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Moving SMS to new device

I am upgrading from a PPC2003 device to a WM5 device.
Does anyone one where the files relating to SMS text files both in and out are stored (presumably in the Windows directory somewhere) please as I would like to move them to the new device if possible.
Many thanks
Brian Leach

As far as I know they are stored in a database. And there are quite few (commercial) backup solutions available. But try to search the forum, I remember a small and free solution being posted here. (Btw: it's always good for the community if you post your solution here once found.)

I think I have a software which can backup SMS to move from old device to new device or from new version to new version.
I've tried, I sure that it works very well.
You will try it

Ahh! I forgot that, I have file .exe for installing from your computer. And other one to run direct

Many thanks.
I'll give them a try.
Brian Leach

Tried both zip files and neither will run under xp
Should they be run from the device or what am I doing wrong please.
Thanks
Brian Leach

Clear cooking instructions

Gentlemen,
There is a wonderful amount of kitchens available for people to use however; the instructions are varied and confusing, especially if you are new. I have read many manuals on cooking ROMs and they all seem to be for a more experienced cook, and not a n00b. I have unlocked, and flash my HTC wiz200 myself by reading the threads, but I cannot wrap my head around a lot of the instructions poster by the great chefs we have on this site.
Is it possible for an experienced cook to produce a well put together manual for all to understand? The instructions I have read are based a lot on the assumption that the reader is well versed in the understanding and mechanics of a ROM. That is to say they have experienced extracting files, creating CAB files and, most importantly, the way a ROM needs to be structured with HKEYs and the like.
I truly believe that the community has an opportunity to expand the quality and diversity of the ROMs in the world by putting together a concise instruction manual.
I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but I’m not a box of rocks.

Actually, most of the ROM kitchens are not near as complicated as you think they are. In most of the kitchens (can't say all since I haven't tried all of them) you don't have to do any of those things that you mentioned. I have my own cooked ROM and I don't know how to do any of those things either. The only time you do have to do that kind of stuff is if you decide to add something that doesn't already exist in the kitchen and since most of them have pretty much anything you'd want in them, if there actually is something else you really want it's a lot easier to install it after you've already cooked your rom and flashed it to your phone.
Personally, this is my favorite kitchen and the one I cooked my most recent ROM with - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311144.
You'll need to pick a ROM and an OEM version and then download and extract them to the same folder and then click on the exe that says Build OS and it will let you pick and choose what you want to add to your ROM.
That will get you started, but there is a little more to it (nothing difficult at all), but the instructions are on the kitchen page anyway. I'd detail more, but I just realised I'm going to be late for work if I do. PLay with that for now if you want and if you have any more ?'s I'll try to answer them for you after work if someone else hasn't already answered them.

xeno1 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311144.
PLay with that for now if you want and if you have any more ?'s I'll try to answer them for you after work if someone else hasn't already answered them.
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LOL that's one of the kitchens that i have tried. And the reason i want to know more is because i do want to add programs into the ROM saving so space.
It seems that there are other people interested in clear instructions as this thread has been viewed quite a bit in the short time i have posted it.
If you've come to this thread looking for clear instructions, please make a post of "instruct me" so the cooks will know how much of a need there really is.
And thanks for adding your assistance, should i need it.

xeno1 said:
Personally, this is my favorite kitchen and the one I cooked my most recent ROM with - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311144.
You'll need to pick a ROM and an OEM version and then download and extract them to the same folder and then click on the exe that says Build OS and it will let you pick and choose what you want to add to your ROM.
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This is the kitchen i was looking at i downloaded all the files it says to download and i clicked on build rom.. but theres a lot of things on there that i can choose to have and not.. but theres a lot of this i dnt know wat they are or wat they do.. and than ive been trying to get ride of Arcesoft SMS and i cant.. and i downloaded the tmobile applications from the post.. but i dnt know wat to do with that either.. that's y i need good instrutions...
ps. instruct me

Give me a little time to see if I can't remember how to add apps into the kitchen. It's been a few months since I've done that kind of thing and I don't quite remember exactly how to do it. If I remember right it wasn't too excessively difficult. It's a whole lot easier just to use what's already included in the kitchen and then add other things by cab file afterwards though.
I'm not really sure why it would save that much space cooking it in to the ROM rather than adding it by cab, especially if you delete the cab file afterwards or move it to your SD card. The ROM I just cooked ended up having more than 44 Mb of program storage left afterwards and even after adding everything else that I wanted, it still has more than 32 Mb left.
I know what you mean when you said that there were some things in the kitchen that you didn't know what they were to know if you wanted to add them or not smileyaj2005. The things that I wasn't sure what they were I just googled for and found out what they were and whether or not I wanted to add them.

