I am getting a replacement phone today and I was just wondering if there was a good app that will back up all of my sms messages to my SD card? That way when the new phone comes I can just pop the card in and be on my way.
Doesn't TiBu do this?
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Im not sure. I should also note that I am not by any means rooted at all
I've used mybackup pro for years when switching between roms and devices. Between that, titanium backup pro and backing up settings in apex it makes it pretty painless to switch.
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Use SMS backup and restore
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I use TiBu and I know when I first started using it a couple years ago it didn't back up SMS. It indeed might now, but it's not part of my routine. I only use it for user installed apps and nothing system related as I've screwed up a install with bringing over system data from Eclair to Froyo one time...
Anyway, in the past I used the backup provided in Go Sms, but now they want you to backup and restore to their cloud servers, so I switched to SMS Backup and Restore from the Play store. One button backup...one button restore. Worked like a charm....
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Other than the mighty Titanium Backup, what's the best app to backup/ restore contacts and mms/sms/ Gchat?
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gabrielshaste said:
Other than the mighty Titanium Backup, what's the best app to backup/ restore contacts and mms/sms/ Gchat?
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Ghat should backup to gmail. Contacts should also backup to gmail/google. As for sms/mms gosms has a backup and restore function built in.
What this guy said ^^^^. You should back up to google for contacts. As far as text I just use the stock and back it up with "SMS Backup and Restore". Great app saves sms to sd card at selected intervals.
for contacts you can also use the export to SDcard option available in the stock app
I'm in the process of upgrading to the ICS Superlite 4.2 - having some issues with restoring apps+data with TiBu.
What's the best way to go about it so that I can avoid FCs and compatibility issues, while also restoring my messages/settings etc.?
If you're coming from 2.3 then don't restore data. Not everything is compatible and some stuff makes things crash.
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If you're coming from 2.3 then don't restore data. Not everything is compatible and some stuff makes things crash.
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So it's best to just start fresh? Is there any way to 'reset' titanium pro so that when i upgrade again down the road it takes what i have installed now versus all of the older apps from 2.3?
Also, what's the best way to at least get my contacts back?
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Also, what's the best way to at least get my contacts back?
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Sync your contacts with google (Gmail) in the future.
Restore all missing apps with data is the best way to get apps back and eliminate fc issues never restore system data from os to os even if its like 2.3.6 to.7 sometimes it can eff things up
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droid512 said:
Restore all missing apps with data is the best way to get apps back and eliminate fc issues never restore system data from os to os even if its like 2.3.6 to.7 sometimes it can eff things up
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agreed. ive nevee had a problem restoring app dat, but never backup and restore system apps, with or without data. I would also stay away from backing up account, wifi, bluetooth and other options available in tb unlessnu are just doing a wipe and reinstall with the exact same rom
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Sync your contacts with google (Gmail) in the future.
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I do have my contacts synced to gmail, however it shows all of the autofill emails and not just the contacts I have in my contact list.
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I do have my contacts synced to gmail, however it shows all of the autofill emails and not just the contacts I have in my contact list.
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i recommend in the contacts app doing a menu > export to sd. This will save a vcf file on your sd card that you can use to import using the next method after you flash. I personally find syncing my contacts with my gmail messy, so I use this method.
With super lite 4.2 you need to update both TiBu and the paid version from the market for it to work. A couple of us had that problem last night and someone found that was the problem. Restore app+data works beautifully afterwards
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With super lite 4.2 you need to update both TiBu and the paid version from the market for it to work. A couple of us had that problem last night and someone found that was the problem. Restore app+data works beautifully afterwards
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I think any TB version past 4.8.2 plays nice with ICS... just sayin
So around once every other day my Messages app will crash and say it had to close. When I go back in, all my messages are gone. I then have to restore them via SMS backup. That would be all and good except this time the file is corrupt. Is anybody else having this issue?
Not I. Have you thought of using a 3rd party application? GoSMS and Handcent are pretty popular. GoSMS has an online backup too which is pretty cool.
