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[Q] Gameloft: Transfer Games to a New Phone

Hello XDA,
I know Gameloft's polices suck just as much as their games are generally awesome.
What I am wondering though is if I buy games now for my Vibrant, if there is ever a way to transfer those titles by any means possible to another phone later on in the future?
I have titanium backups of the games and the SD data copied and the original APK's downloaded from the gameloft store.
Can I restore those titanium backup's on future phones?
Could I install the APK's on future phones in Airplane Mode?
Has anyone gotten this to work at all?
Thanks!

I've read that you can call them and explain your situation and they'll switch the license(s) over without much hassle.
Otherwise, you might be able to get things to work now, but if you ever wanted any of the updates you'd be SOL.

I haven't had a problem with restoring Titanium backups.
When I returned my Vibrant for a replacement I called and they transfered the games to my new phone. I don't know if they would transfer to a different model.

Blown 89 said:
I don't know if they would transfer to a different model.
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That is all I was really wondering. Is if Titanium backup or installing the APK's in airplane mode would work on another kind of device.
I bought 4 gameloft games, but lets say if the Playstation Phone comes out and it doesn't fail horribly, then, naturally, I would want to be able to transfer them to that somehow.
I just cant justify having to buy the same games again just for a new phone, especially since my old phone would go to someone who never uses games anyway.

I think we can use app what we bought in every phone in case that phone using same email from our another phone
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wicak21 said:
I think we can use app what we bought in every phone in case that phone using same email from our another phone
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Just like wicak21 said. As long as you use the same Google email and the new/old phone support the game(s). You good to go.
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[Q] Whats the best way to back up and install on a replacement phone?

I got my replacement phone from amazon due to the cracked screen. What is the best/easiest way to make a backup of settings and apps and load it onto a replacement phone? Both old and new are rooted. And then along the same lines, what is the best way to wipe personal info from the phone I am sending back?

Use titanium backup and rom manager
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Make sure you pay for the full version of Titanium Backup, it makes life so much easier from the free version.

So buy titanium premium and backup to the SD card? I have the free version but it doesn't seem to back up in a way I can restore on the new phone easily at all.

Don't forget to backup your contacts to sim card or use google backup.

Eddie Bombay said:
Make sure you pay for the full version of Titanium Backup, it makes life so much easier from the free version.
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Holy crap! I've been using the free version for the longest because I didn't think Pro would add anything worthwhile. I just took a gander and saw "0-click batch restore"! , that alone is worth what the pro version costs.
majakat said:
So buy titanium premium and backup to the SD card? I have the free version but it doesn't seem to back up in a way I can restore on the new phone easily at all.
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When you restore, never restore system data, it'll likely cause random issues/bugs. You either want to restore "missing apps + data" (though, I've had issues that I believe could be tied with this option) or only "missing apps".

Lol yea the 0 click batch restore is pretty fkn amazing.
Like that infomercial guy said you batch then "set it and forget it"
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Alternative to buying the pro version of TiBu

I love TiBu, but I'm a cheap guy. I like the fact that you can sync with Dropbox. So instead of buying the full version, I downloaded DropSpace (Free) and set it to automatically backup the folder of my choice (in this case the TitaniumBackup folder) at the same schedule as my TiBu. Problem solved!
P.S. I also use AppExtractor to restore the last state of any apps I had installed in NANDROID backups. My Titanium is set to back up new apps and newer versions, so it skips over new data in old programs. Doing things this way ensures that I have the most recent data without having to run Titanium AND create a NANDROID backup. Saves me time!
Anyone else have any other alternatives to Awesome but paid apps?
If this post gives you ideas, I wont mind a bit of thanks

damastah said:
Doing things this way ensures that I have the most recent data without having to run Titanium AND create a NANDROID backup. Saves me time!
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Wait till you have to restore a lot of apps. This method won't save you a single second! It's well worth paying for Titanium Backup for many other reasons but being able to just click restore once and leave it to it is soooooo much better!

MIUI=Problem solved. If you can root, you can flash a Rom, and MIUI has batch backup and restore built-in, including contacts which I don't believe TiBu does. I think Cyanogen might also have this capability, though I didn't check when I test flashed CM9.
That said, if you don't want to flash a Rom capable of this then it's definitely worth the money for TiBu Pro because restoring one at a time is a PITA, and Google Apps Backup will not run again if it fails to complete the first time after an SBF.

damastah said:
I love TiBu, but I'm a cheap guy. I like the fact that you can sync with Dropbox. So instead of buying the full version, I downloaded DropSpace (Free) and set it to automatically backup the folder of my choice (in this case the TitaniumBackup folder) at the same schedule as my TiBu. Problem solved!
P.S. I also use AppExtractor to restore the last state of any apps I had installed in NANDROID backups. My Titanium is set to back up new apps and newer versions, so it skips over new data in old programs. Doing things this way ensures that I have the most recent data without having to run Titanium AND create a NANDROID backup. Saves me time!
Anyone else have any other alternatives to Awesome but paid apps?
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Another cheap android owner. Don't complain about the iPhone having better apps.
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smokedkill said:
Another cheap android owner. Don't complain about the iPhone having better apps.
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Zing.
For what it's worth, TiBu Pro's auto restore is REALLY nice, but the price is also pretty steep IMO.

smokedkill said:
Another cheap android owner. Don't complain about the iPhone having better apps.
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Not understanding what you're saying here...
If a guy comes to me and offers me what TiBu offers and he says give me $6 and I'll hook you up, I'll pay the man if I'm not capable of doing it myself for free. But in this case, I don't mind a little extra work to save me the cash. Besides, the more simplified a process is, the less you know about it. And when I repair and re-install other peoples phones, I cant convince them all to buy a $6.58 app to use possibly only once.

