Hi,
I've received my Mi A1 yesterday in exchange for my Nexus 5X.
After powering on the phone, I could choose to restore from "the cloud". After entering my Google credentials, the phone didn't let met choose which backup I'd like to restore. On my 5X and also on the Nexus 5 it could choose a backup and then install all apps including (partially) app settings automatically.
Here on the Mi A1 no apps were restored and also if I install a previously used app from Google Play, the settings aren't restored. In the settings I've ticked the checkbox to restore app settings.
Does anyone have an idea about how to install all apps automatically or at least how to restore the app settings from the Google Drive backup?
I'm speaking about this feature:
https://www.androidcentral.com/how-restore-your-apps-and-settings-new-android-phone
Actually I got the option to import the app settings, call history from my old phone while setting up the phone.
I've got the hint to create a shortcut with Nova Launcher for the activity ".backup.component.CloudRestoreFlowActivity​" from the Google Play Services. But the issue is, that this activity is missing on my phone.
Could you check if it is available on your phone?
Experiencing the exact same problem
I'm experiencing the exact same problem. Were you able to solve it?
Check to see if the appdata is actually being backed up, in settings -> System -> Backup, and see when the last app data backup was performed. For many, some of those things are stuck in pending and don't actually get backed up.
Exact same issue
I have the exact same issue. Have you found a solution?
I had the same issue switching from a Nexus 6P (8.1) to Mi A1 (7.1.2).
Nothing got restored (WiFi Passwords, Call Log, ...)
I restored the apps with TitaniumBackup, because i rooted the phone anyway.
I wasn't able to find a solution. Instead I had to install everything manually...
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Why isn't the play store restoring my apps? I've signed into gmail on the intial set up. When I open up the play store, there are no apps listed. It takes a min or 2 before only 6 or so apps show up under the install tab. When I move over to the all tab, I can see the apps that I've installed previously. I've used 4.3 ROMs on my Rezound, and all my apps download without any intervention on my part.
Anyone have any suggestions? I've installed Carbom, AICP, and Validus all with the same results with this phone.
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Why isn't the play store restoring my apps? I've signed into gmail on the intial set up. When I open up the play store, there are no apps listed. It takes a min or 2 before only 6 or so apps show up under the install tab. When I move over to the all tab, I can see the apps that I've installed previously. I've used 4.3 ROMs on my Rezound, and all my apps download without any intervention on my part.
Anyone have any suggestions? I've installed Carbom, AICP, and Validus all with the same results with this phone.
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Isn't there a checkbox when you first boot a new ROM that asks if you want the phone to automatically backup and restore your apps? Maybe this sin't being checked somehow. In any case, and I'm guessing here, go to Settings> Backup and reset> see if the Automatic Restore button is checked. If not, then maybe checking it and rebooting would get everything re-installed.
And there is always Titanium Backup (Restore) as well.
Good luck!
Also LG's built in back up/restore is very good. Almost like titanium back up. Restores app data and is completely automated.
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Isn't there a checkbox when you first boot a new ROM that asks if you want the phone to automatically backup and restore your apps? Maybe this sin't being checked somehow. In any case, and I'm guessing here, go to Settings> Backup and reset> see if the Automatic Restore button is checked. If not, then maybe checking it and rebooting would get everything re-installed.
And there is always Titanium Backup (Restore) as well.
Good luck!
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I know the setting box you're talking. I've noticed before that there were two boxes to check, but on the g2 I've only seen one to back up my account.
I followed your instructions and that option wasn't enabled. But since I've already installed my apps, nothing is installing. I'll have to see if that fixed the issue, but I don't think it will since I do a clean wipe when switching ROMs.
Hello, since my system had been unstable recently, I used Keis to backup my Note PRO and did a hardware reset. I selected all to backup everything and also selected all to recover everything. Unfortunately, after the recovery, I found:
1. Some settings were set incorrectly or disappeared.
2. One photo became corrected
3. Stored passwords to google, yahoo, Facebook are gone. I need to re-enter everything
4. The mails that I sent to people using the mail address from my phone company are all gone.
So, Keis 3 is not a reliable app to backup the device?
Keis 3 is not a complete backup software it will only save samsung and minor system settings. You need to be rooted to backup data files which hold most of what you have missing.
