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[Guide] Installing/restoring in a few mins all your apps on a new ROM!

Heey,
In this guide I am going to tell you how to transfer all your apps on your current ROM easily to a new ROM. You can do this on ANY version of android in ALL cases!
Downloads needed
x10 Flashtool
Astro File Manager from the Android Market
What the heck am I supposed to do now?
Lets get to the point 8D Make sure you've installed Flashtool on your computer and Astro File Manager on your x10! Now open Astro File Manager on your x10 do the following. Menu button > Tools > Application Manager/Backup > Choose the apps you want to restore on your new ROM and > Press on Backup! When the backup progress is finished you will have to close Astro File Manager.
Now mount the USB-storage on your PC. Open your Memory Card go to > backups and copy the folder called ''apps'' to your computer.
Now get your new Custom ROM and install it.
Open up flashtool and make sure the USB-Debugging is enabled on your x10 and that your x10 is connected to your computer. Copy the folder ''apps'' you've put on your computer to Place you've got the Flash Tool folder then there is in it a folder called ''custom''. Copy the ''apps'' folder into it. Press on Ask Root Perms then APK Installer. Click on one app in the list then press CTRL + A on your keyboard and click on Ok. All apps will be installed now.
Don't forget to press on the ''Thanks'' button and leave a reply in the topic if it helped!
Cheers,
PlayGunsta

Or another great Method. Go to your Flashtool Folder then open custom and then apps and put all your apks inside then start Flashtool and click APK Installer and it installs all. But PlayGunstas Method is better when you dont have a PC always becouse you can install all your Apps from SD Card then.

Also you can try to unyaffs the data.img and installing through flash tool if you have a xrecovery backup. Just select the data/app folder

This save only apps or their configuration and data too?

Lofwyr said:
This save only apps or their configuration and data too?
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Configurations are not being saved with this method...

omg... data.img/cache.img or Titanium Backup
it's easier to kill yourself, than backup and restore using this strange method. both methods do not need to use a PC and are much faster, lol
hah, copy data/app folder is easier, than this.
this for deviants only

agreed! tnx for this method but i think using titanium backup will be more easier specially for those who don't have computer...just don't know which one will have better effect... anyway, tnx...

XteNce said:
omg... data.img/cache.img or Titanium Backup
it's easier to kill yourself, than backup and restore using this strange method. both methods do not need to use a PC and are much faster, lol
hah, copy data/app folder is easier, than this.
this for deviants only
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Lol just pointing out different methods. Well consider this : if you have a xrecovery backup in your pc and want to restore data from it, it is easier to just unyaffs it and install. No need to restore,use titanium backup,restore and use titanium backup again.
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I find using Titanium Backup easier. Is using Titanium Backup a good idea or should I use this method?

super manager silent install
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realunited123 said:
Lol just pointing out different methods. Well consider this : if you have a xrecovery backup in your pc and want to restore data from it, it is easier to just unyaffs it and install. No need to restore,use titanium backup,restore and use titanium backup again.
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ahah, u write like u don't understand how to restore apps in TB
Launch TB, make 2-3 taps and wait for 30-60 seconds (depends on your apps count and size), it's restored!
so, better I say, that everyone will use the most suitable and comfortable method for himself Peace, people

actually i know how to use titanium backup. I am not asking you to use it. Just pointing out different methods.

thanks wolfbreak

Works
I use both this and adb pull, but it's down to whatever you find easiest I suppose

But then they don't show up as installed in the Market do they? In that case, I won't get updates for them as they are available in the Market.

jenesuispasbavard said:
But then they don't show up as installed in the Market do they? In that case, I won't get updates for them as they are available in the Market.
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They will, even if they dont, you just have to use the Market Doctor on Titanium Backup

Titanium backup is more convinient
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jenesuispasbavard said:
But then they don't show up as installed in the Market do they? In that case, I won't get updates for them as they are available in the Market.
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They will be marked in the Market. If not, updates will for sure be marked (at least for me it did).

Titanium backup is always helpful... very easy too!
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daniel_pnc said:
Titanium backup is always helpful... very easy too!
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But fast? For me not !

[Q] how to remove bloat once rooted

can someone tell us if removing bloat thru root explorer will delete the whole app? Iv read that it does and that it doesnt and the apps still show? clarification on this would be appreciated.. thanks much!

I delete my apps using rootexplorer. I go through system/app and delete from there. Also you can use titanium backup and freeze your apps you don't want to use.
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i use root explorer too, but when i try ti delete them, it said cannot deleted file system is read only

alibox87 said:
i use root explorer too, but when i try ti delete them, it said cannot deleted file system is read only
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Click the Mount R/W button on the top so you can make changes.

I uninstalled them via titanium backup and they don't appear or run.
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Can someone give us a list what all bloatware you can remove without damaging the software itself?

I use an app called Root App Remover, one click and they are gone, I recommend it.

App remover works great
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Basically, you can use any application that can root uninstall. There's a dozen of them on the market.