Archer said:
Wait till you have to restore a lot of apps. This method won't save you a single second! It's well worth paying for Titanium Backup for many other reasons but being able to just click restore once and leave it to it is soooooo much better!
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I did purchase the key for AppExtractor. It was a cheaper $1.99. A 3rd of the price. I'd been looking for this functionality for so long that I just impulse bought it. It allows you to restore what you want from your NANDROID backups. You can select all and have it just run. That should take the same amount of time as Titanium, right?

damastah said:
Not understanding what you're saying here...
If a guy comes to me and offers me what TiBu offers and he says give me $6 and I'll hook you up, I'll pay the man if I'm not capable of doing it myself for free. But in this case, I don't mind a little extra work to save me the cash. Besides, the more simplified a process is, the less you know about it. And when I repair and re-install other peoples phones, I cant convince them all to buy a $6.58 app to use possibly only once.
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I can agree with you about doing something yourself for free and it is impossible to get someone to spend seven bucks on something they may use once. I have the pro version and it is one of my greatest tools when it comes to customizing roms to my liking;not just restoring apps but modifying framework apks.

Forgive the total derail, but batch restore is totally worth the price of tibu
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damastah said:
I did purchase the key for AppExtractor. It was a cheaper $1.99. A 3rd of the price. I'd been looking for this functionality for so long that I just impulse bought it. It allows you to restore what you want from your NANDROID backups. You can select all and have it just run. That should take the same amount of time as Titanium, right?
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It would probably be about the same time to restore, but to backup is a pain. You have to turn your phone off to create the backup, whereas with Titanium you can leave it running in the background.
It's good to have more choices though.

[Q] Transferring Tab 7.7 data

Probably kind of a "n00b" question, but I can't find a real complete answer. I am seriously considering selling my Tab 7.7 and getting the new Nexus 7. I have the 6810 version. How do you make a back-up of all my Apps(Games mostly) and game saves so they can be transferred to a new tablet? Is it even possible?
Thanks for your time,
Rob

you can backup using titanium backup if your device are root.

Thanks edan,
Is rooting the only why? And will the New tablet need to be rooted as well to load the backup to?
Rob

if you want to use titanium backup. both device need to be root.
there are others backup apps without root. but i havent use any at all since i'm sticking with titanium and all my device are root. so i cant recommend on without root backup apps.

Yeah, probably say that Titanium Backup (Pro) is the most useful app I've ever bought. Possibly first app I bought, and still using to this day. Very useful and easy when transferring data between ROMs.
Sorry, can't comment on non-rooted backup apps, because they don't compare....
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Thanks for the info, edan. I would like to not have to root if at all possible, so hopefully someone else will recommend some apps.
Rob

There is also helium https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup
It can backup without root to a pc
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Thanks for the info everyone! I know you can't sell on this forum but how hard do you think it will be to sell my Tab? About how much you think I could get for it?
Rob

might be half than what you paid to get it... the device still got value...

LonestarROB said:
Thanks for the info everyone! I know you can't sell on this forum but how hard do you think it will be to sell my Tab? About how much you think I could get for it?
Rob
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Check out Swappa. Lots of devices there and might give you an idea of price.

Titanium Backup still the best?

Hello all, I've been out of the rooting/modding game for several years, but looking to start messing around again with my Pixel 3a. Is Titanium Backup still considered the must-have app for frequent wipe/flashes? Or is there a better app recently that is now used by the majority?

TekMuzik said:
Hello all, I've been out of the rooting/modding game for several years, but looking to start messing around again with my Pixel 3a. Is Titanium Backup still considered the must-have app for frequent wipe/flashes? Or is there a better app recently that is now used by the majority?
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I have nothing but trouble with it tbh. Still has the reinstall issue. Doesnt delete system apps for me, even though all the other system remover apps work fine.

TekMuzik said:
Hello all, I've been out of the rooting/modding game for several years, but looking to start messing around again with my Pixel 3a. Is Titanium Backup still considered the must-have app for frequent wipe/flashes? Or is there a better app recently that is now used by the majority?
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There are some alternatives to titan backup nowadays, especially if you're going to try out several custom roms.
In general I'm very happy with titanium backup, switched today from a OP 3t to pixel 3a and I really got no issues at all. Using an otg usb-c stick made the whole procedure very easy.
The only thing what is really "oldschool" is that doing a backup/restore from example firefox will also backup the (maybe huge) cache-files and also a backup of netflix can be really, really huge if you got downloaded movies.
So, there should be maybe some kind of filter-functions for skipping for a backup unneeded files.
And yes, also the interface is from the last century. But it is doing it's job.

flow5673 said:
There are some alternatives to titan backup nowadays, especially if you're going to try out several custom roms.
In general I'm very happy with titanium backup, switched today from a OP 3t to pixel 3a and I really got no issues at all. Using an otg usb-c stick made the whole procedure very easy.
The only thing what is really "oldschool" is that doing a backup/restore from example firefox will also backup the (maybe huge) cache-files and also a backup of netflix can be really, really huge if you got downloaded movies.
So, there should be maybe some kind of filter-functions for skipping for a backup unneeded files.
And yes, also the interface is from the last century. But it is doing it's job.
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That's all I really want. A little bit quicker install for apps than over WiFi, and saved settings for some of my apps so I don't have to set them all back up again.

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That's all I really want. A little bit quicker install for apps than over WiFi, and saved settings for some of my apps so I don't have to set them all back up again.
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Then I think Titanium is still the best option for you.

I would really love to have a Titanium Backup replacement and would pay for it. It's just so old and has not been improved over the years.
I'm not talking about the user interface not being fancy. I like it that way. I'm talking about bug fixes, functionality improvements, and general usability.