always have to install all my apps app by app.
It might sound like a logic and stupid solution, but in the Android map, there's a submap called AndroidApps(or Android Apps).
Put all your apps you want to have on your new android version, and you have them back with first start!
Let me know if it works with all the android version. For the Mdeejay Desire Z 1.1 version it worked!
And excuse me for my bad English, still learning!

I already know that,and yes that will work. But i use titanium backup for that,because it also backups the system settings for the apps. So you do not have to configure them again
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mybackup pro also works very well and is a lot easier for begginers than titanuim backup.
but tb is a brilliant backup app and works very well for me

Ok, so where do you get these apps again? Are they apps?

On the market,they are not free,but it is every penny worth of it.
Bossbert said:
Ok, so where do you get these apps again? Are they apps?
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tinuz97 said:
On the market,they are not free,but it is every penny worth of it.
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titanuim backup has a free version

crap, im kinda short, haha. any suggestions on others apps that "back-upping" apps when you switch to a new android?

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crap, im kinda short, haha. any suggestions on others apps that "back-upping" apps when you switch to a new android?
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Yes, As I said you can download your apps from another site so you have the apk's. And then put it in the folder.

I recently upgraded my Android build from MDeejay's HD v3.4 to 3.6 and left all folders on the SD card from the previous build, just replacing the Android folder and all my apps restored themselves once I opened the Market. First time I've left all the program folders on when changing versions but will be doing this going forward as found titanium backup can corrupt some versions and isn't recommended with some. Takes 2mins to re-sign in to apps.

Titanium backup free works for me, but I believe if you keep the data.img when you change Roms (a new one is created on first boot), all your apps and settings will carry across.
Worked for me.

HTC lockscreen

I just rooted my phone and installed fresh rom. LOVING IT BY THE WAY. I installed titanium backup and backed.up the lock screen apk before deleting it to get the standard android lock but I can't seem to find out how to reinstall it should I just re flash the rom to get it back? Oh and I did do a nandroid backup before I deleted it thanks in advance
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If you did a nand backup, then just restore it.

Thanks man I really appreciate it. But I've got another question non related about Roms can anybody recommend a good stock rom that still has hdmi and 4g I liked cm6 but it is clearly lacking these features
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jb0488 said:
Thanks man I really appreciate it. But I've got another question non related about Roms can anybody recommend a good stock rom that still has hdmi and 4g I liked cm6 but it is clearly lacking these features
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For a great stock based ROM, I recommend Ava's z1 or MikFroyo. If you don't want much Sense in your phone, go with VaelPak 3.0 for sure. It rocks and runs with less of HTC's bloat than any other ROM I have ran.
Also, in the future, if you want to delete apk's from the system for whatever reason, just rename them with a file explorer like Root Explorer. Just navigate to /system/app and locate the apk, like htclockscreen.apk and rename it to something like htclockscreen.apk.old. That will make it disappear until you decide you want it back, then you can just rename it back, and you're good to go. That will work with just about any app you don't want around any more. Plus it has the benefit of being easily reversible if there are problems associated with it's removal.

Thank man life saver!
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[Q] HTC Evo Shift rooted Roms?!?!?

I cant seem to find a decent rom for my newly rooted evo shift. was wondering if anyone has found a good solution.. i saw on other forums we have NFX's rom and another stock rom( which is mis-labled as a rom) I would just like a rooted rom with all of sprints bloatware removed.. Nothing too facny, maybe even with OC, let me know what you guys find!

