Database Users

How to Restore Apps Automatically

I was wondering how to get my apps I previously downloaded on another ROM to automatically restore with a newly installed ROM? My phone is flashed to cricket so I don't know if that has anything to do with it...Sorry for the dumb question....Thanks in advance
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

you can use titanium backup to batch restore your apps

1KDS said:
you can use titanium backup to batch restore your apps
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ya I know there's other ways but I was just curious if it would be possible for them to install automatically...Its not a big deal though...
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

Cant you sync everything with gmail? My apps always re install for me, well the one I downloaded from the market.

blueis300 said:
Cant you sync everything with gmail? My apps always re install for me, well the one I downloaded from the market.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's what im talking about...They don't download for some reason..its weird
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

Google sync downloads them all. I use adw launcher that allows you to back up app placement on you home screens. Makes it real easy to resetup everything when I flash to a new rom.
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

bigshotrob22 said:
That's what im talking about...They don't download for some reason..its weird
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thats odd, have you opened the market to check if its trying to download them? I had I freeze once during sync but I just restarted and them it finished downloading all my apps
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

The paid version of titanium backup allows one click automated reinstallations of your app backups.
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

Market stopped downloading

I am not a noob but not a dev. I been flashing roms for few years. So anyways my market is not letting me download anything. I have tried clearing cache. I tried clearing data. I tried flashing to my backup and that didn't even work.
Oh but wait, some apps do auto load. AND SOME ARE PAID APPS!!! THAT I PAID FOR. its totally weird. It's like the market has banned me or something. Anyone see this before or know a solution?
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA Premium App

Try opening talk then closing it.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

rockstarar said:
Try opening talk then closing it.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did that. I fully used the ROM first. Oh well I went to my original backup ( Elegant Blue Themed Orange Sense ) but thanks. All the other Roms and backups have the problem. I bet I have some UID problem and I need to wipe SD as well.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA Premium App

Try going into the application settings and clearing the cache and data for the market. Then reboot into recovery and fix permission.
-hope that helps.

neidlinger said:
Try going into the application settings and clearing the cache and data for the market. Then reboot into recovery and fix permission.
-hope that helps.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
First thing I did. It didn't help
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA Premium App

I have been experiencing the same problem for nearly two weeks....any solutions would be most wekcome.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA Premium App

flashing without loosing apps

Sorry, I am new and maybe this is a silly question. Can I flash a new rom without loosing my apps and their settings and my games and their saves ? Like backing-up all these.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

If you are rooted use titanium backup from market, but the fact you asked this indicated you need to study more before you start flashing roms
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App

hahaha. Thank you very much for your quick answer ! Maybe you are right. The fact is that I already flashed my phone 2-3 times but never interested in backing-up. On the other hand now, I have spent a lot of time with it and I do not want to loose my apps. Is there something specific I should do with titanium back-up ? or I just back-up with this app and then, after I flash, I restore ? ( sorry haven' t used it before )
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

Yeah you just backup before flashing, restore after. Bear in mind I don't think it is compatible between cm7/miui and samsung - based roms.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App

Well restoring app data can cause problems, but that is depending on what rom you are flashing to and from, and like any app you need to learn to use it I recommend paid version as it allows you to batch restore and backup
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App

I am going to flash an oficial rom. 2.3.4 Don' t know which yet.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

Darth_kospo said:
I am going to flash an oficial rom. 2.3.4 Don' t know which yet.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And what rom are you on now?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App

The greek official rom. 2.2
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

You may have problems with app data but I'm really not sure, you will know if you do because you will get a lot of fc of apps
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App

thank you slaphead20 and jaju123 very much ! I will try to save anything I can with titanium. flashing is much more important for me.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

Some games store their save files on the SD card (data or similar). So if you flash a new ROM, all you need to do is reinstall the game and you can start where you left.

Thank you !

ive never had any problems backing up and restoriing ONLY user downloaded apps between cm7, stock and miui using titanium. the only thing which would cause you problems would be restoring system apps..
if you wish to backup messages also and use them with other firmwares u could also use GoSMS, which has a backup function

[Q] Clockworkmod or 4EXT?

title pretty much says it all...
but what recovery do you guys use and like better? which one is more "stable", or works better?
thanks

saranhai said:
title pretty much says it all...
but what recovery do you guys use and like better? which one is more "stable", or works better?
thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I personally never liked CWM. Always loved Amon Ra's.
I prefer 4EXT because it has more options.
Powered by a G2x

mackster248 said:
I personally never liked CWM. Always loved Amon Ra's.
I prefer 4EXT because it has more options.
Powered by a G2x
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
may seem like a noob question...
but i can switch between the two recoveries right?

saranhai said:
may seem like a noob question...
but i can switch between the two recoveries right?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
4ext all the way
And no you can't have 2 different recoveries you could have both apps installed and just flash cwm or 4 ext and then flash the other and switch that way
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium

joemoss said:
4ext all the way
And no you can't have 2 different recoveries you could have both apps installed and just flash cwm or 4 ext and then flash the other and switch that way
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yeah.. that's what i meant lol

Cwm. Does what is for and is simple. Less prone to **** **** up. Ext4 is too complicated in my opinion.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium

Umm quick question.. can anybody direct me to a tutorial where I can learn how to install extension 4, for whatever reason everytime I enter search nothing comes up, any help is appreciated
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium

flaheat88 said:
Umm quick question.. can anybody direct me to a tutorial where I can learn how to install extension 4, for whatever reason everytime I enter search nothing comes up, any help is appreciated
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
See this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286252

4EXT is very useful in 1 thing - it shows the partition sizes and free space. SUPER-useful.
In all the other aspects I don't care what to use, as long as both support the faster TAR backup.
(damn, I haven't been to recovery in ages... since VU 2.37 came out).

