I have tried searching but haven't found an answer.
Being a relative newbie, I like trying out different ROMS. Is there a way of saving page layouts that can be restored once the new ROM is loaded, or do all my previous pages have to be recreated by hand?
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Too many variables and too much potential for config conflicts. best to recreate by hand, or flash less often
If you use a third party launcher and have a backup of that launcher, then when you restore the launcher your home page should be what it was..
Titanium backup..
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Darunion:
Thanks, that thought had crossed my mind!
born_fisherman:
Thanks, will go play with that now!
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ex-egll said:
Darunion:
Thanks, that thought had crossed my mind!
born_fisherman:
Thanks, will go play with that now!
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None of the backup apps will restore the widgets. This is due to the way android works. you will have to reset up the widgets each time you flash a rom.
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None of the backup apps will restore the widgets. This is due to the way android works. you will have to reset up the widgets each time you flash a rom.
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I was just about to edit my post to reflect the same.
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I have been told that some of the launchers have backups within themselves though. I always use the stock launcher, so I can't, authoritatively, speak any further to it.
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I want to switch between roms, then restore apps via TitaniumBackup, then restore my icons on their respective pages.
Possible?
I would love this... Would take a lot of the tedious 're-layingout' of the home screens every day or so.
This should be relatively easy I would think, since there are already 'saved' configurations in the ROMs.
skola28 said:
I would love this... Would take a lot of the tedious 're-layingout' of the home screens every day or so.
This should be relatively easy I would think, since there are already 'saved' configurations in the ROMs.
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i dont think ive ever heard of anyone finding those files, but i have heard talk of doing it before. any progress on that ever made?
TitaniumBackup DOES allow this to be done. I'm currently running DamageControl 2.07.2, and I restore my HTC Sense desktop everytime I wipe the phone or change ROMs.
Under Backup/Restore, find the one that says "[DESKTOP] HTC Sense", this will allow you to backup and restore the exact Sense layout you're running.
A possible side-effect that I've experienced is that after reboot my HTC widgets disappear, so I use RootExplorer (paid app) to re-install HTCClockWidget.apk under /system/app. That will take care of the disappearing widget.
Hope this helped!!
Fresh Kitchen can do this. Look under the tools tab.
id like to know where the folders are located. it'd really help gain some space.
god, cant wait for the effin evo
miguelfp1 said:
TitaniumBackup DOES allow this to be done. I'm currently running DamageControl 2.07.2, and I restore my HTC Sense desktop everytime I wipe the phone or change ROMs.
Under Backup/Restore, find the one that says "[DESKTOP] HTC Sense", this will allow you to backup and restore the exact Sense layout you're running.
A possible side-effect that I've experienced is that after reboot my HTC widgets disappear, so I use RootExplorer (paid app) to re-install HTCClockWidget.apk under /system/app. That will take care of the disappearing widget.
Hope this helped!!
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Or you can just clear the data in SETTINGS > Applications > Manage Applications > HTC Sense
That brings the widgets back as well... Or at least, brings back the ability to re-add them
Doesn't that also wipe your home screens clean?
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Or you can just clear the data in SETTINGS > Applications > Manage Applications > HTC Sense
That brings the widgets back as well... Or at least, brings back the ability to re-add them
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but it also means that you'll have to reconfigure the Sense desktop, making the backup and restore useless
miguelfp1 said:
but it also means that you'll have to reconfigure the Sense desktop, making the backup and restore useless
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For certain
chadillac0000 said:
Fresh Kitchen can do this. Look under the tools tab.
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Kitchen doesn't support 2.1 roms though. I once backed up my sms from the same screen the backup scene button is on and I restored it to a 2.1 ROM and it went completely wonky and I had to RUU!
mountaindont said:
id like to know where the folders are located. it'd really help gain some space.
god, cant wait for the effin evo
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i found this
htt
p:// su3. me/ backup-your-htc-sense-home-screen-layout/
sorry for the spaces, it's my first post
dragomang87 said:
i found this
htt
p:// su3. me/ backup-your-htc-sense-home-screen-layout/
sorry for the spaces, it's my first post
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Welcome to xda. Also welcome to the hero CDMA froums. Glad to have you aboard. If you dont mind here's a quick tip for you. Check the date of the thread before you post in it because if its as old as this one is then the thread is considered dead. If you have any ??'s or issues with modding your hero just shoot me a pm. If I can help I will.
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What is the meaning of the different colors and symbols in the Backup/Restore screen?
you find it by using Menu => Legend, here is a screenshot
just found this out the other day
Thanks. Easy enough
You guys have any problems with TB? Like automatic batch back up not backing up...except maybe 2 or 3 apps?
Not me. Seems to be backing up everything.
Works fine here. Excellent app.
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you find it by using Menu => Legend, here is a screenshot
just found this out the other day
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Hey, I had a related query, some apps show up on titanium backup that aren't actually installed. For eg. in my nexus 4 in India, Earth, wallet and such apps aren't supported. And these apps are highlighted in a bluish colour. But I'm just basing this on observation. Does anyone know anything about this?
