Using gmail account on 2 phones - myTouch 4G General

Ok so my wife and I both just got the MT4G. I have had the nexus for a long time so I have many purchased applications. She of course has her own account but wants to use some of the applications. How do I do this?
Do I have to add my account to her phone first? If I turn all sync off on my account on her phone does it still push my gmails?
Thanks for any info
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There's a lot of ways to do this but I'll try to give you the most straight forward one.
1. Sign into and setup both accounts on your phones as you would normally
2. Sync and restore all the apps you downloaded on your account
3. Download the app "mybackup" from the market. The free version will let you use its services once and the paid version will let you do this an unlimited time so invest accordingly.
4. Use the in app menus to do a backup of your apps . It will do a backup of all your apps on your sd card and it'll name the file "restore" by default.
5. Swap your sd card out and put it in your wife's phone. Download the app mybackup on your wife's phone and do a restore through the in app menus. Done.
Hope that helps...
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Forgive me if this sounds preachy, but these devs work really hard to make a little bit of money per app. My advice is to just buy them for her device, which is the right thing to do. I understand paying $200 twice for MS Office, but they are only charging on average $3-$5 for an app, and every little bit helps.

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How to recover from aggressive bloatware

Deleting Tmobile myaccount will cause your phone to go into infinite force closes making your phone unusable. If this happens, remove your SD card and SIM card, than reboot. After rebooting you will see your bloatware has returned and your phone will be back to normal. Using titanium backup, however, and "freezing" the app causes no problems and at least stops the background services from running. Deleting Telenav GPS navigator will NOT effect your phone's gps as one thread in general states, and freezing the "backup" system app which runs the tmobile contacts syncing account in titanium backup is good to do a well. Both of these apps leave 2 constant background services running.
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csdalporto said:
Deleting Tmobile myaccount will cause your phone to go into infinite force closes making your phone unusable. If this happens, remove your SD card and SIM card, than reboot. After rebooting you will see your bloatware has returned and your phone will be back to normal. Using titanium backup, however, and "freezing" the app causes no problems and at least stops the background services from running. Deleting Telenav GPS navigator will NOT effect your phone's gps as one thread in general states, and freezing the "backup" system app which runs the tmobile contacts syncing account in titanium backup is good to do a well. Both of these apps leave 2 constant background services running.
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Kind of a live and learn thing?
MyAccount is actually a nice app to have. Provides quick access to your account information as opposed to accessing via the web. not sure why you would want to remove it anyhow it's not really bloatware as much as it is a functional app design for tmobile customers.
Tmobile TV is another story.
Your right to a degree
its all depending on the person....I mean I personally never worry about my minute usage so i dont need to constantly check, so for me its useless, and if i really wanted to access my account id just go on my comp.... anyways like i said its all opinion
I deleted my account and just held the power button to reboot. No issues with it coming back and no more my account.
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aloneinshadow said:
I deleted my account and just held the power button to reboot. No issues with it coming back and no more my account.
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Did u get force closes?
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csdalporto said:
Did u get force closes?
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Of course, same as if you deleted Wifi Calling. That's why I hold down power until the phone reboots and then it doesn't force close anymore.
Why delete those? Especially MyAccount, provides useful information for sure!
I deleted My Account 1.0 and now have FC Issues, HELP!
I was trying to get rid of "My Account", AKA T-Mobile My Acount, to keep it from constantantly running in the background, but actually deleted "My Account 1.0", nad not the "My Account 4.?" with Titanium Pro... I tried to freeze them both but the program kept appearing in my task list, so I deleted the My Account 1.0 entry.
Soon as I did, I got a buzz... buzz buzz buzz... the buzzes of death... I now get force closes when ending a phone call, when trying to read SMS, and when trying to view my call log.
This is killing me, and I have no idea how to fix it...
Any experts out there, please help!
RadFly said:
