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The APN issues thread

Hi everyone,
I figured I would start this thread to give everyone a place to post their APN issues/fixes/work arounds to maybe cut down on the questions being asked in the development forums. I will include any of the fixes/workarounds I have seen so far and try to keep this thread updated with any new ones that come about. I have learned so much on here on XDA just by searching and reading, I hope that this thread can do the same for anyone else looking for answers. Thanks/credit for all these fixes/work arounds goes out to all the OP's (special thanks to Martovitz for inspiring me to write this) Again this is just random things people have tried that have worked for them,this is NOT a step by step, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT WORK FOR YOU, and they are in no particular order, everyones phone is different:
APN Voodoo:
1) Try Holding power button down while holding volume up to reboot phone.
2) Try pulling battery out while the phone is on, let it sit for a minute, then restart.
3) Try toggling airplane mode on wait a minute, then turn it back off.
4) If simple user is selected in your APN menu try selecting T-Mobile. If this fails try deleting simple user APN.
5) Go into settings>wireless>mobile networks. -let it search, pick one, let it 'error' then select the 'select automatically' option -wait a second, press back to the home screen, wait two more seconds APN issues disappear
6) Run fix permissions in ROM Manager
7) Replace Sim card,try new UICC sim card specifically for 3g/4g devices.
8) Try flashing new ROM while in a good T-Mobile area (ie full bars of reception) to register on network
9) Try reinstalling ROM using this process:
a) Wipe cache
b) Wipe Dalvik
c) Flash ROM
d) Flash gapps
e) Fix Permissions
f) Reboot
10)
a)Turn on WiFi and make sure you're connected.
b) Go into the Market, search "APN Backup".
c) Download the program called "APNsBU (ROOT)"
d) Open the program and click on the "Backup APNs" button.
e) After that's done, click on the "Restore APNs" button. It will prompt you to reboot your phone.
f) After the reboot, open the APNsBU program, click on the menu button on your phone and click "View APNs".
g) You should be able to see "Simple" and "T-Mobile US." Turn off your WiFi and you should be good to go!
11) The fix that's been working for me 100% is to just delete the APN type on both the T-Mobile US and Simple and then make sure T-Mobile US is selected
11) Use ROM Manager to "Reboot into Recovery", once recovery boots simply select "reboot system now" and let the phone boot back up. That's it, when the phone boots back up the apn settings will be restored and data will be working like it should.
***Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for any damage you do to your phone trying these fixes/work arounds***

pretty awesome thread, thanks for sharing your experiences

Would someone be willing to type up or link to the reason why the APN problems manifest? I really appreciate the list of (supposed) fixes, but I'd also like to know why the problems exist in the first place.

I honestly don't think anyone really knows, but I'm willing to bet with the release of official gingerbread update these problems will disappear
Maybe if everyone starts posting the problems their having and where, when, why, and how they started we could narrow it down
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APN Issues only occur with not stock roms for me.

Apn issues:
They basically give u no data and when u go to apn settings there are no presets. This usually doesn't happen on first boot on cm. But when u reboot everything dissapears. Some fixes use to work for me but now data works when it wants to
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webstar1 said:
Apn issues:
They basically give u no data and when u go to apn settings there are no presets. This usually doesn't happen on first boot on cm. But when u reboot everything dissapears. Some fixes use to work for me but now data works when it wants to
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Exactly my problem or when I am on wifi and turn it off I don't get data back either

See and the really weird thing is you get people like me that have never had any apn problems .... but I have only flashed Cm7 rom starting with nb#32. I haven't used any other roms.... maybe that's a possible reason why i have no apn issues.
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webstar1 said:
Apn issues:
They basically give u no data and when u go to apn settings there are no presets. This usually doesn't happen on first boot on cm. But when u reboot everything dissapears. Some fixes use to work for me but now data works when it wants to
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Have u tried apn'sBU? It fixes every time for me. Usually happens first reboot after new flash (not the reboot out of cwr).
Yah, it's a crazy issue. Cm7 is the only rom I've flashed, I did a few full wipes around nightlies 38+ figuring it would have to help. Made no real difference.
Good luck.
G2X

