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[Q] just a little rom question

Id like to play around with new roms but its a pain that we always have to clear data after install, why is this? Its a pain to always have to set My phone back up.
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I think you can get titanium back up and it save everything data and apps then you can reinstall everything. It has to be the paid app the free only supports one app. I could be wrong but someone else can confirm what im saying.
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nash2000 said:
Id like to play around with new roms but its a pain that we always have to clear data after install, why is this? Its a pain to always have to set My phone back up.
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It only applies if there are framework mods or if the base firmware version is different. System app data is usually incompatible and in some cases user app data will cause issues.

john21511 said:
I think you can get titanium back up and it save everything data and apps then you can reinstall everything. It has to be the paid app the free only supports one app. I could be wrong but someone else can confirm what im saying.
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TiBu supports all apps backup, both paid and free.
Paid one does additional tasks like batch restore without prompting for each app and data.

nash2000 said:
Id like to play around with new roms but its a pain that we always have to clear data after install, why is this? Its a pain to always have to set My phone back up.
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Well your JUST TRYING out a Rom, why even set your phone all the way back up......just load up the essentials and go at it, how fast is the email, how good is the network, browser speed, sound, bugs or whatever....then move on to the next Rom.
i guess some would see that as a lot of work, but if your not willing to do it.....then you will never really see what good and bad with the Rom.
Make Nandroids and Flash away. at the current moment i can swap between, Miui, Cm7, Infused 2.2.3, and even Hellraiser combos in a matter of minutes WITH ALL MY APPS AND DATA by just grabing my nandroid and flashing ( Of course you will want to know that you cant just go flashing any nandroin on top of another nandroids all willy nilly....so make your sure your current Kernel matches up with the nandroid you plan on restoring.

Friend Stream app force closing when viewing a Facebook photo

i'm not sure if this has been discussed, so far i haven't seen mention of it, but has anyone else noticed that the Friend Stream app force closes immediately when trying to view a photo on Facebook? i have experienced this on pretty much every Rom i have tried...... anyway, here is a logcat of the force close taking plac, in case this hasn't been discussed yet, and in case anyone might be able to fix it... (wish i could lol). or if there is a fix i can do on my phone myself.....

I looked at your logcat. Your issue is you are using titanium backup. Do a FULL Wipe and format and DO NOT restore using titanium backup. Yes Its going to suck but i guarantee it will fix this issue. Also after the fresh Wipe do a fix permissions in rom manager.
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Ah ok, thanks for taking a look. I actually have never restored anything with Titanium, and i was thinking that the reason it is popping up in the log was because right before making the force close happen, i had defrosted the alogcat app lol, because i don't want it to run all the time. So i defrosted it with Titanium and went straight to Friend Stream. Could that be why Titanium showed up there? I think the force close happens on fresh installs after wiping....

yogi2010 said:
Ah ok, thanks for taking a look. I actually have never restored anything with Titanium, and i was thinking that the reason it is popping up in the log was because right before making the force close happen, i had defrosted the alogcat app lol, because i don't want it to run all the time. So i defrosted it with Titanium and went straight to Friend Stream. Could that be why Titanium showed up there? I think the force close happens on fresh installs after wiping....
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Titanium is causing something to go hey wire. I didnt see any other errors.
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Ok, thank you for looking, i'll see if i can fix it, perhaps by eliminating Titanium Backup.
Is anyone else having this problem?

You also need to flash my security Patch If your using romanbb rom cause htclogger is in your logcat. Not a good idea.
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I figured out the issue! It was the friggin HTC Gallery that i had uninstalled in favor of Quickpic..... DOH! Freind Stream uses the HTC Gallery to open pics, which is actually pretty cool, because you then have all the options to share, etc. More and more i am realizing that you just can't mess with Sense, it's all so interwoven.
Thanks Undead for the help and sorry for the waste of time.