Thank you!
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I know this is an old thread, by almost two years, but if anyone out there is like me, I like being able to reference a document, image, sound, etc. when doing tasks, especially involving removing backups or anything that could potentially harm your system. So here is the latest Legend for Titanium Backup Pro 6.1.5.6
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I know this is an old thread, by almost two years, but if anyone out there is like me, I like being able to reference a document, image, sound, etc. when doing tasks, especially involving removing backups or anything that could potentially harm your system. So here is the latest Legend for Titanium Backup Pro 6.1.5.6
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Hmm .. where do I find the menu point for that? No Menu -> Legend here.
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Hmm .. where do I find the menu point for that? No Menu -> Legend here.
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It's hidden by default. Click menu then on the Help / Licensing header at the very top of the list click "↓Tap to Expand↓"
jr67 said:
It's hidden by default. Click menu then on the Help / Licensing header at the very top of the list click "↓Tap to Expand↓"
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Good one
SiNJiN76 said:
You guys have any problems with TB? Like automatic batch back up not backing up...except maybe 2 or 3 apps?
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I've had that happen a few times too, not sure why
It certainly is, I'd love to see compatibility with multi window so I can look through my app drawer and maybe to operate a few other apps to check stuff like data or if it might be something I'd actually use. That's future speak though as a lot more apps would, too, need to be multi-window compatible.
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I would like to try a lot of different roms but one thing keeps me from doing this. Is there any way to back up your homescreen layouts that way toy don't have to set them up all over again
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speedfreak228 said:
I would like to try a lot of different roms but one thing keeps me from doing this. Is there any way to back up your homescreen layouts that way toy don't have to set them up all over again
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i use titanium backup pro & when i restore my apps after a fresh flash my home screen (launcher) is set. usually the widgets dont work so i have to maually replace them, but this should work.for.you as well. i should also note that when i switched from froyo to gb, i didnt try this as i was unsure of the results... **also, make sure not to restore system data, but that will be in the 1st post of watever rom you flash... hope this was helpful
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It works if you're using a third-party launcher. Can be funky if using the system launcher though.
Entropy512 said:
It works if you're using a third-party launcher. Can be funky if using the system launcher though.
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nice catch, i forgot to mention that part...
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Gotta love Titanium Backup for when this happens. Just need to set up your widgets and all the icons are set just the way you left them.
Eddie Bombay said:
Gotta love Titanium Backup for when this happens. Just need to set up your widgets and all the icons are set just the way you left them.
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Using TiBu to restore launcher settings for a system launcher after changing ROMs can result in things getting REALLY messed up.
Entropy512 said:
Using TiBu to restore launcher settings for a system launcher after changing ROMs can result in things getting REALLY messed up.
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Ya I have been there before lol
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Most market launchers also have the option to back up in their menu settings as well
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take a screenshot of your homescreen(s) when it's all set up, save it to your PC, and just try and imitate it every time you reset
docodine said:
take a screenshot of your homescreen(s) when it's all set up, save it to your PC, and just try and imitate it every time you reset
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lol thats basically what happens
Hey all, this mod is for those who are having launcher redraws on GB. This was an issue since GB was released. For those who don't know, a redraw is, simply put, when your launcher's icons all disappear but reload after a few seconds.
Here's what you do:
1) Get your launcher moved into /system/app. You should do this from a clean flash (edit the ROM.zip, put it in, and rezip the file). You could try to manually push this, but I don't know how that'll work. You could also try to convert it into a system app by using Titanium Backup PAID (thank you shawnshine for this one).
To get the apk for your launcher, you should uninstall it and reinstall it. Once you reinstall your launcher, go to /cache and look for downloadfile.apk. That's the app you just recently downloaded (in this case, it's your launcher). Save that downloadfile.apk, rename it to whatever you want, and move it into /system/app whenever you flash a new ROM.
2) Edit the build.prop for your ROM. Use Notepad++ and add this line at the bottom, without quotes: "ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1" Save the changes to your build.prop. You can manually push this and this seems to work as well.
This thread is really made so you guys could get the edited build.prop and push them yourselves. I'm including only the most recent GB ROMs.
3) Flash your ROM and enjoy less redraws. If you choose to manually push it, wipe your dalvik cache and fix permissions.
I take NO credit for any of this. jager555 was the one who mentioned #1. AntonX is the one who mentioned #2. Of course, all the build.props that have been edited belong to the respective developers who tweaked it and such.
If the developers have a problem with me posting their build.props here, please let me know, and I'll remove it.
UPDATE: Here's a short explanation of why this thread died down. When 2.3.6 was just released, I tried using this mod again to fix the build.props for all ROMs. Unfortunately, it seemed to be ineffective, so I dropped this completely. However, icy56 recently informed me that this still works on 2.3.6 (at least the newest ROMs), so I decided to pick this up again!
