Im new to flashing roms/kernels so this might be a stupid question, but i cant seem to find an answer anywhere. How come some roms dont have the market app on them? Ive been doing a factory reset, cache wipe and dalvich cach wipe before each rom flash. Am i doing something wrong?
If you've been trying to flash CM7, you have to flash the latest gapps [google apps] with it. Also some developers make a separate flash with the rom, in case they are themed, and include them in their opening post.
Assuming you've backed up, as you were supposed to, prior to flashing anything, you should have a com.android.vending file to restore from.
Also, many have recommended using Astro or Titanium Backup to backup your applications, com.android.vending (Market) being backed up if you chose to back up all applications. So, you can always go in there and make it happen.
I flashed once and there was a themed version of the Market included and it looked great, but stopped working after the third entry, so I had to install my own backup to get it running.
Just an option.
I had a problem with this too, but i just needed to download the google apps package for cm7
Tonyphase said:
I had a problem with this too, but i just needed to download the google apps package for cm7
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There are explicit instructions with CM7 about making sure you get GApps. How did you miss it!
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If I root my desire and flash a custom ROM will all the apps I have installed now
would be gone?
And if I bought an app, will I have to buy it again after rooting and a new ROM?
thanks
oh and im sorry if this is in the wrong section
For the first question, I think all your apps will be deleted just if you want. In doc kitchen, are two versions of rom, with wipe and no wipe, but the recomanded version is that which will wipe all your data. You can backup all your apps before that.
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You can just back up all the apps via Titanium backup from the market. It will also backup your user data.
So you should go:
1) root & install custom recovery (usually part of rooting process)
2) install Ti Backup and run a batch backup of all user apps and data
3) make sure all your contacts are google contacts! Then they will just be re-imported when you register your google account on your new rom
4) pick your rom and download its zip file - copy this to the root of your sd card.
5) boot into recovery and factory reset i.e. wipe everything
6) still in recovery, select "install from zip" and pick the zip file above
7) reboot and wait (can be slow the first time), then run a batch restore from Ti backup and you are done!
Thank you very much its very helpful.
Do paid apps stay as well?
Lemon002 said:
Thank you very much its very helpful.
Do paid apps stay as well?
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Yep they will all be backed up.
I forgot a step too - you should always do a nandroid backup (this is done in recovery) before wiping and flashing rom in case something screws up.
This way you can restore what you previously had through recovery.
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Do paid apps stay as well?
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When you paid an app on the Market, the info is attached to your Google account. So when you configure a new rom with your Google account, you see in the Market those apps are paid and you can download them again for free.
What is the best procedure for switching between ROMs and still retain all of your data (contacts, call history, txt history, app data, etc)?
I have Titanium Backup Pro, which I assume would be best to use.
WhiteZero said:
What is the best procedure for switching between ROMs and still retain all of your data (contacts, app data, etc)?
I have Titanium Backup Pro, which I assume would be best to use.
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Contacts are synced with your Google account. Assuming its from one android version to the same you can usually do a batch backup of your data apps in titanium or create a filter for apps you specifically want to backup and restore on each rom and use that.
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Contacts are synced with your Google account. Assuming its from one android version to the same you can usually do a batch backup of your data apps in titanium or create a filter for apps you specifically want to backup and restore on each rom and use that.
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What about going from GB to ICS?
WhiteZero said:
What about going from GB to ICS?
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Going upward would be easy.
For your first question - the easiest way to moving around different Roms.
Rule of Thumb (to keep the data)
1. Don't do the factory reset.
2. Don't format the data
What you can do -
Format cache/dalvik.
In here, let me just focus on the moving the roms between the same version (stay on same GB or ICS, or moving upward). Downgrading Roms from ICS to GB is little different story and need lots of cautions because it could break your phone.
The easiest way would be using sfhub's No-data version one click odin. If you use this method, you can keep almost everything after the rom changed and the efforts to recover the original configuration would the minimum. You need to verify the each applications whether it works or not. Based on my experience, some few applications does not work after the rom change. If the app does not work, you can try to restore the app using TB. Sometimes TB works in here but other times it's not. But it's a good habit to make the whole system + app data backup thru TB. Many times for the apps not working after the rom change, you need to uninstall and reinstall it. It resolves the issue always.
The second easiest way would be using Calk's zip file. Sometime his rom comes with no-data version but the other times, it's not. So, try no-data version first if it's there. But if not, just use normal version without wiping anything (don't do the factory reset manually). His package will automatically format the system data, cache, dalvik, battery stat but user app & data. So, after applying his non no-data version rom, you need a little more effort. For example, if you are using different launcher, the system will move back to default tw launcher. So, you need to clean the tw launcher's data and make your launcher as default. The good thing is, your launcher configuration data is still there. Again, after changing the rom, some application may not work on the new rom. In that case, just follow the steps that I mentioned above.
For any other roms, it would be little more complicated because depending on the rom, it's totally customized. So, you need to follow the op's instruction carefully. For example, I had some problems on moving around the roms because I installed the Rom having some inverted apps (which is replacing the default system and user apps). If you try to install stock rom over those kind of roms, then there are high chances that overlapped apps are not going to work on the new rom. In that case, you need to find out the stock apps instead of inverted apps to uninstall the current app and reinstall the stock app.
I've seen some other people with this problem, but whats with the Play Store not automatic restoring apps?
This cost me so much time today after quickly trying out CM10 which is naked with barely any features only to come back to CNA, and both times with wipe/factory reset, my apps would not restore automatically, i would have to go to the list of purchased/downloaded on play store and individually install each one...?!
thankfully I had a fairly recent titanium backup, but im wondering if this broke my market links with these apps??
anybody else having this problem?