PrettyPistol555 said:
Have u tried apn'sBU? It fixes every time for me. Usually happens first reboot after new flash (not the reboot out of cwr).
Yah, it's a crazy issue. Cm7 is the only rom I've flashed, I did a few full wipes around nightlies 38+ figuring it would have to help. Made no real difference.
Good luck.
G2X
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Its a shame but at least you found a fix that works for ya bro
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Tried all of them besides new sim card and no luck to get cm or any other gb rom to work
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osugsxr said:
Tried all of them besides new sim card and no luck to get cm or any other gb rom to work
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Are you having just apn issues or something else?? Apn should be a workaround ill be it annoying to deal with but at least workable, so is something else not working out??
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Think its just apn, running the stock gb update fine . There may have been one other gb rom where my data was working but not sure . Cm just isn't working for me ,
jroyalty7 said:
Are you having just apn issues or something else?? Apn should be a workaround ill be it annoying to deal with but at least workable, so is something else not working out??
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My data/apn fix...
Okay, I guess this isn't technically a "FIX", but it WILL get your data working again until the next time the apn settings decide to mysteriously disappear.
Use ROM Manager to "Reboot into Recovery", once recovery boots simply select "reboot system now" and let the phone boot back up. That's it, when the phone boots back up the apn settings will be restored and data will be working like it should.
Wish I had an actual fix but this is MUCH better than nothing, and in my opinion easier than taking my case off and pulling the battery every time.

Okay, I guess this isn't technically a "FIX", but it WILL get your data working again until the next time the apn settings decide to mysteriously disappear.
Use ROM Manager to "Reboot into Recovery", once recovery boots simply select "reboot system now" and let the phone boot back up. That's it, when the phone boots back up the apn settings will be restored and data will be working like it should.
Wish I had an actual fix but this is MUCH better than nothing, and in my opinion easier than taking my case off and pulling the battery every time.
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Its all good bro anything that gets it back is what this threads all about.... ill update the 1st post later tonight. Thanks for sharing.
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Any time I'm having data or signal issues, this pretty much fixes it.
3) Try toggling airplane mode on wait a minute, then turn it back off.
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Going to try the clockwork one, would like to run cyanogen but no data is an issue
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APN // No data
Having the same issue here with cyanogen ... Tried many build ... I'm adding my APN (I'm sure it's correct, it's working on stock firmware) But on Cyanogen, no data (4G) HSPA+ network ....
Tried removing battery, airplane ... impossible to get data working...
Any clue ?

SpOuK-3- said:
Having the same issue here with cyanogen ... Tried many build ... I'm adding my APN (I'm sure it's correct, it's working on stock firmware) But on Cyanogen, no data (4G) HSPA+ network ....
Tried removing battery, airplane ... impossible to get data working...
Any clue ?
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Try all of the methods from 1st post... these are the only things people have found that work so far... good luck
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I tried all... Now i'm on the leaked GB build and my data (4G) is working perfectly.... i'm trying to find the difference... Maybe kernel or driver issue in cyanogen... I don't know
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[Q] [ROM][2.3.5] MIUI 1.9.23 for Infuse Q/A

Wifi sometimes won't connect.
Market won't let me download anything.
How to fix that?

Thank you Dev Mikey, Love Miui. After many tries, I was able to make it work.
this rom is beautiful!
For those who haven't been able to flash, odin back to stock and root+3e recovery then flash defuse kernel. put miui rom in internal sd card, wipe data/ factory reset. flash miui rom. after it's done flashing, pull battery out. reboot into recovery with 3 buttons and flash miui rom again. Enjoy!

Looking for 12 hr flip clock.
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Just so people know - CWM is supposed to be blue!

Ltilt2 said:
Thank you Dev Mikey, Love Miui. After many tries, I was able to make it work.
this rom is beautiful!
For those who haven't been able to flash, odin back to stock and root+3e recovery then flash defuse kernel. put miui rom in internal sd card, wipe data/ factory reset. flash miui rom. after it's done flashing, pull battery out. reboot into recovery with 3 buttons and flash miui rom again. Enjoy!
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Thats the long way. Just clear all caches and reboot twice and done market will work again.
I was on infused 1.60 no kernel change. Put MIUI on sd card. Go to recovery factory wipe and wipe all caches and done.

Anyone know how to get the Car Home app installed? Market doesn't see it as a compatible device. I would settle for "samsung" car home or Google car home but I am not sure how to get it on there.

