I want to flash CM10 preview 7. After I install all my apps and want to upgrade to preview 8 will i loose the apps and have to reinstall them? how do i upgrade to a newer version maintaining my apps?
lucapeluca said:
I want to flash CM10 preview 7. After I install all my apps and want to upgrade to preview 8 will i loose the apps and have to reinstall them? how do i upgrade to a newer version maintaining my apps?
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I'm fairly certain you can upgrade to newer preview without wiping your apps; just flash without wiping data beforehand. However, if you keep flashing without ever wiping data, you'll probably run into issues sooner or later and have to wipe data to fix... I'd recommend flashing version that comments say is safe, and only upgrading when you see a feature you really want added.
I've just been wiping dalvik for the last few updates. Probably will continue doing this until I have a problem.
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Since CM and Virtuous updates itself once every 2 weeks or so, I don't want to keep on reinstalling everything over and over and over again.
Is there a way to keep all my settings on all my apps AND have my ROM upgraded from CM 6.0 to 6.1?
Yes you can keep everything if you're upgrading from CM 6 to CM 6.1. When you flash from recovery, all you'll want to do is to wipe cache... you don't need to wipe the phone unless the upgrade is causing you trouble. When switching roms entirely, you may need to wipe the phone.
But I flash the nightlies all the time, and wiping the cache is sufficient.
If you are switching roms, use titanium backup. The batch operation definitely makes restoring apps and data quicker.
Same is true for virtuous. Only need wipe for major changes. If i remember right its major.minor.bugfix i forget the last one but anyway only wipe on the major updates.
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1. How do I wipe cache only?
I rebooted into recovery and i saw several wipe options but didn't know which one i had to wipe.
2. I was actually already at 6.1 RV3. Is there any point at all in upgrading to RV4? Or can I wait until it's at like 6.2 or something.
convolution said:
1. How do I wipe cache only?
I rebooted into recovery and i saw several wipe options but didn't know which one i had to wipe.
2. I was actually already at 6.1 RV3. Is there any point at all in upgrading to RV4? Or can I wait until it's at like 6.2 or something.
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I cant answer number 1. Id guess if there is an option for wipe cache then select that. To answer number 2. RC4 will be more stable then RC3 or more features at least. If you dont want to help test these then i would wait until the official stable release. Fyi 6.1 has been released you should install that one.
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I am currently using CM9 on my GNex because it has a built-in Profiles management application in Settings.
Is this feature exclusive to CM? Do other ROMs have this feature? I have tried various market apps to replicate this functionality, but none of them seem to work the way the CM9 one does.
I thought I had seen someone using AOKP and it had this in his Settings, but when I tried to Flash that ROM, I got a ton of errors on reboot and didn't find Profiles in the Settings section either.
Also, as I am relatively new to Android (this is my first Android device), should I do a complete wipe data before installing a totally different ROM to avoid process errors? I am using Clockwork Mod recovery to flash ROMs and just performing the default "wipe Dalvik cache" before installing a new ROM. So far, the only ROM I am able to install/update is CM9. AOKP and Codename Android just gave me a ton of process errors after booting and were just unusable. As such, i am currently stuck using CM9, but have really bad wifi performance with it.
TIA!
bryanus said:
Also, as I am relatively new to Android (this is my first Android device), should I do a complete wipe data before installing a totally different ROM to avoid process errors? I am using Clockwork Mod recovery to flash ROMs and just performing the default "wipe Dalvik cache" before installing a new ROM. So far, the only ROM I am able to install/update is CM9. AOKP and Codename Android just gave me a ton of process errors after booting and were just unusable. As such, i am currently stuck using CM9, but have really bad wifi performance with it.
TIA!
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Yes. Yes Yes Yes Yes. ALWAYS do a full data wipe when moving from one ROM to another ROM. You can sometimes get away with not wiping if you are simply upgrading to a newer version of the same ROM, but anytime that you run into issues after installing a new ROM please do make sure that you wiped data before posting/complaining about issues.
Thank you for your clarification. The next time I try a completely different ROM I will do a full data wipe. I assume flashing new Nightlies of the ROM I am already running doesn't require a full data wipe?
But can you or anyone else tell me if AOKP or any other ROMs have the "Profiles" feature in Settings, like CM9 does? Or is this exclusive to the CM9 ROM?
Thanks again.
bryanus said:
Thank you for your clarification. The next time I try a completely different ROM I will do a full data wipe. I assume flashing new Nightlies of the ROM I am already running doesn't require a full data wipe?
But can you or anyone else tell me if AOKP or any other ROMs have the "Profiles" feature in Settings, like CM9 does? Or is this exclusive to the CM9 ROM?
Thanks again.
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I haven't seen it anywhere else, though AOKP does offer a Quiet Hours option.
THANK YOU!
Using your suggestion to do a wipe data when flashing a rom, I downloaded the latest CM9 nightly, and just installed it wiping both the data and cache.
After my initial setup and installing the speedtest app, my ping is back to normal at ~25ms and 15mb down and 2 up!
Do you always (or recommend) wipe the data even if you are just updating the current ROM?
Hopefully one of my other apps wasn't the cause of this issue, but I'll soon find out once I have re-installed everything.
Thanks again.
bryanus said:
Using your suggestion to do a wipe data when flashing a rom, I downloaded the latest CM9 nightly, and just installed it wiping both the data and cache.
After my initial setup and installing the speedtest app, my ping is back to normal at ~25ms and 15mb down and 2 up!
Do you always (or recommend) wipe the data even if you are just updating the current ROM?
Hopefully one of my other apps wasn't the cause of this issue, but I'll soon find out once I have re-installed everything.
Thanks again.