yogi2010 said:
I figured out the issue! It was the friggin HTC Gallery that i had uninstalled in favor of Quickpic..... DOH! Freind Stream uses the HTC Gallery to open pics, which is actually pretty cool, because you then have all the options to share, etc. More and more i am realizing that you just can't mess with Sense, it's all so interwoven.
Thanks Undead for the help and sorry for the waste of time.
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I didnt relize you Deleted stuff. When you Remove stuff that stuff wont show in a logcat.
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Undeadk9 said:
I didnt relize you Deleted stuff. When you Remove stuff that stuff wont show in a logcat.
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Ah yeah, my bad, i been deleting the stock gallery from my phones for so long, it didn't occur to me it could be an issue. I guess Sense is a different animal.... it's been pretty much all CM on my G2 , so i thought i'd get a feel for Sense for once.

titanium back up.

do you ever save system info. it seems helpful when not planning changing roms
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I never do no matter what
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cdshepherd said:
I never do no matter what
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Can you explain why not?
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Honestly guys I can't. Sorry . I suppose if you weren't switching roms it would be ok. Its just that in my one year history here at xda I have heard from alot of well seasoned users say not to do it. Also I have seen alot of trouble for people that have done it. So I just simply don't do it. Wish I could explain more
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backing up and restoring system data is fine if you dont switch roms or even switch to a different version of the same rom (sometimes its ok, sometimes not)
i have done it, but its typically not recommended.

Pirateghost said:
backing up and restoring system data is fine if you dont switch roms or even switch to a different version of the same rom (sometimes its ok, sometimes not)
i have done it, but its typically not recommended.
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Thx PG, I'm just trying to understand the reason for not doing it... like what problems would occur? Just trying to learn.
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cdshepherd said:
Honestly guys I can't. Sorry . I suppose if you weren't switching roms it would be ok. Its just that in my one year history here at xda I have heard from alot of well seasoned users say not to do it. Also I have seen alot of trouble for people that have done it. So I just simply don't do it. Wish I could explain more
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Thanks cd! Appreciate the honesty of your answer!! Much of android remains a mystery to me... to many years of Windows... damn Bill Gates
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Same here. I never backup data. WHY?? Good Question?? What I've seen on XDA, people who do have a lot of issues with force closes etc. I just use it to back up my Apps so I don't have to do them one by one.
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shaggyskunk said:
Thx PG, I'm just trying to understand the reason for not doing it... like what problems would occur? Just trying to learn.
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if you backup system data from one rom and restore to another, when you reboot you will get nothing but force closes. you will have to reflash your rom to fix it.
if you are flashing the same version of the rom and just want all your stuff the same, it shouldnt affect anything
hcyplr29 said:
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Same here. I never backup data. WHY?? Good Question?? What I've seen on XDA, people who do have a lot of issues with force closes etc. I just use it to back up my Apps so I don't have to do them one by one.
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USER data is perfectly safe to backup. i get sick of so many people spreading untruths around about TiBu (i have seen tons)....backing up and restoring USER DATA AND APPS is perfectly fine. I have been using Titanium Backup for over a year and a half and have had more mobile devices in that timeframe than most have ever had in their lives, and every one of them i was able to use Titanium Backup to restore apps+data from OTHER devices to each other. hell, i share the same TiBu folder between my gs2, incredible s, and my vivid right now. then i have a modified version of the same folder for my galaxy tab (removed all phone-related apps)

^^^^^ this
I've migrated app backups through 3 different android phones, no problems. As for system data, bad idea. Entering your email address is far easier than reflashing a rom because of fc's

aokp uniporn kernel question

If this rom is suppose to have entropy's kernel in it is it the newest one? I cannot send long text messages being capped at 160 characters. Is there a fix for this?
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dawsndev said:
If this rom is suppose to have entropy's kernel in it is it the newest one? I cannot send long text messages being capped at 160 characters. Is there a fix for this?
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Im pretty sure kernel has no effect on character limits...that's usually modem-check your modem version under settings if you don't have uclb3 flash uclb3 modem on it...should fix your character limit
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I have no limit.
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Well I was surprised but didn't want to risk flashing his kernel just in case. But I can't send long texts so I dunno
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Oh lol well yeah feel stupid now I couldn't remember if it was modem or kernel. But every time I flash something different in this if keeps looping me back to cwm instead of rebooting.
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Yep that was it on uckl2 yep I'm on a dumb roll thanks for the info
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When the new version of this rom gets released, is there an easy way to get all of my settings and apps back without having to reinstall everything through titanium backup? Each time I flash a new rom, it takes forever to go through and set my homescreen and apps.

