I would like to only restore pictures I have taken with Nexus S, but when I enable one of the back up setting, it seems to install apps I have previously downloaded/purchased which I don't want.
Any ideas? Thank you!
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Hi all
I'm new here and the thread title may be misleading but I wasn't sure how to word it correctly so apologies in advance.
I have been given a Galaxy S by a friend who has replaced it with an iphone.
I would like to download stuff using Android Market. I keep getting asked for a Google sign in for the previous owners account.
I thought ok I will go to settings and remove the account after setting up my own.
When I go to remove the account it says that the account is required by some applications and that I need to reset to factory defaults.
I realise doing this will result in losing all data and I will need to reload everything. Can I do a backup somehow and copy my contacts etc back to the phone?
Is this reset going to allow me to set the phone up the way I want it and allow me to use Android market.
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.
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Hello is the phone rooted ?? if so titanum backup on market
if not ultimate backup on the market save backup to sd card wipe phone aka factory reset restore when complete
if you need any additional help just inbox me on here
if it helps please hit thanks or buy me a pepsi
android_29 said:
Hello is the phone rooted ?? if so titanum backup on market
if not ultimate backup on the market save backup to sd card wipe phone aka factory reset restore when complete
if you need any additional help just inbox me on here
if it helps please hit thanks or buy me a pepsi
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Haha.. thanks for the suggestions. I'm so new here I have yet to find out how to do the thanks thing but I guess I will figure that out shortly.
I will have to do some searching because all the terminology is new to me as well.
Where I come from, New Zealand, if something is rooted we usually mean it is broken or not useable lol.
Ok, so this is going to be a new learning experience for me and I think I will enjoy this Board.
I forgot to add, this phone has been unlocked.
Good morning to everyone.
I have a stock One S, but now the S-off is possible, I would like to install a custom rom.
My question is: after rooting the phone and before installing the custom rom, is there a way to save\backup all the settings\achievements of the apps and system programs that I used in these 6 months?
Thanks in advance
Alan Slade said:
Good morning to everyone.
I have a stock One S, but now the S-off is possible, I would like to install a custom rom.
My question is: after rooting the phone and before installing the custom rom, is there a way to save\backup all the settings\achievements of the apps and system programs that I used in these 6 months?
Thanks in advance
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Yes it is possible. I used an app called Carbon (free in Play Store) to backup my apps and their data. Carbon also has a feature to backup sms and call log but for me it messed up received times and dates of my messages. So use some other app to backup those... That might have been fixed in newer versions though. Be careful with system app backups especially if you plan to go to an AOSP based rom. They might cause problems in your new rom.
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Titanium Backup as well. Not easy for newbies, but choose backup -> backup all systemdata, then uncheck all and check those with the titanium icon. A backup of data/app with all your apps and settings is a standard function of titanium.
You can see an example on the attached pic.
Keep in mind that unlocking bootloader erases all your apps and their data (mass storage stays untouched). So your data will be erased before you can root your phone. Carbon works on stock unrooted phones as well as it's basically the same as doing an adb backup from your pc. Titanium is way better when you get your phone rooted...
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zaak00 said:
Yes it is possible. I used an app called Carbon (free in Play Store) to backup my apps and their data. Carbon also has a feature to backup sms and call log but for me it messed up received times and dates of my messages. So use some other app to backup those... That might have been fixed in newer versions though. Be careful with system app backups especially if you plan to go to an AOSP based rom. They might cause problems in your new rom.
Sent from my One S. Hit thanks if I helped
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I don't know what an AOSP based rom is, but I wanted to try the ViperOnesS because I don't want to lose the Sense.
With my previous Nokia I was used to backup everything[/U ]with a simple click, using the Nokia Pc Suite.
With this Carbon app do you think I'll be able to do the same thing?
Thanks guys.
So I have to download Carbon and save all the system settings?
I have some applications on the phone memory, and others in the internal storage. Is it a problem?
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I don't know what an AOSP based rom is, but I wanted to try the ViperOnesS because I don't want to lose the Sense.
With my previous Nokia I was used to backup everything[/U ]with a simple click, using the Nokia Pc Suite.
With this Carbon app do you think I'll be able to do the same thing?
Thanks guys.
So I have to download Carbon and save all the system settings?
I have some applications on the phone memory, and others in the internal storage. Is it a problem?
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Carbon let's you select the apps that you want to backup. And I believe it also has an option to select everything at once... When you have your custom rom up and running you can then either restore everything from the backup or restore only the apps that you want. Apps being in phone/internal memory shouldn't matter.
