Hi guys, pls assist...
I want to hard-reset my Desire but not sure if this will wipe everything (contacts, sms, emails, installed apps, homescreens, settings etc.) Or, will they be backed-up and restored back exactly as it was before(?)
Well, when I applied the latest OTA firmware upgrade, that was the case; I mean everything was in place as if nothing has changed, because in privacy settings "backup my settings" and "automatic restore" options were enabled. May I expect same after a hard-reset too?
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Hard reset wipes the data and settings on your phone.
OTA does not.
You should use some kind of backup app in order to restore to the state before the factory reset.
Thx 3722, so I hv decided to postpone this for now..
And, next question in this case, if I use any 3rd party backup app and use it to restore my phone, shall the Market recognize my installed apps as if they have been downloaded and installed via market? Actually that's the only thing keeping me away from hardreset.
Is there any backup utility or a method ensuring installed apps recognized by market after restore?
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Titanium Backup is what you need.
Its in the market ;-)
Mike
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Yes, Titanium is the most popular backup tool and it needs root.
If you don't want to root you can use appbrain app and sync thru appbrain.com once you've reset the phone, to install the apps that you had previously.
Hmm.. I m not rooted and dont want to root just for that (will consider rooting just in case we do not get gingerbread and/or the new sense officially)
As to the appbrain app -already installed in my phone- if i backup/sync apps with appbrain, then will they be linked again to the android market, so that i will be able to get future updates, or only by appbrain?
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When you use appbrain the apps are installed from the android market, so you should have them linked.
See this thread
Thanks for all your valuable input, will give it a try soon.
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Ok this may have been asked before in various forums but i just want to be clear on how / if this can be done. If i flash a rom, is there a way to restore my applications (with market links for updates) , settings sms etc, into the new rom without having to manually reinstall all the settings and reinstall all the programs?
Yep, after rooting you can use a third-party app like Titanium Backup or MyBackup Pro to achieve this. Both available via Marketplace.
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I tried My Backup pro for backup my apps, but with te restore on a new rom it said: "parsing error"
The messages and contacts went well tho.
Yes, i also received the parse error when attempting to restore apk's... guess the app still has some flaws
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any chance that anyone could post a guide or point to a guide/post that expleins this in some greater detail? specially interesting since mybackup doesnät seem to work according to previosue posts...
Greetings everyone, i had to do a hard reset today, and restored all apps via mybackuppro, however they are not showing up as downloaded in the market place. Is there a way to sync all apps to show as downloaded in the marketplace so that i will receive apps updates? tnx
Help please...: (
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Yes, that is correct.
You need to use an application that can restore Market links. I use Titanium Backup Donate version, but I'm sure there are probably other apps than can do this.
Regards,
Dave
Tnx for the advice, not rooted though, so i cant use TiBackup, any other programs like TiBackup for non rooted phones?
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Sorry, I'm not aware of any apps that can do this for unrooted phones.
Regards,
Dave
Tnx again, resorted to redownloading everything just so it shows up up on the market list, but if anyone knows a better way just let me know
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For an unrooted user, I'd suggest using AppBrain to sync all your apps, and if/when you wipe or install a new ROM, you can just download AppBrain again, and have it re-install all your applications for you from the Market.
Unfortunately, it doesn't do this automatically, as you need to manually confirm each application install from the Market, but it does save you the bother of having to search for all your apps again.
Regards,
Dave
Hehe, thought of using appbrain right after the last redownload i did
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Just a question regarding upgrading from a one ROM to another ROM, can we like preserve the applications that we had install in our phone so that we don't have to reinstall them again? Or we have to reinstall everything? What about paid applications does market automatically knows that you've purchase the app already? Thanks...
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conio_boy said:
Just a question regarding upgrading from a one ROM to another ROM, can we like preserve the applications that we had install in our phone so that we don't have to reinstall them again? Or we have to reinstall everything? What about paid applications does market automatically knows that you've purchase the app already? Thanks...
