Hey guys, have a quick question here, i have recently started using titanium backup.. and i tutored from a couple of youtube videos which helped a lot. Have a couple of questions about how you use it.
1. What i want to know is, is does encryption feature slow the process of the backup? Although most of the people schedule the backup at night, but i dont want the phone to be running for extended hours thus heating up the device etc.. if encryption does slow the process down.
2. Do you backup on a daily basis, or just weekly?
3. Does the backup happen in the background, and you can continue using other features of the phone while backup is running. Asking this, cos what if the titanium backup is running late at night and a phone call comes in or a message that i have to retrive? Or if et all.. I plan to surf or something late at night.
4. Whats an ideal "Max Backup History", currently i have set it to default one.
5. Do you keep compression or have disabled it, cos i know for sure this one surely slows down the backup process.. but surely it will compress the backup to retain space on the dropbox/sdcard... what do you choose ideally?
6. Dropbox better or Google drive?
I guess thats it for now.
I'd really appreciate your responses.
2. Only when I need to.
3. Yes, just click on the home button and you will see in the status bar that it is working.
4. Just use what you need. If you have use for more than one backup, then use more.
6. Both are good. But on my laptop I have an extension for Chrome which gives me the option to save a picture to Drive after right clicking it.
RollsReus said:
2. Only when I need to.
3. Yes, just click on the home button and you will see in the status bar that it is working.
4. Just use what you need. If you have use for more than one backup, then use more.
6. Both are good. But on my laptop I have an extension for Chrome which gives me the option to save a picture to Drive after right clicking it.
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Thanks for your replies..
Now a few more remaining.. still looking for replies.
1. Encryption requires extra processing power. I don't think it's a lot and if you are storing your backup in the cloud it is probably worth it so the good people at the NSA aren't reading through your personal life on their lunch break. Or if someone gets into your account.
2. I only back up when I have everything set up how I want it and before I switch ROMs (not yet on this phone obviously lol).
3. For the most part, the backup can happen in the background. However, once in a while I have noticed it crash or freeze when I'm doing other stuff, but rarely.
4. I keep my max backup history at 2 because once and a while an app will release a crappy or broken update and I want the old version back.
5. If you have a lot of free space to spare, skip the compression.
6. I've been using Dropbox forever and need to give Google Drive a try.
I back up daily. But this comes from being a serial rom flasher and wanting the most up to date saved always. I do new app updates mon, wed and Fri. Do new data backups Sundays and Thursdays.
I only upload to the cloud rarely. Use a 64GB SD card instead. Holds fine.
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Legato Bluesummers said:
I back up daily. But this comes from being a serial rom flasher and wanting the most up to date saved always. I do new app updates mon, wed and Fri. Do new data backups Sundays and Thursdays.
I only upload to the cloud rarely. Use a 64GB SD card instead. Holds fine.
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Legato, thanks.. i like your idea.. pretty sensible way of doing it. Do you mind sharing your screenshot of the "Schedules" tab.. this way i can also try to set up mine.. i am pretty new to TiBu.
MANswers said:
Legato, thanks.. i like your idea.. pretty sensible way of doing it. Do you mind sharing your screenshot of the "Schedules" tab.. this way i can also try to set up mine.. i am pretty new to TiBu.
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Have you watched the videos of wwjoshdew? You'll learn much useful stuff by watching his tuts on TB.
RollsReus said:
Have you watched the videos of wwjoshdew? You'll learn much useful stuff by watching his tuts on TB.
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thats where i learnt to configure and setup TiBu, but he does not give out tips on scheduling etc.
MANswers said:
thats where i learnt to configure and setup TiBu, but he does not give out tips on scheduling etc.
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The scheduling is kind of up to yourself and whatever suits you. But I'd recommend to schedule at night so it makes backups while you might be charging your phone and not using it. Also weekends are good.
And the same goes for the rest. It's about what suits you the best.
And about encryption and compression, you might want to check TB Wiki (I believe they have) or their forums if they have.
Yeah scheduling is based on your usage and style. I'm a 3rd shifter. I run mine at 5pm. I'm almost always asleep then except on weekends.
I back up frequently because I'm used to flashing custom roms all the time. So having current back ups is nice. Since we won't be getting roms anytime soon cause they have to boot strap us first, I'm cutting back to like 2x a week. Just enough to cover myself in the event my phone bricks or whatever.
How many backups to keep us up to you and how much space you want to use. I do two. So in the event an update sucks I can revert.
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With all the great new ROMs out there, I am trying to figure out the best way to go about backing up and restoring my apps and all of my settings.
I do Nandroid backups, and those work find as a "snapshot" of my Hero. But is there any easy way to back up and restore all of my apps or settings in one fell swoop, without affecting the installed ROM?