Why don't you remove the bloatware yourself? Then flash bcnice's OC kernel.
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The easiest way for you to remove the bloatware would be done using titanium backup. Its available in the market, I recommend the pro version.
powered by the tears of a million orphaned alpacas...

i am running bcnices Desire Z port, along with his kernel. The desire z rom offers ALOT more than the shift rom. it still has the bloatware (anyone know how to remove that?) but its much nicer.

nbunn said:
i am running bcnices Desire Z port, along with his kernel. The desire z rom offers ALOT more than the shift rom. it still has the bloatware (anyone know how to remove that?) but its much nicer.
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Look directly above you^
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Could you by chance give me the adb commands to remove and add applications? Thanks

alew182 said:
Could you by chance give me the adb commands to remove and add applications? Thanks
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Buy and use Titanium Backup, or open the rom with winzip (Don't extract) and remove the apk's before installing the rom.

Correct me if I'm wrong...but hasn't it been said that removing the bloat completely isn't safe and that the better solution is to rename the .apk files?? I don't remember the exact method of doing so nor do I recall what we were to rename the files but I do recall seeing something to that extent.
That was in the Epic forum though as well if that makes a difference.
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Quis89 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong...but hasn't it been said that removing the bloat completely isn't safe and that the better solution is to rename the .apk files?? I don't remember the exact method of doing so nor do I recall what we were to rename the files but I do recall seeing something to that extent.
That was in the Epic forum though as well if that makes a difference.
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Renaming the files would do nothing. You can remove the bloatware with no issues.

how do you use titanium backup to remove apps? I got all of them almost gone except like sprint zone and nfl and stuff like that cuz i cant find the apk listed..

alew182 said:
how do you use titanium backup to remove apps? I got all of them almost gone except like sprint zone and nfl and stuff like that cuz i cant find the apk listed..
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Titanium Backup > Backup/Restore > select the desired app > uninstall.
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oboroninja said:
Titanium Backup > Backup/Restore > select the desired app > uninstall.
powered by the tears of a million orphaned alpacas...
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You need to root the phone in order to use Titanium Backup?

Yes you do need to be rooted

HTC EVO Shift ROMS
Hello everyone I am very new to android platform. I recently left my long time companion the iPhone lol an am very confused, I wanted to root my new Evo Shift but dont know much about Rooting so I did a temproot with Visionary, and installed Rom Manager Pro, & Titanium backup pro which Titanium downloaded BusyBox as well! And I am trying to figure out how or where to get custom roms which I guess are the themes and custom software (OS)! Can someone please help me out? I also seen the comment about Face Shift can someone explain to me what that is?

HTC EVO Shift
Hello everyone I am very new to android platform. I recently left my long time companion the iPhone lol an am very confused, I wanted to root my new Evo Shift but dont know much about Rooting so I did a temproot with Visionary, and installed Rom Manager Pro, & Titanium backup pro which Titanium downloaded BusyBox as well! And I am trying to figure out how or where to get custom roms which I guess are the themes and custom software (OS)! Can someone please help me out? I also seen the comment about Face Shift can someone explain to me what that is?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Speedy is the wiki site...or how you're in the general section goto Android Development for roms..also there is a themes and app section
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JKILO said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Speedy is the wiki site...or how you're in the general section goto Android Development for roms..also there is a themes and app section
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do any of these guys actually even look at the topics in the forums? jeez

I forgot to click reply to the post before mine..big deal..
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JKILO said:
I forgot to click reply to the post before mine..big deal..
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oh i wasnt talking about you. i was agreeing with you

melvargasjr said:
I also seen the comment about Face Shift can someone explain to me what that is?
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You mean my signature? It's a pun.
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Switching Roms?

So I'm fairly new at this. I have been running the same time for a few months and I think I want to try a new one. How do I go about doing that without loosing my apps ,contacts etc. Thanks.
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bnd10706 said:
So I'm fairly new at this. I have been running the same time for a few months and I think I want to try a new one. How do I go about doing that without loosing my apps ,contacts etc. Thanks.
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Titanium backup

Is that an app?
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bnd10706 said:
Is that an app?
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yeah, there is a free version on the market or a paid version up to you

So I just want to make sure that I understand this as i really dont want to loose all the things i have accomplished since I got android.
I use this backup.
Then just reflash the new rom.
Then how do i recall the apps etc? Thank again!