BuildOS.exe
xeno1,
here's another reason to have a clear manual:
Is anyone getting the following applicaion error, or know how to solve the following:
BuildOS.exe - Application Error
The Application faild to initalize properly (0x0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application
This is from the kitchen you recomended.

I too have been tinkering with cooking for several devices (the wonderful Hermes, the useful Herald, the workhorse Wizard and the good old Prophet) and while I've been successful in creating ROMs, there is a lot that I would like to understand better... I've searched but I've not found sufficient info in the time I've had to gain a full understanding.
I'm keen to first understand and then write a wiki guide to the structure of ROMs, the steps in going from an image to the individual files and back, how packages are built, etc. While much of this info exists, it's scattered all over this site and very difficult for people with limited time to find.
Also, this works needs much help from the chefs here. Would one or two of them volunteer to help me write all this up in a manner that makes everything clear to the tech savvy beginner?
I've gained much from this community and want to do something useful in return. And since my forte is technology and I can write well (I think!), I hope that I can make a Wiki Guide that will be useful to all.
Oh great chefs! Do we have some volunteers who can help us in this task?

SayMobile said:
I too have been tinkering with cooking for several devices (the wonderful Hermes, the useful Herald, the workhorse Wizard and the good old Prophet) and while I've been successful in creating ROMs, there is a lot that I would like to understand better... I've searched but I've not found sufficient info in the time I've had to gain a full understanding.
I'm keen to first understand and then write a wiki guide to the structure of ROMs, the steps in going from an image to the individual files and back, how packages are built, etc. While much of this info exists, it's scattered all over this site and very difficult for people with limited time to find.
Also, this works needs much help from the chefs here. Would one or two of them volunteer to help me write all this up in a manner that makes everything clear to the tech savvy beginner?
I've gained much from this community and want to do something useful in return. And since my forte is technology and I can write well (I think!), I hope that I can make a Wiki Guide that will be useful to all.
Oh great chefs! Do we have some volunteers who can help us in this task?
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I'm right there with you. At my job i'm currently macking training guides that are easy to understand, even if you've never heard of them before. It's quite the task but, it benifets everyone.

evangelious8152 said:
BuildOS.exe - Application Error
The Application faild to initalize properly (0x0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application
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You need to update your .NET framework. Just run windows update or download the newest version from Microsoft.
I'm still working on how to add software to your kitchen. I'll figure it out sooner or later though. It might actually be faster if you just ask mfrazzz, mattk_r, or farria themselves in one of their kitchen threads. I'm in no way claiming to be a great chef of any kind, I've only cooked a few ROM's and those were from kitchens one of those "great chefs" built. I will still do my best to figure out how to add apps to the kitchen though and let you know.