I'm trying to find the best way to move from one DamageControl ROM to another, for instance. My current procedure would be to back up the phone, wipe it, then flash the new ROM. From there, I would have to use AppMonster or something to restore my apps. The downside is that that would have to be done manually, and plus I would still be without all of my custom settings.
So is there any easier way to go about this? I have tried flashing a newer DC ROM on top of an older one without wiping, and this seems to work okay sometimes, except for I tend to have a lot of quirks with the new installation then -- force closes and things of that nature.
Anyway, I'm sure you guys have developed some pretty smart ways to go about switching from one ROM to another without having to manually set things up each time, and I'm just trying to find out what's most efficient.
Thanks for your time!
I use titanium backup, I believe it lets you backup personal data as well not a 100% but pretty sure.
I just wipe each time, and install whatever ROM is the flavor of the moment.
I have a couple of Nandroid backups on my computer though.
Thanks for the info. I might give Titanium Backup a try...
imekul said:
With all the great new ROMs out there, I am trying to figure out the best way to go about backing up and restoring my apps and all of my settings.
I do Nandroid backups, and those work find as a "snapshot" of my Hero. But is there any easy way to back up and restore all of my apps or settings in one fell swoop, without affecting the installed ROM?
I'm trying to find the best way to move from one DamageControl ROM to another, for instance. My current procedure would be to back up the phone, wipe it, then flash the new ROM. From there, I would have to use AppMonster or something to restore my apps. The downside is that that would have to be done manually, and plus I would still be without all of my custom settings.
So is there any easier way to go about this? I have tried flashing a newer DC ROM on top of an older one without wiping, and this seems to work okay sometimes, except for I tend to have a lot of quirks with the new installation then -- force closes and things of that nature.
Anyway, I'm sure you guys have developed some pretty smart ways to go about switching from one ROM to another without having to manually set things up each time, and I'm just trying to find out what's most efficient.
Thanks for your time!
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Mybackup works great for backing up contacts and some settings as well as your apps. You get 30 days free trial I think.
if your using Damage's latest, you may want to avoid Titanium as it seems to be breaking the audio....
Check out a program called Android Commander it backs up apps to your computer. I really like the ease of use, plus it makes editing the phone files easy. Check it out!
partition your SD card and get a rom with Apps2SD(A2SD). Than when you flash a new rom the app .apks will still be on your sd card data (unless you cleared ext3 partition in which you should mount your phone via usb and make a copy of the ext3 folder on your sdcard that you have from partitioning ur sd card via RA and have apps2sd running, now to the app that makes all this come together is this simple app i found on the market called "installer" download this one app from market and launch it, what this app does is scan's your sd card for every single .apk file and puts them in a nice neat list(with icons) than you can simple click on it and choose to install. this is a must have!
I'm using TitaniumBackup on fresh's newest and it works amazing for me.
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I'm using TitaniumBackup on fresh's newest and it works amazing for me.
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Have you tried it going from a 1.5 rom (Fresh 1.1 in this case) to a 2.1 ROM (Fresh 2.0d)?
I tried it on my wife's phone last night. After the restore sense was stuck in an FC loop and I had to wipe and start over. I ended up restoring her 1.5 nandroid so she would stop giving me evil looks and contemplating my death.
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Have you tried it going from a 1.5 rom (Fresh 1.1 in this case) to a 2.1 ROM (Fresh 2.0d)?
I tried it on my wife's phone last night. After the restore sense was stuck in an FC loop and I had to wipe and start over. I ended up restoring her 1.5 nandroid so she would stop giving me evil looks and contemplating my death.
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Nah I've been on 2.1 since the eris leak lol. But were you restoring everything? try doing apps first and see if that works, then one by one doing the data it might be something you can pin point and avoid.
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Nah I've been on 2.1 since the eris leak lol. But were you restoring everything? try doing apps first and see if that works, then one by one doing the data it might be something you can pin point and avoid.
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When I did my phone I had no issues...I was like you and was on 2.x from the Eris leak. My wife though doesn't like her phone to be 'tinkered with' (I wonder if that has anything to do with me cursing and screaming when I first bricked my phone with the RUU? But I digress), so she's coming from 1.5 (Fresh 1.1). In any event I tried what you suggest already...the apps install fine. It's when I restore the app settings (only the app settings, not system) that everything goes boom. She's got 120 apps. I'm not going through them one by one, so I'll probably just tell her she's got to live with a nuke and pave if she wants to upgrade. Since she'll likely have the same problem if/when the official Sprint release comes out, I doubt I'll have much trouble convincing her to let go of some of her crap.
My major issue is restoring her text messages at this point. I know that the 1.5 ROMs uses a different database format than the 2.x series. So I'm going to take a guess that I won't be able to save those.
