I upgrade Xperia S by pc compinion. After I open the phone it stucks sony boot logo and I want to reach contacts and messages.How I recover them? I need help.
You are upgrading from which version of android?Is your Phone unlocked or locked?
nageswarswain said:
You are upgrading from which version of android?Is your Phone unlocked or locked?
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I was upgrading to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update to 6.2.B.1.96 it is unlocked and I don't want to lose contacts and messages. If I use flash tool by unchecking wipe data and wipe cache, will messages and contacts lose? or anything else what can I do not lose them?
blurvit said:
I was upgrading to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update to 6.2.B.1.96 it is unlocked and I don't want to lose contacts and messages. If I use flash tool by unchecking wipe data and wipe cache, will messages and contacts lose? or anything else what can I do not lose them?
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If you signed in to google account then all your contacts must be backed up or synchronized automatically.so when you flash a new rom and sign in to that google account,all of your contacts are again recovered from there automatically by synchronization.alsoYou can take backup of contacts manually to your sd card.there is also an app called SMS backup which can backup your SMS and restore it after flashing.
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nageswarswain said:
If you signed in to google account then all your contacts must be backed up or synchronized automatically.so when you flash a new rom and sign in to that google account,all of your contacts are again recovered from there automatically by synchronization.alsoYou can take backup of contacts manually to your sd card.there is also an app called SMS backup which can backup your SMS and restore it after flashing.
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yes I know that but I didn't synchronise google account my contacts and I search flashing a rom from xda. If I flash a rom,Contacts and message will delete only sd card does not delete but I wonder that only when I start flash tools, I see some options like wipe data,wipe cache. If I tick off them, my contacts and message will delete or not delete?
blurvit said:
yes I know that but I didn't synchronise google account my contacts and I search flashing a rom from xda. If I flash a rom,Contacts and message will delete only sd card does not delete but I wonder that only when I start flash tools, I see some options like wipe data,wipe cache. If I tick off them, my contacts and message will delete or not delete?
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When you are switching from an older version of rom its recommended to wipe all except sd card to avoid any bugs...if you don't wipe cache or dalvik then your device may boot or may not...so in my opinion you take backup of all ur necessary things and flash as your wish...and share your experience here...
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flashing a rom on my evo was very successful. My issue was restoring my contacts and apps so i thought i had to recover them. FAIL! So i guess it put the stock rom on top of the flashed rom. Yes, FAIL again, i know. So the phone was running slow as ****. I backed up alllll my apps again on titanium and my contacts. My question is, how do i get my contacts and apps again? I know this is probably easy but im stressed and cant think right now. Worked 13 hours and thought i damaged my phone.
I have always just let Google sync my contacts so if I change devices I can just log into my Google account and they get transferred automatically. As for backing up apps I don't. I don't trust it. I like to start fresh everytime and install manually that way there is less of a chance of conflicts. If u have paid apps they always show back in the market.
yea all im worried about are the contacts....i have no prob downloading those few apps over...
For contacts using google sync, for app I just back up list of them using app list backup.
wow. so only 1 contact is showing up. does this mean i have to recover all my old stuff just to get the contacts
Were your contacts saved in your Gmail?
Also did u make a nandroid before changing roms and losing everything?
yes they were synched with the gmail.....im on the gmail now trying to figure something out but i dont see anything......and yes i backed up everything before i cleared the phone up
Hope you didn't "clean contacts" any other way but while flash rom of because that would sync as well and delete them from gmail. For example: someone believed his contacts are backed up at gmail and he chose to delete them from phone... then phone sync with gmail and "update " this "new phonebook".
If future you can also backup phone using:
1. some apps
2. or simple way by - open your contacts > chose menu > Import / Export > Export to SD card (restore them same way while choosing Import).
Hmm I would do a wipe then restore your nandroid backup you already have. Then make sure all your contacts are synchronized in your Google account. One thing i have always done is export contacts to a file and keep on pc just incase i lose them. After that do all your wipes and flash the rom of your choice.
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erik077 said:
Hope you didn't "clean contacts" any other way but while flash rom of because that would sync as well and delete them from gmail. For example: someone believed his contacts are backed up at gmail and he chose to delete them from phone... then phone sync with gmail and "update " this "new phonebook".
If future you can also backup phone using:
1. some apps
2. or simple way by - open your contacts > chose menu > Import / Export > Export to SD card (restore them same way while choosing Import).