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You can use an app called Titanium Backup to save copies of your applications and their settings. Then restore them back again on the new ROM. Usually the apps restore automatically anyway once you enter your google account details onto the phone, it will download all the apps you had installed previously. If you do it this way all your settings will be lost though.
And yes, market will remeber what apps you purchased.
Thanks for the quick response.. Much appreciated...
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Good morning guys! Is there any way to save your market apps instead of having to download them everyone you change to a new ROM?
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coachmoore said:
Good morning guys! Is there any way to save your market apps instead of having to download them everyone you change to a new ROM?
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Titanium backup?
Probably the most useful program you will see mentioned all over these forums is "Titanium Backup". It is the best. It will back up all of your apps and the data associated with them. It will also back up your system data, which can be useful if you are restoring to a new device with the same ROM, but can break things (obviously) if you're switching from one ROM to a different one.
The free version of TB will allow you to restore your apps one at a time, and the paid version (recommended) has a batch mode, where you can restore everything in one go.
Of course TB requires a rooted device. If you are not rooted, you could use the backup feature of a program like Astro File Manager, but it is limited. It cannot back up the data for the apps (your Angry Birds high scores will be lost! ), and certain apps are "locked" and cannot be backed up unless you're rooted.
Thanks for the help! I already have the paid version of titanium backup. Just Jane to figure it out now! Lol
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I am doing full wipe almost every week because of new developments on Sandvold´s ICS. Is it possible to quickly reinstall all apps and widgets after a full wipe? How?
Titanium backup from market or my backup root what i use because u can just save the app without all the data. Just backup all apps then put the backup file on ur computer, then once u have flashed rom update just download the app again off market then send ur backup file back to ur phone(usb) then using the app to restore apps
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For me (using BCM ICS) it works great with the google backup. Just choose to backup settings like apps, Wifi passwords etc via Google. When I enter my google password the first time using the new rom, it asks if it should restore my settings. It then downloads all of my apps directly from the play store. However for most apps it doesn't include your app data, but that's OK for me.
jmcclue said:
because u can just save the app without all the data.
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App data? You don't have to restore it. It asks you if you want to.
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jmcclue said:
Titanium backup from market or my backup root what i use because u can just save the app without all the data. Just backup all apps then put the backup file on ur computer, then once u have flashed rom update just download the app again off market then send ur backup file back to ur phone(usb) then using the app to restore apps
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I have installed Titanium (free version), and it says:
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Hypershell (fast): NO (only for donators)
Apps installation fast/auto: No (Hypershell required)
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I guess Titanium only does the full backup, with fast apps installation if I donate, right?
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For me (using BCM ICS) it works great with the google backup. Just choose to backup settings like apps, Wifi passwords etc via Google. When I enter my google password the first time using the new rom, it asks if it should restore my settings. It then downloads all of my apps directly from the play store. However for most apps it doesn't include your app data, but that's OK for me.
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How do I install google backup?
mascolel said:
I guess Titanium only does the full backup, with fast apps installation if I donate, right?
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The free version of Titanium also restores all your apps with data but you have to confirm each app to be restored. This can be somewhat annoying if you have lots of apps to restore.
erklat said:
App data? You don't have to restore it. It asks you if you want to.
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Using what?? Titanium backup? I hav'nt used it so i would'nt know
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With the Play Store?
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With the Play Store?
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But I cant find "Google Backup" on play store. What is the name of the app?
PS: Ive already installed Titanium, but I also wanted to know about "Google Backup"
It's not on Play store. It is found under settings in aosp and >= Sense 2.1 roms. It remembers apps list and starts downloading them after you flash a new rom. I hate this feature.
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Right, it's nothing you need to install. It should be at Settings -> Backup & reset -> "Back up my data".
It can be a bit annoying, especially if your device immediately starts to download tons of data before connecting to wifi, eating up your mobile data limit. (However this backup includes wifi passwords, too). So if you don't have unlimited data, just ensure your device connects to wifi after restoring your google account.
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From what my friend told it should work with the Play Store.
it doesn't seem to be possible with all roms though? Only once my past apps have installed automatically...