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When I did my phone I had no issues...I was like you and was on 2.x from the Eris leak. My wife though doesn't like her phone to be 'tinkered with' (I wonder if that has anything to do with me cursing and screaming when I first bricked my phone with the RUU? But I digress), so she's coming from 1.5 (Fresh 1.1). In any event I tried what you suggest already...the apps install fine. It's when I restore the app settings (only the app settings, not system) that everything goes boom. She's got 120 apps. I'm not going through them one by one, so I'll probably just tell her she's got to live with a nuke and pave if she wants to upgrade. Since she'll likely have the same problem if/when the official Sprint release comes out, I doubt I'll have much trouble convincing her to let go of some of her crap.
My major issue is restoring her text messages at this point. I know that the 1.5 ROMs uses a different database format than the 2.x series. So I'm going to take a guess that I won't be able to save those.
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120 apps! Lol, but I might be able to help with the text messages thing, I just found on the market an app called SMS Backup. It actually backs up all your sms to your gmail account in thread form. Its pretty sweet and runs in the background each time you get a message it just uploads it to your gmail account silently. I had the same issue I was just getting sick of everytime I flashed I would loose all my messages at least now I have them backed up somewhere and better yet its in a place where I dont have to worry about running outta space. So overall it might be a better option I read alot of people saying they arent paying attention and a threaded sms reaches 2k+ then their phones start to lag and it wont delete them. Just an option, but its a pretty kick ass app you should check it out.
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120 apps! Lol, but I might be able to help with the text messages thing, I just found on the market an app called SMS Backup. It actually backs up all your sms to your gmail account in thread form. Its pretty sweet and runs in the background each time you get a message it just uploads it to your gmail account silently. I had the same issue I was just getting sick of everytime I flashed I would loose all my messages at least now I have them backed up somewhere and better yet its in a place where I dont have to worry about running outta space. So overall it might be a better option I read alot of people saying they arent paying attention and a threaded sms reaches 2k+ then their phones start to lag and it wont delete them. Just an option, but its a pretty kick ass app you should check it out.
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I'll take a look at it. But if I understand what it does, it will only get new stuff that comes in, and won't be able to be restored to the messaging database, right? If that's the case she won't go for it. She's 'purist' about her phone (she's great, and I love her to death, but a tech geek she isn't. She just wants it to work, work like it's stock, and not give her problems...a viewpoint I can understand, honestly ).
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I'll take a look at it. But if I understand what it does, it will only get new stuff that comes in, and won't be able to be restored to the messaging database, right? If that's the case she won't go for it. She's 'purist' about her phone (she's great, and I love her to death, but a tech geek she isn't. She just wants it to work, work like it's stock, and not give her problems...a viewpoint I can understand, honestly ).
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Lol, I understand. I haven't tried restoring to be honest but I think theres another one similar out there called sms backup and restore or something like that that dumps all the sms into an xml file and allows you to restore it again. Not sure I haven't used it, just read about it in passing and looked it up on the market. But thats always another option.
PlagaDeRock said:
Lol, I understand. I haven't tried restoring to be honest but I think theres another one similar out there called sms backup and restore or something like that that dumps all the sms into an xml file and allows you to restore it again. Not sure I haven't used it, just read about it in passing and looked it up on the market. But thats always another option.
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Sweet. I'll take a look. Thanks for the tips
Hey guys,
Yesterday I got my 3 button download mode working, so now I'm ready to use a new rom, just have a quick question or 2.
Basically I think I have made my mind up on what ROM to use - I'm going to use Darkys steel ROM - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814091
So first question is - is this a good ROM to start with? From what I can tell it seems like a fairly simple install process, and has quite a lot of features, so I'm thinking this will suit me well.
Now I understand that this will wipe all my apps, second question is, will all my purchases be available for download still (cause these are saved on my gmail account, right? )
Lastly, also related to apps, is I only have 2 things I want to save from my current phone, that is I want to save my contacts, and I want to save my messages. If I flash with the above ROM, will kies not be able to restore these for me? If so, is there another way to backup and restore these settings before I start flashing?
I think thats all, I'm still at work, so I can't start just yet, but when I get home I'll get started on my android customization journey!
Also a quick thanks to all the contributors to this forum, you guys do amazing work, appreciate it.
Darky's is a great ROM to start with, however the lagfix corrupted my internal SD card and i ended up just getting a new phone because of it. I would assume this is highly unlikely, and possibly due to error on my part, but keep it in mind nonetheless. (EDIT: I could be completely wrong about this, I used other ROMS and flashed different firmwares so its unfair to target this ROM specifically, its just what I happened to be using when my phone screwed up, it might have been unreleted) Yes, you will be able to redownload your purchases, and as for saving your contacts and messges, can you save them onto your SIM card?
Good luck!