Notice: this information is for Wizard kitchens only as I don't know if it will work in any other type of kitchen. This thread should actually be in the Wizard forum, but I didn't start the thread. All those following it, if it disappears from this forum, which it probably will, try to find it there.
Ok, here's what I've got so far on how to add your own apps to the kitchen:
First, you have to install the app on your phone in whatever OS you're using now.
Second, you then have to extract every file from your phone that it just installed and put it in a folder on your computer.
Third, extract all of the registry keys that it installed. For now, just put them in a txt file in the same folder. Later you will need those keys to create a .rgu file.
Thanks to meschle (and BenThon, the creator of this app) you can download this app - http://www.codeppc.com/telechargemen...nf/msceinf.htm and it will extract any .cab file into a file on your computer that you can use instead of having to install it to your ppc and then finding all of the files as in the first 2 steps. It will also show you the registry keys so you can copy them in to the .rgu file instead of having to go through your registry and finding them as in the third step.
Now, go to http://www.famkruithof.net/uuid/uuidgen and get a GUID. As soon as you go to the page one will be generated for you at the top of the page. Here's one that was generated for me 04987fe2-31a8-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66. You might want to copy that in to a txt file for your use later. You will need to get a new GUID for each app that you want to add to your kitchen.
Next, create an empty txt document and name it (your GUID) 04987fe2-31a8-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66.dsm (note that that is my GUID, replace it with your own). When saving that file, choose Save file type as All Files.
Then create another txt document. In it you will type in it REGEDIT4 then [enter] and then copy and paste the registry keys in to it that I told you to save earlier. After the last line of the registry keys there needs to be a blank line so at the end of the last line of registry keys hit [enter] and then [enter] again. Save that txt file (your GUID) 04987fe2-31a8-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66.rgu and save it as file type UNICODE. (Note) If your app doesn't have any registry keys, which some apps don't, you can skip this entire step completely.
Almost there.
Now, you need to create a link to the app so that it shows up under the programs menu. More than likely if you extracted all the files from your phone that the app installed there will already be one so you wont need to. If you do though, create another txt document and type in it #"\Windows\yourappsnamehere.exe" and save that as yourappsname.lnk and save as file type All Files.
In another new txt document copy and paste this:
Directory("\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"):-File("yourappsname.lnk","\Windows\yourappsname.lnk")
Save this one as initflashfiles.txt and save as file type UNICODE
Last step, create one last txt file and copy and paste this in it:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16" standalone="yes"?>
<Items>
<Item name="yourappsname" group="My Apps" checked="false">
<Tip></Tip>
<Guid type="p">04987fe2-31a8-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66</Guid>
</Item>
</Items>
Make sure you put your GUID in instead of mine that's in there now, and put your apps name where I put yourappsname and make sure you leave the "" in there. Save this file as option.xml and save as file type All files. If you want to add a tool tip description, just type it in between the <tip></tip> and when you move your mouse over it in the BuildOS app it will show up.
I forgot, one last thing, put this entire folder in to the OEM folder in the kitchen and you're done.
Run BuildOS and there should now be a new categorie called My Apps for you to select the apps you just worked so hard to put in there.
I don't think I missed anything, but if any kitchen builders or cooks see anything wrong, feel free to let me know. Also, if anyone knows how to extract the files and registry keys straight from the cab file itself I'd be more than happy to learn how to do it.
P.S. I told you that it was easier to just add it as a cab file afterwards.

The whole point in cooking built-in apps is to preserve the limited persistent storage. If storage is not a problem with you, then you are better off installing cabs...
cheers,
Jiggs

kitchens sux
xeno1,
i've been playing with 4 different kitchens, and i'm lucky if i get the core rom to flash. most of these kitches come up with one error or another in the ms-dos shell. it is nuts trying to figure out how these "tools" work because no one wants to produce a good manual.
we are all here because what we get from resellers doesn't fit out needs and we don't want to be stuck with their crappy branding. however, my experinces with these kitchens is no diffrent. these kitchens are "locked" to only work (sorta and sometimes) with whatever their creator puts out. i guess we will soon see websites on how to "unlock" these kitches.

Did the instructions that I spent hours going through everything to find and then explain not work? They worked in both Farria's kitchen and doubleofours kitchen when I tried them.

xeno1 said:
Did the instructions that I spent hours going through everything to find and then explain not work? They worked in both Farria's kitchen and doubleofours kitchen when I tried them.
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i'm talking about the kitchens not knowing where to look for files that are in placed. sorry for the confusion.

As long as you put them in the OEM folder and and you create the option.xml document it should find them and add the option to the kitchen. If I remember right, if you don't create the option.xml document it won't show up in the kitchen, but it will still add that file to your cooked ROM automatically.

Hi xeno1 - I find using MSCEInf by BenThon http://www.codeppc.com/telechargements/msceinf/msceinf.htm very good for extracting files and inf and _setup.xml files from cabs. I add the registry info from here into default.rgu and away you go.
One thing you forgot to mention concerning initflashfiles.dat - if you edit it using notepad you must delete the first 2 entries with a hex editor or U will get errors. (actually phone will not boot at all ) Use Editpad lite (or others) and you dont need to do this step.

Thanks meschle, MSCEInf will come in really handy.
I just have one question though, you mentioned the initfiles.dat, I've never seen this file in any of the folders in any OEM package and none of the cooks mentioned it in any of their posts on how to create new packages. Where is it located, so I can take a look at it? I s it possible that this isn't part of cooking a wizard ROM? Like I put at the top of my post that has the steps, this thread really should be in the wizard forum.