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erik077 said:
Hope you didn't "clean contacts" any other way but while flash rom of because that would sync as well and delete them from gmail. For example: someone believed his contacts are backed up at gmail and he chose to delete them from phone... then phone sync with gmail and "update " this "new phonebook".
If future you can also backup phone using:
1. some apps
2. or simple way by - open your contacts > chose menu > Import / Export > Export to SD card (restore them same way while choosing Import).
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for some reason its only synching 1 contact....i tried it like 3 times...
92bubble said:
for some reason its only synching 1 contact....i tried it like 3 times...
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Forget Sync now, looks like they are gone . Did you manually delete any of them while "cleaning" your phone?
I would suggest booting into recovery flashing CALKULINS_FORMAT_ALL.zip & reflashing your rom. Contacts should be synced with google otherwise try mybackup pro. For apps I always suggest Titanium Backup. With the amount if rom flashing I do I find the donated version worthwhile. Good luck!
I had a failed Nandroid restore. I can see the following on my PC:
Android_Secure
boot
cache
data
nandroid.md5
recovery
system
All are .img files except for the nandroid. Is there a way to move my contacts back over to my phone? I'd appreciate any help as I have a lot of contacts. I'm currently running another ROM.
Google Contacts sync is looking pretty good right now, eh?
chrismgan said:
I had a failed Nandroid restore. I can see the following on my PC:
Android_Secure
boot
cache
data
nandroid.md5
recovery
system
All are .img files except for the nandroid. Is there a way to move my contacts back over to my phone? I'd appreciate any help as I have a lot of contacts. I'm currently running another ROM.
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back them up with google, thats what i have been doing and im able to swap android phones and keep my contacts
I thought I had done a Google backup, but then I realized that most of my contacts had been created to the phone and not Google. So I was only able to restore the handful that were backed up to Google. Now, back to my original question. Anyway that I can restore those .img files back to the phone?
I'd really appreciate any help.
chrismgan said:
I thought I had done a Google backup, but then I realized that most of my contacts had been created to the phone and not Google. So I was only able to restore the handful that were backed up to Google. Now, back to my original question. Anyway that I can restore those .img files back to the phone?
I'd really appreciate any help.
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So just to confirm, your nandroid is corrupt? If so then you are more or less SOL AFAIK. I don't know exactly if you can mine out contact information from the backup.
Yes it must be corrupt as it keeps erroring when I try to install.
chrismgan said:
I had a failed Nandroid restore. I can see the following on my PC:
Android_Secure
boot
cache
data
nandroid.md5
recovery
system
All are .img files except for the nandroid. Is there a way to move my contacts back over to my phone? I'd appreciate any help as I have a lot of contacts. I'm currently running another ROM.
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For future reference you can go to your contacts and hit menu/export contacts, and it will save them to your sdcard.
chrismgan said:
Yes it must be corrupt as it keeps erroring when I try to install.
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make sure your battery level is not too low when you try and restore nand. Also what recovery are you using?
iitreatedii said:
back them up with google, thats what i have been doing and im able to swap android phones and keep my contacts
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How the hell do u back your contacts up to Google?? Whenever I sync to Google from 'accounts and sync' nothing happens..and now i have successfully deleted all my contacts from my phone after clearing the Contacts app data cache, which i read might help...Luckily i have nandroids to pull the data from.. How exactly do i go about re-flashing the contact data back to the phone from the nandroid, so i can then back em up to Google/export them the the sdcard?? (without restoring the entire nandroid)
Idk if its my ROM or what..but its frustrating..
ssmcd said:
How the hell do u back your contacts up to Google?? Whenever I sync to Google from 'accounts and sync' nothing happens..and now i have successfully deleted all my contacts from my phone after clearing the Contacts app data cache, which i read might help...Luckily i have nandroids to pull the data from.. How exactly do i go about re-flashing the contact data back to the phone from the nandroid, so i can then back em up to Google/export them the the sdcard?? (without restoring the entire nandroid)
Idk if its my ROM or what..but its frustrating..
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What you can do is try to do the google sync again, hopefully it should work. Then go into you contacts, push menu, and should give you the option to copy and do an import/export of contacts.
Yeah, i'm doing a full nandroid restore now to get my contacts back, then ill back em up to the sd card, flash a new ROM, then restore em and hopefully Google sync will work then..hopefully
Hi there,
I already searched about this but i cant really find anything useful to me.
The problem is: I have a HTC Desire and everytime I change rom from new sense he restore my old apps from the old roms.... How can i stop that auto installation? Its so annoying.
Best Regards!
portela =)
U mean google's automatic backup?