As far as I know, every time you flash a new ROM, you have to do a complete wipe so it doesn't cause any redundancy issues and slow your phone down, or FC's, Random reboots, etc etc.. However, if you're just installing a newer version of this, you might be able to get away with just wiping Cache and Dalvik Cache and not doing the "Factory Reset/Reset All User Data" which means you get to keep all your apps and setting with out causing any problems, similar to as if you were just flashing a theme, kernel, or modem. So as the user "Experiment" always says, Experiment.. lol.. I know I do, I like to see what can I do and get away with or tweaks I can do with out having to flood the forums with questions I can answer myself by just wasting a little of my own time.. lol..

BigAtrain said:
When the new version of this rom gets released, is there an easy way to get all of my settings and apps back without having to reinstall everything through titanium backup? Each time I flash a new rom, it takes forever to go through and set my homescreen and apps.
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I always thought that was half the fun and half the battle with flashing ROMs/themes
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It's not that big of a deal, just seeing if there is some other way out there.

When I installed this rom all my apps downloaded back up through Google I believe I didn't have to use titanium except to install a few like flip board. Weirdest thing never have seen it do it before at all!!
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dawsndev said:
When I installed this rom all my apps downloaded back up through Google I believe I didn't have to use titanium except to install a few like flip board. Weirdest thing never have seen it do it before at all!!
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same thing happened to me! never seen it before.. kinda cool.. but it re downloads all the apps using up bandwith. I'm on the "unlimited" plan but it automatically re downloading those apps puts me closer to being throttled by ATT.. oh well.. I've been trying to use WIFI as much as possible.
I also flashed the B3 modem to get rid of the 160+ character limit

Me flashed that modem because I write novels when I text sometimes.. I am also on unlimited but use wifi most of time unless out and about
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Switching ROMS...

I know that this might sound like a stupid question, but how exactly do you guys manage to flash ROMS on a weekly basis? When I flash ROMS, I always have to re download everything and setup everything back to the way it was... I don't know but I've been constantly active in these forums and I always see you guys flashing the latest ROMS and other stuff... Am I missing out on something here? Is there a way where I can have things the way it was after flashing a new ROM? I'm trying to learn how to use Titanium Backup but I'm having troubles with it.
And just a side note, is it normal to check XDA every day? Like dude I always check the threads to see what cool stuff I can do with a rooted phone. It's like Facebook man, I'm on this more than that haha.
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Well, I personally don't flash that often (mainly cuz I can't spend the time to set stuff up and check for bugs and such due to school and being busy), but when I did I pretty much swear by titanium backup. I bought the pro version and now I can't imagine going back to regular. That said, there are others that do pretty much the same thing, but my favorite is TiBu. What kind of issues you having with it?
Also yes. Its perfectly normal. I check multiple times a day. Same thing, wanting to keep up with everything, and I literally read every thread in the s3 section. Its definitely better than Facebook. Lol
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I am also interested in learning how to use Titanium backup. Haven't really dived into it yet tho. But I feel the same way. I usually try and do some research about whatever I'm flashing because I usually stick with it and try not to switch roms very much. Setting up the settings I like in the roms takes to long for me to be jumping from rom to rom.