I was in a similiar situation not that long ago, and decided to try Darky's ROM as my first ever. His instructions really were incredibly easy to follow, and I did not have any real issues. in fact it took less than 30 minutes to download it all and get it working. overall, couldn't recommend it more (though I haven't tried any other ROMs).
MyBackUp Pro is what I used to back up all my data on my phone (missed calls, settings, etc). Its a paid up, but it's not expensive and I found it worth the money. it also backs up alot of your apps. It will back up your contacts, but Android actually has an export contacts feature to back them up. look in your options in your address book and you will find it.
Excellent, that pretty much covers my questions then! Just got back from work, so I'll give darkys ROM a go and post back! Really interested to see how this turns out
First and foremost thanks to wildstang for the how to for this mod. His original thread can be found here. He told me a long time ago I should do this on the Eris and I kept putting it off lol. I've made mods up for a handful of ROM's so far and will do more as I have the time or on a per request basis.
For starters here is a little about this mod:
1. What does this do?
This modifies the services.jar file located in system/framework, that allows you to have an un-throttled data access. You don't have to worry about modifying anything yourself.
2. Will this make my Data faster?
In some cases, YES. This has NO effect on actual phone signal. This only takes the throttle off, so you can download, or play games and not have to worry about it hitting a certain peak and lagging from that point on.
3. If I flash this, will it break my phone?
Sort-of. This will cause Force Closes when you try to select Mobile Network in Settings. Thats the only thing you should notice. You can still kill Data with a widget or any other sort-of alternative way you want to. This should not physically harm your phone though.
4. Will this work on any ROM?
Yes. This is not based off a particular ROM, and can be used with ANY HTC Droid Eris ROM. ALTHOUGH If you're Dev has made changes to the services.jar file, this could wipe those changes out. If you are unsure, ask your dev. In any case you may send me your services.jar and I will look at it for you.
Recommended Install procedures:
1. Place Rom on my SD Card along with DTR.
2. Reboot into Recovery.
3. Wipe everything that is supposed to be wiped.
4. Flash Rom.
5. REBOOT THE PHONE.
6. Skip setup and go straight to settings.
This part is important!!!
7. Go into Settings/Wireless & networks/Mobile Networks.
8. I set my data to always connected and data roaming on. Set yours to your preferences now.... keep in mind once you flash the DTR you will not be able to access this menu! Thats why its important to do it now!
9. Reboot into Recovery.
10. Flash the DTR and reboot the phone.
The key is to do all of this as quickly as possible. The reason why is because as soon as you boot your phone, your phone will start syncing. Its syncing your contacts and other stuff as well. Some of that other stuff also includes where you are on your usage of your data plan. If it detects that you are over limit it will then activate the throttle process. A little more on this. This DTR does not actually REMOVE the throttle per say. It simply removes the files that the phone system uses to BUILD the throttle. Without the needed throttle files the phone won't be able to set up the throttle which in turn means you will be running at full network data speed. Now do you see why this is important to do this quickly?
Now for the links.....
Official CM for Eris
GSB DeOdexed - Important note! This will not work on the odexed version of GSB!
Condemned CM7
Gin-Tazz CM7
Gin-Sen-Tazz
Evervolv
Tazz-AOSP
As always.. What you do with your phone is strictly on you and no one else. Always do a nand backup before flashing in case you have issues or want to undo what you've done.
so just to be clear, if I never approach my data limit and therefore do not my get data connection throttled by Verizon, this patch will not do anything to benefit my general 3g data speed, correct?
a.mcdear said:
so just to be clear, if I never approach my data limit and therefore do not my get data connection throttled by Verizon, this patch will not do anything to benefit my general 3g data speed, correct?
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I get a much better performance in my 3g speeds with this mod on my incredible. The ones that tested for me on the Eris said the same. Web pages loaded faster for them and streaming media was much better as well.
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CondemnedSoul said:
First and foremost thanks to wildstang for the how to for this mod. His original thread can be found here. He told me a long time ago I should do this on the Eris and I kept putting it off lol. I've made mods up for a handful of ROM's so far and will do more as I have the time or on a per request basis.
For starters here is a little about this mod:
1. What does this do?
This modifies the services.jar file located in system/framework, that allows you to have an un-throttled data access. You don't have to worry about modifying anything yourself.
2. Will this make my Data faster?
In some cases, YES. This has NO effect on actual phone signal. This only takes the throttle off, so you can download, or play games and not have to worry about it hitting a certain peak and lagging from that point on.
3. If I flash this, will it break my phone?
Sort-of. This will cause Force Closes when you try to select Mobile Network in Settings. Thats the only thing you should notice. You can still kill Data with a widget or any other sort-of alternative way you want to. This should not physically harm your phone though.
4. Will this work on any ROM?
Yes. This is not based off a particular ROM, and can be used with ANY HTC Droid Eris ROM. ALTHOUGH If you're Dev has made changes to the services.jar file, this could wipe those changes out. If you are unsure, ask your dev. In any case you may send me your services.jar and I will look at it for you.
