Hi all...I have already added a bunch of apps to my new GNex and have been reading that when I get ready to bootload and root, that it will wipe everything off of the phone. Is there a program that I could use beforehand to save all these apps and then reinstall after rooting?
Also, I had my old DX rooted and backed up with Titanium...Could I restore that backup to the GNex and have all of my apps and programs back? Many thanks!
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Hey guys,
I have already rooted my friends phone with the 1.47.651.1 ota update and everything went fine.
My only problem is I have a lot of apps I don't want to loose, paid ones as well. Is there anyway to back these all up?
Obviously I have no problem getting the free ones back but if I had to delete the paid one is it possible to get it back without paying again?
Don't quote me on this, but i believe i have read in a few places around the forums that say you can redownload paid apps without paying again.
Did you just get the phone / have to run any of the OTA updates? It might be possible that the original unrevoked method can let you use Titanium Backup to backup all your apps, then you can run a root + nand unlocker & just restore your apps.
correct, paid apps are tied to your gmail account, so as long as you use that gmail account then you can re download any app you paid for.
I agree with Veritas - Titanium Backup will be your best friend if you plan to root, flash ROMs and so forth.
I've been using Titanium Backup since I got my EVO and I love it. Very easy to backup all user apps/data to the SD card. Once a new ROM is flashed, install Titanium Backup (your license key is located on your SD card, so as long as you dont format that, you should be fine. You can copy that file to your PC as well for a backup). Once the new ROM is up and running, simply do a Titanium restore of all user apps/data. If it werent for Titanium Backup, I would not be flashing custom ROMs as often as I do.
This takes a while but you can backup apps with most of the file managers on the market without root access. All it backs up is the apk though. Just use it for the free ones. After you root then titanium backup is your best friend
Sent via the Sprint HTC EVO
Hi there,
I just got my galaxy yesterday, I've read through the FAQs and searched the web but couldnt figure out how to flash the Galaxy without losing the installed apps. I read that the internal SD isnt touched but when I checked the JP3 build my device lost all installed apps.
So in case I want to revert back to another or try another firmware, what switch would I need to set not reconfiguring everything from scratch? If this isnt possible are there any other ways to quickly restore all apps I've installed?
Regs
r4n
edit: as samsung-firmwares seems to be down, does anyone have a UK O2 stock firmware image available?
Use Rom manager, from there you can backup/reflash and keep the data
Titanium backup. this app needs root but save every app. Normal apps protected apps and system apps
Titanium backup is a nice app.
I'm quite happy I know how to de-brand using a gold card and Stock ROM image however is it possible to do this and keep all my settings/SMS etc?
I've got look out installed and keep the backup up to date, I've got appbrain so I can recover installed apps and I'm backing up to SD Card in privacy.
I'm not interested in rooting, just getting to Froyo as painlessly as possible.
Best bet to do that is get your hands on Titanium Backup Manager, backup apps and settings then install your Froyo of choice and then install Titanium again (unless it came with cooked ROM) and then restore from that backup
Hello,
I am a first time poster and first time andriod user coming from an iphone 3gs. I got my phone last week and was super excited to root it and remove the bloatware and other crap. In my haste, I went ahead and rooted and started turning stuff off via TIbackup.
I made sure and made a backup of all my apps before I did this, however at the time the phone was rooted I did not have an SD card and did not do a nandriod backup.
My question now is:
A.) Can I unroot my phone?
B.) Can I save the apps I've paid for before unrooting and reinstall them?
C.) If A and B are true, how would I do about backing up my paid apps, unrooting, flashing the stock rom, then re-rooting and re-installing my paid apps?
If there a thread or tutorial that someone could point me to? I'm not a total newb for tech stuff, just totally new to andriod. So far I am loving it 100X more than my iphone, but I would like to take it back to base just in case the phone should ever have to be returned.
Thanks,
JR
ok, so I found the answer to question A, how about B and C, anyone?
A: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1323878
b: yes
apps that you have paid for automatically shows back up in android market, you can download them as many time as you want again, as long as you use the same email account
alternative method, use any of the backup apps to do the backup, but you will only get the apk without the data, if you don't have root
c: same as b:
just restore or re-install instead of backup
the best thing is to have Titanium Backup, then both B + C becomes automatic, but root is required
Thanks AllGamer. I got it back to stock, did a nandroid backup, then re-rooted. Just need to go through and remove all the crap again!!