Opps my mistake i was in a hurry.
I meant initflashfiles.dat lol

That's ok, that's not a big deal. I did however go back and re-read farias post and noticed that I did make a mistake in the initflashfiles. Faria said to save it as UNICODE, so I changed that part. He says to save it as initflashfiles.txt though, not .dat. I also went through a bunch of initflashfiles and realized that most of that stuff that I copied and pasted there was just comments, and that all you really need is -
Directory("\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"):-File("yourappsname.lnk","\Windows\yourappsname.lnk")
Does that still need to be edited in a hex editor?
I greatly appreciate your help.

xeno1 said:
That's ok, that's not a big deal. I did however go back and re-read farias post and noticed that I did make a mistake in the initflashfiles. Faria said to save it as UNICODE, so I changed that part. He says to save it as initflashfiles.txt though, not .dat. I also went through a bunch of initflashfiles and realized that most of that stuff that I copied and pasted there was just comments, and that all you really need is -
Directory("\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"):-File("yourappsname.lnk","\Windows\yourappsname.lnk")
Does that still need to be edited in a hex editor?
I greatly appreciate your help.
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Even if you do the initflashfiles.txt method (in unicode of course) FF FE are placed infront of 3B which is what the first entry should be on the hex editor so FF and FE need to be deleted. Best way i find is use editpad lite - enclosed.
Try it you'll see.

Ughhhhh the SMS counter

Is there any way for the SMS counter to go back to 0 when viewing several messages from one sender? Other wise I have to keep going back and opening for the counter to tick down.
On my 6800 I upgraded to the last DCD rom and it did the same. Only for that reason did I go back to his previous rom. This drives me nuts. The worst part is I recieved 15 angry texts from my ex wife. Who the heck wants to open that up 15 times for it to clear?

just go to the threaded messages & use the arrow keys to go select each & every one of them & it'll set the counter right. hope that makes sense.

I found a better fix. This adds "Mark all messages read"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=379265

Is there still not a cab/real fix for this? I know that it is a problem with the version of WM that it shipped with but this is kind of ridiculous and Sprint/Whoever can't expect us to deal with this or install a cab that "makes it easier"
All other version of WM that i've ever used have never had this problem before and it is quite annoying if you stay in a text message for a while and then go out and have to click through 100 messages... Yes I've already installed the cab that adds "Mark all as read" but its still annoying.
Cheers

View attachment htmlnote.zip
Download install that DLL into your windows and your all set. This is a well known issue with the DLL not letting go of the message properly. Fix thanks to Yay4juggs

rjmjr69 said:
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Download install that DLL into your windows and your all set. This is a well known issue with the DLL not letting go of the message properly. Fix thanks to Yay4juggs
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Downloaded and copied over to /Windows folder.
Works great!
Thanks a bunch for linking the file and thank you to Yay4juggs for fixing this.
One less thing about the TP2 that is annoying... Damn you stock sprint manilla icons and inability to use the FM radio yet!
Cheers

htmlnote.dll
My TP2 says it cannot copy over the file.

rjmjr69 said:
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Download install that DLL into your windows and your all set. This is a well known issue with the DLL not letting go of the message properly. Fix thanks to Yay4juggs
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thanks for the link...I never know of this issue until I got my tp2. I had 6 & 6.1 on my wing & never encountered the problem. 2 late to really test out iwth my friends.

otterit said:
My TP2 says it cannot copy over the file.
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try using total commander to copy over.

For those that backup on a regular using sprite etc u have to add "htmlnote.dll" & "HTMLNOTE.DLL" to the exclude list other wise the backup will fail.

pimppoet said:
For those that backup on a regular using sprite etc u have to add "htmlnote.dll" & "HTMLNOTE.DLL" to the exclude list other wise the backup will fail.
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I'm using Sprite Backup 6.5 and it works just fine without adding it to the exclusion list.

can someone please tell me what i need and what to do to install this!
I have this problem almost everytime I get a text. Its sooooo annoying!!

come on, all I need to do is install it. I copy it over to my tp2 and it doesn't show up. I installed total commander like someone said but all that did was let me see it. It has an error when I click on it.

