Do you have to rearrange your screens (apps, folders, widgets) every time you flash a new version of MIUI? Is there a way to save my screens layout and recover it with a new version without having to go through all the trouble of dragging applications across the screens?
If you do the back up in MIUI, when you restore, you will have all your settings.
I did the back-up including the screen layout but, when I installed the new version of MIUI, it just showed the basic screen layout and apps. How can I recover my layout?
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I did the back-up including the screen layout but, when I installed the new version of MIUI, it just showed the basic screen layout and apps. How can I recover my layout?
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Did you actually go in to the backup app and restore? That has always worked for me.
I usually just flash over the old version (wipe cache and dalvik only) unless I'm going more than a few releases. From week to week I normally just flash right over though. That will keep everything the way you had it.
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I have search the answer with no luck.
i'm always upgrading new roms version or different roms. From the changelog i can see that alot of tweak are done to roms in every new version for different purpose (stability, speed etc).
My question is, if i change roms (from bugless to fresh) or if i just upgrade roms version (from 1.0 to 2.0) using titanium back would it return the system to previous roms version, or it will only restore system setting, programs and datas (phones, sms, call history etc)?
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As far as I know it just retains the system data for the app, leaving the ROM business alone. I've switched between ROMs and the only issue I had was that I had to put the widgets back on manually under ADW.Launcher. All of the widgets said 'Problem loading widget'.
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I have search the answer with no luck.
i'm always upgrading new roms version or different roms. From the changelog i can see that alot of tweak are done to roms in every new version for different purpose (stability, speed etc).
My question is, if i change roms (from bugless to fresh) or if i just upgrade roms version (from 1.0 to 2.0) using titanium back would it return the system to previous roms version, or it will only restore system setting, programs and datas (phones, sms, call history etc)?
thank you
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Take a look at the guide in my sig. It should answer these questions.
Here's what I do: I setup the phone with all the settings that I like to use, then I backup with titanium backup, then I wipe and flash a rom, and restore with titanium backup. Usually the widgets don't come back due to some error or another, but I just delete and re-add them. Some apps also don't like TB and need to be reinstalled, but most of them work after doing a reboot after the restore of the apps.
This allows you to upgrade without the hassle of reinstalling and setting up all your options.
The backups are also located on the SD card in the Titanium Backup folder if you want to make a backup of the backup.
Same with Mybackup pro, just save apps then if you have root it will ask to use the additional features. Backup you data, home screens, bookmarks, etc then when you put on the new rom you can restore, widgets do not seem to restore on the screens properly but you only need to remove and replace on the screen.
I currently have ARHD 5.1.10 installed and when it comes out officially will install 5.1.11. What is the best (easiest and quickest) way to restore my widgets, icons and scenes to the way I have them now?
With ROM's being updated on such a regular interval there must be a one-click method?
Just backup in cwn if you want to, then flash the new ROM right on top of the old one. That way you'll keep all apps, settings etc.
Surely flashing a new ROM would wipe out my screens and replace with the "base" new one? I understand all the apps will be there but what about the layout of the icons?
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Surely flashing a new ROM would wipe out my screens and replace with the "base" new one? I understand all the apps will be there but what about the layout of the icons?
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I flashed the latest ARHD 5.1.11 and of course the screens all changed to the base ROM versions. I then used Titanium Backup Pro to restore Apps and System. All the icons appeared in the same places as I had set them up in 5.1.10 however all of the widgets were "broken". I use Multicon so I have a lot of widgets so this was no good.
I Nandroided back to 5.1.10 and all is back to the way it was.
Is it possible to get back you previous icon and widget arrangement after flashing a new ROM? Titanium Backup Pro almost worked. Perhaps I chose the wrong restore method or option or do you have to sit there after each flash and painstakingly manually restore the icons/widgets after a flash. The missus is getting a little fed up!
What are your experiences?
When flashing to a new rom, is it needed for me to completely wipe the phone to Factory reset?
Reason why I am asking is because I have everything placed into folders and located where I want them and when I flashed the rom I had to get everything back (Titanium Backup) but I would still have to put the settings how I liked them, the apps into folders, align the folders, have my home screen how I liked it (which took about 2 hours).