Recommended Install procedures:
1. Place Rom on my SD Card along with DTR.
2. Reboot into Recovery.
3. Wipe everything that is supposed to be wiped.
4. Flash Rom.
5. REBOOT THE PHONE.
6. Skip setup and go straight to settings.
This part is important!!!
7. Go into Settings/Wireless & networks/Mobile Networks.
8. I set my data to always connected and data roaming on. Set yours to your preferences now.... keep in mind once you flash the DTR you will not be able to access this menu! Thats why its important to do it now!
9. Reboot into Recovery.
10. Flash the DTR and reboot the phone.
The key is to do all of this as quickly as possible. The reason why is because as soon as you boot your phone, your phone will start syncing. Its syncing your contacts and other stuff as well. Some of that other stuff also includes where you are on your usage of your data plan. If it detects that you are over limit it will then activate the throttle process. A little more on this. This DTR does not actually REMOVE the throttle per say. It simply removes the files that the phone system uses to BUILD the throttle. Without the needed throttle files the phone won't be able to set up the throttle which in turn means you will be running at full network data speed. Now do you see why this is important to do this quickly?
Now for the links.....
Official CM for Eris
GSB DeOdexed - Important note! This will not work on the odexed version of GSB!
Condemned CM7
Gin-Tazz CM7
Gin-Sen-Tazz
Evervolv
Tazz-AOSP
As always.. What you do with your phone is strictly on you and no one else. Always do a nand backup before flashing in case you have issues or want to undo what you've done.
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CS,
Step 8b
keep in mind once you flash the DTR you will not be able to access this menu!
Can I backup and restore?
bigdaddyblues said:
CS,
Step 8b
keep in mind once you flash the DTR you will not be able to access this menu!
Can I backup and restore?
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Yes. You can always backup and restore with no problems.
Sent using my 666th Inc from remote regions of hell
This and zepp's 3g turbocharger
Do I need to stop turbocharger before I flash this? and is this any different than the turbocharger? I did not see much of a difference on the turbocharger, and should I clear cache before I flash?
macman159 said:
Do I need to stop turbocharger before I flash this? and is this any different than the turbocharger? I did not see much of a difference on the turbocharger, and should I clear cache before I flash?
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No you don't and no they aren't. Turbocharger for the most part is build prop tweaks to boost the data connection. This is a modification of the smali files within services.jar to remove the android internal data throttle.
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Thanks, how do I download?
Sorry for my bad eyes. I wanted to know where the download is.
Woops. Nevermind. I did not click the links. FAIL. lol.
macman159 said:
Sorry for my bad eyes. I wanted to know where the download is.
Woops. Nevermind. I did not click the links. FAIL. lol.
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Lol. Just click the Rom you are using at the end of the op and remember..... Don't flash the gsb one if you're using the odex version.
Sent using my 666th Inc from remote regions of hell
Thanks for the head up
I am using your rom, so no worries lol. and when you said that it will break the mobile data. does it mean that if I turn off mobile data on a widget, I can't turn it off or does it mean I just can't get to the settings and do it there?
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I am using your rom, so no worries lol. and when you said that it will break the mobile data. does it mean that if I turn off mobile data on a widget, I can't turn it off or does it mean I just can't get to the settings and do it there?
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I use power control from the notification bar to toggle data just fine.. widgetsoid also works for this
español?
why are some apps in spanish? is it just my phone or did I accidentally clicked something? like when I click voice search it is in spanish. weird eh?
seems like it is only google voice search.
It did make a difference, but you said that we can't access the menu of the mobile network. I went and clicked in there and I did not see a crash. is it that I can't change anything?
macman159 said:
why are some apps in spanish? is it just my phone or did I accidentally clicked something? like when I click voice search it is in spanish. weird eh?
seems like it is only google voice search.
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Did you make sure English is the selected language under "Language and keyboard settings"?
It did make a difference, but you said that we can't access the menu of the mobile network. I went and clicked in there and I did not see a crash. is it that I can't change anything?
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huh, I'll be damned, you're right.. It doesn't FC or anything
I get a fc. On all 3 phones ....
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we have special eris's lol.
little off topic
gonna try this now, hey CS just bought and incredible on eBay and looking forward to trying ur other roms. Hows the supraROM looking? I love "sense" but your others roms are just so darn fast and stable I will probably just load the incredible Condemned CM7.
Thanks again for all your hard work
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gonna try this now, hey CS just bought and incredible on eBay and looking forward to trying ur other roms. Hows the supraROM looking? I love "sense" but your others roms are just so darn fast and stable I will probably just load the incredible Condemned CM7.
