I came from an iPhone 4 and I really liked how you could back up the phone and after you install a fresh OS you click"restore from backup" and it would put all the apps, passwords etc. back to exactly how you had it.... As far as I know theres nothing like that for android.
Does anyone know some apps or processes that would essentially do that before I root?
I'm pretty sure google already does that? the only difference is that you can do a complete wipe/clean install without a computer.. It's all in the cloud baby!
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I'm pretty sure google already does that? the only difference is that you can do a complete wipe/clean install without a computer.. It's all in the cloud baby!
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Yeah except I just got back to stock and none of my APPS or anything are there, and its done syncing
(EDIT Just my Apps showed up after Syncing my google voice account) No passwords or organization of homescreen... Too bad it didnt save that stuff
Sync will only back up the apps you had downloaded through market and will re-download them later on after a wipe if you so choose. As far as backing up passwords etc, a program such as Titanium Backup may work, but I know you can use ADB or terminal and go through the databases pulling files for each thing you want to keep, then pushing them after you have everything back up and running to get that specific data back on there.
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Sync will only back up the apps you had downloaded through market and will re-download them later on after a wipe if you so choose. As far as backing up passwords etc, a program such as Titanium Backup may work, but I know you can use ADB or terminal and go through the databases pulling files for each thing you want to keep, then pushing them after you have everything back up and running to get that specific data back on there.
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I keep hearing everyone talk about ADB.... what is it and where do you download it
icolorado303 said:
I keep hearing everyone talk about ADB.... what is it and where do you download it
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Its an Android Dev tool and its used via a PC and command prompt, not something easily learned from scratch, at least to me.
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Adb is a simple tool. Google ADB guide and you'll be able to find out a ton of info.
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icolorado303 said:
I came from an iPhone 4 and I really liked how you could back up the phone and after you install a fresh OS you click"restore from backup" and it would put all the apps, passwords etc. back to exactly how you had it.... As far as I know theres nothing like that for android.
Does anyone know some apps or processes that would essentially do that before I root?
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Generally Google will backup your apps, and depending on which launcher you use, you can back other things up as well. For example Launcher Pro (or was it ADW?) let's you backup all homescreen and launcher settings to your SD card.
I'm not sure about passwords and etc.
When it comes to Android and complete backups, it seems like rooting the phone and performing a nandroid backup is the best way.
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Adb is a simple tool. Google ADB guide and you'll be able to find out a ton of info.
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Hmmm doubting they have a mac version lol
I was wrong they have android SDK for mac hope ADB is there
Titanium Backup will do most of what you want. Install it, press menu go to Batch then run Backup of User Apps.
Then when you go to restore it all go back to Batch, then restore User Apps and Data.
It should restore all your apps + save games ^_^
Also make sure you have an SD card =P
Titanium Backup to do your backup, as has been said. You'll need to be rooted for that.
As for adb, see the guide here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865685 . I'm still working on the guide, but there are some responses with links on how to get it working on the Mac.
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Hmmm doubting they have a mac version lol
I was wrong they have android SDK for mac hope ADB is there
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There is no mac version...but what you can do is jump onto isohunt.com and grab a version of Parallels...and a windows iso..get everything set up with those two and you should be able to run adb in the virtual environment...YouTube is probably your best friend if you dont know how to do that...but its what i use...or just burn the windows iso and make a bootcamp partition...much more stable and reliable than a virtual machine
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There is no mac version...but what you can do is jump onto isohunt.com and grab a version of Parallels...and a windows iso..get everything set up with those two and you should be able to run adb in the virtual environment...
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Eh ? There is a Mac version of the SDK, as the previous poster said. See http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Download mybackup pro, it can backup all your phones data and app data.
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*sighs in amusement*
Give a man a fish...
steviewevie said:
Eh ? There is a Mac version of the SDK, as the previous poster said. See http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
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Hmm and to think i didnt have top go through all that trouble! haha sorry for the noobness lol
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Hmm and to think i didnt have top go through all that trouble! haha sorry for the noobness lol
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Your way sounds like more fun though
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So being the impatient soul I am, right after I got permanent root, I decided to jump into Titanium Backup and deleted some of the bloatware. I was so impatient, that I totally forgot to backup the system apps I deleted to a backup folder on my SDcard, so now those apks are gone. My question is now, if an OTA becomes available, am I going to have problems again, just like with Paul's Goggles app?
