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Question about backing up my Rom

When I use CWM to back up my Rom does it back up any modifications that I have made.
I am running Virtuous Unity 1.31 but I have also installed the keyboard without arrows and Blue Unity theme.
Will these modifications stay in the backup or will I have to reinstall them again if I have to reinstall my Rom.
Thanks in advance.
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stonedandhappy said:
When I use CWM to back up my Rom does it back up any modifications that I have made.
I am running Virtuous Unity 1.31 but I have also installed the keyboard without arrows and Blue Unity theme.
Will these modifications stay in the backup or will I have to reinstall them again if I have to reinstall my Rom.
Thanks in advance.
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yes,they will all stay
when you do a nandroid backup everything in your phone except your radio,hboot & recovery get saved
so if you restore your backup it is exactly like how it was when you made the backup

Good to know.
It's a pain in the ass having to reflash them on the 2 occasions I had to reinstall my rom.

cwm backup is full backup so whatever u have on your phone will be backuped

pracpost said:
i need 10 post to another development. sorry for spam
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the 10 post requirement is NOT meant for you to spam every thread in the forum...
if you need help you can post in the general section so that we can help you

[Q]Erased system/app/contacts.apk

Hey guys I'm running smooth ice 4.0 ROM, I was in our themes and apps topics and I saw a theme for transparent dialer with ics colored numbers. I downloaded it, deleted my system/app/contacts.apk replaced it with the new transparent contacts.apk held my finger down on the new one until the boxed popped up with all the actions I click permissions did that. Restarted my phone and went back to system apps and clicked install and went through that process and it said application not installed. PLEASE HELP I UAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE NET AND XDA AND I JUST CAN NOT SEAM TO FIND A SOLUTION. HELP PLZ LOL
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y would u complicate things? simply flash it through cwm. u really shouldn't replace system apps while running if possible

It was the directions that I had read, do you know were I can get a ics contacts that I can flash?
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The flashable zip is also in the thread.
And it does work just swapping it in system app. U dont install it just swap fix permissions and restart phone
Nevermind lol i was thinking about the software keys. I didnt make a flashable zip for this yet. But i will

..didnt think so ...no big

[Q] Restoring apps after a rom flash

I have 2 questions actually
1) How do i restore all my apps and data after i flash a rom? (without having to download all over again?)
2) What is the difference between IMM26 and IMM76. I might flash to IMM76 but if there are no differences or improvements then I wont bother doing this
thanks

1) If you backed your apps up via Titanium Backup or Rom Toolbox, just download that app again and you should be given the option to restore your apps and data.
2) I honestly don't know off the top of my head. Might have to do a Google search on that one.

Rom Toolbox also can restore apps and their data from cwr nandroid backup. Not sure if that's a pro only feature.
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all apps are located at /data/app , you can try to copy all the apks to that folder then chmod a+x *.apk . If doesn't work it no harm at least.
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[email protected] said:
Rom Toolbox also can restore apps and their data from cwr nandroid backup. Not sure if that's a pro only feature.
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Are you serious? I never knew this! Haha. I'll keep that in mind.

CooLoserTech said:
I have 2 questions actually
1) How do i restore all my apps and data after i flash a rom? (without having to download all over again?)
2) What is the difference between IMM26 and IMM76. I might flash to IMM76 but if there are no differences or improvements then I wont bother doing this
thanks
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1. Use Titanium Backup
2. IMM26 is Android 4.0.3 and IMM76 is 4.0.4.
4.0.4 don't have the Android OS bug, and it is way smoother. + better batterylife I think..

chronophase1 said:
Are you serious? I never knew this! Haha. I'll keep that in mind.
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lol yeah.. jrummy added that not too long ago.
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Restoring only data option with twrp

Is there a way to do this? I'm running the newest version of twrp and can't find the option to only restore the data. The reason I wanna do so is so that I can flash a new rom and then flash all my previous data so that I dont have to install them all individually again.
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Yes there is a way but please do not do this. If u restore data collected while using your old ROM on your new ROM, you will break things.
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... unless u are using the exact same rom but a newer iteration like cm10 nightlies

jrodbrown58 said:
Is there a way to do this? I'm running the newest version of twrp and can't find the option to only restore the data. The reason I wanna do so is so that I can flash a new rom and then flash all my previous data so that I dont have to install them all individually again.
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I've suggested this before to folks. One solution is to save the apps you want to keep to an external sd card then re-install post flash or another solution is to get familiar with the Android Kitchen. I regularly tailor Roms to suit my needs (network settings/media files etc ) including to make available certain apps I want for use from the get go (Root Explorer, etc) using it. There's a few extra steps to add/take away desired apps but it's relatively easy. Read the thread below (see link) and thank/donate to dsixda.
Android Kitchen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633246
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[Q] Downgrade from CM10.1 nightlies