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zaak00 said:
Apps being in phone/internal memory shouldn't matter.
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But when I install a new rom, they will be erased, right?
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But when I install a new rom, they will be erased, right?
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Yes. When you flash a new rom it is usually required to do a factory reset (meaning erase your personal apps and data). That's where backup apps come in handy. When in custom rom, install the backup app (Carbon or Titanium) and it will see backups of your apps and let's you restore them.
Sent from my One S. Please hit thanks if I helped.
Yes, but its advised to not restore system data due differences in frameworks,etc.
During attempts to get Google Calendar 5.0 working for all of us on KitKat, I inadvertently deleted "Calendar Storage", aka calendarproviderbin.apk
Could any geniuses out there help me restore this file please? Perhaps you could make a backup of just your app (not data) for:
Calendar
Calendar Storage
...using Titanium Backup and help me access them, so I will be able to restore these. I'd need both so the version numbers are compatible with each other.
You can email me at [email protected] (remove TEETH to contact me!)
As I owned these files already, and am asking for an email rather than anything to be posted here, I am sure this does not breach any sort of rule here.
Thank you in advance!
CJSnet said:
During attempts to get Google Calendar 5.0 working for all of us on KitKat, I inadvertently deleted "Calendar Storage", aka calendarproviderbin.apk
Could any geniuses out there help me restore this file please? Perhaps you could make a backup of just your app (not data) for:
Calendar
Calendar Storage
...using Titanium Backup and help me access them, so I will be able to restore these. I'd need both so the version numbers are compatible with each other.
You can email me at [email protected] (remove TEETH to contact me!)
As I owned these files already, and am asking for an email rather than anything to be posted here, I am sure this does not breach any sort of rule here.
Thank you in advance!
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Flash the system.img from 4.4.4 in fastboot
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Thanks but I wanted to avoid that for a number of unique reasons.
If anyone would be kind enough to quickly go the Titanium route that would be lovely.
Download the factory images then extract the apks you need. Why don't you want to flash system.img?
Flashing the system image only won't wipe you or even lose your apps. It's by far the simplest fix.
Thanks. Can it be done via ROM manager recovery mode?
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Thanks. Can it be done via ROM manager recovery mode?
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no, why? Don't you have a pc?
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Long story but thank you all.
Calendar 5 is working for me. Did I miss something here? I'm on stock 4.4.4.
No, I was trying to get it working in the past, before anyone did. You are living in the present, which is good!
Hi guys.
Sorry in advance in case of double thread, I looked around but didn't find anything similar.
Recently my Nexus 5 sends me this daily alert: "backup failed. It's been 3 days since last backup". If I click on this notice, it sends me to the backup settings page, and starts a new backup attempt that freezes at the very first step.
Every setting seems correct to me, and I'm at my wit's end.
I am waiting for a new device, so it would be great updating my data backup, so I could restore everything in my new phone simply by logging with my Google account.
I can send screenshots, but they're in Italian.
Can anyone help me?
Thank you all.
take Titanium backup always works. 1st try Syncing the account like app data and stuff then manually backup!
Thanx for your suggestion. I should root the device in order to use Titanium, right?
Anyway, I woud like to undertsand what's wrong in Google backup anyway, if anyone else can help.
Posky said:
Thanx for your suggestion. I should root the device in order to use Titanium, right?
Anyway, I woud like to undertsand what's wrong in Google backup anyway, if anyone else can help.
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if u have unlocked bootloader then rooting is easy without any wipes! BUT check ur google photos settings and google main settings! manually backup apps! LEAST U HAVE USED UR 50gb free STORAGE
Hi guys!
I did a little mistake today, I was in titanium Backup and deleted something related to the calendar. The only problem is that I didn't back the file up (I actually thought I was deleted the stock calendar app). Now my google calendar won't work because it is saying that the calendar storage is not turned on. Could anyone make a backup of his file and send it to me please? I would love to get my calendar working again.
Thanks a lot guys!
Edit: I think the file that you guys need to send me is the one just under the stock calendar app (I think). Thanks a lot again!
PrimuSSaintS said:
I think the file that you guys need to send me is the one just under the stock calendar app (I think). Thanks a lot again!
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I've attached a TitaniumBackup copy of why I believe you're looking for. You didn't specify what firmware you're on but this is from C185B320, may or may not work for you but worth a try I'm sure. Extract the 3 files from the zip into Titanium's backup directory (default is sdcard/titaniumbackup/) and try restore with that.
Fyi, in future you may rather want to freeze apps before uninstalling them to test how it behaves before you take the plunge of uninstalling