[Q] Backup S Health data - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Does anyone know of some way to backup data from S Health?
My daily steps is nice to keep even if I am a flashoholic.

I also wish that Samsung Account Backup includes all Samsung Apps (S Health, WatchON, and the rest). This is how Apple use iCloud.
Meanwhile, you can always use Helium Backup
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup
Or, if you are rooted, then many Backup apps will do.
On a side note: You don't always have to clear data after every flash. If you flash the same type of ROMs (Stock, for example). You can keep all your apps and data as it is not necessary to do a factory reset.

Helium Backup is no longer backup and restore S Health data. On the list of backup apps theres no S Health.

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Best way to backup everything before flashing new ROM?

Hi everyone, so I was wondering what was the best way to backup everything, apps, apps' data and system settings before flashing a new ROM or the same but with new base (which usually requires a clean install).
I've been told that the TWRP backup isn't that great because it'll bring over the "junk" from the previous version, and it doesn't really backup photos for instance.
Samsung's SmartSwitch, at least for me, doesn't backup applications at all. I've tried the phone version as well as the computer one, the phone one crashes once it gets to the app part, the computer one finishes but then there are no apps backed up.
I tried Titanium Backup but I don't know exactly which is the best option, should I be backup just apps and data? Or system data as well? If the correct way is both and let's say that the new ROM is "more" debloated", wouldn't I be putting back in the bloatware by backing up system data as well?
As far as system is concerned I just want to backup something like alarms, memo, system settings like brightness and I think that's more or less it.
Thanks a lot to anyone that helps me, I've been making tons of backup recently trying to find the best solution but couldn't.
Personally I use Titanium Backup, including unlimited external AppData (see in Settings). By that I get at least 80% of my apps back with all the settings done. My photos/videos are stored on my SD and backupped via google photos.
Always looking for a better and easier way to do all this, but for the moment that works pretty well. Still takes 1 - 1&1/2 hours to switch rom, restore backups and set up all my apps that could not be backupped completely.

How to fully backup apps with data and settings (no root)?

Guys, I am really looking to find a solution for a device without root / TWRP / Titanium Backup:
How (the hell) or which application does a full backup of the apps with their data? Titanium Backup was the place to go, and also Nandroid backups were great. But since I don't have root any more, I still have to find a way to backup like in the good old days.
I used Samsung Smart Switch yesterday on my PC to backup, only to discover after a reset that it doesn't backup and revert the app's data... every setting, login, etc. had to be redone from scratch!
The freaking backup solution should also backup the settings and everything of the app...
Tell me there's something for non-rooted users, that can't be!
Thx

Backup app and data without root

Hi,
Is there any way to backup all my apps and their data for all my apps (including some of them that Hellium cannot backup)?
In the past I used to use Titanium Backup or MIUI backup. Both of them are quite good but I don't want to grant root access my device.
Thanks in advance.
Still a big problem on Android. Try Samsung's Smart Switch.
Yeah, I know.
Smart Switch is for transferring data from an old device to a new device.
I need to backup my apps and their data to a PC, like a nandroid backup or titanium backup.
Sure that there's no backup feature included?
No android blows donkey ass when it comes to backup. Such a simple thing that google has been failing to implement for years. Its root or gtfo!

[Question] backup, no root, s8

well, apart of having my devce 0x01, what could be a simple method to make a full phone backup without loosing dmg images, app data, apks, on my s8?
seems so strange that with many devs working on android, backup and restore is still such a pain
I usually use Helium to do backup of app data (some can't be done, but it gets most of them), then Samsung's own backup feature with samsung account to get SMS and some phone settings, and then I connect to a PC and use ADB to copy the entirety of /sdcard/ to get files (dmg images, etc).
This was my fear...app restore + helium
BTW so I should start to keep in mind all the stuff (and their location) on the memory...hoping to remember to save them manually before to wipe the phone...
SAD!!

TiBu sucks? am I doing something wrong?