Titanium backup help

Also posted in android general apps.
OK so installed new rom this morn. Last night I used TB to backup my apps. So install Tom and reinstall TB then transfer TB folder back to phone. Go into TB and run missing apps .. only thing is not all my apps show. Like engadget, friends caster,face book,twi, and etc. Another 38 of 60.
So I search in TB for TWI.. and this is what I get..(attatched pic)
So a question I have is there any way to get the apps out of the TB backup folder? And why is look like that?
Thanks.. phone listed in sig and rom is infused 2.2.3
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chvybeatsford said:
Also posted in android general apps.
OK so installed new rom this morn. Last night I used TB to backup my apps. So install Tom and reinstall TB then transfer TB folder back to phone. Go into TB and run missing apps .. only thing is not all my apps show. Like engadget, friends caster,face book,twi, and etc. Another 38 of 60.
So I search in TB for TWI.. and this is what I get..(attatched pic)
So a question I have is there any way to get the apps out of the TB backup folder? And why is look like that?
Thanks.. phone listed in sig and rom is infused 2.2.3
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First off this is probably covered in the general section a search would find plenty of results. But the answer to your question is that you dont have to copy or move any of your backups at all after creating the backup. Look to your external_sd once you install your ROM and then re-install TIBU. You can open and allow Root access for TIBU then go to your phones menu option and select Preferences. Scroll down the list of option until you find Backup Folder Location then click detect and select entire device. It will locate all backup directories, select your regular backup directory and then **Important** select Use Current and close preferences. It should update all of your previous backups. Click the phones menu again and select Batch and Restore Missing Apps with data. You should be good to go at that point. If you dont have any backups then you may not have done your previous backup correctly. Another suggestion I can make is once you get your phone restored and all apps installed the way you want it. Run the Delete Backups batch job and start fresh with a new set of backups.

App to automatically install apk files?

Guys is there a app out there that will automatically install apk files?

putnum said:
Guys is there a app out there that will automatically install apk files?
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Install new ones? Or old backups u got on ur phone? In the latter case, titanium backup or my backup ford the job of bulk installations, but mainly backups, but yeah i think even appmonster should get this done!!
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drajax said:
Install new ones? Or old backups u got on ur phone? In the latter case, titanium backup or my backup ford the job of bulk installations, but mainly backups, but yeah i think even appmonster should get this done!!
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yea I mean apks that are not backed up. Whenever I change roms I just copy the apps in the /data/apps folder to my sdcard and I was hoping there was a app that could do a batch install of those apps.
I know about titantium backup maybe i should just use that?

putnum said:
yea I mean apks that are not backed up. Whenever I change roms I just copy the apps in the /data/apps folder to my sdcard and I was hoping there was a app that could do a batch install of those apps.
I know about titantium backup maybe i should just use that?
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TB only restores from titanium backup backups, but titanium backups is probably easier can copying apps from /data/apps. All you have to do is press 1 button to do a batch backup and another to batch restore all the apps it backed up.

if you knew how to, you could just adb pull all the apps from the folder and adb push when you need them. No installation required.

I use App Admin. It's not fully automatic, but it works great for what it does. You can batch backup apps, batch install apps from the sd card (you have to click install for each one though) and even batch remove system apps. I paid for the pro version, but a few months ago I started getting constant FC's with it, so I now use the free version along with AdFree and it's pretty much the same (but without the FC's).
I find this app to be absolutely essential when switching between ROM's (which I flash quite often!) I never make nand backups (call me an idiot or whatever, but it works for me) so every time I flash a new ROM, App Admin is the first app I install to restore everything else. Prior to wiping & flashing, I use it to backup all the latest versions of each app I have. Totally cuts down on the time required to set up a new ROM

+1 Titanium backup, work great.

Try 'easy installer'
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Gtj94 said:
Try 'easy installer'
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awesome exactly what I needed! Thanks

reinstalling apps after rom install

New to Roms.
Rooted my dhd,and loaded Jellytime..very addictive trying new roms.My main promblem is apps.Everytime I try a new rom,I have download all the apps again....??Is there a way to back up my apps and then reinstall them after installing a new rom...???
Many thanks
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police1 said:
New to Roms.
Rooted my dhd,and loaded Jellytime..very addictive trying new roms.My main promblem is apps.Everytime I try a new rom,I have download all the apps again....??Is there a way to back up my apps and then reinstall them after installing a new rom...???
Many thanks
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Yes, and this could very easily been found with a quick search...
You can use the app "Titanium Backup" to backup all your apps and there data
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=en

Thanks for the reply.But if the apps disappear when the new rom is flashed,does titanium app not also disappear..??
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police1 said:
Thanks for the reply.But if the apps disappear when the new rom is flashed,does titanium app not also disappear..??
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Yep. You backup your apps in Titanium, flash the new ROM then download Titanium backup again and restore your apps. It's quite self-explanatory if you actually tried using the app.

It creates the backup files on SD card, so that on data reset, the app vanishes but it's files remain in SD. So you should download titanium backup once you flash a new ROM and it will take care of apps further.
You can even backup the app data with TB, like your app settings, game data etc.
But I've seen that restoring game with data doesn't always work well.
But it works cool with other apps.
LIFE! Enjoy it while you Still have it!

police1 said:
New to Roms.
Rooted my dhd,and loaded Jellytime..very addictive trying new roms.My main promblem is apps.Everytime I try a new rom,I have download all the apps again....??Is there a way to back up my apps and then reinstall them after installing a new rom...???
Many thanks
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You can restore all of your apps by your Google Account.
In fact, go to your settings:
=> backup and reset
=> look if Backup my settings is ticked (if not - tick it)
=> look your backup account, if it's good
=> Look Automatic Restore is ticked (if yes, it's good for you, if not it's bad, but tick it for the next time)
And if you see that Automatic restore is ticked, just synchronize your Google account, and let's play.
All of your Apps ans Settings will be restored

Nigeldg said:
Yep. You backup your apps in Titanium, flash the new ROM then download Titanium backup again and restore your apps. It's quite self-explanatory if you actually tried using the app.
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You can get titanium backup to create a flashable update zip with all your apps, if you flash rom, gapps and then the update zip titanium will restore all the data for the apps after the phone restarts
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