Help regarding root access in marshmallow.. - Xiaomi Redmi 2 Questions & Answers

Hi guys...
Been trying out every marshmallow ROM out there..
> Tried both CM & AOSP based ROMs.
>Tried supersu v2.46, v2.52, & v2.66
Issues :
>Not able to delete system apps (not a major issue, can live with it)..
>Not able to restore app's data (i'm using ultimate backup..)
I know that root access is provided much earlier, Thanks to Chainfire
Just wanted to know whether i'm missing something..
Thanks in advance buddies :good:

I am running titanium backup and other root based apps on cm13 just by enabling root option from developer option.
The problem must be with the app and not the ROM.
So try different backup app ( Titanium Backup is the best )

ashok weird said:
Hi guys...
Been trying out every marshmallow ROM out there..
> Tried both CM & AOSP based ROMs.
>Tried supersu v2.46, v2.52, & v2.66
Issues :
>Not able to delete system apps (not a major issue, can live with it)..
>Not able to restore app's data (i'm using ultimate backup..)
I know that root access is provided much earlier, Thanks to Chainfire
Just wanted to know whether i'm missing something..
Thanks in advance buddies :good:
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Ultimate backup doesn't work. I tried it too.
Use Titanium ( I know UI sucks but still :3 )
SuperSU also wasn't able to update binaries :|

Try Super backup. It can work without root also

Try Titanium Backup, it works. i was facing the same issue.

AmAnzx said:
Try Titanium Backup, it works. i was facing the same issue.
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Actually Titatium did not work with my CM13 ROM (kumajaya) because it could not find a writable directory on my SdCard. But I moved the backups to SdCard\data\com.keramidas\TitaniumBackup and now it works flawlessly

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[Q] Help...!!!!!!!!!!!

I was thinking to install your rom and i was on STOCK FROYA 2.2(DDJP2) so can i install it directly and if i do so will i loose the installed apps that i have now cuz i had some nice apps which i din't want to be gone so asking....................like GoChat as if this app goes off then i'll loose all my stored settings that can't be recovered.............
Thank you And all the help appreciated
riyaz058 said:
I was thinking to install your rom and i was on STOCK FROYA 2.2(DDJP2) so can i install it directly and if i do so will i loose the installed apps that i have now cuz i had some nice apps which i din't want to be gone so asking....................like GoChat as if this app goes off then i'll loose all my stored settings that can't be recovered.............
Thank you And all the help appreciated
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Which Rom do you want to flash ..?
Regarding apps, root your phone using superoneclick and make a backup using titanium backup from market.. Once you flash the new Rom you can have all your apps and data as they were by restoring the backup..
Sent from the 3rd Galaxy !
using titanium backup should i have to backup my apps to sdcard
i wanted to give a try for Destiny 1.2 and using titanium backup will save the apps along with all its settings and after i backup then should i have to install each apks again or will titanium backup will recover it automatically
You can restore all the apps with a single click...
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So by one click all apps will get installed automatically and the app settings will also be retained right...........................and any tutorial or links how to do the titanium backup will be of great help as Ive already rooted my phone
Yes
Its very easy..no need for a tutorial.. Open titanium backup-touch menu button-select batch..
Here You will find all the options you need..
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Thank You buddy
You're welcome
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[Q] Backup

I want to ask for help. I'm using Typhoon 3.5.1 and i want to update to 3.5.3 but i dont know how to do it without to lose my apps. Please help me.
PS: I backup my rom I only want to keep my apps.
wowrlz123 said:
I want to ask for help. I'm using Typhoon 3.5.1 and i want to update to 3.5.3 but i dont know how to do it without to lose my apps. Please help me.
PS: I backup my rom I only want to keep my apps.
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u can just flah it over the actual rom ...just choose install zip from sd card and dont wipe any thing ...or wipe everything and make a fresh install ..than go to restore/advanded restore ...and restore data and ext.
hope it will help ..that's what i do usualy
wowrlz123 said:
I want to ask for help. I'm using Typhoon 3.5.1 and i want to update to 3.5.3 but i dont know how to do it without to lose my apps. Please help me.
PS: I backup my rom I only want to keep my apps.
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backup: the most popular app seems to be Titanium Backup
p107r0 said:
backup: the most popular app seems to be Titanium Backup
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it seems that if u backup under 2.3.4 and u restore under 2.3.5 ..it dont work ...i usualy use titanium too ... but when i make a backup under typhoon 3.5.1 (2.3.4) than i tried to resore app under 3.5.2 (2.3.5) ...i couldnt use them ...dont know why
mootmetal said:
it seems that if u backup under 2.3.4 and u restore under 2.3.5 ..it dont work ...i usualy use titanium too ... but when i make a backup under typhoon 3.5.1 (2.3.4) than i tried to resore app under 3.5.2 (2.3.5) ...i couldnt use them ...dont know why
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it could depend on the options you choose in Settings and during Restore: as far as system apps go I prefer to stick to data only and select (carefully and selectively) only green items from the list, occassionally sth happens and some of the apps FC on me (e.g. market or Gmail) , but then clearing relevant app data under Anroid Settings / Applications usually helps
p107r0 said:
it could depend on the options you choose in Settings and during Restore: as far as system apps go I prefer to stick to data only and select (carefully and selectively) only green items from the list, occassionally sth happens and some of the apps FC on me (e.g. market or Gmail) , but then clearing relevant app data under Anroid Settings / Applications usually helps
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yes ...i only restore installed apps ...never sys app ...i prefere to set everything instead of restore and have problemes
never mind