You need to move the file and replace the old one, not try to open it. Try deleting the old one and then moving the new one in its place.

Delete the old what? And move it where? And once it's moved do I have to install something or does it just fix it by being there?

I'm not trying to be a jerk but if you read all the posts in this forum topic you would know what to do. I'll write out instructions for you however.
1. First, download this DLL
HTML NOTE DLL
2. Extract the file onto your desktop and then transfer it over to your phone via activesync, SD card, bluetooth, etc.
3. Wherever the file was copied to (be in in the root folder of the storage card or any other place, fire up Total Commander/Resco File Explorer and copy/move the "htmlnote.dll" over to /Windows folder. which is in the root folder of 'My Device'
*You will know that you are copying/moving it to the right location if you get a message stating that you would be overwriting the current file. If you do NOT get this message than you are either putting the modified "htmlnote.dll" in the wrong spot or your already deleted it from /Windows.
If you are still having further issues, please PM me and we will work this out.
Cheers

thank you, when I moved it over I didn't get a overwrite message but eversince I put that file in there I haven't had the problem. Slowly my phone is becoming more useable and less annoying

Thank you for the information, I have found this particular bug to be exceedingly annoying. I followed all the given instructions, but when i try to copy/move the file from my storage card, and get prompted to overwrite the existing file, Total Commander returns an error 'Cannot copy or move file!'
I had already tried this a few times, without any issue, and then soft reset my Sprint TP2. Since i still had the single unread sms bubble, i tried it again and got the error above.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance...
UPDATE:
I renamed the original to '000original' and was able to copy over the new .dll. However, after a soft reset, the problem still exists.

OK, found this thread and installed the cab. Worked like a charm...
Looks like i can't post links yet, so just search for FixUnreadCount.zip and that does the trick.

FINALLY
Thanks you for finding this .. ive spent the last week searching through files on my tp2 trying to find the right one .

[Question] ADB pull/dump help. PLEASE

first thing i want to do is say i know this is not a q/a forum and i'm sorry for posting a question. i hope this does not get me banned, but i needed a devs assistance, not the random advice of people as inexperienced as myself, and thought this the best place to seek it. if this is completely the wrong place, please just move it and don't delete/lock it on me. I have looked everywhere i knew before turning to this section of the forums to ask questions like this. i am an aspiring dev, and am trying to learn the tools and cannot figure anything out when it comes to adb. ive spent hours on here. androidcentral. and google. almost 5 tonight alone on this one specific problem. all leading me in circles- giving me lists of commands and not telling me what or how they work and where the files i need/want go, or even how to access or create them.
heres the thing. i can make themes. change elements on my phone, make cwm3 files and flash them great. ive done a lot of custom tweaks and swaps to and between my favorite roms and themes.
NOW i want to get a copy of my system. an image of it; like nandroid only something i can view/edit. something similar to one of those zips i downloaded for the roms i've been playing with. something i can click through and view. nandroid is an image- an image that i cannot even get to emulate with my regular virtual disk emulators. im getting pissed. i got told to do a system dump with adb. what good does that do me? ive done about 50 tonight. i cant find where the stupid things even dump TO. all i want is a file that has all everything i need in it that i've changed. somethign with my framework, twframework, apps, and all the other system changes that ive done and im ready to throw my damned computer and phone into my wall. ive sat here for over 4 hours, on here, android central, and google. and i'm still effing lost. the ONLY thing i've acomplished is to figure out how to use cmd prompt to enable adb. thats IT. im ready to scream. PLEASE- someone tell me how i can make this stupid phone dump the files i want/need onto my computer or sd card or someplace accessable. someplace that i could, in theory, open and view and use to make a theme/rom of my own. sorry for ranting but im really irritated right now on account of the hours i've spent and gotten NOWHERE. please help me (and please dont send me on to a post or a website that just tells me what the commands are. i know what they are. i have lists and lists of them. thats all ive been able to find tonight. i want to know HOW to use them, where they dump to, and how to make a useable file FROM them.)