Google is your best friend remember that.
One you install Car Home (google) the icon to open it won't appears. (don't know why)
Installing Samsung car home will just make shortcuts to google navigation and maps.

glidden234 said:
Google is your best friend remember that.
One you install Car Home (google) the icon to open it won't appears. (don't know why)
Installing Samsung car home will just make shortcuts to google navigation and maps.
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You can't install it at all, it's not that it doesn't work. Google Car/Home says incompatible device. Samsung car/home doesn't show up in the market at all.

Love how the question just got ignored
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Lmfao!
edkills said:
Love how the question just got ignored
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What is the best backup method when going from infused to the new Miui?
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Stuck on unlocking the SIM card
Hey guys,
I'm currently stuck on the unlocking the sim card. I put my code in to unlock and then it just keeps stating "Inlocking SIM card..." I've seen a couple people having the same issue as me on this rom and haven't seen any solutions so any help would be greatly appreciated. As far as I can see the rom looks awesome!
Thanks again

I have been using this rom since it was released into the wild, and everything has been great (until recently ). I played around with the themes and changed the fonts up a bit, and now after a while of use my characters get all jumbled (some Chinese text mixed with English on top of English). It happens across apps and doesn't go away until I change fonts again. I thought switching back to the default would help, but so far no luck.
Has anyone else seen this (or have a solution)?
Thanks

What's needed to get hulu to work on Miui?
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I do not know about hulu... but are there any themes that make it not look like an iphone ugh i hate that look now.

VtHondaGuy08 said:
What's needed to get hulu to work on Miui?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119530
This thread will get it working......Skip step 2 paste the Libflash.so file in the right place and give it the proper premissions.
i know he says you will have to do this everytime you reboot(but it will not work unless you Reboot after you paste that file)
from what i have came across, this is true on both the august build and September build of miui.

im having a hard time finding my screenshots. they are not located in the MIUI folder on the sd card like the website says they should be. if there is a fix to this or if anyone knows where it puts them that would be greatly appreciated. thanks

anotherday46 said:
Just so people know - CWM is supposed to be blue!
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So how do I get blue cwm, mines red

Soft keys not working
My home, menu, etc keys aren't working. Everything else is, but these buttons just don't. Any suggestions?

xcpefrmreality said:
So how do I get blue cwm, mines red
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It'll be blue once you flash MIUI or a recent CM7 build.

Please help - Cyanogen Nightmare! Can't connect to cell network

EDIT: RIGHT AFTER POSTING, MY PHONE RANDOMLY STARTED WORKING. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I DID BESIDES POST HERE. MAGIC.
I installed Cyanogen version 7.2.0 just fine using the guide that was found here: http://www.mrmuh.com/2012/01/update-a-motorola-milestone-from-motorola-firmware-to-cyanogenmod-7/
However, the next morning I think I enabled the 2g/3g switch widget - and then my phone entered into a constant and continuous loop of "com.android.phone has unexpectedly closed" - and couldn't connect to cell service.
In a panic, I searched everywhere for fixes. I then tried a few of the fixes which instructed you to download "sqlite editor" and do some edits to the settings file. I did this, along with a couple of other network edits, resetting them to "0" instead of the "1" they were currently set to. No help.
Finally, I went into the Open Recovery system and did a full reset on cache/factory reset/etc. and then rebooted into cyanogen. Now my network won't even connect for a half a second and then crash like before - just straight up NO CONNECTION.
Now I've went through and attempted changing back some of those settings I messed around with in Sqlite - but to no avail.
Anyone with any ideas on how I can get an operating phone again, please let me know. I noticed I still have all my apps from previously, so I don't think I'm really factory resetting the phone. That could be part of the issue, I'm sure....I am very depressed and hoping for a miracle!!

Look into installing minimod recovery and then flashing the correct radio for your location after a full wipe.
If you do a google search you should find minimod. I'm on my phone or I would just link you.
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OK Thanks for your reply.
However, randomly, just after I posted this - I looked down and my phone had a full 2G Connection. Went into baseband settings, enabled 850 band 3G, and now I have full 3G connectivity.
I have no clue how this happened. XDA forum is magical?
Thanks again for your reply, but thankfully I don't need the minimod suggestion as of now!!