It's sad that we can't have a full backup of all needed settings and files. There are some solutions like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup&hl=en_GB Helium which is the only 9 new that will not need rooting the device.
Wish you the best in your journey
Chris
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After flashing and trying out many Custom ROMs on my Note3, I've been burned several times by having backups that don't work.
For example.
1. Had Lollipop 5.0.1 ROM, backed up everything to Samsung Smart Switch and Samsung Kies. Everything backed up, verified it manually. However, after upgrading to CustomROM MM 6.0.1 I cannot restore anything except contacts. No call log, no SMS, no apps and their settings (this takes most time to manually re-install). So Smart Switch and Kies are useless for me.
2. I also backed up everything in Titanium Pro when doing MM6.0.1 -> MM6.0.1 full wipe install. However, when restoring the backed up apps I had many force closes, many apps didn't work at all, many got their Google Play market issues borked (no amount of manual removal/reinstall helped this) and some could not be restored with my custom settings. So, Titanium Pro is near useless for me.
3. I also backed up to Google's own Marshmallow Backup feature. I got _most_ apps backed up, but not all of their settings and not all restored properly. Again, this is nowhere near 100% success and I had to manually re-install Launcher, it's desktop layout icons/positions, all widgets, all call logs, all SMS messages. Lots of work. This has been the "best so far, but nowhere near good" backup that I've been able to find.
So, is there anything out there on Android 6.x that just works? Always. No questions asked. Restores properly. Has clear reports on how/why/when it fails?
Helium Pro and MyBackup Pro both have tons of recent horrible user reviews. I'm not sure they are any better and rather not risk again all my apps/settings/data, because there's another for-pay software that almost works, sometimes
So, any recommendations?
How do you back all your:
- all contacts
- all call/text logs
- all SMS/MMS messages
- all user installed apps and their settings, all system settings
- all accounts and their passwords
- Launcher & setting and incl. desktop, lock screen, icon positions, app re-naming, etc. (I'm using Nova Prime)
Media files, incl. photos I can and always to backup manually.
Of course, I'm not looking to backup a whole ROM, incl kernel/system/baseband modem. Just the apps/settings and everything else.
Titanium backup can do all the things. Except backing up google password for example because I'm not sure which app is storing it.
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Titanium backup can do all the things. Except backing up google password for example because I'm not sure which app is storing it.
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Thanks, I already have Titanium Backup *root* and have tried it, but it fails on so many issues still.
Even the google backup is better, IMHO (i.e. more reliable on the average).
Never had TB pro fail over many many years .
That with a Nandroid/ Clockwork mod recovery covers all my needs .
Contacts i backup to sim card and Google.
Dont require text/ calls backup nor SMS messages .
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- all user installed apps and their settings, all system settings
- all accounts and their passwords
- Launcher & setting and incl. desktop, lock screen, icon positions, app re-naming, etc. (I'm using Nova Prime)>>>
Restored via Clockwork Mod backup restore data .
Hi, in these days my phone was sent to service repair. Now all data is cleared. Before repair I made a full backup via Samsung account.
Now I can't restore backup, also tried wipe data and re-flash firmware.
At first boot tried to restore backup, when it search for backups, it appear a loading bar with something like "Restore" and it looking for backups but it will disappear in few seconds.
I have minimum of 3 backups stored, tried to redo a backup manually and restore but I can't, same via Settings->Backup and restore.
What can I do? It seems that I can't restore my past and future backups.
Thank you
Hi, I have same problem, did you already solve it?
Not yet, I think that it's not a problem related with the smartphone but with the account. I think that we have to call Samsung support.
Same issue here with S7!
SOLVED! Resetted the app Samsung Cloud and then updated, reboot, wait 2/3 mins and restored backup successfully.
Did not work. How did you reset? Just cleared the data? And I see no updates..
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Did not work. How did you reset? Just cleared the data? And I see no updates..
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Yes, cleared cache and data. It worked for me.
You may try to see logs.