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I've seen some other people with this problem, but whats with the Play Store not automatic restoring apps?
This cost me so much time today after quickly trying out CM10 which is naked with barely any features only to come back to CNA, and both times with wipe/factory reset, my apps would not restore automatically, i would have to go to the list of purchased/downloaded on play store and individually install each one...?!
thankfully I had a fairly recent titanium backup, but im wondering if this broke my market links with these apps??
anybody else having this problem?
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Did you not create a full backup before flashing a completely new ROM?
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What play store restoring apps?
Restore from Titanium Backup, it takes around 10-20 minutes..
As a good practice, i restore only free apps, i redownload paid apps from play store.
I have had a lot of trouble with the official Google Backup/Restore and custom ROMs. And this is across four different devices I've owned since they implemented that feature. Stock it always works fine after a data wipe, but when flashing a custom ROM it never recognizes it.
That said, recently it did start working for me on CM10. It did not work going from stock -> CM10, but it worked doing a clean install from one nightly to the next.
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I have had a lot of trouble with the official Google Backup/Restore and custom ROMs. And this is across four different devices I've owned since they implemented that feature. Stock it always works fine after a data wipe, but when flashing a custom ROM it never recognizes it.
That said, recently it did start working for me on CM10. It did not work going from stock -> CM10, but it worked doing a clean install from one nightly to the next.
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As mach3.2 mentioned, it's probably wise using something like titanium backup to backup and restore apps when switching from one ROM to another as they tend to only work on rooted devices for a reason.
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I did have a titanium backup, luckily. Usually what I do is restore all play store apps first, then use titanium to restore the apps not downloaded from play store.therefore I minimally use titanium backup, and never restore system says incase of incompatibility..
But what I'm pointing out is that for the first time since trying out CM10 and then reverting back to CNA, both times my play store apps would not automatically restore like usual...? Maybe it's a problem with the latest play store version?? (3.9.16)
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I did have a titanium backup, luckily. Usually what I do is restore all play store apps first, then use titanium to restore the apps not downloaded from play store.therefore I minimally use titanium backup, and never restore system says incase of incompatibility..
But what I'm pointing out is that for the first time since trying out CM10 and then reverting back to CNA, both times my play store apps would not automatically restore like usual...? Maybe it's a problem with the latest play store version?? (3.9.16)
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Whether or not you auto restore depends on the gapps package you install. It's not due to the current play store version, but rather because the package you used doesn't support it.
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Whether or not you auto restore depends on the gapps package you install. It's not due to the current play store version, but rather because the package you used doesn't support it.
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Thanks, this makes complete sense because the only thing that changed was the gapps package.
I thought Google backed up the apps though? so how does it work that the gapps package backs up apps?
If I switch back to the previous gapps version will my apps auto restore?
I switched to the new gapps version because it has new gmail version etc
This is why I don't install GAPPs from a ZIP file - I get them from the Play Store so they always auto-restore...Just make sure you have the Play Store apk on your phone of course!
Figured out that the CM10 gapps packages, seem not to auto restore apps with Google play.
But no problem with CNA or AOKP gapps packages. - they restore my play downloaded apps right away
I bought Ti BU thinking it would simplify upgrading my ROMs. But after every ROM install, I still have go through setup, sign into Play, download TiBU, do a batch restore from Ti.
One issue is that downloading TiBU gets stuck in the queue while every app I have ever downloaded from Play store get re downloaded.
Is there a way to make this easier?
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you never use clockworkmod backup (nandbackup or whatever you call it) ?
clockworkmod backup contains all backup of data,cache,system, and boot.img
then after applying any rom, you can restore only the data and cache
and you don't have to sign in to google play etc ...
i like this feature of clockworkmod recovery (custom recovery)
but if you're applying rom that based aosp but the backup that you have is on the sense rom based,,,it's better not to restore using this method ... use titanium backup method is better
I think Ti can create an update.zip, it's probably what you're looking for, you flash it after the ROM.
Both of those sound like correct answers. I will try both of them. If the CWM mode works, it will mean TiBU was a bit of waste of $$$ for me... oh well, not the first time I have done that.
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so, I loaded CM 10.2.0-RC1 on top of CM10.1.3 and I tried it with a dirty flash and that didn't go so well. I did load GAPPS 4.3 as well and every Google app just crashed and when I connected to Play Store it would error every time I tried to download updates.
So then I tried it with a wipe of data and cache and no more app crashes and the Store worked fine but none of my previously installed apps restored to the phone. Is that a common experience or did I miss a step?
Forgot to use titanium backup to save them. Or it could be that you went ot fast when you installed and forgot to check the restore applicaiton setting first time you booted. AFAIK you're screwed.
So, after a clean flash, there are 2 ways of getting back the apps you had before...
1) Flash CM AND gapps before you boot for the first time. Make sure you use the right gapps. There is a chart here. The right one for CM 10.2 is gapps 20130813. Once booted, check to restore apps and settings right after you enter your google account info. This will start the lengthy process to install your apps. This will not restore your app data, only your apps.
2) better way IMHO: Do above, but uncheck restore apps and data. Use Titanium backup to restore your apps and data.
TIP: If you don't already have a Titanium backup of all your apps, flash back to your original ROM, install Titanium Backup Pro, and do a backup to your SD card. It is also advised to update all your apps via the market before doing the titanium backup on your original ROM. Hope this helps.
I just went from 10.0.0 to 10.2. I found that the 11/27 nightly worked better for me than RC1. PM me if you have any more questions.