[Guide] Back up your data before moving to a new rom

Back up your data before moving to a new rom​
This guide is for rooted phones, and all work on my galaxy s2 but should work with most phones.
So you have decided to go for a new rom, but are worried about loosing all your apps, game saves, data, contacts, sms etc.. Well here is my little guide to restoring most of it. (Why only most, well moving to a new rom means that some apps and data are not compatible). We are going to break it down into apps to use and then the process.
Install App Extractor after you have flashed your new rom
Just a note all software that uses access the root of your phone can come with problems, although i have not experienced them my self it can still happen.
Apps
1. Rom Manager
Must have app for any root user. Make backups, flash ROMs, and own your device.
ROM Manager is THE MUST HAVE APP for any Android root user. (Over 3 million downloads and counting!)
(You can back up your rom through recover boot)
2. Titanium Backup root
Titanium Backup is the most powerful backup tool on Android, and then some.
You can backup, restore, freeze (with Pro) your apps + data + Market links. This includes all protected apps & system apps, plus external data on your SD card. You can do 0-click batch & scheduled backups. Backups will operate without closing any apps (with Pro). You can move any app (or app data) to/from the SD card. You can browse any app's data and even query the Market to see detailed information about the app.
3. App Extractor
AppExtractor is a tool which will allow you to restore individual applications, data, SMS, and MMS messages from your ROM Manager backups.
AppExtractor is compatible with ClockworkMod Recovery 5 backups as well as backups created by previous versions of ClockworkMod Recovery.
The process
1. Ok the process. First you will need to backup your whole rom, so go into Rom Manager and click on backup current rom, once it have backed up your rom you phone will reboot. ( Backing up your rom means you can revert back to it if you are not happy with your new rom)
a. You can also do a full rom backup straight from recovery mode (safer), to do this boot into recovery mode (hold - power,home and volume up). Then use the volume buttons to scroll to backup and restore (press power button to select), then click backup, it should start a full back up of your rom for you (2-3 mins to back up), once it has finished click reboot system now. Done - Thanks to MistahBungle for prompting this edit
2. once you have done that go into Titanium Backup and click menu and go into Batch. Then click on Run for Backup all user apps (dont back up system data we will soft that out later), then click run batch operation.
3. You can now flash your new rom, i am not going to tell you how to that.
4. Once your new rom is up and running then it is time to receive all that data, apps, setting, contacts etc.
5. First go to the android market and download Titanium backup and App recovery again
6. now open Titanium Backup and go back into Batch scroll down to restore and click run on restore missing apps with data. ( not all the apps will download as some won't be compatible). There you go most of your apps are now restored with their original data
7. Now go to App Extractor and open that, you will see the choice to restore things like, apps, sms and mms, contacts, wifi etc. Just click which ever you want to restore and then select the correct back up (the one you made with rom manager). You can only restore 5 items a day, and yet again not all you setting and data can be restored because of the different rom types.
8. Enjoy your new rom
If anyone thinks i have missed anything ir has more they would like to add then let me know.
Backing up EFS folder
Ok so backing up your efs folder, i am not expert in this area but everyone should know that this file is very important and rooting and flashing roms could cause it to become corrupt. So the fix trying to keep it as simple as possible like the rest of the guide, you need to download Ktook by Hellcatdroid here is a little somthing from Google Play - Tool for a few functions after rooting. Kernel dump/flash, EFS backup/restore...
/!\ Requires Root /!\
/!\ Works on the >Galaxy S2< and >Galaxy Note< *ONLY* /!\
(i) the "lock pattern bug" is currently being investigated and worked on!
kTool is a small tool originally bundled with Hellcat's Root-Kernel for the Galaxy S2.
It offers a few functions usefull after rooting the device:
- Dump current kernel to /sdcard/zImage
- Flash kernel from /sdcard/zImage
- Backup the phone's EFS (sensitive storage are holding the IMEI and other vital data) as a raw .IMG dump and a .tar archive
- Restoring EFS from the raw .IMG or the .tar backup
- Format EFS (create fresh filesystem for cases where you want to restore seperate files or a .tar backup, but the filesystem is stuck/locked in read-only due to corruption)
- Reboot (normal, directely to recovery or directely to downlaod mode)
If you encounter any problems or issues, or if you have any questions or suggestions, visit the release thread on XDA
Some people don't like this app and some like myself love it, as it says above it will only work on Galaxy S2< and >Galaxy Note, but if you check out the thread it might work for other devices.
Other apps
Backdrop Root - BackDrop Root allows you to backup and restore your applications, data, SMS / MMS messages, Wifi settings, Bluetooth pairings, and more to and from from Dropbox.
Backdrop Root provides a simple and intuitive interface for managing your backups.
The free version of BackDrop Root will let you backup and restore 5 applications / data backups at a time.
Thanks - albsat
Nandroid Browser - Nandroid Browser has a really simple purpose: Extract and use single files from your nandroid backups.
* Browse your nandroid backups
* Save files anywhere
* Send files
* Open Files
Rom Toolbox - ROM Toolbox is the MUST HAVE app for any rooted user. Easily email single apps and files from your nandroid backups or send them to your dropbox or wherever...
ROM Toolbox combines all the great root apps all tied up into one monster app with a beautiful and user-friendly interface. It also adds many more unseen features!
This app requires root permission. For fast and friendly support please email us at [email protected]. We will be glad to help answer your questions and troubleshoot with you.
Some of the extra features in the pro version:
☆ Backup/restore data
☆ Batch operations enabled
☆ Remove ads
☆ Preview boot animations
☆ Customize your status bar by installing battery, 4g/3g/1x, wifi, gps, signal icons.