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I'm using ICS Keyboard. Don't care for anything else. Can I use that keyboard with any of those apps?
Yeah of course. That's what's nice about android. You can replace anything you don't like. When you install a different keyboard, you can use it in any application.
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Backup messaging with titanium backup and restore app plus data and they will still be there when the issue occurs. SD far as solving the issue, maybe try finding the messaging apk and putting it in the system/app folder. That should give a more reliable experience.
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Whether it's stock, free, or paid, what text message app do you recommend? I'm tired of losing my messages after I change roms..
Download super backup. You can backup your texts and call logs between flashing. I use the stock app
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Download super backup. You can backup your texts and call logs between flashing. I use the stock app
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Thanks
Do you use this alongside titanium backup?
SMS backup & store is good, but slow at restoring. I think Handcent subscription portion has a backup service.
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SMS backup & store is good, but slow at restoring. I think Handcent subscription portion has a backup service.
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That one works good too, but is slow. However super backup saves to your SD card so if the phone is destroyed they're gone. I use both. Super backup for flashing and SMS backup to keep a more secure backup in case my phone is destroyed.
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I have been using My Backup Pro (Paid Version) for backing up Apps+data, SMS, Call log etc.
I have about 6000 SMS. When I take back up, it backs up in 30 secs. But after flashing a ROM when I restore all 6000 SMS, it takes about 1.5 hours. This is really frustrating for me. Restore of Apps+data is fine, takes about 4-5 mins.
What is the best way to restore SMS faster? Any other app or any suggestions for restoring all SMS is 5 mins or so?
SMS Backup & Restore by Ritesh Sahu.
AW: Backup & restore - How to restore faster while changing ROMs
Titanium backup
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Titanium backup
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How much time does titanium backup take to restore sms?
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Titanium backup
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How much time does titanium backup take to restore sms?
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Titanium backup restores my sms (9781 messages today) more or less 1.0 - 1.5 hours.
And i always set my phone to airplane mode whenever i restore sms because all incoming messages within that restore period will be deleted.
SMS Backup and Restore, restores 2000 messages within minutes
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SMS Backup and Restore, restores 2000 messages within minutes
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And it does non-destructive restore, can check for duplicates, and allows scheduled backups to dropbox (with network extension).
And it works across android versions becuase it creates simple XML file
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Same problem I had. I have 6.5k sms and it took nearly 1 and a half hour to restore them using go backup yesterday only as I flashed a new ROM.
I once restored 4k SMS using SMS Backup and Restore and I felt it was fast than go backup.
Will try titanium backup as well.
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Thanks. I will try SMS back up &restore.
I downloaded titanium backup, but couldn't find SMS backup option. There is one to export SMS to XML. But that's for the paid app.
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I tried SMS Backup & Restore today. I restored 5400 SMS. It was really fast. It took about 30 mins. But at the end it said failed to restore 75 SMS. This never happened with My Backup Pro. So I guess this is not a reliable software. 75 may not be a big deal, but there is no other information why it did not restore them.
So I guess, the only reliable way to get all SMS restored is to wait for 1.5 hours. Faster is not always accurate/reliable.
That's wierd, never failed for me. Also 30 minutes is way to long for 5K messages with SMS Backup & Restore.
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I tried SMS Backup & Restore today. I restored 5400 SMS. It was really fast. It took about 30 mins. But at the end it said failed to restore 75 SMS. This never happened with My Backup Pro. So I guess this is not a reliable software. 75 may not be a big deal, but there is no other information why it did not restore them.
So I guess, the only reliable way to get all SMS restored is to wait for 1.5 hours. Faster is not always accurate/reliable.
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30mins is fast? get titanium backup pro. i never had any issues using it.
ej8989 said:
30mins is fast? get titanium backup pro. i never had any issues using it.
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You said titanium back up takes about 1.5 hours for 9000+ SMS restore. Now that means for 5000+ SMS it would take more than 30 mins. Did I miss anything?
Is there a way I can test SMS back up & restore in the free version of titanium backup before I buy the paid version?
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