I was trying to get rid of "My Account", AKA T-Mobile My Acount, to keep it from constantantly running in the background, but actually deleted "My Account 1.0", nad not the "My Account 4.?" with Titanium Pro... I tried to freeze them both but the program kept appearing in my task list, so I deleted the My Account 1.0 entry.
Soon as I did, I got a buzz... buzz buzz buzz... the buzzes of death... I now get force closes when ending a phone call, when trying to read SMS, and when trying to view my call log.
This is killing me, and I have no idea how to fix it...
Any experts out there, please help!
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Never mind, I had frozen Logsprovider...
I've Been able to do the following with no ill effects so far :
Uninstalled via TitaniumBackup
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AppToHome
GoGo
Y! Finance Clock
ThinkFree Office
TeleNav GPS Navigator
T-Mobil TV
Slacker
Media Hub
Kindle
Inception
DriveSmart
DriveSmart System
doubleTwist
DeskHome
CarHome
Buddies now
All Share
Air Sync
Frozen via TitaniumBackup
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Audio PostCard
Backup
Days
Memo
MiniDiary
Video Chat
WiFi Calling -- dosn't really work tbh
Write and go
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Apparently freezing the "Wifi Calling" app dosn't actually work for me, even after rebooting.
Orionsmart, if you remove DriveSmart, does it remove the link for it inside the settings menu?
EDIT: I just went ahead and removed it, was tired of it running constantly without even using it, and the menu item remains. Small price to pay I suppose.
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Deleting Telenav GPS navigator will NOT effect your phone's gps as one thread in general states,
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Is this confirmed?
I think i read in more then one thread that it will affect your GPS.
I only kept it because of this, so if i could be sure, i would remove it right away.
MarkP80nj said:
Is this confirmed?
I think i read in more then one thread that it will affect your GPS.
I only kept it because of this, so if i could be sure, i would remove it right away.
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It never affected my vibrant when I took it off of there. So I would imagine it won't cause problems on the 4g
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lovemysgs said:
It never affected my vibrant when I took it off of there. So I would imagine it won't cause problems on the 4g
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Ok, well i have a five hour drive today.So i think i'll wait till i'm back home.
I will uninstall and post here if i see any difference.
Thanks.
I have taken alot of the bloatware off did leave my account it is usefull to me taking off telenav didnt affect my gps
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If I backup TeleNAV GPS with Titanium Backup, and then delete it, how can I restore it? I want to have as many MB free in Storage since the reason why I bought the phone was to access the Market and install lots of useful apps
Titanium backup created two files: com.telenav.app.android.telenav-20110314-174328.properties
com.telenav.app.android.telenav-20110314-174328.tar.gz
The tar.gz file has this inside:
\data\com.telenav.app.android.telenav\
inside I see 4 folders:
.\databases
.\files
.\lib
.\shared_prefs
What should I do now if I want to restore the Bloatware?
The custom Odin tar file that krylon posted works great includes root, and already has bloat removed. After I got it flashed on my phone there is a huge difference much smoother and faster than original stock.
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rafarataneneces said:
What should I do now if I want to restore the Bloatware?
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Why would you want to do that ?
on the other hand, i think there is a stock software file floating around the forums somewhere..
If you want to replace something and you are rooted. Buy root explorer from the market and get your hands on the. Apk (for this phone) and really install the apps you want. Otherwise if you root first then make a back up of apps with titanium backup from the market, you can then also select the ones you want and either delete or freeze the ones you don't want to keep.
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MarkP80nj said:
Ok, well i have a five hour drive today.So i think i'll wait till i'm back home.
I will uninstall and post here if i see any difference.
Thanks.
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Just wanted to say that i removed Telenav with no ill consequences.
Thanks for the info.

New phone

My charging port is finally totally useless (its basically free floating in the phone now) so I am going to have to trade my phone in for a new one.
If I were to upgrade to a different phone ie the Thunderbolt or something like that will I lose all my apps, my paid Apps especially?
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You will lose your application in the essence of, you will have to reinstall all of them, unless you use Titanium Backup to back all of them up, and then restore to your new device.
But, any application you have paid for is linked to your GMail account, so once you login, you will find them all in the market under the downloads list, where you can reinstall them.

