So last night I broke down and rooted my Droid 2, then installed ApeX 2.0.0 RC3. While it hasn't been revolutionary, my phone is much smoother and faster, and I love it so far. Only problem is, when I import my Facebook contacts and then attempt to add my friends' phone numbers to the FB contacts, it doesn't let me edit my FB contacts. On my stock unrooted GB, I had no problem editing FB contacts to add the phone numbers in.
I have a backup of my original GB once I rooted it, so I was thinking maybe I could backup ApeX, reinstall my original backup, use Titanium Backup (never used it, so I'm only assuming this is possible) to save my contacts, and then reinstall my ApeX backup and reinstall my contacts.
If there are any other options, or if that does work, please let me know. Thanks!
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Ok so I flashed my girlfriends phone with Axura 2.1 and ran into problems. I have since ODIN'd about 3 times and reflashed different roms with the same results. I have narrowed it down and tested on my phone. What is happening is when I go to restore contacts I will start getting force close on not only contacts but swype and google framework as well. I was able to place her contacts backup in my titanium folder and produce the same results. I was able to back out of this also by deleting her contacts backup and restoring my own, no force close.
At this point all I want to do is retrieve the contact info. I am able to open the contacts.db file and view in wordpad but it's all over the place and huge. The contacts don't line up with there info. Is there another way to open this file and view this info in a properly formatted way so that I can copy over the info?
You might try attacking the problem from a different angle. All your contacts "should be" synced to your Google account. If so, why not just log into GMail on your computer? Click "Contacts" on the left and then export them as a .vcf (VCard format). You can later import them straight from that exported file on the phone itself using the import/export selection from the contacts app menu.
Yeah unfortunately she never synced her contacts with her google account and they were only saved on the phone. I strictley have mine saved to google just for this reason.
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Ok so I flashed my girlfriends phone with Axura 2.1 and ran into problems. I have since ODIN'd about 3 times and reflashed different roms with the same results. I have narrowed it down and tested on my phone. What is happening is when I go to restore contacts I will start getting force close on not only contacts but swype and google framework as well. I was able to place her contacts backup in my titanium folder and produce the same results. I was able to back out of this also by deleting her contacts backup and restoring my own, no force close.
At this point all I want to do is retrieve the contact info. I am able to open the contacts.db file and view in wordpad but it's all over the place and huge. The contacts don't line up with there info. Is there another way to open this file and view this info in a properly formatted way so that I can copy over the info?
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I had the same thing happen to me, but only after trying to restore a titanium backup of my contacts, that was made while running stock jk6, to a jk2 rom. I don't what the difference is between the two, perhaps framework, dialer, contacts app, all of the above or none. I keep my contacts on my sim card as a backup, so for me they were easily restored. Have you tried to reflash axura then restore contacts to that rom since that was the source rom the backup was made from? If it works, then export contacts to sim, sd, or both.
Sent from my Vibrant running Macnut R13 w/JK6 Modem and Black Froyo
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I had the same thing happen to me, but only after trying to restore a titanium backup of my contacts, that was made while running stock jk6, to a jk2 rom. I don't what the difference is between the two, perhaps framework, dialer, contacts app, all of the above or none. I keep my contacts on my sim card as a backup, so for me they were easily restored. Have you tried to reflash axura then restore contacts to that rom since that was the source rom the backup was made from? If it works, then export contacts to sim, sd, or both.
Sent from my Vibrant running Macnut R13 w/JK6 Modem and Black Froyo
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I'll give that a try. Actually the source was stock JK6 and now it's Axura
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I'll give that a try. Actually the source was stock JK6 and now it's Axura
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That makes perfect sense, as the stock jk6 is what did it to me too. I would go back to that one temporarily while you try to retrieve her contacts. Good luck.
Sent from my Vibrant running Macnut R13 w/JK6 Modem and Black Froyo
Br1cK'd said:
I had the same thing happen to me, but only after trying to restore a titanium backup of my contacts, that was made while running stock jk6, to a jk2 rom. I don't what the difference is between the two, perhaps framework, dialer, contacts app, all of the above or none. I keep my contacts on my sim card as a backup, so for me they were easily restored. Have you tried to reflash axura then restore contacts to that rom since that was the source rom the backup was made from? If it works, then export contacts to sim, sd, or both.
Sent from my Vibrant running Macnut R13 w/JK6 Modem and Black Froyo
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Thanks I've been going back and forth all day with this. Flash back to JK6 stock saved contacts both to SIM and Google re-flashed Axura and not a single force close. Worked like a charm, thanks again.
Glad it worked
Sent from my Vibrant running Macnut R13 w/JK6 Modem and Black Froyo
Hey guys, I rooted last night and removed a lot of the bloatware but now I find that I can't sync my contacts with their names on facebook. It just lists under my facebook account 0 contacts. any help would be appreciated
thank you
stock facebook app in market doesn't sync your contacts with facebook.. its obv not bloatware if you want to use it. either push facebook for mytouch back on or get one of the facebook sync apps in the market to resync them
The stock Facebook app does sync with your contacts in stock Google ROMs, it just does do it in Sense ROMs (or at least the "MySense" version, not sure about normal Sense).
Hopefully you moved the files and didn't delete them. Just move them back. If you deleted them, you just learned a lesson. You made a nandroid backup before you started deleting system stuff, right? Flash the nandroid backup. No nandroid? Lesson learned again.System restore then. Oh, wait. System restore won't put back files you deleted if you're rooted. My bad. You could be SOL unless someone sends you the files you need. There's a nandroid of a fresh install on the forums. That might be your best bet.