If so, what do you suggest I do? I am guessing now that now root has been achieved, we can install those apps to the system just fine again. Can someone upload these apks for these system apps, so I just feel on the safe side and I have backups? I would greatly appreciate it...
Amazon MP3
Home Screen Tips
Google Sky Map
web2go
Photobucket
Twitter
Of course, if you don't see this as being a problem for the future, please tell me. It would make me feel a lot more secure about things. Thanks!
it shouldnt be a problem, you can re download those in the market
Goddamn it. Now I went to uninstall Email.apk to replace it with an old one that doesn't require remote security, but it keeps giving me an "Application not installed" error, even with the backup of the original.
How do I get it to install?!
KShatzkes said:
Goddamn it. Now I went to uninstall Email.apk to replace it with an old one that doesn't require remote security, but it keeps giving me an "Application not installed" error, even with the backup of the original.
How do I get it to install?!
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You don't install system apps, you just move then into /system/app/
its likely if an OTA becomes available a dev will mod it to be flashable to rooted and modified /system/ devices
i would love to know how to get rid of the annoying [email protected]!*& adds
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its likely if an OTA becomes available a dev will mod it to be flashable to rooted and modified /system/ devices
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Okay, I feel much better now. Time to play around with this thing! So excited!
Yea if an ota comes out, it will be modded to update the system and skip files not found, if there is a patch.
So your good. I'm just waiting for custom recovery with nandbackup before I start messing n the system. I just hate setting up the phone all over after
And if all else fails you can fastboot flash system.img from the orig pc10img. Wiping all your data and formating ur system. Then updating to ota.
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so what are the commands to enter for removing/deleting the unwanted apps??
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so what are the commands to enter for removing/deleting the unwanted apps??
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Curious to know this as well.
curious to know
Just use Titanium Backup to uninstall any apps you want. Long click on the app, and an uninstall option will be there.
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Just use Titanium Backup to uninstall any apps you want. Long click on the app, and an uninstall option will be there.
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I actually already did, but I wanted to know the commands just for personal reference.
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cbmm said:
i would love to know how to get rid of the annoying [email protected]!*& adds
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Download "adfree" in the market. Done.
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Since at first we will not have access to the Market directly I was thinking that the best way to load aps would be with Titanium Backup. I have an Android phone now (HD2) that keeps the aps I use updated. By using z4root v1.3 or something like it to "root" I could just use my backup from the phone to keep my Adam aps up to date as well as to load them in the first place.
Any thoughts/discussion on this method or other ideas on how best/easiest to do it?
I plan on using dropbox and save all my apks there so I can access them from my Adam and install on the fly
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Dropbox is an excellant way of handling it.
I plan to use dropbox to get my Titanium Pro and then use the Titanium batch mode to load the aps so I don't have to do them one at a time. I will have to see if I run into over write problems. Want to start with an initial Titanium full BU anyway on the Adam.
I will probably use mostly the same aps on my phone and Adam. The phone stays updated automatically from the market and I do frequent back-ups using the Titanium batch mode for new and updated aps. If I then did an ap restore on Adam they would all be current and updated as well. This method should keep me current until the Honeycomb market opens.
AppBrain Market Sync
AppBrain Market Sync will not work in this case because the device needs access to the Market for AppBrain to work. Just FYI. AppBrain is really a Market filter and search engine not an app storage depot.
Update: Other tabs have AppBrain working fine so I am sure the Adam will have it working as well.
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AppBrain Market Sync will not work in this case because the device needs access to the Market for AppBrain to work. Just FYI. AppBrain is really a Market filter and search engine not an app storage depot.
Update: Other tabs have AppBrain working fine so I am sure the Adam will have it working as well.
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I'm sure someone will get the stock Google Apps and Google Market running on the Adam in no time...
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Check out rothnic's thread called Eden Plus for an update.zip package for rooted access and stock Google Apps added.
First and foremost before we do any playing around, even after root, we should make sure full NAND is working. Having a NAND backup that is fully functional is very important. On camera Rohan seems fine with us tinkering around, but when it comes time for his company to pay out warranty costs they will no doubt speak out against rooting.
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Since at first we will not have access to the Market directly I was thinking that the best way to load aps would be with Titanium Backup. I have an Android phone now (HD2) that keeps the aps I use updated. By using z4root v1.3 or something like it to "root" I could just use my backup from the phone to keep my Adam aps up to date as well as to load them in the first place.