[Q] Stupid mistake when I set up my phone

If this has been answered a billion times, please forgive.... I did use Google and the forum search, I just didn't find anything pertinent.
First, I currently only have the free version of TiBU, but it has batch backup/restore functions. Is this an acceptable backup, or does the full version grab more?
Second, When I set up my phone, I used a Google apps account that, upon reflection, I may not always have. If I set up my next rom with my personal gmail account, and then restore my TiBU, will my paid apps transfer to the new account, and continue to update?
Thanks for all the help, and if there's another thread that answers my question, just link me and I'll exhibit my mad literacy skillz!
nope you will just have the app/s, nor will they update.
And Google hasn't opened a way to transfer purchases, have they?
Or even a way to sign in and out of market accounts..... I'd gladly just sign in with this account once a month to check for updates.
ST3ALTHPSYCH0 said:
And Google hasn't opened a way to transfer purchases, have they?
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That is a good question, and I am not sure about it, but I don't believe so.
I guess that I'm just gonna have to hope that a ) I don't ever lose this google apps account or b ) If I do Google has come up with a way to transfer purchases.
Also, is the batch backup in the free version of TiBU the same as the one in the paid version?
ST3ALTHPSYCH0 said:
I guess that I'm just gonna have to hope that a ) I don't ever lose this google apps account or b ) If I do Google has come up with a way to transfer purchases.
Also, is the batch backup in the free version of TiBU the same as the one in the paid version?
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I think the batch restore is different, in that the paid version will do multiple apps in one shot, whereas the free version allows you to restore only one at a time.
It's doesn't *limit* you to only one, it just makes you click on every app you want to restore individually, over and over until they're all restored.
In other words, pro does "unattended" one-click restores of multiple app backups.
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This is correct with titanium backup. As far as your apps purchased, I would contact market support by opening the market and press menu - help and click on contact us.
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Let me get this straight, if I buy the full version of TiBU, I won't have to 'accept' and 'done' every app when I restore a backup? If that's the case, it'll be well worth whatever they're asking. (I do understand that I'll need to restore my full version unlock as a standalone to have access to the unsupervised script).
ST3ALTHPSYCH0 said:
Let me get this straight, if I buy the full version of TiBU, I won't have to 'accept' and 'done' every app when I restore a backup? If that's the case, it'll be well worth whatever they're asking. (I do understand that I'll need to restore my full version unlock as a standalone to have access to the unsupervised script).
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Well, I only used the free version to restore apps once, a long time ago (I bought it early on), but from what I remember, and from what I understand you to be saying, you won't have to confirm then select the next app.
As far as restoring your pro to get the full features, you could do that one separately, or, just go to the market and install TiBU free, as you most likely would have to anyway after a new ROM flash, and then go to the pro key listing, and if you've purchased it, it'll say 'purchased', and you can just download the key again.
Just buy it. It's worth it, if for no other reason than to support the dev.
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The free version allows a batch restore, but you have to confirm and then close each install like a regular market install. Anyway, next flash will see me spending the money for the full version.
ST3ALTHPSYCH0 said:
The free version allows a batch restore, but you have to confirm and then close each install like a regular market install. Anyway, next flash will see me spending the money for the full version.
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Yes, what you just mentioned is exactly what the pro version eliminates.
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Sending phone back, best way to back things up?

