As above
I'm just curious on how people generally restore their device with their previous apps/settings e.c.t after flashing a new rom.
For example, I intend to flash AndroidNow to my G3 and run it for a few weeks and then flash Cyanogen. Does that mean I have to start afresh and re-download all my apps and everything after the install? Is there an easier way of doing everything?
I would appreciate any help
Halo2928 said:
As above
I'm just curious on how people generally restore their device with their previous apps/settings e.c.t after flashing a new rom.
For example, I intend to flash AndroidNow to my G3 and run it for a few weeks and then flash Cyanogen. Does that mean I have to start afresh and re-download all my apps and everything after the install? Is there an easier way of doing everything?
I would appreciate any help
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There are applications like Titanium Backup or in our phone just for the stock roms we have LG Backup.
If you're installing a new version of the same ROM, it's generally safe to restore APPs and APP data. It's never a good idea to restore system settings after flashing ROMs. And if you're flashing a ROM that's significantly different (such as stock-based to AOSP, or even between two different variations of AOSP ROMs), I wouldn't recommend restoring app data, either.
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Sorry for sounding like a noob….because I am … lol
I couple weeks ago I rooted Evo using the
SimpleRoot OTA 1.47.651.1 method
Then Installed Fully rooted stock 1.47.651.1 in one shot (no adb!)
Did nandroid backup
Then I installed Sprint Lovers ROM (including 2.05.00.06.01 wimax/baseband radios)
Been enjoying, installing apps, customizing.
Use Titanium Backup to backup regularly
Now I want to try some other ROMs like CyanogenMod-6!
I now have installed Rom Manager
Flashed ClokWorkMod Recovery (2.5.0.1)
And did another nandroid backup
So now can I just flash a different ROM, use Titanium restore to restore applications such as K-9 Mail and all my settings/accounts/etc and these will work on the new ROM?
Then if I want, I just use nandriod restore and Evo will be exactly where I am today (with Sprint Lovers)?
If so, does restoring applications/data also work backing up on a 2.1 ROM and restoring on 2.2 ROM?
For the most part, yes. But there may be some issues restoring EVERYTHING from Ti back to a different ROM. Start with just apps you need, then accounts, see how that goes. I haven't had issues, but it might just be cleaner that way, and if it's not that difficult to just set up your accounts again, you could avoid potential issues that way.
But, yes, Ti should give everything back to you after the flash. Even scenes!
Also don't forget to wipe before flashing!
Although i went through a lot of threads, i think i am still not sure and would need a noob type simple answer to this:
I have CWM installed and rooted. I performed nandroid backup of the current state of my phone.
Now i want to try all the different ROMS available and i see some are just ROMS and some include Kernels. So if i install ROM and move to another and at the end decide that my current stock ROM is better for me. Will i be able to restore it from the nandroid backup without any issue. Thanks.
Yes, or you could just Odin back to stock. (You could flash the stock rom justblike any other rom)
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Thanks, that removes my doubt.
and if you want to go back and forth between different ROMs you can just backup and restore your Nandroid Backup
i've several copies of Nandroid sitting in my SD card, in case i feel like using another ROM for a change
it's great for times when you are trying to fix or troubleshoot a bug, and you wonder if it's a phone hardware problem or software
so by quickly restoring another ROM, you can rule out that problem very fast and efficiently
i'll at the very least always carry a STOCK Tmo/Telus backup, and my in use Backup, and then the next favourite ROM flavour backup
Hi all,
About to root and rom for the first time on any phone and I was wondering a few things.
First, after I install clockwork mod recovery, I can make a backup... Does this backup have the ability to restore all of my apps and data after I install a custom rom? Also, does it restore things like homescreen widgets, app settings etc as well?
Secondly, after I install the rom of my choice, how does updating it to a newer version work? Will updating to a newer version wipe my phone completely or is it like receiving a stock ota update in that it doesn't erase anything?
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1) The backups in clockworkmod are of your entire phone. Without a 3rd party app such as titanium you won't be able to restore specific pieces of it. IMO clockworkmod backups are meant to be used to restore your entire phone if something goes wrong. Titanium has a feature where you can restore specific stuff from the backups, but I would recommend creating backups via titanium rather than relying on what was done in clockworkmod. Personally, I backup everything with titanium then do a backup in clockworkmod before I flash a rom. App settings will restore, widgets do but many times you'll have to add them again because they restore with placeholders for whatever reason.