Any thoughts/discussion on this method or other ideas on how best/easiest to do it?
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when i had my g-tablet i was able to do that with titanium. as long as titanium is granted super user permissions it should restore all our apps fine. ideally this is what i'd like to do.
Isn't it possible to just pull the apps from your phone by using ADB?
I know I where able to do this a long time ago, but I forgot how to do it, and I can't seem to find any info on it anymore.
As that would be easier than trying to get titanium backup working.
Yes it is
but Titanium Backup and Drop box are both free so why not use them? Then you can continue to use them to make BUps on your Adam.
Yea, i know there both free, but to use dropbox whit Titaniumbackup, you need the paid version, so it's not completely free
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I don't use dropbox through Titanium. I use both for different purposes. It would be to slow to use dropbox to transfere all of those files.
I use dropbox to transfer the occasional single file and do any printing chores.
I use Titanium to backup my programs. Then I use the Nike network* to move the mass files between devices.
* The Nike network or tennis shoe network is an old computer term for using physical media to transfer files between computers. You use your feet to move from one to the other. I first did this on my IBM 5110 in 1979. The 5110 was an early IBM portable computer that had 8" floppy drives and a whopping 64k of memory. Portable in those days meant any computer smaller than a room.
You have to have root privileges to use titanium backup
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You have to have root privileges to use titanium backup
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Ah, thats the rub! I was going to use this method too until someone reminded me of this.
Awaiting my Adam. I'm hoping My backupPro does the trick for me.
It won't get flash or other pre-installed programs (HTC Incredible) so I'm sure hoping someone is going to put up a thread for "must have" apk's like Flash so we can get to them easily.
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You have to have root privileges to use titanium backup
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Ah, thats the rub! I was going to use this method too until someone reminded me of this.
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Looks like Rothnic has an update.zip package with root access and Google Apps added.
All Adams are shipped with root privilege access. Just need market and SuperUser app installed, access given to TB, install Busybox from TB, and then it should be good to go.
If someone wants to help speed up this process join ##adamroot on freenode.net and help the devs. They are waiting for someone with an Adam to spend about an hour or less working through the kinks.
Or you can send me ur Adam and I'll help get things working
If you have not rooted your adam you can extract and install your titanium backup files with astro. Fyi
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A complete newbie question as the Adam will be the first android device I'll own -
Can you back up your paid apps with dropbox / titanium or are they activated by username online?
Yes you can back them up, but you have to be rooted first.
Paul74 said:
A complete newbie question as the Adam will be the first android device I'll own -
Can you back up your paid apps with dropbox / titanium or are they activated by username online?
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Once you've paid for and app you can always download it again for free from the market (as long as you use the same google account).
If you definitely want to back up the apk, than you use titanium backup or also ES File. Not sure whether you actually need root to do that though.
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Ok I have a lot of backups stored in TI, but I am wanting to re flash my ROM and wipe data ect..
My question is can I somehow make a backup of just the apps that are installed on my phone right now, so when I start to put the apps back I can flash all the apps I have now instead of going and unchecking all the apps I don't want installed right now?
I hope that makes sence, I'm not good at expressing what's in my brain onto txt...
Thx for help.
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Would be good if there was a question lol
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There is a question..
And the answer is yes, select batch back up and only select the files you want to install, instead of just selecting all.
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I know how to do that. But I have a lot of apps that are backed up but not installed so it would take a while.
I just want to know if there is a quicker way.
I guess I could ask like this;
Is there a way to backup all current installed apps, then flash a new ROM or wipe data, and then re-install just the apps that u just then backed up? Completly ignoring all other backups of apps that are stored there.
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I know how to do that. But I have a lot of apps that are backed up but not installed so it would take a while.
I just want to know if there is a quicker way.
I guess I could ask like this;
Is there a way to backup all current installed apps, then flash a new ROM or wipe data, and then re-install just the apps that u just then backed up? Completly ignoring all other backups of apps that are stored there.
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Yes, you can backup the current apps installed. There's an APP in the market called App Backup & Restore. This backs up all apps in your phone (giving you the option to check/uncheck which ones you dont want) and allows you to restore those apps with ease.
Check it out...I hope this is what you're looking for!
You could also back them up with a nandroid and do an advanced restore data and get all your current apps back.
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You could also back them up with a nandroid and do an advanced restore data and get all your current apps back.