You're welcome. You might want to go ahead and install minimod though. I made the mistake of not having it installed and flashed a new rom without the ability to select bands and was without a phone all day. It's better safe than sorry.
redsrule2500 said:
OK Thanks for your reply.
However, randomly, just after I posted this - I looked down and my phone had a full 2G Connection. Went into baseband settings, enabled 850 band 3G, and now I have full 3G connectivity.
I have no clue how this happened. XDA forum is magical?
Thanks again for your reply, but thankfully I don't need the minimod suggestion as of now!!
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jhealy said:
You're welcome. You might want to go ahead and install minimod though. I made the mistake of not having it installed and flashed a new rom without the ability to select bands and was without a phone all day. It's better safe than sorry.
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Good call. I'm just quite happy this is working now, but you are right, don't want that doomsday feeling again. Thanks

im having the same problem here :// i only can get cellNetwork if i restart with airplane mod.. then after i rebooted i go back to normal 3G/2G mode but otherwise i dnt get cell signal// also seems like wifi has some bugs im using HOHO CM7

Do a fresh install of HONO through minimod recovery.
marwan91 said:
im having the same problem here :// i only can get cellNetwork if i restart with airplane mod.. then after i rebooted i go back to normal 3G/2G mode but otherwise i dnt get cell signal// also seems like wifi has some bugs im using HOHO CM7
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jhealy said:
Do a fresh install of HONO through minimod recovery.
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i did.. still the same problem ^^

Did you install the correct radio?
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Go download a apndroid.apk Google it.
that happened to me too

[Q] Glorious Overdose V5 crashing processes

Downloaded this ROM from the second link. Thought it was a bad download, as it would go through all the setup but it seems to install just fine, but when the phone reboots, the phone process immediately crashes, can't set any accounts (accounts crash), keyboard crashes, etc. Not sure what I'm hitting wrong, I've downloaded it again, wiped cache/reset, wiped dalvik, install just the rom first, set permissions, reboot into recovery, run again, install all software (launcher, factory apps, etc), but they still manage to crash (especially phone so I get no data unless connected to wifi).
Any advice? Thanks in advance

I believe thereis an issue with wifi calling, need to look into this, see if all works when not installing this, well try wiping, flashing rom only, then go back in aroma and flash anything but the removed from stock stuff. Hopefully this will be fixed soon
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demkantor said:
I believe thereis an issue with wifi calling, need to look into this, see if all works when not installing this, well try wiping, flashing rom only, then go back in aroma and flash anything but the removed from stock stuff. Hopefully this will be fixed soon
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I'll try that and let you know. Thanks!

wilvelas said:
I'll try that and let you know. Thanks!
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I absolutely LOVE this rom. I got over the .phone crashing as it doesnt effect me much it seems just crashes twice on start-up and thats it. I didnt download wifi calling and it still crashes for me. But this is seriously otherwise the best rom ive ever used. Many kudos.

Yeah. I'm having the same problem too. Basically, the phone won't work. Everything just crashes. I hope they make a fix really soon. I love this ROM.

I find it weird that GO is the SLOWEST out of any roms I've tried...and even though I don't like it, stock isn't as bad as I thought - just has bad bloat. GO has chrashed even more than stock has, but after I just did a clean stock, its faster and both previous experiences....
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does anyone else have the issue with the modem? Can't seem to get it working again just get regular service no data.

[Q] Infuse ICS

Sorry if this is a repeat but I can't seem to find a similar problem. After staying on froyo for 2 years my phone started to slow down and give random application errors. I decided to try a new rom for the first time. I tried installing clockworkmod recovery and almost bricked my phone. A flash with gingerbread using odin got a working os on my infuse again. This came with red recovery already installed. For 2 weeks I used this rom and found that my dataconnection was super slow, random app errors and almost no wifi reception drove me to try something else. I flashed gingerbread bootloaders to get rid of the rainbow recovery(literally could not see a thing in recovery) and factory reset, cleared cache and flashed CWM 9 for infuse this post. This rom is running fast, data and wifi are great but there is a serious error. When I make a call, after selecting the number to call the screen goes black and unresponsive. No amount of button pushing will bring it back. Also you can see that the IR light on the front of the phone next to the phone turns on. The call is made and when the recipeint hangs up the phone will come back. If there is no cell signal this does not happen, the call screen normally appears and you can cancel the call. I have cleared cache, wiped data and dalvik cache, then reflashed this rom and the problem persists. I also downloaded a 3rd party dialer which displays the same symtoms. Is there a way to fix this? Is there a better rom to use? Any suggested workarounds would be nice. I would just like to get my phone back to a stable working os as I use it for android development. Some things specific to my situation: I live in Poland now. My phone is unlocked from ATT&T to work on european networks. This was working fine on froyo. I would post this on the developer thread but I don't have permission to do so yet. Thanks in advanced for any help/suggestions.