4EXT. More functional (switching back and forth on file systems) automatically adds ROM name on backups, and is themeable.
and the paid app is awesome.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

I'm using MIUI.us, and its Updater works well with 4ext, while with CMW works only with ROM Manager. I switched to 4ext then.
I tried also the "touch" version, it works for me though I don't use it frequently.

4ext...
I double 4ext.
Yes, it has many features, and it is not necessary to use all of them.
However, some of them are really nice like the native ability to check md5sums, verify if there is storage space etc.
And the touch version- good bye to the volume up/down and power buttons It is something completely different, and makes it fun to flash things.
Flashing cwm/4ext back and forth is not a problem- I accidentally flashed cwm a couple of times via rom manager without noticing, flashed back 4ext.

4ext for the "wipe 'em all" option.

4ext, yes cwmr is polished more, but 4ext though has some new exciting possibilities. Like the touch ability hopefully coming soon.
Sent from my Glacier using xda premium

Mr.Highway said:
4ext, yes cwmr is polished more, but 4ext though has some new exciting possibilities. Like the touch ability hopefully coming soon.
Sent from my Glacier using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Funny, I use 4ext because I feel like it's more polished. I've never been a fan of cwm but when I left my g1 I had no other option until now.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using Tapatalk

backups
so if you had cwmr backups, can you restore them from 4ext, or do you have to flash back cwmr first?
edit: found the answer in another post. thanks.

ericjwaugh said:
so if you had cwmr backups, can you restore them from 4ext, or do you have to flash back cwmr first?
edit: found the answer in another post. thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can use your cwm backups in 4ext
If I helped, give thanks, if you please.
........Death before dishonor........

4ext touch , hands down
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium

bmakk2055 said:
4ext touch , hands down
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey how is it? Stable?
I've been thinking about using that... but.. x)
Sent from my HTC Glacier MIUI using xda premium

saranhai said:
Hey how is it? Stable?
I've been thinking about using that... but.. x)
Sent from my HTC Glacier MIUI using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I haven't had a single issue with it. Flash it. You won't look back. Trust me.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

How to correctly nand?

Ive been rooted for almost 2 years and always seem to mess up and have to reflash my rom everytime I switch to sense back to reloaded, so whats the right way to get everything the same and keep all my data from a2sd
Sent from my PC36100 using xda app-developers app

jrollercoasters said:
Ive been rooted for almost 2 years and always seem to mess up and have to reflash my rom everytime I switch to sense back to reloaded, so whats the right way to get everything the same and keep all my data from a2sd
Sent from my PC36100 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes what's is the right way

I guess no one cares..
Sent from my PC36100 using xda app-developers app

Well... When you make a nand, backup the SD ext for that Rom. You can't keep apps when switching from sense to reloaded since, obviously, sense stuff wont work with aosp. Also, before restoring, wipe SD ext and all that stuff. Not sure if it does anything, but i always do that before banding back to a rom
Sent from my PC36100 using xda app-developers app

bennyboy78 said:
Well... When you make a nand, backup the SD ext for that Rom. You can't keep apps when switching from sense to reloaded since, obviously, sense stuff wont work with aosp. Also, before restoring, wipe SD ext and all that stuff. Not sure if it does anything, but i always do that before banding back to a rom
Sent from my PC36100 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well I'm going aosp to sense back to aosp
Sent from my PC36100 using xda app-developers app

jrollercoasters said:
Ive been rooted for almost 2 years and always seem to mess up and have to reflash my rom everytime I switch to sense back to reloaded, so whats the right way to get everything the same and keep all my data from a2sd
Sent from my PC36100 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What i do is,when i install a new rom,i set everything up,no tweaks and themes yet,just the settings and gmail,crap like that,i update my apps and then i nandroid everything,i even do compression,takes up less space,then i start adding tweaks,one by one,then i nand again and delete the old one,i do this procedure,until i have my rom where i want it.

When you do a nand leave the top three or whatever checked, check SD ext., and uncheck android secure. The next time you restore that nand it will be as you left it before you flash.
Sent from my PC36100 using xda app-developers app

Backup everything except cache if you want to restore to exactly the same thing you have when you run the backup
---------- Post added at 08:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:40 PM ----------
Diablo67 said:
What i do is,when i install a new rom,i set everything up,no tweaks and themes yet,just the settings and gmail,crap like that,i update my apps and then i nandroid everything,i even do compression,takes up less space,then i start adding tweaks,one by one,then i nand again and delete the old one,i do this procedure,until i have my rom where i want it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Same here. nand a basic setup and a complete setup

If you don't back up .android make sure you have moved all apps to the phone or those apps won't work on restore. I have been told you don't need to wipe before a restore but I always do.
Sent from my PC36100 using xda app-developers app

jlmancuso said:
If you don't back up .android make sure you have moved all apps to the phone or those apps won't work on restore. I have been told you don't need to wipe before a restore but I always do.
Sent from my PC36100 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well i'm not sure who told you that,but if you dont wipe before a restore,theres a possibilties of having issues from the other rom.I recommend a full wipe before anything but mods,updates or Gapps.

I have heard before that the wiping scripts are built into the restore process, though I don't know how true that is. I have never wiped before a restore and have never had the slightest problem no matter what rom I'm going to or from.
Sent from my PC36100 using xda app-developers app

I always wipe caches and temp files on a restore. Better safe than sorry, right?