Swyped on my rooted MyTouch4G
I have rooted my Droid X and installed Titanium Backup. I want to do a backup but am concerned with including the contact and calendar data. Since I am on an Exchange account and Gmail, I don't need to back up the actual data files. What are the names of the data files for contacts and calendar? There are several "Contacts...." and "Calendar..." files. One says storage, another data, which one do I exclude?
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I have rooted my Droid X and installed Titanium Backup. I want to do a backup but am concerned with including the contact and calendar data. Since I am on an Exchange account and Gmail, I don't need to back up the actual data files. What are the names of the data files for contacts and calendar? There are several "Contacts...." and "Calendar..." files. One says storage, another data, which one do I exclude?
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i have found if i restore ANY data i have the syncing symbol on my notifications bar all the time, i do the batch Restore all missing apps and click app only from now on
If you have them syncd to your Gmail account, they are ALWAYS backed up. Menu, Settings, Accounts & Sync, check the "Contacts" check box and all of your contacts sync to Gmail.
I do understand that the are essentially backed up via sync with Gmail and/or corp exchange. That is why I don't want to backup that data with Titanium Backup. When I open Titanium Backup, I do the following.
Select Backup/Restore tab
Select Menu>Batch
Select Run Backup all system data
When I scroll down, I see the following Contacts files
Contacts 2.2.1
Contacts Storage 2.2.1
Contacts Sync 2.2.1
Contacts Sync Adapter 2.2.1
ContactsData 2.2.1
ContactsUnconnected 2.2.1
Which of those files should I deselect so if I need to do a restore I don't receive duplicate contacts?
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adevan said:
I do understand that the are essentially backed up via sync with Gmail and/or corp exchange. That is why I don't want to backup that data with Titanium Backup. When I open Titanium Backup, I do the following.
Select Backup/Restore tab
Select Menu>Batch
Select Run Backup all system data
When I scroll down, I see the following Contacts files
Contacts 2.2.1
Contacts Storage 2.2.1
Contacts Sync 2.2.1
Contacts Sync Adapter 2.2.1
ContactsData 2.2.1
ContactsUnconnected 2.2.1
Which of those files should I deselect so if I need to do a restore I don't receive duplicate contacts?
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all of them
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i have found if i restore ANY data i have the syncing symbol on my notifications bar all the time, i do the batch Restore all missing apps and click app only from now on
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This has been fixed in the newer versions. (At least in my experience) the last restore I did with TiB I restored EVERYTHING and do not have the sync symbol stuck there anymore. This used to happen to me also but not as of late with the newer updates of Ti.
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I have gotten a replacement DroidX and this has happened to others as well. While other I had did not have this phenomenon. But after I reestablished root and installed Titanium Backup, i notice "ContactsUnconnected 2.2.1" is frozen. I unfreeze it, reboot, and it is frozen again. And I never froze it to begin with. And my previous DroidX did not have it frozen do I have yet another possessed DX? With a mind of it's own? Wanting to be a real Android (boy)?" (bad Pinochio" reference). What exactly DOES "ContactsUnconnected" do? Is it still an unknown variable as it has been since day one?
Many thanks in advance. (Please ignore my phone info on my profile if it still says WinMo. As I have not had a chance to update my info yet)
... yes, right, I need to backup, I know.
The thing is: when I changed my ROM I normally didn't bother to actually reinstall and configure everything as I upgrade/change not really often. Now I wanted to go from ARHD 3.6 to the current 5.x one with actually _no_ trouble if possible. Is there a way to backup just about _everything_ from a running ARHD 3.6 (from Google Mail settings, to SMS, contacts and WLAN APs, ...) and restore it to the newly installed ROM?
Thanks for any hints,
Marc
kosique said:
Is there a way to backup just about _everything_ from a running ARHD 3.6 (from Google Mail settings, to SMS, contacts and WLAN APs, ...) and restore it to the newly installed ROM?
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Google mail is sync'd with Google mail so nothing to do.
Everything else you can use MyBackUp Pro or Sprite backup for settings, sms etc.
Use Titanium for apps.
Hi together,
is it possible to backup my current contacts, sms or my system settings from my actual HD2 ROM (Desire HD 3.06.405.1 - Sense 3.0 - Android 2.3.5 [v1.3][HierOS 1.7.2])?? I just want to try some other ROMs but i would like to recover my contacts and sms after doing that...
my contacts get synch'd to google
sms backup to backup and restore sms - plenty of these apps on the market
Use Titanium backup software. You can take trial version from market. I think is perfect for backup everything during reflashing
GL
Mine i think is backed up via my google account
Hello Alex91284. I posed the same kind of question not too long ago Here, and Here. I ended up doing both a Titanium backup, which is great when updating the current rom or restoring to the same type of rom, but I found going from ACA(CM7) to a Sense rom (Runnymede) didn't work out so well for system data and account info (one used an Accounts ap, and the other an Accounts and Sync ap, ect, ect), and also found MyBackup root, which was great for backing up settings and contacts/sms/mms/call log/ect. If your like me and don't want to put your data online in 'the cloud' then I'd suggest using MyBackup root, its free and pretty good. I still use Titanium for downloaded aps though, so I can't say how well MyBackup will work for them.