I just got my HTC 10 and I've been moving stuff from my old LG G2. Call logs seem to be stuck though: restoring from Titanium Backup caused a crash and the "Call History" is empty in the dialer.
However, apparently I have the logs since apps like Unlimited Call Logs show them. But they don't get updated when I make or receive calls.
So what can I do? Trying to restore the xml in Titanium Backup causes a crash and trying to restore the call log backup just says "failed". If I knew what file the logs are stored in I guess I could just delete that but what is it?
OK, I found out the answer and also what my mistake was. Call logs are saved with contacts in /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db so I moved that to /sdcard and also contacts2.db-journal and contacts2.db_backup and rebooted. Then I had no contacts or call logs but at least call logs would update.
So, I think my mistake was using Titanium Backup to restore contacts from the old phone (I think I restored Contacts Storage). Exporting contacts to vcf on the old phone and importing that seems to have worked. With that restoring call logs from TiBu generated xml file went without issue.
I use TiBu xml backup and restore for call logs and wifi networks. Works great
this app has been great for me:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en
amrs said:
OK, I found out the answer and also what my mistake was. Call logs are saved with contacts in /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db so I moved that to /sdcard and also contacts2.db-journal and contacts2.db_backup and rebooted. Then I had no contacts or call logs but at least call logs would update.
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Thank you so much! I had an empty call log after updating my Nexus 6 to Lineage 15.1 and clearing out the Google contacts data solved the problem. Contacts synced back in and the call log is populated, too!
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Basically, as the title states I'm looking for options for backing up my SMS and MMS messages.
'My Backup Pro' does a fine job but it doesn't save the time stamps. Once you restore they all show up as new messages basically.
I'm looking for a way to backup, or even better, automatically backup or sync my messages.
(Too bad Google doesn't have a messages sync option like it does with contacts and calendar)
Thoughts?
I havent found a way to backup both SMS and MMS together.
SMS Backup & Restore backs up SMS with the TS and you can restore the backup.
I use Handcent to back up MMS.
Does My Backup Pro backup both SMS and MMS? I should try that out later tonight
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I havent found a way to backup both SMS and MMS together.
SMS Backup & Restore backs up SMS with the TS and you can restore the backup.
I use Handcent to back up MMS.
Does My Backup Pro backup both SMS and MMS? I should try that out later tonight
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Yep, you have the option to backup both. You can also backup apps and data, or either or. I really like the app otherwise.
I use an app called backup to gmail. saves all my sms, mms, call logs
real time
you can save the mms and sms seperately onto your sd card. But as for backing them up the only reason the backup is if your trasfering to another phone or flashing roms. If your trasfering to another phone go to a cellphone store and they can back up messages on a maching called cellebrite and trasfers the complete state of the phone to the other. As for just flashing roms i believe titanium backup will back it up, or you can make a nandroid and dig deep in the nandroid and pull up the messages.
Doesn't titanium backup save those?
I've done several backups/restores here of the call log and sms. Time stamps appear to be preserved. I do believe TB requires root access though.
Okay, I managed to get my apps and app data with my backup pro, but tried to get my call log as well.
sms, and mms several times to with a new back up then would copy it to the nexus with no luck it gave me a i/o error
i tried about 10 different sms/mms backup and restore programs which wouldn't let me restore the backups i made.
including "sms backup and restore"
I then tried with titanium backup and that appeared to work, but didnt actually place my texts in messaging.
any ideas? help!
-Spiff
well, go sms pro worked. now i can delete all these damn apps
and start enjoying my shiny new phone.
-Later guys
Background: Rooted phone w/stock image with injected root.
Applied latest OTA (UVDLJC), then recovered root using Voodoo OTA RootKeeper (worked just fine), but noticed contacts not displaying ... well ... any contacts at times. Leaving it up for a while, it would come up with an error (crashed). Rebooting the phone would make all contacts available, again, but only temporarily, then the app won't display them, and back to the crash.
Re-did the UVDLJC (thank you mrRobinson http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687), this time directly using the newly uploaded injected root image, but the contacts app still behaves the same way.
While the app is malfunctioning, all incoming calls have no contact identified.
I also installed GO Contacts, but the behavior is the same (not depicting, than crashing) - I assume because somehow this app is using the original contacts "under the hood"?!?
Any suggestions?!? Is there a specific area I could redo, to recover contacts?
TIA,
Stefan
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I've been mucking with my contacts, merging different sources, restoring backups, using external editors, etc. I've found that a reboot fixes edit changes. Once my contacts are correct then my messaging and call logs show names rather than numbers.
Try wiping Contacts and Contacts Storage.
wiping data, freeze-then-thaw via Titanium Backup Pro - to no avail
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Try wiping Contacts and Contacts Storage.
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Tried wiping data, to no avail. It just works for a while, then all of a sudden there are no contacts in the list, and the calls - of course - show no IDs/names. Only reboots seem to temporarily fix the problem, but the issue comes up again, shortly thereafter.
I wonder if there is a way to REINSTALL only the contacts app. I tried to freeze the contacts and contacts storage, then "thaw" them via Titanium Backup Pro, but that did not fix the issue, either. I assume that by removing them via TBPro, and then restoring them, it would end up - if the root cause if some sort of corruption in the app(s) - in the same place I am right now.
In the past, when switching ROMs, I have been using 'Call Logs Backup & Restore' for my call logs, and 'Message Sync' for my SMS & MMS messages. These have done well in the past, with Message Sync restoring the SMS & MMS messages and preserving their original timestamps and order. the only problem I've had with it is I have been unable to have it back up to the external SD card as when I try to point it there, it complains that the FOLDER I pointed it to is in fact a file and thus fails to back up.
I am trying to run the CM10.2 unofficial ROM and had no issues restoring my call logs, but when I try to restore my SMS & MMS messages, it gets to 20-25% and then fails. The messages it restored are all fine and have the proper timestamps, but it seems to always fail at the same spot.
Titanium Backup did appear to work.
Aside from Titanium Backup, does anyone know of a good 'All in one' app that can backup & restore the call logs, SMS & MMS messages?
SMS Backup & Restore always works for me but it doesn't backup MMS (which I don't care about), only SMS. It's made by the same developer as Call Logs Backup & Restore.
I use mybackup (pro, but there is a free version. The pro just let's you restore from phone to phone, both work great!) And I set it to backup to my SD card instead of internal. Always worked very well for me. Would highly reccomend it.
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I just upgraded from Samsung Galaxy S7 to S9 and used MyBackup Pro to backup and restore all my text messages. On the S7, I was able to use *82 prefix in my contacts to show my number and text messages went through without any issues. After the restore on the new S9, I am able to receive the text messages but when I reply, it does not like the *82 prefixing my contact numbers so I removed them from my contacts. I also remove the recipient and readded the new one without the *82 but when I reply, it always grabs the old contact number even though I do not have the old contact number anywhere on my phone's contact list. Does anyone know if the old number is being retrieved from some metadata that is hidden? If so, can that me modified?
I was able to resolve this issue by restoring to a new phone. When I originally backed up with SMS Backup and Restore, I opened the XML file and stripped all the *82 code from the file. Then I restored the backup but it did not overwrite all the fields in the the bugle_db. I was still stuck with the same issue. I then tried using the same modified XML file to restore onto a new phone and bingo, no more *82. Problem resolved.
So does anyone know how to clear the bugle_db on a unrooted phone? Keep in mind clearing the data/cache from Messages app is not the same.
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