Thanks again for all your hard work
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Supra kinda got put on hold for a little bit but I'm getting ready to start working on it again this weekend. Cm is running real smooth but has a bt issue I'm trying to straighten out. It's been a bug in the cm build for a couple of months now though. My personal favorite of my 3 roms for dinc is 666. It's based on the gb update and is every bit as smooth and fast as cm imo. Look forward to seeing you over there. You'll love the phone. It's sweet
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I take it this would never work on the thunderbolt because of 4G LTE?
Deftoolfinch said:
I take it this would never work on the thunderbolt because of 4G LTE?
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I don't see why not... If you tell me what ROM you're using or send me your services.jar file I can make up a test one for you.
OP updated with new links... Getting much better reports on these this go around
I am doing much better. I used to get 100kbps and now with dtr and i guess 3g turbocharger by zepp. I get 900kbps-1mb!
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hi yall,
i bought the phone used, and its running 2.2.1 froyo, ever since i got the phone last night ive been here reading everything about it, since im new to android, its very confusing for me.
(1) i wasnt sure if it was rooted, but there was a superuser icon in the menu ,so i went root it again and did allow non market app from super1click. when it was doing allow non market app, the phone frozed , i had to just take off the battery for it to restart, then did the allow non market app again, it was fine the second time. after this i found that the phone is very slow for 20-30 sec when just turned on. perhaps it has nothing to do with rooting and allow non market app, the phone is just like that. anyways is this normal? would rooting 2 times make it slow after power on?
(2) im very interested in installing the MiUI or CM7 to my bravo, i have the factory usb driver installed, and the phone is rooted . what are the other steps to get it work?
i would really appreciate if you have any input,
thanks in advance.
Ok. Get you started then you will need to get what is called the LIFESAVER to me. The Stock .sbf file for just in case times. Next before anything else you need a program called RSD LITE. It's made by Motorola (correct if wrong). On your phone you'll need an app called SndInitDefy_1.4_2.apk. Put it on you mem card and install it on your phone (you did push the allow non market apps button in S1C right?). Then look around for the rom you want to use. Myself and several other people are working on a CM7 rom for the Bravo with a working STOCK camera. The easy fixes are using another 2 or 3 camera apps. After all said and done follow the instructions on sndInitDefy_1.4_2.apk or 2ndInitDefy_1.4_2.apk whatever the name is in the app drawer. After that put the rom you want on your sd card. Not in a folder or anything just the card. Reboot into 2nd recovery and wipe your data, cash and dalvik, then install the new rom. NOTE: Most issues occur because you didn't wipe. NOTE 2: You have to use the Vol. UP and DOWN on the side of the phone to select things and the power on the top to do it while in 2ndInit.
And if you would like to know I was writing this on 2 hours of sleep like 24 hours ago while drinking cold coffee and eating something I can't figure out what it is but reminds me of tacos and nachos. Back of fridge find.
Forgot about your first question, sorry, I haven't really noticed any speed changes before or after root to me. Could be another app you have that runs at boot? If you have any troubles just PM me and I'll get to ya. My major project went to the back burner for the moment. I do have an app for you if you want to try to get a little more speed out of it. Like I said just PM me.
what are the apps that increases speed? is there any way i can delete the junk apps came with the phone? there are 50 of them more than 40 is useless. lol
thanks a lot for taking your time responding my post, i do really appreciate it.
after i run launcher pro, the phone have a speed increase, faster then before. everything is normal now.
i noticed that there are a lot of versions of RST lite, i gusse i should have the latest one. right?
i kinda need the camera for school projects, plus there are still things i need to learn about so i will be doing later, i think pretty soon you guys would know how to make the stock camera work, lol
I use RSD Lite 5.0. Google it and it's easy to find. Camera issue has work around and to rid yourself of the bloatware you need to be rooted (which you are) and look on the market for an app called SuperManager. It may have alot more than what you need but it's free. When you install it open and go to it's settings and mark the box for root. Then you can use it to uninstall your bloatware. I would keep google maps and the navigation app though. I've never had a use for any of the news, weather or news & weather stuff. Just slows your phone and uses your data. If you want a true FM Radio for your phone see below. It's a little better then the AT&T Radio. DO NOT UNINSTALL ANYTHING THAT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE AN APP! You will see things that seem like doubles of stuff. FM Radio is one of these. One is AT&T's app the other is like the driver for ANY FM Radio app to work. Just let me know if you get stuck. Also here is a great overclock app. Don't go over 1 ghz for too long though. Stock is 800Mhz. It's not made by myself.
when i tried to scan the barcode and download overclock and FM files, it keeps giving me a message of
Download unsuccessful
Cannot download. The content is not supported on this phone
i downloaded the files to my computer, everytime i try to put them in the phone by usb cable it shows cant copy, i must did something wrong.
oh, BTW the supermanager is awesome
The old school ways still work for things like this. Take out your memory card and just copy files to it with a card reader. You might have filled up the card already? I can't put anything else on my wifes card but she just has a 2gig. She has alot of music and the videos are taking up alot of room. She's still stock but she does use overclock and undervolt to get a little more speed and save the battery. The QR codes I don't think they work for everyone. Search the market for an app named "Sideload Enabler for Bravo". It's free and so you can make sure you can sideload apps. Gives you the checkbox under settings too! + in my book. Can't remember if it requires root or not..... I'll post the link in a min.