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You and I seem to think alike kenny, but you're always a bit ahead of me! I was thinking this same thing, or the other option, still in TB, would be to batch restore and then click the box "deselect all" so then you only have to go through and check the ones you want instead of unchecking the ones you don't. I think this was mentioned before as well.
I was wondering if you could provide a bit more info on the advanced restore data. I know it's an option available in CWM, but I'm wondering if there are situations where it wouldn't work as well as using some backup app. I think I read that if you were switching versions, like Froyo to Gingerbread, it probably wouldn't work well. But I've got the nandroid backup from EI22, just after I rooted and applied the GPS fix and silent camera mod, and I think the custom ROMs I've seen lately are all based on that, so would it work OK? The advanced restore of data seems like it would be a bit easier (or at least simpler) than using an app, but I don't know too much about how it works. Any clarifications about this would be appreciated. Thanks.
Dronak said:
I was wondering if you could provide a bit more info on the advanced restore data. I know it's an option available in CWM, but I'm wondering if there are situations where it wouldn't work as well as using some backup app. I think I read that if you were switching versions, like Froyo to Gingerbread, it probably wouldn't work well. But I've got the nandroid backup from EI22, just after I rooted and applied the GPS fix and silent camera mod, and I think the custom ROMs I've seen lately are all based on that, so would it work OK? The advanced restore of data seems like it would be a bit easier (or at least simpler) than using an app, but I don't know too much about how it works. Any clarifications about this would be appreciated. Thanks.
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It should work fine. It only restores 3rd party apps and data and the data folder of your phone. The other stuff should be in your phones system folder.
Well personally I would just do a clockwork backup like the previous guys said, and then advanced restore my data onto the new rom. I've been doing this with Rom installs for 2 years and it's always worked pretty well.
Anyways, if you really wanted to use TB that bad to do it, I would go into your SD card folder, copy the TB folder onto the computer (All your old backups you don't want to get rid of would be in here) Delete the TB Folder on your SD card, then re-run TB again. Do a batch backup of all your apps (that you have currently installed). If you ever want any of the old backups of apps you don't currently use, they'll always be on the computer.
Make a new label & add all the apps you have installed right now & and that you want to restore on your new rom. Then when your new rom setup is ready to restore apps just filter that label you made & bach restore
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Anyways, if you really wanted to use TB that bad to do it, I would go into your SD card folder, copy the TB folder onto the computer (All your old backups you don't want to get rid of would be in here) Delete the TB Folder on your SD card, then re-run TB again. Do a batch backup of all your apps (that you have currently installed). If you ever want any of the old backups of apps you don't currently use, they'll always be on the computer.
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Heh, exactly what I was getting ready to recommend, as this is a very easy way to do exactly what he wants
Thanks for saving me from having to type it out
I have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus; I plan to unlock and root it, and try out some ROMs. Since I've had the phone for a while, though, I wanted to back up all my save data from games, and whatnot, so I used the root method that doesn't require unlocking, and I used Titanium Backup to back up all the apps I wanted it to.
I want to copy this back up folder to my computer, so when the phone gets wiped during the unlocking process, I can just transfer it back and restore everything once I'm back up and running. The thing is, when I connect my phone to the computer, the Titanium Backup folder does not show. I can see it on the phone itself, via a file manager, but I can't see it on my computer. So, how do I copy the folder to my computer?
could always 'adb pull' it.
At the risk of sounding stupid, I don't quite understand how to use adb commands. I tend to wait for one-click methods for this kind of thing.
A quick fix, titanium has drop box sync. Just send your entire titanium to drop box over wifi.
Then after you flash, it will pull down your backup over wifi. Its built in to titanium backup.
RogerPodacter said:
A quick fix, titanium has drop box sync. Just send your entire titanium to drop box over wifi.
Then after you flash, it will pull down your backup over wifi. Its built in to titanium backup.
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Eh... I suppose, but I think the entire backup is almost two gigs (unless I read it wrong), and my home Internet is kinda slow (and has been unusually even slower the last day or so), so that would take me forever.
If you restart your phone you will see the Titanium Backup folder on your pc. I have noticed that the Galaxy Nexus only refreshes the MediaStore on boot.
"The Media provider contains meta data for all available media on both internal and external storage devices"
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If you restart your phone you will see the Titanium Backup folder on your pc. I have noticed that the Galaxy Nexus only refreshes the MediaStore on boot.