Quick question on an unrelated topic. when I pull up TI Backup, it says under Overview > System ROM: 615mb
Does this mean I did not wipe out the first ROM when I unrooted? Will effect anything?
Hi.
I come from an HTC Desire and I have some backups that I made with MyBackup Pro of some app's data. Relevant data like some games progresses, Libra's database, etc. MyBackupPro has an online backup and I backed the data online on the HTC Desire and tried to restore it in the Galaxy Nexus. The Galaxy Nexus recognizes the backup, shows the apps that are backed up, but when I press Restore it says that I should reboot the device and that the restore was OK almost instantaneously. Nothing is restored, no data is transferred to the phone..
Is there any other way to migrate this kind of data? Shouldn't MyBackup Pro be working on the Galaxy Nexus?
Thanks in advance
Anyone?
Maybe the app needs an update for ICS? Try to check their site to see if there's a reported problem, that's most likely the case.
Should have gone with Titanium Backup. I never had much luck with MyBackup anyway. Titanium is rock star on ICS.
The only problem Ive had so far has been restoring SMS with Pro.
Even with busy box installed its suuuper slow at the moment.
I sent them an email, I'll wait for an answer.. But I guess it is due to incompatibilities with ICS too..
AmesCell, I have always used MyBackup while using the Desire, never had a problem. Anyway, I still have the Desire and can use Titanium, but my Galaxy Nexus isn't rooted, and Titanium needs root.
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I sent them an email, I'll wait for an answer.. But I guess it is due to incompatibilities with ICS too..
AmesCell, I have always used MyBackup while using the Desire, never had a problem. Anyway, I still have the Desire and can use Titanium, but my Galaxy Nexus isn't rooted, and Titanium needs root.
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Your signature says your Desire is rooted. Rooting the GN is easy. I go through 4 phones a year. I couldn't imagine doing that without Titanium.
Yes, the Desire is rooted, but I wasn't planning on rooting the GN so soon. I just got it 2 days ago and I want to see how this goes without any "hacks"..
I wouldn't have rooted the Desire in the first place if it wasn't for the lack of updates, etc... That's the main reason I bought the GN, having a more official support. Let's see, I'm almost sure that I'll root it in the future, but I don't want to do it right now.. I'll just wait for the Rerware answer to my email and see how it goes.
Thanks
Any update?
Rerware already answered, but no updates. Although I think I know what the problem is. I am only backup up app's Data, because they are already installed in the GN. But this is a "root only" feature and, for what I understood, non-rooted devices cannot restore this kind of backup, only APK backups. I asked this to the guys at Rerware to see if there is a workaround.
When I have news I'll post them here.
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Yes, the Desire is rooted, but I wasn't planning on rooting the GN so soon. I just got it 2 days ago and I want to see how this goes without any "hacks"..
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restoring your data/sms/backups is a "hack"
Hi,
Did you manage to find a solution to this problem? My phone is rooted and it still doesnt restore anything. Just like you said it finds the backup but then when you select the arrow next to apps to tick which ones you want to restore nothing is shown..
I need this to restore my game saves, spotify offline music etc
This happened to me with my sensation before. Somehow the backup got corrupted to I deleted it and started from scratch. Sorry to hear this happened to you it seriously sucks losing akk that stuff. What I've been doing is using from manager to restore my data partition and I've never had any issues SO FAR.
Enable advanced options, click restore and restore backup and only select the data.
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I managed to solve the problem......
First my story:
I decided to install new ROM on my phone....i backed up apps and data with My Backup Pro (i bought the app)
My phone is rooted of course.
So i installed the new ROM and then i installed the My Backup Pro and started to restoring apps but i didn't get the app/data/app+data popup
and of course i couldn't restore my data from apps. i got really frustrated and browsed the web and couldn't find anything.
I started everything from the begining uninstalled all apps and figured it out that i did something wrong....and that is this that My Backup Pro doesn't work as it should without busy box...u have to install Busy Box before installing the My Backup Pro!
Follow this tutorial in order to restore your apps + data
Backing up apps on android (rooted) after installing new ROM
With My backup pro application
1. Backup apps + data
2. Backup dictionary
3. Backup all other data you want to
Install new ROM and then start restoring by this order
1. first install busy boxes i found there are two (BusyBox and BusyBox installer on the google store. install both)
2. install My backup pro and when asked to install additional options for rooted phone choose yes (now you should be able to choose between app/data/app+data to restore)
3. restore apps + data
4. thats it...enjoy!
It worked for me!! :good: