I went over tons of threads, none of them are basic - they all have terminology that I am not familiar with.
I want to backup my contacts, text messages, photos, widgets and my applications so when I do root my device and install JB 4.1 I can restore everything. Doesn't seem like this is an easy task!
I'm running 4.0.1. on my GNex so any assistance would be great, please & thank you!
If you went over tons of threads.. why did you post in the wrong section?
Your contacts are synced with Google servers if you have it enabled (check the settings), and photos are saved to the sdcard. Those should be fine.
As for the text messages, widgets, and applications, not entirely sure on that.
Also as above, wrong section.
see how much of a noob I am..
where should I go than? :/
Q&A section, since it's a question and you want an answer
This belongs in the Q&A thread.
Now to your question, I'm a strong believer in not backing up anything. As stated by @itsDefying, Contacts synced to Google and photos on SDcard and that's it (at least for me). Write down apps and reinstall them after updating to JB for the best performance. Download a text messaging backup app. (Why are so many people attached to their text messages, I don't get it.)
Finally, just a note, when people restore too many things it starts to get messy especially when upgrading versions. Restore as little as possible.
If you are new noob then try to be new.. first begin with reading the forum rules... then come here to ask the help...
Moderator pls move this thread...
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Moved to Q&A. Do not post questions in the DEV section..
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Where is x system app?
If you are running the stock ROM that comes with the phone (rooted or not), then the disappearance of system apps is a bug with the stock firmware that comes with this phone.
Why is it gone?
Sometimes when you remove apps from the "menu/applications/manage applications" menu in settings, a plethora of system apps are deleted. You probably just noticed the one that caused you to make a thread about it. If you go back into the manage applications menu, you will probably see that many other systems apps are greyed out, including calculator, google services framework, and others. It is unknown why this happens when removing apps from that menu, it is just an annoying bug.
How do I fix it?
Well, there are two solutions. One, very simple, is a factory reset, and everything will be fixed. However, you will lose all your apps and data if you aren't rooted. The other solution, the way I chose to go after this happened to me 3 times, is to root and load any other custom ROM, I chose Incredible 2 HD.
I hope this thread helps answer people's questions. I have been seeing a lot of posts on this lately and wanted to provide a complete answer for people all in one place.
Your title says, this is a FAQ, so WHY? start a thread in the general forum??
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Hi, quick question for somebody that knows their way around this phone better than me... I am on the stock Jelly Bean ROM that came with it when I got the phone in early December... All I've done is root and add some tweaks myself so I can use things like Titanium, MyBackup Root, etc... in any case, I was trying to delete an app earlier this morning in Titanium, and accidentally hit the app above it on the list, and deleted before I uninstalled... the app was com.samsung.sdm... can't figure out via google search exactly what this does... I do know that some have frozen or deleted this file with no ill effect to performance... my question is whether this app has anything to do with OTA updates? Part of the reason I'm temporarily on stock (as opposed to custom ROMs I've used on every other Android phone) is to get OTA updates, and I don't want to have them blocked after accidentally deleting this app...
I found a copy of the sdm file in an older Titanium backup folder on my hard drive, so I know I can restore it, but before I bother, was just curious if any of you gurus could enlighten me on exactly what this file is and does?
Thanks in advance,
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Hi, don't see the thread appearing the SGSIII Q&A forum... can you point me to the new link? Thx
Hey all so I flashed from stock to LiquidSmooth recently and am just wondering if there are any apps left over that I can remove using TIBU? I see a huuuuuuuuuuge list of apps with a gray name and line through them, should I just leave those there?
I already read this thread on apps to remove but that's for a stock GS3 and the apps on that list are the same as I mentioned above with the gray line/name.
I'm sorry in advanced if this is a pointless question or if I was just too lazy and missed a thread that answers this question(I tried to look!)
EDIT: One more question, for some reason I can't receive MMS, everytime I get one sent to me it tells me "message could not be downloaded", anyone have an idea?
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Hey all so I flashed from stock to LiquidSmooth recently and am just wondering if there are any apps left over that I can remove using TIBU? I see a huuuuuuuuuuge list of apps with a gray name and line through them, should I just leave those there?
I already read this thread on apps to remove but that's for a stock GS3 and the apps on that list are the same as I mentioned above with the gray line/name.
I'm sorry in advanced if this is a pointless question or if I was just too lazy and missed a thread that answers this question(I tried to look!)
EDIT: One more question, for some reason I can't receive MMS, everytime I get one sent to me it tells me "message could not be downloaded", anyone have an idea?
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there are some apps that u can remve if not needed
butdo not remve files u dnt knoe what it is like bluetioth...it will give u a force close evrytme
for 2nd question ask ur service provider to send u the necessary settings related to mms
sevenpioverthree said:
Hey all so I flashed from stock to LiquidSmooth recently and am just wondering if there are any apps left over that I can remove using TIBU? I see a huuuuuuuuuuge list of apps with a gray name and line through them, should I just leave those there?
I already read this thread on apps to remove but that's for a stock GS3 and the apps on that list are the same as I mentioned above with the gray line/name.
I'm sorry in advanced if this is a pointless question or if I was just too lazy and missed a thread that answers this question(I tried to look!)
EDIT: One more question, for some reason I can't receive MMS, everytime I get one sent to me it tells me "message could not be downloaded", anyone have an idea?
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Titanium Backup holds all your backups in it's database (that's kind of the point). Below is a summary of the various types of backups:
RED TEXT: These are system apps currently installed. These are items that you probably don't want to backup/restore across various ROMs, as they will most-likely have inconsistent formats and might cause issues.
GREEN/YELLOW TEXT: These are Titanium-Backup controlled system settings. You most-likely will be ok backing-up/restoring most of these across ROMs. I honestly don't know the difference between green and yellow, but be careful when restoring a 4.1.x settings to a 4.2.x ROM.
WHITE TEXT: These are non-system apps that are currently installed. For the most part, you shouldn't have any problem restoring these backups to a new ROM.
CROSSED-OUT APPS: These are apps that you had installed and backup up on a previous ROM, but now do not have installed. This is what you're seeing and asking about freezing.
As a summary of the above: The gray crossed-out apps are not currently installed in Liquidsmooth. You don't have to freeze them, because they're not there. In fact, you probably shouldn't restore most of them, because Liquidsmooth is not running Touchwiz and any Samsung apps that you've backed-up will not work on the AOSP framework.
Now, in terms of MMS sending/receiving. This is a known bug in 4.2.2 ROMs, but a solution has worked for some (myself included). The method includes re-installing the APN file in your phone. In my thread (so many replies!), I share my fix of it, as well as two other APN files that people have had success with. The original fix is found in this thread (I linked it in my post). Just follow those instructions and it should (hopefully) work with your mms woes.
Hope this helps!
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Now, in terms of MMS sending/receiving. This is a known bug in 4.2.2 ROMs, but a solution has worked for some (myself included). The method includes re-installing the APN file in your phone. In my thread (so many replies!), I share my fix of it, as well as two other APN files that people have had success with. The original fix is found in this thread (I linked it in my post). Just follow those instructions and it should (hopefully) work with your mms woes.
Hope this helps!
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Thanks for the TIBU info it helped a lot
As for your mms fix, I had already given the other methods a go and just now tried yours but to no avail, nothing is working for me. Just now I tried the Go SMS fix and it works(hardly a fix in my opinion) but I don't want to use go sms so this continues to frustrate me
EDIT: I'd like to add I also tried to use mms.apk from blackbean7 but that didn't work either. Could it be on sprints end? I'm scared to call since I'm not on stock. I guess there's no use in talking about it here
EDIT 2: I switched my mobile networks to cdma/evdo from LTE/cdma/evdo and my mms started to send..I hate technology sometimes
Here is what has been done to my OGP so far. I think I have it all in the right order.
Rooted
Root Checker - by joeykrim
Titanium Backup - free version
OGP Value Pack upgrade
FreeGee - Lokified "unlock"
GooManager - to make sure I was unlocked and able to boot CWM recovery
SD Maid - to clean up excess baggage and remove benign data. I only have a 256mb SD card in it, just to try it.
SD Speed Increase - To manage the size of the cache for a future purchase 64gb card
I've installed and deleted probably hundreds of apps since getting the phone. I'm new to Android and figured I'd like to try all sorts of new apps and then realized I didn't like a good many of them and deleted them. I understand that Android likes to leave baggage behind when deleting apps!!!
My phone is a bit laggy now (sometimes 2 or 3 seconds to refresh home screen) and I'd like to clean it up. So, what are my options? If I restore to factory stock, will I have to install everything all over again? It was a PITA to get all of my 100+ iPhone contacts and just as many Notes migrated over. Will a titanium backup automatically re-install all of my current apps (strange thing is Ti made a backup to the phone itself, which seems useless if I restore to factory stock. Won't that also erase the backup?)
If a restore is in order, might I be better served installing TWRP instead of CWM (again, looking for ease of use due to newbie status).
Now that I'm "unlocked" do I even need to have Titanium Backup, or will CWM or TWRP do the same thing?
I see from some reviews that TWRP might be better than CWM. For a newbie it seems that TWRP is the way I should go. The thing is, IIRC FreeGee installed CWM and didn't give me the option to go TWRP. So, is there a workaround...or can I install TWRP on top of CWM (or some way to delete CWM, before installing TWRP)?
How would you proceed in bringing phone back up to speed, and is there some way to then re-install all of my apps and contacts automatically?
For a minute there I thought there was a new ROM for the OGP. This thread belongs in Q&A section. I did mine in different order. I updated to the new firmware first then root then FreeGee's CWM recovery. After that, I uninstall/disable all the bloatware.
As for backing up contacts, I usually update the contacts in Google Voice. That way, doesn't matter what phone you get, as long as you sign into the google account, the contacts automatically transfers into the phone. Not sure if Titanium has auto restore feature. I mainly use it in manual backup and restore.
Noobie Advise:
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Easy Easy.
When the f*ck did we get ice cream??
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I saw the thread, " Root for LG Optimus G Pro E980(AT&T), E988(HK) + CWM + TWRP (*Updated*)" here in this section and figured it was related to my particular issue, so i posted here. Please excuse my intrusion if i posted in the wrong section. I respectfully ask a Mod to move this to the proper location if necessary!
Happens more than you would think. If this is the worse that happens to you today, it's a good day.
I am getting my OGP tomorrow and haven't had a lot of experience with this model so I will let a more experience user reply. And hopefully, a mod can move this to the proper location.
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Hey guys, I have been a regular reader of your forums now for a few months. I am still learning so forgive me if I come off as lazy and unwilling to learn, or flat out dumb.
I sometimes get bored and search the web for ways to improve my tablet. I started by rooting and getting custom recovery, xposed, and various root apps just trying to improve performance or learn a bit more. Recently I had come across a list of which system apps are safe to remove. I backed up system apk and odex files and started deleting. My SD card was taken by my sister and she wiped it so she could put music on it. I don't have any real issues with how my tablet is running, but I can no longer open the Memo app without it crashing immediately. From what I have read, I believe my Touchwiz was deleted (if that is possible?) I did also delete my Prepaid installer.apk
Basically, I want to know if what I said makes sense to why Memo keeps crashing; is there perhaps a way to just download any system apps and put their respective APK's back to the system/app folder (or perhaps all I need is the Prepaid installer.apk?);and a little off topic, but how do I make the device status to Official rather than custom and should I even bother with anything OTA for updates.
Thanks for listening to a novice try to bs his way through new tech lingo and sorry if I spoke incorrectly, posted in the wrong section, or any other number of rookie mistakes I may have committed. Xda forums are an absolute goldmine though! Keep up all the great everyone, I hope to become a more active member in the future.
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This is a theoretically long work around, since I was going to give it to you only to realise I no longer have it either xD.......I suppose if you can get a hold of a new sd card, look into Titanium Backup, its a pretty useful app but it requires root permissions. Then if you can find the stock rom for your tab, there should be one somewhere in the development forums for 7", you can flash the stock and root again and install titanium, then backup the memo app to the sd card. Then restore your previous ROM state and install titanium again, switch the folder options to the path where the backup is on the sd card and restore it to that ROM.
As for TouchWiz...I think that's the OS GUI so it's most likely still there if you're using the tab. Not too sure about the prepaid ap though, but if it came with the stock then the above process should work as well.