"The Media provider contains meta data for all available media on both internal and external storage devices"
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Yup i have noticed that too.
btw just a quick question about Titanium Backup.
Does the phone have to be rooted or unlocked to use it?
RedBlueGreen said:
Yup i have noticed that too.
btw just a quick question about Titanium Backup.
Does the phone have to be rooted or unlocked to use it?
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Yes, you must be rooted.
martonikaj said:
Yes, you must be rooted.
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so what program can i use to save my app data? Because doesnt rooting the phone wipe it?
Iv looked around but cant seem to find one.
I tried Mybackup but i cant seem to save the app data
I can only backup
contacts
call log
bookmarks
sms
mms
system settings
android home
alarms
dictionary
calendar
music playerlist
APNs
RedBlueGreen said:
so what program can i use to save my app data? Because doesnt rooting the phone wipe it?
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Not rooting, but unlocking the bootloader specifically, which is generally required to root the device.
Iv looked around but cant seem to find one.
I tried Mybackup but i cant seem to save the app data
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There's the ADB method for backing up. No root req'd: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420351
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Not rooting, but unlocking the bootloader specifically, which is generally required to root the device.
There's the ADB method for backing up. No root req'd: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420351
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Thanks but you already told me how to on the thread i made
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Thanks but you already told me how to on the thread i made
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Oh well I hardly look at (or remember) user names. Glad you got it figured out.
I don't know what i'm wrong but when i try to install USB driver with GNex TOOLKIT i can't, at end of the procedure, my serial number. The software returns "...doesn't have loaded mui entry"
I don't know what can i do...
Thanks
P.S. I'm unable to post in dedicated section/topic because of my post counter is under 10
Sry for bad english
Install drivers manually
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kgreemi stric
thanks, it was very simple! the pdanet returned an error but at the end all work right. i think.. now i can try "camera enhancements".
can you say me if i have to reset the phone/lose all my data/have to format or something like this, for obtain the "camera enhancements"?
i've this phone from 4 days and i've spent all my free time to set it properly. i don't want lose all my progress, it was a waste of time
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thanks, it was very simple! the pdanet returned an error but at the end all work right. i think.. now i can try "camera enhancements".
can you say me if i have to reset the phone/lose all my data/have to format or something like this, for obtain the "camera enhancements"?
i've this phone from 4 days and i've spent all my free time to set it properly. i don't want lose all my progress, it was a waste of time
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As with all programs such as the toolkit and playing with system files Mike the developer of the program recommends a full backup before you start playing - just in case. (So do I, always) That way you don't lose your setup that you have worked on so hard...
The camera mods do not wipe or affect the phone in any way, at least not when I applied them, but things can go wrong, so that's why you back up
stinky73 said:
As with all programs such as the toolkit and playing with system files Mike the developer of the program recommends a full backup before you start playing - just in case. (So do I, always) That way you don't lose your setup that you have worked on so hard...
The camera mods do not wipe or affect the phone in any way, at least not when I applied them, but things can go wrong, so that's why you back up
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Thanks, for a full backup of my system, application, settings, launcher settings, messages and so on, what i have to do exactly? Also partition and other important stuff if i don't remind/know now. Partition, SD Card, things like that, a complete backup of device i intend.
There's no need to this? I don't want to risk anything
mArCo1928 said:
Thanks, for a full backup of my system, application, settings, launcher settings, messages and so on, what i have to do exactly? Also partition and other important stuff if i don't remind/know now. Partition, SD Card, things like that, a complete backup of device i intend.
There's no need to this? I don't want to risk anything
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Nandroid backup is included in the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit so use that. Everything is backed up by that - you can even get really clever and extract sms mms etc. from the nandroid (for example here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370349) if that is what you mean by messages. Surely your emails will be on your email server, contacts in your google account as extra backup even though the nandroid will contain them? Unless you do something really radical, like fully wipe the SOC, partition etc doesn't enter into it...
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Nandroid backup is included in the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit so use that. Everything is backed up by that - you can even get really clever and extract sms mms etc. from the nandroid (for example here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370349) if that is what you mean by messages. Surely your emails will be on your email server, contacts in your google account as extra backup even though the nandroid will contain them? Unless you do something really radical, like fully wipe the SOC, partition etc doesn't enter into it...
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hi, i unlocked my phone, but... where i can find what it was of my interests? camera enhancements. Where i can find it, in the toolkit 7.4?
ok, it was on mods section of the toolkit