Hi, after rooting my phone with Magisk and having installed TiBu I proceeded to backup all user app + system data then I installed System app remover and removed some system apps that supposedly were "safe" to remove (briefing) but after a reboot I end up in a bootloop. I had to wipe everything and start from scratch (install ROM + Magisk)
On my first try I did not restore my data using Google + Samsung backup. I tried to restore my apps + system data using TiBu but after several hours of waiting to restore, it did not progress and stuck at 0%
On my second try I restored my data using google+samsung backup. After everything was set and ready I used TiBu's "Restore missing apps + all system data". This time TiBU did progress and completed the restore. After a reboot I start to notice that most of my apps/system settings customization are not even there... To name a few:
I had Full screen gestures instead of the navigation buttons. TiBu did not restore this
I had several accounts that TiBu did not restore (google, outlook, twitter, steam, blizzard, twitter and the list keeps going)
Simple things like Gboard was not even restored as default input method
Settings like one hand mode, edge lightning, quick panel layout, adaptive brightness, screen resolution (the list keeps going) were not restored the way I had them
TL;DR: TiBu did little to nothing despite having the pro version and the appropriate backup
My device:
Galaxy S10+ (Exynos SM-G975F)
Android 10 (G975FXXU3BSKO_G975FOWO3BSKO_ARO) patched with Magisk v20.2-11b7076a (20109)
I feel like I wasted my money..... worst spent 6+ dollars of my life
TiBu is a powerful tool if you know how to use it, in a majority of the cases restoring any complete system backup is always a bad idea. If you ever want to restore system data, you need to use nandroid backup or selected apps in TiBu. When you restore user apps (missing apps in your case) all their data is restored and restored to the level of functionality they had before backing up.
For full-screen gestures, it's likely some mismatch between existing settings and restored system settings.
As for the accounts, it was likely because of restoring the app itself, they would have been there even before you backed them up.
Again, for system settings, you can't rely on TiBu in One UI, restoring system settings barely works in stock android.
My workflow is like this, If I am just tinkering with the system but my phone is stable, I do a nandroid backup (backup in recovery) and try out the mod/feature if it suits me, I continue with it, if not I restore back.
If I know I want to format, I generally need to do this when I've messed up in the system and need to start over. I install all I need in TWRP, setup the system only restoring call and SMS backup from Samsung Cloud, restore missing apps and go through the phone settings and set them up again. This ensures no ****ups from the previous install come back and now that I end up doing it regularly, I can do all this under 30 mins.
firesword14 said:
TiBu is a powerful tool if you know how to use it, in a majority of the cases restoring any complete system backup is always a bad idea. If you ever want to restore system data, you need to use nandroid backup or selected apps in TiBu. When you restore user apps (missing apps in your case) all their data is restored and restored to the level of functionality they had before backing up.
For full-screen gestures, it's likely some mismatch between existing settings and restored system settings.
As for the accounts, it was likely because of restoring the app itself, they would have been there even before you backed them up.
Again, for system settings, you can't rely on TiBu in One UI, restoring system settings barely works in stock android.
My workflow is like this, If I am just tinkering with the system but my phone is stable, I do a nandroid backup (backup in recovery) and try out the mod/feature if it suits me, I continue with it, if not I restore back.
If I know I want to format, I generally need to do this when I've messed up in the system and need to start over. I install all I need in TWRP, setup the system only restoring call and SMS backup from Samsung Cloud, restore missing apps and go through the phone settings and set them up again. This ensures no ****ups from the previous install come back and now that I end up doing it regularly, I can do all this under 30 mins.
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Thank you for taking your time to reply this thread, I am clearly new at this and I am barely scratching the surface. Gonna try and search more info about this "nandroid backup" (not even know what this is and how it works) you mention and see how it works. As for "TRWP" I read something about it but per the offical site: "Long story short, TWRP support for Android 10 is going to take a while." and that is why I did not pay attention to this app

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