bnd10706 said:
So I just want to make sure that I understand this as i really dont want to loose all the things i have accomplished since I got android.
I use this backup.
Then just reflash the new rom.
Then how do i recall the apps etc? Thank again!
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got a better way.
do a nandroid backup via clockwork and clear all data things ,flash the new ROM and restore only the SD-Ext

bnd10706 said:
So I just want to make sure that I understand this as i really dont want to loose all the things i have accomplished since I got android.
I use this backup.
Then just reflash the new rom.
Then how do i recall the apps etc? Thank again!
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copy your sd card files over to pc which includes all your backup of titanium onit, once you have flashed rom, formatted sd etc and new rom is installed get titanium backup back off the market copy your sd files back and then restore but if you are changing roms completely and not doing an update id recommend just doing a back up of your apps because if you restore over your existing settings it may corrupt the rom (NOT TO SURE NOT TRIED IT MYSELF)

Very thanks for all good roms & answers.can you help me too: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16145088#post16145088

Well I want to try a CM7 rom over the sense I've been using. I guess I'll just try the backup and see what happens. Should I use titanium or nandroid?
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Well I want to try a CM7 rom over the sense I've been using. I guess I'll just try the backup and see what happens. Should I use titanium or nandroid?
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which ever one you prefer

Alternative to Titanium Backup?

I'm on ei22 acs ics and recently have been getting a bunch of force closes on email, calendar and google framework...so I was just going to backup everything and then reflash but titanium backup is also force closing. :/
Is there any way to either make it so I can use titanium backup? or another app that's somewhat as good, because I really like ti
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You can try Mybackup Root. Also see if you can clear data in Titanium Backup or uninstall and reinstall.
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I would update to a new rom. ACS ICS is really old.
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I just want to say I haven't been to happy with tb lately myself. Kinda disappointing considering how expensive it is to buy the full version.
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i use root explorer( or your favorite file manager) and manually back up my apps. made a folder on sd called apks and copy apps from /data/app. i never backup data but if you want to /data/user/0. instead of freezing i just delete. i can always extract file i need from original rom.zip if something goes wrong. using root explorer instead of an app takes longer but is a good way to get familiar with androids file system and saves space from installing another app to do something another app you probably already have can do.

you can use an older version of titanium backup:
http://matrixrewriter.com/android/

Thanks for all the advice, been really busy so I haven't had the time to backup yet but I wanted to know what you would reccomend for a new rom for me?
I was looking for something that doesn't really have any problems and is fairly new. I heard good things about cm9 but not sure how finalized that is...any suggestions?
Thanks again!
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cconwing said:
Thanks for all the advice, been really busy so I haven't had the time to backup yet but I wanted to know what you would reccomend for a new rom for me?
I was looking for something that doesn't really have any problems and is fairly new. I heard good things about cm9 but not sure how finalized that is...any suggestions?
Thanks again!
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I have been using mybackup pro for a while now without any problems. Even though it's not recommended, I was able to successfully restore data for most apps when switching from stock to CM9. The only data that wouldn't restore seemed to be for ROMS that use logins or have secure data. Plus, you can backup and restore SMS and phone logs.
As far as CM9, I switched back to stock after a day. Beta 0 is awesome but nothing I did would stop it from killing my battery. If you can deal with that, give it a try.

CM9 is awesome but still not very good on battery as Poit mentioned. That one and CM7 are AOSP meaning no Touchwiz bloat but also no Touchwiz apps or functionality, based on pure Google like the Nexus S. If you like the apps and interface of Touchwiz I would go with CleanGB or Sleeper ROM (full) at the moment.
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Rom Toolbox...
Rom Toolbox is pretty much an all-in-one app that replaces TB and other apps. Taking up less space on your phone. The paid version allows you to Apply On Boot. Give it a try, you may find that more to your liking.

if you only want to backup your apps i've used app backup and works well.