Below are the three most commonly used ROMs on this forum atm (Valhalla Black Edition, ICBINB 2.3.7 v2, and AOSP Style X). For those of you who haven't made the move yet, I kept the older ROMs in Older ROMs.zip.
Let me know how this works for all of you! I know it definitely made a difference on LauncherPro and GO Launcher EX.
Sick!! Thanks works great it was def an annoying issue.. I just moved the apk in root explorer and reinstalled into system app
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hey just wanted to say i can attest that these settings do lessen the withdraws.
For launcherpro users, settings that have completely stopped withdraws for me are setting memory usage to low, not checking "prevent FCs", and checking "keep in memory"
EDIT: Forget this post. It was another issue.
Wouldn't using the "convert to system app" function in Titanium Backup Pro for your preferred launcher do the same thing?
I pushed it and didn't lose settings.. like I said I moved adw from data app to system app and then immediately clicked install and it reinstalled successfully
The launcher will fc if you hit home without reinstalling in system app
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Mizun0h said:
hey just wanted to say i can attest that these settings do lessen the withdraws.
For launcherpro users, settings that have completely stopped withdraws for me are setting memory usage to low, not checking "prevent FCs", and checking "keep in memory"
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The only reason why I don't want to set the memory usage to "low" is because it makes my previews lag with 7 screens. Also, I've been reading that we should keep the memory usage as "high" instead.
shawnshine said:
Wouldn't using the "convert to system app" function in Titanium Backup Pro for your preferred launcher do the same thing?
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I'm not sure. I've never tried that. I put it into the OP just in case though. Once I get someone's confirmation, I'll put it as one of the methods.
mbernusg said:
I pushed it and didn't lose settings.. like I said I moved adw from data app to system app and then immediately clicked install and it reinstalled successfully
The launcher will fc if you hit home without reinstalling in system app
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It turns out that it was SAS vXXX that wiped everything. Very strange. I'll have to ask dsexton702 about that.
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I pushed it and didn't lose settings.. like I said I moved adw from data app to system app and then immediately clicked install and it reinstalled successfully
The launcher will fc if you hit home without reinstalling in system app
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Tried that. Didn't loose anything but it seems like the launcher still re-draws for me
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icy56 said:
Tried that. Didn't loose anything but it seems like the launcher still re-draws for me
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What's causing your redraws? I usually get a redraw after playing Cut the Rope for a level or two, but now it doesn't happen at all.
Yay!! It worked. I played Nova 2 for a while and my launcher didn't redraw still!
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i appreciate the credit
i will be writing a guide this week on all of this. i've noticed a TON of questions that i know I have addressed too many times for me not to be bothered by it.
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i appreciate the credit
i will be writing a guide this week on all of this. i've noticed a TON of questions that i know I have addressed too many times for me not to be bothered by it.
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No problem.
That sounds like a great idea. I just put this up cause I saw too many posts regarding this problem.
bkoon1218 said:
What's causing your redraws? I usually get a redraw after playing Cut the Rope for a level or two, but now it doesn't happen at all.
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I get a redraw like right after playing angry birds, or cut the rope, or even simply just web browsing. I guess I have to do it the real way.
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icy56 said:
I get a redraw like right after playing angry birds, or cut the rope, or even simply just web browsing. I guess I have to do it the real way.
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I just tried playing Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, and browsing for over 5 minutes each. None of which caused a redraw.
Maybe you should try a fresh flash.
OP has been updated with Beautiful SGS4G v2's build.prop.
bkoon1218 said:
I just tried playing Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, and browsing for over 5 minutes each. None of which caused a redraw.
Maybe you should try a fresh flash.
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Yeah imma try that out this weekend once I have the free time.
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Yeah imma try that out this weekend once I have the free time.
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Let me know how that turns out for you.
hey guys. sorry im taking so long with my promised tutorial/noob guide. i have program reviews at work this week (which i completely forgot about) and it is killing me. i will get it done over the weekend.
I'm using beautiful sgs4g and my adw launcher was already in system apps and my phone redraws really badly, mainly after I use Facebook, hanging with friends, and browsing the Web
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I'm using beautiful sgs4g and my adw launcher was already in system apps and my phone redraws really badly, mainly after I use Facebook, hanging with friends, and browsing the Web
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I put in the Beautiful SGS4G modded build.prop. Try manually pushing that into /system. Go into CWM, wipe your dalvik cache and fix permissions. Let your phone sit for 10-15 minutes afterwards to let the dalvik cache rebuild.
Keep in mind that wiping the dalvik cache and fixing permissions are optional, but it would be safer to do that.
Is there a way to restore categories and home screens when switching ROMs? I restored all apps except the ones in red in Titanium Backup, but that put everything in one big download folder.
Maybe my backup for root
I've googled around for a bit, can't find it.
My guess? First test out which ROM you want, then make it completely right one time.
Good luck with it.
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Maybe my backup for root
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Maybe a useful comment, I don't see the use in it tough. Can you explain this further?