1. Open dialer and compose *#9900#, clic on DEBUG LEVEL and select MID or HIGH, your device will reboot automatically.
2. Redo the procedure to try to restore backup(in this way you will generate the logs for your issue)
3. Open dialer and compose *#9900#, clic on RUN DUMPSTATE/LOGCAT/MODEM LOG, wait for the process to complete and select COPY TO SD CARD (include CP RAMDUMP)
4. Search for the log file and see if you can read something wrong.
Contacted Samsung Support. And that is exactly what they did - updated (some nontrivial way) Samsung Cloud app. Then I could do the restore! Hurray!
what should i do next after this?
If anyone still has this issue, what worked for me was to go to Galaxy Apps and update the Cloud app. (You have to display system apps.)
It's a tip I found here:
https://forums.androidcentral.com/s...rver-try-again-later.html?passport=1548204689
You can follow the steps to get back your Samsung data.
1. Recover the wanted data from Samsung Account. To get back your files, you need to go to Settings and elect Accounts once again. Next, choose Samsung account and tap on Restore. After that, you can select the file types that you want to restore and click on Restore now to start restoring.
2. Confirm your option. After taping on the Restore now option, a pop-up prompt will appear to ask you to confirm your action. Just tap on ok to proceed the process.
I had a problem with restoring my repaired phone. It turned out I had two Samsung Cloud accounts; one with one phone contact and approximately 6 photos. The two SC accounts were attached to two different emails. I found this out by logging in to Samsung Cloud on my PC. Then I had to do a hard restore on my phone and then I was able to sign in to the correct SC account and could restore my precious data.
For those who can't restore apps from TB on the latest Oreo ROMs, please see my discovered workaround below.
TB > Menu > Preferences > App processing mode > Interactive
You should now be able to restore app and data, however, it will require your interaction for every app.
Remaining problem: can't freeze apps.
I decided to go back to Android 7.0
Oreo no root
This method worked for me, but it is very tedious as I have restored more than 125 apps.
ZainBilq said:
This method worked for me, but it is very tedious as I have restored more than 125 apps.
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After first restored app, Titanium shows up on a "install unknown apps" list And no further process
I started having this problem restoring from Titanium. I'm using a Hauwei Mediapad M3 tablet on Android 7. I tried all of the fixes I've been able to find:
1. Turn off verify apps
2. Turn off verify apps over USB
3. Turn off wifi and data
4. Change Titanium preferences to Processing>Interactive
None of these approaches have worked for me. Does anybody have any other ideas to fix this?
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For those who can't restore apps from TB on the latest Oreo ROMs, please see my discovered workaround below.
TB > Menu > Preferences > App processing mode > Interactive
You should now be able to restore app and data, however, it will require your interaction for every app.
Remaining problem: can't freeze apps.
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Worked like a charm, thanks!
was getting furious over restoring my apps on Oreo!!!
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xgneilx said:
For those who can't restore apps from TB on the latest Oreo ROMs, please see my discovered workaround below.
TB > Menu > Preferences > App processing mode > Interactive
You should now be able to restore app and data, however, it will require your interaction for every app.
Remaining problem: can't freeze apps.
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Is this method for ppl want to restore their apps backup on say nougat or earlier version to oreo? Wud there be any issues if restoring apps from nougat or earlier to oreo?
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Is this method for ppl want to restore their apps backup on say nougat or earlier version to oreo? Wud there be any issues if restoring apps from nougat or earlier to oreo?
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I did restore my apps from Nougat to Oreo, and haven't encountered any problem with the restored apps.
Great it worked on Samsung
Hello,
i have used titanium backup many times to restore my whatsapp backup from One phone to Another and it used to work without me having to get verification code from whatsapp.
But since i have installed Lineage OS 15.1 (Oreo), i am not able to restore the backup. Even after successful restoration of backup when i open Whatsapp it take me to Number Verification.
Does anyone here have any work around for it? i am looking to restore my Whatsapp and Other Apps along with DATA from my OLD Phone to my New Phone
Old Phone is : Google Nexus 6 (Running Lineage OS 15.1 Oreo) - Lineage OS Inbuilt Root Access
New Phone is: Nokia 7 Plus (Running Oreo OS 8.1.0) - Magisk Root Access
Please help if anyone has a work around for it..
Note: I cant get verification of whatsapp as my sim is lost and cannot get new one.
Will I be able to use Titanium Backup to restore apps in Oreo that were backed up in lollipop?
I want to upgrade the OS but keep some apps and their data, some transport apps and whatsapp in particular.