2) Updating a rom is dependent on the specific rom and often the version. Some roms you can just flash over what you're running, sometimes an update will be significant enough to require a wipe. Even if a rom doesn't require a wipe, I'd advise at least doing a backup.
Hi, if you're like me, you like flashing a lot of different ROMs, whether it be CM nightlies, TW's, or just different AOSP builds. But I've come to find a lot of people use different methods to restore their apps and data. Some of which include:
#1. Titanium backup restore apps & data. (Traditional way)
#2. Extract from Nandroid (which I wanna know more about)
#3. Advanced restore data (from backup) after restoring apps. (Seen this mentioned a couple times in the threads)
Anyone care to share what's been working best for them? Or a new method I may not know about? Just trying to find the best and most efficient way to restore apps and data after flashing a new ROM.
*Also, not a big fan of 'dirty flashing' as it doesn't always result in a stable ROM experience. So any elaboration on the above mentioned methods would be helpful. Thanks.
drewmonge said:
Hi, if you're like me, you like flashing a lot of different ROMs, whether it be CM nightlies, TW's, or just different AOSP builds. But I've come to find a lot of people use different methods to restore their apps and data. Some of which include:
#1. Titanium backup restore apps & data. (Traditional way)
#2. Extract from Nandroid (which I wanna know more about)
#3. Advanced restore data (from backup) after restoring apps. (Seen this mentioned a couple times in the threads)
Anyone care to share what's been working best for them? Or a new method I may not know about? Just trying to find the best and most efficient way to restore apps and data after flashing a new ROM.
*Also, not a big fan of 'dirty flashing' as it doesn't always result in a stable ROM experience. So any elaboration on the above mentioned methods would be helpful. Thanks.
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In my case I've using TB to backup and restore and never had a problem as long as I didn't restore a system app that was in a different framework or systemUI. Also, TB has an option to create an update.zip that you can flash. In the options you can select what apps are to be included, wether them being only user, system or both types of apps. In the past I have used recovery to back up data only and restore that, but the back draw (someone correct me if I'm wrong) is that it also backups system apps (tw settings, dialer, etc) and if you flash that on a AOSP ROM (CM) it'll give force closes and other problems.
The advance restore is from recovery in that restores data part of a nanroid...
Dirty flashing is ok if it is an incremental update of the ROM you are using. The dev always lets the user base know when it's an incremental or total change in the ROM that requires either complete wipe for the former or just cache/dalvik for the later.
I could be wrong in some points, these are thing that I've read and done....
Thank you, @dragon_rckr! Lots of great tips. Will be trying some of what you mentioned. Forgot about the creating zip from TB method.
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app2zip
This is pretty cool. You can flash this right after flashing a new rom and on the first boot have everything right there
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsInNjZC5hcHAyemlwIl0.
I've got my mind set on jellybomb and would like to flash that coming from stock. Will dirty flash work? First time flashing a custom rom on this phone. Will I be able to backup and restore my apps and data using titanium backup? Going to probably use mybackup to backup everything else. Also what is your experience with jellybomb? Will there be future updates? Still new to this forum and this phone.
Kenny301 said:
I've got my mind set on jellybomb and would like to flash that coming from stock. Will dirty flash work? First time flashing a custom rom on this phone. Will I be able to backup and restore my apps and data using titanium backup? Going to probably use mybackup to backup everything else. Also what is your experience with jellybomb? Will there be future updates? Still new to this forum and this phone.
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I've flashed a bunch of ROMs on my phone and I gotta say dirty flashing is trouble. Yes, when reading through the posts, you can always find someone who has dirty-flashed without any problems, but there is a reason why the first debugging recommendation is always "do a clean (fresh) flash." I've heard of many problems with dirty flashing, and if you plan on going from 4.1.2 to 4.2.1 or 4.2.2, dirty flashing is completely out of the question.
As far as Titanium Backup and the other options... I always use Titanium Backup to do all of the dirty work for me (including SMS/MMS messages, phone logs, wifi access points, etc.). My only recommendation would be to not restore the system files (RED in Titanium Backup), as different ROMs might deal with system apps in different ways.
Hope this helps!