Go to delopment section and find cm10.1 by scott hart and odin back to stock with root/cmw follow instruction exactly the way the are coming from stock and should be good to go. And install GB bootloaders it will take care of not seeing recovery clearly and u can find how tos in stickies in delopment(I think) but do or research before u ask a lot of question and post bug. Its a good idea to read last 3-10 pages on a tom or going to install to know if there are any major issues or bugs.
This is just advise I have done what I telling and have not problems but i am not responsible if u brick ur phone
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1991mustang50 said:
Go to delopment section and find cm10.1 by scott hart and odin back to stock with root/cmw follow instruction exactly the way the are coming from stock and should be good to go. And install GB bootloaders it will take care of not seeing recovery clearly and u can find how tos in stickies in delopment(I think) but do or research before u ask a lot of question and post bug. Its a good idea to read last 3-10 pages on a tom or going to install to know if there are any major issues or bugs.
This is just advise I have done what I telling and have not problems but i am not responsible if u brick ur phone
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Thanks for the help!! How is JB running on your infuse? GB boot loader was installed before CWM 9. Recover is working fine now. As far as I can tell no one else is having this problem with the dialer like me.

craigsmith132 said:
Thanks for the help!! How is JB running on your infuse? GB boot loader was installed before CWM 9. Recover is working fine now. As far as I can tell no one else is having this problem with the dialer like me.
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Try using a diff dialer app
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I uploaded this, move it to system/app
https://www.box.com/s/t79ao995vybfbsgxxgsz
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bradman117 said:
Try using a diff dialer app
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I uploaded this, move it to system/app
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Thanks for the help. I did try a different dialer which I downloaded from the market, but it had the same problems. I have already moved on to Jelly Bean and so far everything is working great. One problem that I still have is my Titanium Backup of my contacts wont work. This happened in ICS as well. Titanium says it works and suggests a reboot. After rebooting still no contacts. Unfortunately I didn't have these contacts synced with my Google account. Any ideas on how to extract the contact information from titanium and import it to the contacts app? I know the backup is good, I was able to use it when I updated to Ginger Bread.

craigsmith132 said:
Thanks for the help. I did try a different dialer which I downloaded from the market, but it had the same problems. I have already moved on to Jelly Bean and so far everything is working great. One problem that I still have is my Titanium Backup of my contacts wont work. This happened in ICS as well. Titanium says it works and suggests a reboot. After rebooting still no contacts. Unfortunately I didn't have these contacts synced with my Google account. Any ideas on how to extract the contact information from titanium and import it to the contacts app? I know the backup is good, I was able to use it when I updated to Ginger Bread.
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Idk if I can help u with contacts app, I just sync mine with my gmail account.
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bradman117 said:
Idk if I can help u with contacts app, I just sync mine with my gmail account.
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I've got an idea, I think my problem is because I didn't make a fresh backup after I flashed ginger bread. I think the 'contacts' app must have changed database formats between froyo and ICS. If I were able to take that backup file and load it into an AVD, then restore my contacts and export them to my gmail account I think I could recover them on my phone without reflashing GB to do a fresh/compatible backup. Do you think it's possible or would most likely fail. I've never tried to bring files into an AVD but I do know that I have internet connectivity while debugging apps. It seems possible that I should be able to send files to the AVD as well.

craigsmith132 said:
I've got an idea, I think my problem is because I didn't make a fresh backup after I flashed ginger bread. I think the 'contacts' app must have changed database formats between froyo and ICS. If I were able to take that backup file and load it into an AVD, then restore my contacts and export them to my gmail account I think I could recover them on my phone without reflashing GB to do a fresh/compatible backup. Do you think it's possible or would most likely fail. I've never tried to bring files into an AVD but I do know that I have internet connectivity while debugging apps. It seems possible that I should be able to send files to the AVD as well.
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If u go back to froyo u can use the free 30day trial of mybackup and back up the contacts. Then restore it on ICS or JB
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