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The ROM developer will usually state in the changelog / release notes if a wipe is required/recommended for an upgrade. Rule of thumb though:
1) Updating ROM to newer version, same Android release (ex: 4.0.3 -> 4.0.3) ==> No wipe
2) Updating ROM to newer version, different Android release (ex: 4.0.3 -> 4.0.4) ==> WIPE
3) Changing from one ROM to another ROM (CM9 -> AOKP) ==> WIPE
Interesting. After reinstalling my apps one by one, I've been running speedtest and found that Airsync/Doubletwist is the cause of my slowness. Uninstalling and rebooting fixes the speed/ping issue right away. Glad I bought this app. Not.
Hi Guys,
Total Newb, can't flash new 5.1 OTA over the Alpha release. It won't flash on TWRP even the latest version now doing a bit of reading I apparently have to delete my data, cache and dalvik, so my question is there a way to update without losing all my apps and settings??
Thanks in advance!
As mentioned in the announcement by the legacy team, you have to wipe data.
Use titanium backup, backup all your user data, wipe, update, restore MISSING user apps+data in titanium backup
#stayparanoid
Thanks for the response, as someone who has never backed up my apps and data am I OK to restore data backed up on one ROM back onto another different ROM??
I can say that this worked however as a warning for other users my gapps version which I restored was not the correct version for the new ROM so it forced closed all the time, flagging the new gapps version made it worse, thankfully only a clear cache and data was needed along with closing and restarting the download manager hope this helps someone.
KingCoder said:
I can say that this worked however as a warning for other users my gapps version which I restored was not the correct version for the new ROM so it forced closed all the time, flagging the new gapps version made it worse, thankfully only a clear cache and data was needed along with closing and restarting the download manager hope this helps someone.
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Don't restore gapps.
Use the gapps zip package and install whatever gapps you need from the play store. You can never carry over settings from gapps anyway, well reliably anyway
Thanks for replying, wish I'd known earlier would have saved me some turmoil.
When I try to flash SuperSU it fails and just aborts.
I have tried flashing stable and all the beta builds same results. I'll attach a screenshot of it.
Originally I had root with everything working fine but decided to try and update through the update app when I was rooted. This was when I was on 3.2.4 trying to get to 3.2.7. All the update process seemed to do was revert my phone to unrooted and did not update to 3.2.7. Ever since then flashing SuperSU didn't seem to work. I waiting for a full zip. Of 3.2.8 to come out thinking flashing full update would fix it. It didn't.
Everything is running fine on 3.2.8. Just any attempt at flashing SuperSU fails.
These were all dirty flashes.
I have not tried a complete restore to stock yet. Would like to avoid this if possible.
I have no active modifications to my system.
savvymatthew said:
When I try to flash SuperSU it fails and just aborts.
I have tried flashing stable and all the beta builds same results. I'll attach a screenshot of it.
Originally I had root with everything working fine but decided to try and update through the update app when I was rooted. This was when I was on 3.2.4 trying to get to 3.2.7. All the update process seemed to do was revert my phone to unrooted and did not update to 3.2.7. Ever since then flashing SuperSU didn't seem to work. I waiting for a full zip. Of 3.2.8 to come out thinking flashing full update would fix it. It didn't.
Everything is running fine on 3.2.8. Just any attempt at flashing SuperSU fails.
These were all dirty flashes.
I have not tried a complete restore to stock yet. Would like to avoid this if possible.
I have no active modifications to my system.
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Clean installation will probably fix it and has less risk of potentially bugs compared to dirty flashes.
LS.xD said:
Clean installation will probably fix it and has less risk of potentially bugs compared to dirty flashes.
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Yeah kinda figured that. How exactly do you force a fresh install and? Sorry for the noob question.
savvymatthew said:
Yeah kinda figured that. How exactly do you force a fresh install and? Sorry for the noob question.
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OnePlus.net offers the rom files as download:
OOS 3.2.6 (capable for OTA 3.2.8)
Open Beta 7
I'm using the Open Beta at the moment and it runs without any issues
OOS roms can be flashed with custom TWRP
For a clean installation just wipe partitions (System; Data; Cache; Int. Storage) with TWRP before flashing the new rom
Just don't be surprised if you wipe your int. storage, you will lose all of your roms and things you've downloaded to your phone. I never wipe int. storage, just Cache, Dalvik, Data, and System.
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Just don't be surprised if you wipe your int. storage, you will lose all of your roms and things you've downloaded to your phone. I never wipe int. storage, just Cache, Dalvik, Data, and System.
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Thank you for pointing on that I backup all my stuff on my computer once a week but others may not.
By never wiping your internal or manually deleting folders you will collect garbage over time when you change android installations.
I have a back up from when i first set it up, so its very old. After i Flash and set everything up again think im gonna start making weekly back ups, with all the roms and stuff for this phone probably be smart.
Thanks guys
haven't updated my phone in quite a while now, and was wondering if there is a method to update to latest OOS without having to perform a backup-->clean flash-->restore.
obviously the backup should stay, is it possible to update without clearing data?
what about oxygen updater app?
thanks
knoximator said:
haven't updated my phone in quite a while now, and was wondering if there is a method to update to latest OOS without having to perform a backup-->clean flash-->restore.
obviously the backup should stay, is it possible to update without clearing data?
what about oxygen updater app?
thanks
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If you are changing Android version, it is better to clean flash. Clean flash involves wiping System, Data, Dalvik and Cache. Internal Storage where your photos and other files are stored need not be wiped. That said, it is prudent to have a backup of the photos and other files stored on your PC/Laptop since you never know whether ultimately you end up wiping Internal Storage also.
Obviously, you will lose root (and TWRP) which you have flash again. For root, Magisk is better than SuperSU on Oreo.
I have no experience with the Updater app.