After having nothing but trouble with my Sensation since June, I finally decided it needed to go back to Tmobile for a replacement. Thankfully I held off on rooting it since I know that can be a very hit or miss situation to fix prior to returning it. What is the best way to back up my apps and data so that I can get the new phone "looking" like this one? Clearly I can not root, so I need a solution that does not require tinkering. I have heard that all apps downloaded from the official Market should be available again (at no charge), can anyone confirm this? If so, how do I go about getting those apps? Also, will the same happen for free daily apps I downloaded from the Amazon App store?
Hi,
I'm also waiting for maturity and ease on rooting/unrooting this phone for the same reason you are
I had to do a factory reset on my Sensation after a couple of weeks and was pleasantly surpised to not only get my contacts back but all the apps I'd installed via Market.
Ensure both boxes are checked under "backup and restore" in Privacy settings and that you've been synchronizing with Google ok and you should get all the Market apps + your contacts and also your settings (like notification, ringtone etc) back
Sorry dunno about Amazon. Hope this helps.
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RazyB said:
Hi,
I'm also waiting for maturity and ease on rooting/unrooting this phone for the same reason you are
I had to do a factory reset on my Sensation after a couple of weeks and was pleasantly surpised to not only get my contacts back but all the apps I'd installed via Market.
Ensure both boxes are checked under "backup and restore" in Privacy settings and that you've been synchronizing with Google ok and you should get all the Market apps + your contacts and also your settings (like notification, ringtone etc) back
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That is interesting. Now, the question is did that work because you were using the same device? I am wondering how it works once you switch to a totally new piece of hardware with a different ESN and so forth.
You will keep all your maket app. Also, your Amazon app store purchase will be there if you sign in with the same account. Just backup your contact info to google and that should be it. The only thing that you will lose is app settings and data.
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You will keep all your maket app. Also, your Amazon app store purchase will be there if you sign in with the same account. Just backup your contact info to google and that should be it. The only thing that you will lose is app settings and data.
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+1. all i had to do was setup my account on my second Sensation and it was just like the first one.
DrBrick said:
+1. all i had to do was setup my account on my second Sensation and it was just like the first one.
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Will text messages be carried over to the new device as well?
webmaster said:
Will text messages be carried over to the new device as well?
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Use SMS Backup in the market, remember to keep your current SD csrd, the backup will be on it. Backup with Gmail works good too, both are available in the market.
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Use MyBackup Root if you're rooted. It saves your stuff on your SD card and you can restore it on a new device.
webmaster said:
After having nothing but trouble with my Sensation since June, I finally decided it needed to go back to Tmobile for a replacement. Thankfully I held off on rooting it since I know that can be a very hit or miss situation to fix prior to returning it. What is the best way to back up my apps and data so that I can get the new phone "looking" like this one? Clearly I can not root, so I need a solution that does not require tinkering. I have heard that all apps downloaded from the official Market should be available again (at no charge), can anyone confirm this? If so, how do I go about getting those apps? Also, will the same happen for free daily apps I downloaded from the Amazon App store?
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You will be able to keep all of your amazon appstore and market purchases. You just have to redownload them while signed into the same gmail account that you made the original transaction. Be wary of some game apps however.. I remember there was a problem for some users using Gameloft apps where they were unable to redownload the games they had purchased and were told by the company that they had to repurchase them for use on their new device. I haven't had the problem since I back up with Titanium, but if root is not an option, then you've been warned
Rhiannon224 said:
Use SMS Backup in the market, remember to keep your current SD csrd, the backup will be on it. Backup with Gmail works good too, both are available in the market.
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Thanks, I will check those out.

How to edit list of market apps auto downloading

Anyone know how to edit the list of automatically restored market apps that are retrieved every time i flash a rom?
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Damn it, can you PLEASE put a [Q] in front of a question?
I'd like the answer to this as well, not that it takes long over WiFi, but still.
Col.Kernel said:
Damn it, can you PLEASE put a [Q] in front of a question?
I'd like the answer to this as well, not that it takes long over WiFi, but still.
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Lmfao i know, i didnt see the [Q] button on the app...
Sure it doesnt take long but its downloading apps that i have already uninstalled in the past, and forgetting to download some apps that i usually have
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I don't know if you can edit that list, but I always turn off Auto Sync before signing in with my Google Account so that the applications don't start auto-downloading before I install Titanium Backup.
I just skip signing into my google accounts until after I've installed the titaniumbackup apk that I leave on my sd card for this very reason... I so wish there was a way to edit that list Would save me a bit of time.
jsyi84 said:
I just skip signing into my google accounts until after I've installed the titaniumbackup apk that I leave on my sd card for this very reason... I so wish there was a way to edit that list Would save me a bit of time.
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If i start using titanium backup, which option do i have to look out for while eventually logging into my gmail?
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