Settings>Privacy>Backup Settings
Either the previous post or are you using an EXT partition for data2sd? If so, you will have to format that partition in between flashing roms.
If you flash new roms, you should do a full wipe. All installed should be deleted with this action.
4rm45 said:
U mean google's automatic backup?
Settings>Privacy>Backup Settings
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Yes, I am talking about google's automatic backup...
I was already there before but I just dont want apps restore... i want contacts from google :\
And "Automatic Restore" disabled solves this?
Are these google apps or apps you installed yourself which reinstall themselves?
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MatDrOiD said:
Are these google apps or apps you installed yourself which reinstall themselves?
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Apps that i installed before and now they reinstall themselves >_>
u know the solution?
portelaux said:
Apps that i installed before and now they reinstall themselves >_>
u know the solution?
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What was told: Do a full wipe before flashing a rom. With this action the /data partition and ext partition (and some other partitions, but these two are the were apps will be installed) will be formatted. Now apps should not install "themselves". A solution for now:
Manually uninstall the apps which reinstalled themselves.
And you can turn google's automatic backup off . You get the google contacts from syncing with google account (settings>accounts & sync). I also turned off this automatic backup, sync on the described way and i have all my google contacts on my phone. Furthermore, i (would) backup myself with titanium backup + nandroid + sms backup & restore.
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What was told: Do a full wipe before flashing a rom. With this action the /data partition and ext partition (and some other partitions, but these two are the were apps will be installed) will be formatted. Now apps should not install "themselves". A solution for now:
Manually uninstall the apps which reinstalled themselves.
And you can turn google's automatic backup off . You get the google contacts from syncing with google account (settings>accounts & sync). I also turned off this automatic backup, sync on the described way and i have all my google contacts on my phone. Furthermore, i (would) backup myself with titanium backup + nandroid + sms backup & restore.
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I always do full wipes when I install roms... I think that the problem is that sense or something saves downloaded apps and it downloads again the apps.
http://www.htc.com/europe/howto.aspx?id=719&type=1&p_id=312
Your phone backs up the following types of data and settings whenever there are new additions or changes:
- Text and multimedia messages
- Settings in the Messages application
- Web bookmarks
- Keyboard dictionary
- Settings in your phone that fall under these categories:
Wireless & networks
Sound & display
Location
Applications
Date & time
Language & keyboard - only the Locale setting
I really dont understand how dont u all have this problem.. even the background desktop picture is there after another rom install >_>
still searchin more ideas :\
Now i am finished with my knowledge. Sorry. It sounds so strange that apps reinstall themselves.
sad thanks by the way
any1 with an idea about this?
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The only way I have found is as soon as you've gone through the setup process on initial boot with a new ROM, rush to Settings > Applications, then terminate Market application and clear its data. It stops it autodownloading the apps again.
Then I install what i want using Titanium Backup, and then I run Market. It does a "first start" user agreement thing and you're all back to normal, without the market redownloading apps you downloaded under previous ROMs.
Not a brilliant solution but better than nothing.
kingqueen said:
The only way I have found is as soon as you've gone through the setup process on initial boot with a new ROM, rush to Settings > Applications, then terminate Market application and clear its data. It stops it autodownloading the apps again.
Then I install what i want using Titanium Backup, and then I run Market. It does a "first start" user agreement thing and you're all back to normal, without the market redownloading apps you downloaded under previous ROMs.
Not a brilliant solution but better than nothing.
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thanks about that info
what about the background picture, it restores too... do u know where does that come from?
bump i really want to try to adjust this
I know this is old but did anyone ever solve this. I have t mobile now and everytime I factory reset my phone or change Roms it installs old Verizon apps. Soon as I log into my google accout
Grizeg said:
I know this is old but did anyone ever solve this. I have t mobile now and everytime I factory reset my phone or change Roms it installs old Verizon apps. Soon as I log into my google accout
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Whenever I change Rom I don't add my Google account in the initial setup. Before u do that, go settings , privacy, backup/restore. The auto restore option is ticked but greyed out so u cant select it. Tick auto backup box, de select auto restore, and deselect auto backup again. Now it should'nt restore anything...
Hello my friends,
I did a factory reset and deleted all files of sd card.After that when i sync my phone with android market,it started to download and install all the games and applications automatic that i have previous,but i don't want that.So how can i have a factory reset without install all that apps and games?
Thank you in advance.
vkarras said:
Hello my friends,
I did a factory reset and deleted all files of sd card.After that when i sync my phone with android market,it started to download and install all the games and applications automatic that i have previous,but i don't want that.So how can i have a factory reset without install all that apps and games?