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^ Sideload Enabler For Bravo
Yea! I just learned Script! (If the link works) It does!
^ SuperManager
i'm using an HTC Glacier 2.3.4 non-rooted
i plan to root my phone but i was wondering what would be the best rom for me?
-i want to be able to use the wii ime app (dosnt work w/ htc sense)
-i want to be able to still use my 4g mobile networks,wifi & hotspot and usb tether
-netflix compatible
- skype,oovoo,ect. compatable
-market ( i rooted before and couldnt log into market so i went back )
-working photo/video camera
- and of course all the things android phones should have (phone,text,contacts, account sync ect.)
what would be the best rom for me to use?
also, is there a way to flash a custom (or official) rom without erasing texts and account data?
Since your first point eliminates Sense, you're basically left with one option: AOSP. There are quite a few ROMs based on AOSP, but the biggest would be CyanogenMod 7 and MIUI. CM7 provides you with the basic Android look, but a lot of customizable options. Everything works extremely well, and it has great battery life. MIUI is a Chinese developed ROM that essentially makes your phone look like an iPhone. I have never tried it myself, but I've heard a lot of good things about it's performance and battery life.
My personal recommendation to you is CM7. I'm more of a function-over-fashion guy, so I do not mind that it's missing all the eye candy and flash of Sense. Right now, I'm running TDJ's version of CM7.2.0, and I cannot think of a single downside to tell you. I can't speculate about the Wii app since I don't have a Wii, but it meets all your other listed criteria. As a general piece of advice, look into anything that TDJ develops. The man is a legend around these parts, and everything he gets involved in, always comes out better than before. The links to my setup are in my signature, in case you want to check it out.
As for maintaining data like texts, use Titanium Backup. I recommend you spring for the Pro version because it is extremely handy, especially if you like to flash a lot of ROMs. When backing up data, going to the "Backup/Restore" tab at the top, press the menu button and select "Batch." From there, select "Backup all user apps + system data." Once that is done and you've flashed the ROM you want, redownload Titanium Backup from the Market, and follow the same steps but instead of backing up, you'll want to restore. So scroll down to the restoration options, and select "Restore missing apps with data." It will restore any apps that you are missing, along with their data (like game progress, settings/preferences, etc.). Do not restore system data, because that could screw up your phone. It might be time consuming, but it's better to manually setup your phone instead.
To restore your text messages, from the "Backup/Restore" tab, scroll down until you find "[SMS/MMS/APN] Dialer Storage." It should be labeled in green. Press it, and select the option to restore data. Once that's done, restart your phone and your texts should be back in the Messages app. It might take a few minutes for the app to sort them out chronologically, but it will. If you synced your phone with Google, your contacts should be automatically restore upon signing in.
I would recommend MIUI if customization is what you're looking for. So many themes!!!! Also for backup I prefer MyBackup Pro/Root (either works) for all my apps, texts, MMS, ect. So TDJ's MIUI for my recommendation!
invasion2 said:
I would recommend MIUI if customization is what you're looking for. So many themes!!!! Also for backup I prefer MyBackup Pro/Root (either works) for all my apps, texts, MMS, ect. So TDJ's MIUI for my recommendation!
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+1 on MIUI. very nice ROM, highly cusomizable.
for backups, use titanium cloud
lcambriz said:
Since your first point eliminates Sense, you're basically left with one option: AOSP. There are quite a few ROMs based on AOSP, but the biggest would be CyanogenMod 7 and MIUI. CM7 provides you with the basic Android look, but a lot of customizable options. Everything works extremely well, and it has great battery life. MIUI is a Chinese developed ROM that essentially makes your phone look like an iPhone. I have never tried it myself, but I've heard a lot of good things about it's performance and battery life.
My personal recommendation to you is CM7. I'm more of a function-over-fashion guy, so I do not mind that it's missing all the eye candy and flash of Sense. Right now, I'm running TDJ's version of CM7.2.0, and I cannot think of a single downside to tell you. I can't speculate about the Wii app since I don't have a Wii, but it meets all your other listed criteria. As a general piece of advice, look into anything that TDJ develops. The man is a legend around these parts, and everything he gets involved in, always comes out better than before. The links to my setup are in my signature, in case you want to check it out.