To complement using Titanium Backup, I use Nova launcher (any launcher will do actually) and I restore my homescreens with the touch of a button.
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How do you do that? Do you need the pro version for it?
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SketchySean said:
How do you do that? Do you need the pro version for it?
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Nope, you just back it up. Of course like I said, the pro version is awesome and is totally worth it. Also its cheaper through the website instead of the play store.
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I flash roms pretty much on a daily basis, and its because of titanium backup. I use it even when I'm not restoring stuff because its also how I remove bloatware that I don't need and clean up system apps. If a person only bought 1 pro version android app I would recommend it be titanium backup.
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See here's the thing that I'm confused on... I did a backup of all my apps, and I know where the folder is. Once I flash a new ROM, do I download TB and restore from there or do I flash it from recovery?
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SketchySean said:
See here's the thing that I'm confused on... I did a backup of all my apps, and I know where the folder is. Once I flash a new ROM, do I download TB and restore from there or do I flash it from recovery?
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Well both are acceptable ways since TB permits you to do either. This depends on whether you made the backup via an update.zip or just did the manual process. I prefer the manual process, so I restore using TB.
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With the help of Aroma, it makes it very easy to change ROMs for me.
I can pick only what is wanted, which saves me a lot of time removing what I consider bloat. and I use Astro to restore all my apps (personal preference)
I can install a ROM and be set up the way I want it in 5 minutes. If I know what I want, like for a TW ROM.
I haven't used AOSP in a while though, so an AOSP ROM would take some more time for me, but I personally enjoy the TW ROMs too much to change.

I've been using Nandroid Manager to manage my backups. Its by the same person that does the Online Nandroid app in the play store. I find it much more streamlined and user friendly than titanium. Restores backups faster too. It might not be as robust as titanium but it does everything I need it to. Makes flashing a snap. I nandroid my current setup, flash something new, if I like it I'll play around with it and restore my backed up apps to it. If not I just go back to my nandroid.
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andybones said:
With the help of Aroma, it makes it very easy to change ROMs for me.
I can pick only what is wanted, which saves me a lot of time removing what I consider bloat. and I use Astro to restore all my apps (personal preference)
I can install a ROM and be set up the way I want it in 5 minutes. If I know what I want, like for a TW ROM.
I haven't used AOSP in a while though, so an AOSP ROM would take some more time for me, but I personally enjoy the TW ROMs too much to change.
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You can do it through Astro? How? And if you do your backups, does it store the data/cache you have?
And by the way, I love your work!

flyestAC said:
I've been using Nandroid Manager to manage my backups. Its by the same person that does the Online Nandroid app in the play store. I find it much more streamlined and user friendly than titanium. Restores backups faster too. It might not be as robust as titanium but it does everything I need it to. Makes flashing a snap. I nandroid my current setup, flash something new, if I like it I'll play around with it and restore my backed up apps to it. If not I just go back to my nandroid.
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So if you store your backups there, it'll be like a screenshot of your current homescreen (similar to doing backups in recovery)?

another vote for titanium. combined with nova launcher im able to restore my phone back to the way i want it in under 25 minutes.

SketchySean said:
So if you store your backups there, it'll be like a screenshot of your current homescreen (similar to doing backups in recovery)?
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Yep. Just restore app+data (apex for me), launch it, and it's set up exactly as it was when you did your backup.
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Didn't know what the "create update.zip" was for and I had been wondering, so thanks for that.
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I too swear by titanium backup. I always backup/restore my apps but not system data as in my experience it can change between roms. I also click options when on main screen of titanium backup, then backup to xml and save my call log, texts, and wifi points so that I can restore them on the new rom.

Titanium backup will be your friend and always make sure you nandroid. I don't know how many times I have tried a rom and hated it within 20 minutes so I had to restore. I have been on one rom for 5 days now and I am getting the itch to try something new.
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Something to point out about TiBu: you can make flash able zips of your filters. I keep filters for user apps and useful system data (like data usage, WiFi APs). If you do it this way, you might want to remove the tibu apk that gets stuffed in as well. I remove it, because I always flash the tibu apk itself immediately after a ROM and before gapps. That way, I can restore my android ID and various services don't think I have 10 different S3s.
Another note, no matter what anyone says, you will not be back to your setup in 15 mins. You can get MOST of it restored, but there will be little things you'll need to go through. That's if you're like me, and are really picky about every little setting. Give yourself at least and hour and numerous reboots.
How do I deal with this? I guess I'm a flashaholic. 15 will get your core apps, but for everything to be perfect, 30-60 mins is ideal. Definitely don't do anything close to bed time if you rely on your alarm.