☆ Advanced app freezer
☆ Remove ads
☆ Unlock Root Browser features
☆ Much More....
1. Rom Manager
Must have app for any root user. Make backups, flash ROMs, and own your device.
ROM Manager is THE MUST HAVE APP for any Android root user. (Over 3 million downloads and counting!)
An app that is known to give problems on CWM rooted SGS2 .
jje
I have used rom manager for many things and never had any problems with it, maybe I am lucky but not heard anything about anyone have problems with it
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s.d.oconnor said:
I have used rom manager for many things and never had any problems with it, maybe I am lucky but not heard anything about anyone have problems with it
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Search the forum then is all i can say multiple help posts where rom manger has been the root of problems .
jje
JJEgan said:
Search the forum then is all i can say multiple help posts where rom manger has been the root of problems .
jje
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Surely any software that exploites the root of your phone could have problems, although i will make a chasnge to the post adding that you can back up your rom from boot and that all software that uses root access can come with problems.
Everything was going great until I got to the last step, restoring sms(the only thing I cared about) with app extractor. It turned the sreen black and then it went on again, but it didn't do anything else, the sms still were not restored =(
if you ask me titanium back up does the job for it all, and if you want to make sure you get all of your apps back, just backup the apps listed in the data folder in the root of your phone.
And when your on CWM recovery might be better of using CWM manager.
JJEgan said:
An app that is known to give problems on CWM rooted SGS2 .
jje
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^^
+ lots this. Rom Manager *will* cause you problems if you continue to use it/have it installed with CWM. It will either break CW or cause you bootloops.
Use one or the other.
You may get away with it for a while, but when you least expect it (maybe that time you don't do a Nandroid of your last good config when you should have), it will bite you on the arse.
Edit to add - OP, I like the idea of what you're doing. Great to see a n00b having a bash But if you've rooted your phone with CFRoot or are running a kernel with CW, you're much better off using it to do your Nandroid backup than potentially causing problems with Rom Manager, which is popular because it's *easy* (apparently, I never found anything difficult about using CW). If anyone doesn't like/is too lazy to boot directly into recovery to do backups, use the CWM app. Same diff as Rom Manager without all the dramas. Other than this, good job
Great idea. I love these kind of posts no matter what others say. Knowledge sharing makes people, a better one.
My tips, but here you don't save data and use CWM and Backdrop Root aps only:
1) Do a Nandroid back from CWM.
2) Export Contacts as a VCF file. There is a new program recently Backdrop Root that backup sms, contacts, mms, bluetooth, etc in Dropbox. Try it. There is also a nice program called SuperBackup which does a similar thing.
3) Save your Apps through a File Manager as apk and save in external sd, computer or Dropbox.
4) Forget data... Many people use Titanium but I need to buy it.
5) Install new Rom, restore sms+contacts, install apps from beginning.
Apps extractor in conjunction with Nandroidback would had been the best solution, but unfortunately I didn't get a lot of success with this app.
MistahBungle said:
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+ lots this. Rom Manager *will* cause you problems if you continue to use it/have it installed with CWM. It will either break CW or cause you bootloops.
Use one or the other.
You may get away with it for a while, but when you least expect it (maybe that time you don't do a Nandroid of your last good config when you should have), it will bite you on the arse.
Edit to add - OP, I like the idea of what you're doing. Great to see a n00b having a bash But if you've rooted your phone with CFRoot or are running a kernel with CW, you're much better off using it to do your Nandroid backup than potentially causing problems with Rom Manager, which is popular because it's *easy* (apparently, I never found anything difficult about using CW). If anyone doesn't like/is too lazy to boot directly into recovery to do backups, use the CWM app. Same diff as Rom Manager without all the dramas. Other than this, good job
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Thanks i have made some changes based on your recomedation
You are restricted to 5 bits of data a day on app recovery, it could also be a compatible issue.
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Step 7 says "App recovery", do you mean "App extractor"? Sorry just want to confirm.
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Yes I do,
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Wiki: Android ROM Update
Wiki: Android ROM Update
How to restore your apps, data and settings after Android ROM Update using Titanium Backup (TB).
forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Android_ROM_Update
Cheers
Tom
Sorry but can I ask why that has been put their
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Thanks for this guide, it's great.
Kaiser Z
Happy to help
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s.d.oconnor said:
Sorry but can I ask why that has been put their
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s.d.oconnor said:
Could you made this a sticky as you dont have anything like it yet - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1502526
Guide on how to back up and restore your data before moving to a new rom
thanks
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You said that you don't have anything like your guide on how to back up and restore. The wiki is just that so I shared it.
Cheers
Tom
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Thanks for the guide. Does it work on ics? I've heard titanium backup have some issues with it
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Angel.CT said:
Thanks for the guide. Does it work on ics? I've heard titanium backup have some issues with it
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It should work with ICS, it's only a matter of time before the apps catch up with it and they should run a smooth as they do on GB