As for maintaining data like texts, use Titanium Backup. I recommend you spring for the Pro version because it is extremely handy, especially if you like to flash a lot of ROMs. When backing up data, going to the "Backup/Restore" tab at the top, press the menu button and select "Batch." From there, select "Backup all user apps + system data." Once that is done and you've flashed the ROM you want, redownload Titanium Backup from the Market, and follow the same steps but instead of backing up, you'll want to restore. So scroll down to the restoration options, and select "Restore missing apps with data." It will restore any apps that you are missing, along with their data (like game progress, settings/preferences, etc.). Do not restore system data, because that could screw up your phone. It might be time consuming, but it's better to manually setup your phone instead.
To restore your text messages, from the "Backup/Restore" tab, scroll down until you find "[SMS/MMS/APN] Dialer Storage." It should be labeled in green. Press it, and select the option to restore data. Once that's done, restart your phone and your texts should be back in the Messages app. It might take a few minutes for the app to sort them out chronologically, but it will. If you synced your phone with Google, your contacts should be automatically restore upon signing in.
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invasion2 said:
I would recommend MIUI if customization is what you're looking for. So many themes!!!! Also for backup I prefer MyBackup Pro/Root (either works) for all my apps, texts, MMS, ect. So TDJ's MIUI for my recommendation!
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saranhai said:
+1 on MIUI. very nice ROM, highly cusomizable.
for backups, use titanium cloud
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thanks u guys, i guess il try both cm7 and miui and see which one i prefer
also thanks for the help with titanium backup
I really like CM7 but Miui is nice.
Cm7 over miui.
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lcambriz said:
Since your first point eliminates Sense, you're basically left with one option: AOSP. There are quite a few ROMs based on AOSP, but the biggest would be CyanogenMod 7 and MIUI. CM7 provides you with the basic Android look, but a lot of customizable options. Everything works extremely well, and it has great battery life. MIUI is a Chinese developed ROM that essentially makes your phone look like an iPhone. I have never tried it myself, but I've heard a lot of good things about it's performance and battery life.
My personal recommendation to you is CM7. I'm more of a function-over-fashion guy, so I do not mind that it's missing all the eye candy and flash of Sense. Right now, I'm running TDJ's version of CM7.2.0, and I cannot think of a single downside to tell you. I can't speculate about the Wii app since I don't have a Wii, but it meets all your other listed criteria. As a general piece of advice, look into anything that TDJ develops. The man is a legend around these parts, and everything he gets involved in, always comes out better than before. The links to my setup are in my signature, in case you want to check it out.
As for maintaining data like texts, use Titanium Backup. I recommend you spring for the Pro version because it is extremely handy, especially if you like to flash a lot of ROMs. When backing up data, going to the "Backup/Restore" tab at the top, press the menu button and select "Batch." From there, select "Backup all user apps + system data." Once that is done and you've flashed the ROM you want, redownload Titanium Backup from the Market, and follow the same steps but instead of backing up, you'll want to restore. So scroll down to the restoration options, and select "Restore missing apps with data." It will restore any apps that you are missing, along with their data (like game progress, settings/preferences, etc.). Do not restore system data, because that could screw up your phone. It might be time consuming, but it's better to manually setup your phone instead.
To restore your text messages, from the "Backup/Restore" tab, scroll down until you find "[SMS/MMS/APN] Dialer Storage." It should be labeled in green. Press it, and select the option to restore data. Once that's done, restart your phone and your texts should be back in the Messages app. It might take a few minutes for the app to sort them out chronologically, but it will. If you synced your phone with Google, your contacts should be automatically restore upon signing in.
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+1 on CM7.1. It's nowhere near as "ugly" as a lot of users make it out to be. I feel that now there are themes that you can find in the market just by searching CM7 themes that really make the UI very appealing to the eyes. I am running CM7.1 with "stetsonaw's EpicBlue Theme CM7" and it's beautiful. R3Ds Themes are pretty nice too.
I would definitely recommend CM7 to all Glacier owners, from my own personal experiences. But the best way to tell is to flash them all and give them all a test drive.
I've tried some very good Sense ROMs too from MikMik, Darkside, and Virtuous that are significantly better than the stock Sense. TDJ did a very nice job on his MiUI ROM also. I just always end up back at CM7.1
lcambriz said:
MIUI is a Chinese developed ROM that essentially makes your phone look like an iPhone. I have never tried it myself, but I've heard a lot of good things about it's performance and battery life.
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Not really. The iOS look only applies to the included theme. Most MIUI themes look nothing like iOS:
I personally love performance and battery life. The best i found so far is miui 12.23 by tdj i get about 26 hours with game play but gps is only problem on links once in awhile. Then absolution cm7 rom is getting 16 hours with heavy game play and gps is great. Try them and have fun.
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I think you need to go through the down grade process before you ate able to simply root your phone. It is in the forums
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