I only got thru half of this, but search for unyaffs to extract a nandroid backup, essentially giving u a copy of your /system folder.
EDIT: attached. Create your backup through clockwork. Copy the backup folder to your computer, paste this zip inside that folder, extract, open up DOS prompt (go to that folder), type unyaffs system.img . I recommend a google search for unyaffs for more detailed info, as this thread will prob be moved/closed.
.. causes clutter for people looking through actual development projects.

close away. THANK YOU. thats what ive been trying to do with adb and figure out for hours. thank you thank you.

Np. ..went thru hell looking for that a while back.

[Q] Plants vs Zombies 2. Syncing progress between two devices

Is it possible to sync progress I make on my note to with my install on my tablet? I'm signed via google... You'd think they'd sync. No?
Nevermind. It's syncing now.

Its works between two android device with G+ login.
BUT is there a way to sync IOS and Android ?
I've foind the IOS savegame http://kotaku.com/how-to-sync-plants-vs-zombies-2-saves-across-multiple-1167621100
Where is the Android savegame ?
SDCARD/DATA/com.ea.game.pvz2_row/
last we have to find the file to ptu the same savegame or id.

There's no way to sync between Google+ and iOS, since this last one uses iCloud. There are some minor apps that allow you though to use facebook or even an email account, but that's not the case for PVZ2. Beware that a lot of times the google+ savegame sync does not work, so if you uninstall a game without having a backup you risk to start from the beginning after you reinstall it. Google+ cloud saves are far from mature.

Seems like your problem is solved, but on a related note:
I didn't sign in with Google+ (don't have an account and don't want one), but I copied the entire com.ea.game.pvz2_row directory to my hdd before flashing and performing a factory reset. Now I reinstalled the game and copied the old folder to android/data but it does not accept my progress at all. I tried clearing the cache, deleting data and again the same result..
I really don't want to start all over again, does anybody have a solution for this problem?
I noticed that you get assigned a player ID when you first start the program, so maybe there is a way here?
Thanks in advance!

It seems that pvz2 always creates a new profile after first installation, but if you go to profile manager you can see the other account there.

scandiun said:
It seems that pvz2 always creates a new profile after first installation, but if you go to profile manager you can see the other account there.
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Well in my case there i second profile after I copy the old folder onto the device, but the name of the profile is blank and when i select it, the game starts from level 1. so somehow my backup does not work, no luck restoring it. i guess this is it, i won't start from scratch again... very very annoying

Matthias.ja said:
Well in my case there i second profile after I copy the old folder onto the device, but the name of the profile is blank and when i select it, the game starts from level 1. so somehow my backup does not work, no luck restoring it. i guess this is it, i won't start from scratch again... very very annoying
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Contact EA Mobile. They will ask you about your user id and help you.

Plants VS Zombies 2 Sync Between Android
All the devices I have done this on so far have been rooted. The process is quite simple.
Extract and place the obb in the obb folder first. Sdcard0/android/obb/com.ea.game.pvz2_row/
From the originating device (or download) locate the pp.dat file in the folder SDCARD/DATA/com.ea.game.pvz2_row/FILES/NO_BACKUP
Make it available for transfer.
Next, on the target device backup or zip up the contents of SDCARD/DATA/com.ea.game.pvz2_row/
and delete everything all files except the path SDCARD/DATA/com.ea.game.pvz2_row/FILES/NO_BACKUP
Then paste the pp.dat file in that folder on the target device. It should be the only file in the directory.
Then execute the game. Again it may not work for everyone. Please backup your files before you delete them.
This worked for me. Thank you. :laugh:

cowticket said:
All the devices I have done this on so far have been rooted. The process is quite simple.
Extract and place the obb in the obb folder first. Sdcard0/android/obb/com.ea.game.pvz2_row/
From the originating device (or download) locate the pp.dat file in the folder SDCARD/DATA/com.ea.game.pvz2_row/FILES/NO_BACKUP
Make it available for transfer.
Next, on the target device backup or zip up the contents of SDCARD/DATA/com.ea.game.pvz2_row/
and delete everything all files except the path SDCARD/DATA/com.ea.game.pvz2_row/FILES/NO_BACKUP
Then paste the pp.dat file in that folder on the target device. It should be the only file in the directory.
Then execute the game. Again it may not work for everyone. Please backup your files before you delete them.
This worked for me. Thank you. :laugh:
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THANK YOU! This is the only thing that worked for me to transfer from my wife's old fire tablet 7 to her new fire 8