[Q] Titanium Backup Pro halt on 0% (I've done everything)

Despite there's a lot posts with the same error, however I've readed all of them, followed all the possible solutions and nothing, that's why I'm writing this.
I have the latest version of Titanium Backup Pro (installed 1 hour before this post) with Busybox and SQLite in perfect condition, also I'm rooted (obvious).
I've tried with the 3 options in Preferences / App Procesing Mode (AUTO Direct, AUTO Indirect, INTERACTIVE) and nothing. Also I've tried uncheking Market Link in Preferences since someone advices it in other post. I've tried to scan the entire phone for the backups folder (wich is dumb cuz TB show me how many backups I have... however I did it). I tried to erase cache, force stop, re-install both the app and the entire ROM (cyanogenmod 10.2)... and nothing.
Titanium Backup Pro just halt on 0% when I try to do a backup.
Please guys, give me some ninja answers to fix this.
Thanks in advance.
Best regards.
PD: I also tried with an older version of Titanium Backup Pro... and got the same issue.
Make sure you have the latest SU binary.
Try SuperSU
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu&hl=en
From another thread:
Johmama said:
Go into Titanium Backup and change the backup folder location to /storage/emulated/legacy/TitaniumBackup, as opposed to /storage/emulated/0/TitaniumBackup.
That worked for me when the 4.3 leak came out, and when official 4.3 came out. I'm assuming it's the same issue.
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baseballfanz said:
Make sure you have the latest SU binary.
Try SuperSU
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu&hl=en
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I have the SU binary in the last version (checked right now).
alainalemany said:
I have the SU binary in the last version (checked right now).
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Does your splash screen look like this, boxes are ticked, enough storage on the device?