Hi All,
I have to go back to an older version of Android on my phone... so I'm thinking of choosing GB v/s ICS:
1) GB has an obvious advantage of GPS and if I'm not mistaken, battery
2) ICS has an aesthetic advantage, and it just 'feels' better than GB
Negative points about GB/ICS:
1) ICS ghost call problem (?) --> Cannot compromise on this anymore, and I'm not happy with using Nokia as my main phone anymore (tried for 2 weeks; I'm angry at Nokia now )
2) ICS GPS problem
3) GB Apps problem -> No Chrome, Nova, Apex etc (maybe some more)
What I need from the downgrade:
1) A supremely stable phone without random reboots
2) No ghost calls
3) Working GPS
4) Solid battery (like Stock GB offered when I first bought my phone 1.5 years ago)
5) Basically every functionality that AdAway and LBE Security Master offer right now
6) Apps like Cerberus and Avast! should work too
I know there are lots of threads weighing the pros and cons of every ROM, I'd like a crowd sourced reply as to which ROM I should choose.
Also, if possible, the steps (is it the normal ""(1) Clear cache/dalvik (2) Clear Data and flash ROM (3) Flash GApps (4) Clear cache/dalvik (5) Profit"" process?)
Any help will be very much appreciated from the bottom of my heart.
Thanks in advance! (Will 'thank' on replies too)

You are asking about Yes or NO.?
Then go to GB-> There would be no Ghost calls. No GPS problem. Battery power is great. NEOROM Would be the best. Why choose Chrome when you have Opera.?
try GB & Forget anything
OR
Just install GB using ODIN (Clean all data & caches first, Also take backup). Then just install fresh ICS ANGEEK ROM.
Choice is yours.

Disturbed™ said:
You are asking about Yes or NO.?
Then go to GB-> There would be no Ghost calls. No GPS problem. Battery power is great. NEOROM Would be the best. Why choose Chrome when you have Opera.?
try GB & Forget anything
OR
Just install GB using ODIN (Clean all data & caches first, Also take backup). Then just install fresh ICS ANGEEK ROM.
Choice is yours.
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Thanks Vikesh! I'll install Neo ROM v3
Which App do you recommend for back-up? I am thinking of buying Titanium Backup PRO
Does TiBu have a full Nandroid backup, or is that done by some other app?

kaustubhkul said:
Thanks Vikesh! I'll install Neo ROM v3
Which App do you recommend for back-up? I am thinking of buying Titanium Backup PRO
Does TiBu have a full Nandroid backup, or is that done by some other app?
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Why you buy.? What backup you want to restore?
Applications, Messages, contacts.?
Use Superbackup application for the same or flash V4 CWM & take backup. Then you can extract the Application from out of backup zip file. But I would recommend super backup.

Disturbed™ said:
Why you buy.? What backup you want to restore?
Applications, Messages, contacts.?
Use Superbackup application for the same or flash V4 CWM & take backup. Then you can extract the Application from out of backup zip file. But I would recommend super backup.
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No, I meant only the app Cerberus. I have it and I'd like to use it after installing the new ROM too.
SMS, contacts etc are all taken care of: SMS Backup+ and Google respectively.

kaustubhkul said:
No, I meant only the app Cerberus. I have it and I'd like to use it after installing the new ROM too.
SMS, contacts etc are all taken care of: SMS Backup+ and Google respectively.
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You can copy source of cerberus app from /data/app/ and keep backup in sdcard or you can download again from playstore. Since you have paid for that app, you can use it in any mobile in any rom.
as mentioned by vikesh, superbackup does take care of all things(apps,contacts,sms)..you dont even need SMS backup+..
kaustubhkul said:
Any help will be very much appreciated from the bottom of my heart.
Thanks in advance! (Will 'thank' on replies too)
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"Will thank on replies too"!!
Buddy, no offence but this should not be there..everyone here is kind and helpful, u dont need this to get responded..!

You can also try the backup tool using your pc or helium app (another excellent backup app)
Im using titanium free ever since I rooted and it works just fine as well..
In the end the choice is yours
(didn't reply for the thanks as well)
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Does cm10.1 still has the issue in which one does not receive calls??
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Bhavik Jain said:
Does cm10.1 still has the issue in which one does not receive calls??
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Am using cm for almost 2 weeks.. I don't have such issues...
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rohithksaj said:
Am using cm for almost 2 weeks.. I don't have such issues...
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On which nightly r u on
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Bhavik Jain said:
On which nightly r u on
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17th..
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