Thank you in advance.
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when u sign in ur google account...uncheck backup & restore
or go to setting.>privacy>Uncheck backup my settings/automatic restore
but remember ur contacts(google) also will not be restored
Ok.Thanks you for your reply,but i want to keep my gmail and contacts, but do not want to restore all the apps and settings.Is there any way?
you can backup contacts to sd card then un-check the backup my settings/automatic restore. then wait or manually sync the phone with gmail. then factory reset and dont worry wont effect your emails in gmail
Superwipe all
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I have recently done an update on my firmware to 4.4 and upgraded to Viper Rom 3.1.0 so I am well aware on how the steps are done etc...
However, last time i didn't want to lose any apps and data so everything was done NOWIPE
My question after reading many posts here: if i go for the full wipe to install the rom, do you advice to do the same for the firmware 4.16.401.10?
Also, what's the best procedure/tool to do a backup for apps + data/images? I am not sure if Titanium Backup is best option or maybe the TWRP recovery backup is best?
thanks again for all the work and patience with us, regards!
My advice is to update to the latest firmware , if your in GSM you can just run the RUU for lollipop and then flash a rom.
I think you can use this one:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B17smFr95pleeTQ5U1NzNkZzM0U/edit?pli=1
I have used two methods for backing up;
Follow them if you wish.
[Easy] HTC Backup Tool
If the ROM you're running is Sense based, you can either sideload it or download from the PlayStore (HTC Backup),
You sign in and simply press "Sign in HTC account" if you have one or sign up, press "backup everything", then
select your google account (Drive). Let it do it and when you update, flash a new rom (any even stock or the RUU)
and in the setup process press "Restore from HTC Backup". It'll restore
[Messages, Accounts, Apps, and more, even the settings].
You'll have to backup and restore your files however.
[Medium] App Backup & Restore
This is annoying because you can restore your apps but not the settings and stuff, just apps.
the internal storage you'll have to backup yourself.
Link:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.appbackup&hl=en
You could restore SMS though using
Link:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en
[Hard] TWRP Backups
you can backup a whole partition and restore everything without breaking the system (rom).
Before doing anything, backup using TWRP these partitions:
boot, system, data, cache and then reboot, drag the whole TWRP folder to your desktop;
backup internal storage.
flash an RUU wipe do anything; after that, reboot with the updated firmware, drag the TWRP folder back on your phone
and flash the recovery once again; go and download this app on your phone:
Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore&hl=en
open it and go through the setup, after that press on the backup you did press restore and it'll
give you options to restore messages, call history, apps and data, and so forth. Settings aren't saved.
[Hopefully i helped in one way or another let me know the outcome.]
i4GS said:
My advice is to update to the latest firmware , if your in GSM you can just run the RUU for lollipop and then flash a rom.
I think you can use this one:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B17smFr95pleeTQ5U1NzNkZzM0U/edit?pli=1
I have used two methods for backing up;
Follow them if you wish.
[Easy] HTC Backup Tool
If the ROM you're running is Sense based, you can either sideload it or download from the PlayStore (HTC Backup),
You sign in and simply press "Sign in HTC account" if you have one or sign up, press "backup everything", then
select your google account (Drive). Let it do it and when you update, flash a new rom (any even stock or the RUU)
and in the setup process press "Restore from HTC Backup". It'll restore
[Messages, Accounts, Apps, and more, even the settings].
You'll have to backup and restore your files however.
[Medium] App Backup & Restore
This is annoying because you can restore your apps but not the settings and stuff, just apps.
the internal storage you'll have to backup yourself.
Link:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.appbackup&hl=en
You could restore SMS though using
Link:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en
[Hard] TWRP Backups
you can backup a whole partition and restore everything without breaking the system (rom).
Before doing anything, backup using TWRP these partitions:
boot, system, data, cache and then reboot, drag the whole TWRP folder to your desktop;
backup internal storage.
flash an RUU wipe do anything; after that, reboot with the updated firmware, drag the TWRP folder back on your phone
and flash the recovery once again; go and download this app on your phone:
Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore&hl=en
open it and go through the setup, after that press on the backup you did press restore and it'll
give you options to restore messages, call history, apps and data, and so forth. Settings aren't saved.
[Hopefully i helped in one way or another let me know the outcome.]
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So this method with the RUU will wipe everything?
The HTC bakup is an app i already have, so can i just use it to backup apps and data?
thanks