Titanium Backup Crashes If You Try To Restore

So over the weekend, I chose to root my phone and get the newest 10u update (model h918) and everything seemed to work fine and everything works well.
However, that changed when I transferred my titanium backup files to my v20 from my note 3 and tried to restore a few games. The thing is that I can backup apps, but can't restore them at all. It crashes in response to it. I've checked google play store reviews and others are experiencing this on the model number, so I hope that there can be a fix to this.
Here's what I did:
Dragged and copied all the backup files from my note 3 to my computer
Created a com.kermidas.TitaniumBackup folder into my sd card.
Dragged and copied all the backup files from my computer to v20
Tried to restore from files, crashes every time.
Tested to see if backing up works, indeed it does.
Restarted my phone and tried again, fails.
Uninstalled and reinstalled
Same thing happens again.
If there's something wrong I hope I get to fix it, otherwise oh well, guess I have to get used to it.
Looking forward for a fix, so please give me some suggestions.
Thanks
ZenovajXD said:
So over the weekend, I chose to root my phone and get the newest 10u update (model h918) and everything seemed to work fine and everything works well.
However, that changed when I transferred my titanium backup files to my v20 from my note 3 and tried to restore a few games. The thing is that I can backup apps, but can't restore them at all. It crashes in response to it. I've checked google play store reviews and others are experiencing this on the model number, so I hope that there can be a fix to this.
Here's what I did:
Dragged and copied all the backup files from my note 3 to my computer
Created a com.kermidas.TitaniumBackup folder into my sd card.
Dragged and copied all the backup files from my computer to v20
Tried to restore from files, crashes every time.
Tested to see if backing up works, indeed it does.
Restarted my phone and tried again, fails.
Uninstalled and reinstalled
Same thing happens again.
If there's something wrong I hope I get to fix it, otherwise oh well, guess I have to get used to it.
Looking forward for a fix, so please give me some suggestions.
Thanks
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what did you use to root the lg phone? which su mgr?
did you change the name space manager or whatever titanium backup errors on startup?
Alibaba0101 said:
what did you use to root the lg phone? which su mgr?
did you change the name space manager or whatever titanium backup errors on startup?
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I used lafsploit with Magisk 17.1. I did get a "this su may not be compatible with titanium backup, if not, try using SuperSU" obviously we know what happened to that however...
ZenovajXD said:
I used lafsploit with Magisk 17.1. I did get a "this su may not be compatible with titanium backup, if not, try using SuperSU" obviously we know what happened to that however...
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And you have magisk manager 5.9 or 6 installed? Does magisk have the same namespace settings as supersu? Did you try and install titanium backup from googleplaystore? You are trying non-system apps?
NVM this post I accidentally erased it while editing
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And you have magisk manager 5.9 or 6 installed? Does magisk have the same namespace settings as supersu? Did you try and install titanium backup from googleplaystore? You are trying non-system apps?
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Magisk Manager version is 6.0.0, I did install Titanium Backup through play store and I'm only restoring non system apps. My namespace settings are Inherited Namespace, not sure what SuperSU has.
Seems a general issue which started since August security patch update.
Tried on two different devices (oneplus one and Mix 2S), both with Android P with August/September security patch and there is no way to avoid this FCs after the first one, at the best you can make it start on the first launch and restore only data, but if it crashes then for some reason it doesn't matter what you do, it will always crash after this.
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Seems a general issue which started since August security patch update.
Tried on two different devices (oneplus one and Mix 2S), both with Android P with August/September security patch and there is no way to avoid this FCs after the first one, at the best you can make it start on the first launch and restore only data, but if it crashes then for some reason it doesn't matter what you do, it will always crash after this.
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I have the May Security Patch, I have the system version 10u so I haven't updated to Oreo as of yet
I have the same problem on another device. I got a rom on which titanium worked before but now after a clean install not. I only changed the gapps pack. so I think and has something to do with different or newer packs.
Edit: fixes it by installing titanium 8.1.0 instead of newest build. But I needed to clean install rom because it kept crashing from the previous install
gohan456 said:
I have the same problem on another device. I got a rom on which titanium worked before but now after a clean install not. I only changed the gapps pack. so I think and has something to do with different or newer packs.
Edit: fixes it by installing titanium 8.1.0 instead of newest build. But I needed to clean install rom because it kept crashing from the previous install
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I did a clean install of 10u when I unlocked my phone, but I found out that I can only restore data only, which I'm all good for, at least if anything it's livable, but still looking for fixes.
I had problems with some apps (usually system apps) but most of what i needed like google playstore apps restored fine. Apps that need accounts was always 50/50. I'm still on 10u too. There is a warning on titanium startup about if you have problems try turning off mount namespace separation. May be worth a try.
Also,
I'm running supersu on my v20.

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