Someone said just use the .data file (and restore that after i have flashed to the ROM i want) I have when I backup my Rom before flashing. Basically, factory reset, install new rom, wipe cache, fix permissions. After I reboot, I go back into recovery, go to advanced restore and JUST RESTORE THE /DATA? Will this work?
Supposedly you can restore the Touchwiz settings by restoring the data component of the app after factory resetting and flashing your new ROM.
...I migrated away from Touchwiz some time ago and am using GoLauncher. One of the features it offers is the ability to backup/restore its settings independently. I also find that when I restore it from a Titanium backup it brings back the location of each item on each desktop screen.
One limitation is that neither way will restore widgets. This is apparently a limitation built into Android. If you have lots of widgets you'll need to make note of which ones were placed on which screens and recreate them after flashing.
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Supposedly you can restore the Touchwiz settings by restoring the data component of the app after factory resetting and flashing your new ROM.
...I migrated away from Touchwiz some time ago and am using GoLauncher. One of the features it offers is the ability to backup/restore its settings independently. I also find that when I restore it from a Titanium backup it brings back the location of each item on each desktop screen.
One limitation is that neither way will restore widgets. This is apparently a limitation built into Android. If you have lots of widgets you'll need to make note of which ones were placed on which screens and recreate them after flashing.
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That's the main thing, I tried to search it but did nto find anything definitive on it. The thing I don't like about Go Launcher and Launcher Pro is that I can't really arrange what I want in folders and label them the folders either. That just leads to a large clutter in apps.
Any thoughts?
I have folders in the app drawer and on the desktops with the latest version of golauncher
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I have folders in the app drawer and on the desktops with the latest version of golauncher
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I like go launcher. Only questions is when backing up, where does it save (I know is says saved to SD but I can't find it in the files to move to the SD card for when I will FLash the phone to a different Rom)?
Also, how much RAM does this take? Does anyone ever use a task manager to close out of apps? It seems that a lot of apps run even when I havent even opened them in weeks.
what's everyone's experience with using the /data technique? Also, does anyone notice a battery drainage use golauncher?
So I have only a little experience flashing ROMs but I am successfully on CM 10.0 at the moment and everything is working great.
The question I have is, for those people that are constantly flashing new roms, is there a quick and easy way to re-install all your apps and settings without having to do it one by one with every new rom?
I know you can have your contacts/calendar and such in google and I know Titanium Backup is awesome but it gives the occasional mess up when trying to restore some programs to a rom other then the one it was backed up from.
Am I missing another process here that thousands of people do every day to get their phone/apps back into a useable working order after flashing?
I use titanium backup and have never had an issue. only use it to restore user apps and user data never system apps or data, that's where the issues usually come from.
Also use a custom launcher and most of them have backup/restore options that put your home screens back quickly.
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Hi Guys,
After flashing PA 5.1 and sorting out my niggles with gapps I have a few issues I can't seem to fix, I'm using a OnePlus One:
1. Home button does not return to home, tried changing its function in different launcher apps in addition to changing the function in the main settings menu however I can get the secondary actions to work but not it's primary action of returning home.
2. The pull down bar from the top of the screen no longer allows you to click into settings now it just displays a couple of icons but you can't click on them, in the previous Alpha release you could get into the settings menu by pulling down from the top which was helpful for WiFi or changing location settings etc. Is this function gone? Or is it's setting hidden?
I know these are small things but it's the little things that make up the user experience, any help is greatly appreciated thank you.
This sounds like you installed the wrong gapps
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Thanks for your reply however after a process of elimination it turns out that restoring data from Titanium Backup was the rout cause. I was told in a different post that I could restore my data from PA Alpha to PA 5.1 but unfortunately that isn't the case.
You can restore data. I do it all the time. I have been using the same method for 5 years.
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Not sure why it broke for me then :/
Definitely was the data restore portion of titanium, I tested it again to make sure and it broke the same functions of the ROM.
Are you using the batch option and selecting 'Restore missing apps and data'? You should never restore SYSTEM data
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