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[Q] Flashing ROMs & Titanium Backup

Hey guys
I've recently rooted my 9023i Nexus S and am currently running Codename Android 1.4.0 with the included Kernel.
I did flash and test Matr1x kernel and one other which I can't remember the name of but in both cases I went ahead and reflashed the ROM to get the original kernel back as I felt the phone became unstable and sluggish after a while on the custom kernels.
I use Titanium Backup to backup and restore my apps and system settings which worked beautifully when I was just flashing the same ROM again, but I am wondering if I would like to try a different ROM (would be based on ICS 4.0.3 or 4.0.4) if I could restore my apps AND my system settings with Titanium Backup?
I have seen around here that I should only restore apps and not system settings when going to a different rom which I totally understand, but I would love to be able to keep my call logs, sms, contacts and especially Email (Exchange) settings between ROM flashes.
Is this possible?
Thanks!

I never really liked Titanium Backup, but you shouldn't have an issue, I believe. You should never lose your contacts as long as you are signed into Google. After you flash a new rom, sign back in and your contacts should be there. As for system settings, I have no idea. Wifi settings, etc shouldn't be a problem. Go ahead and try it. Thats what Clockwork Recovery and Titanium Backup are for. If it doesn't work, then restore back to what you had. Its best to learn from trial and error.

mabry said:
I never really liked Titanium Backup, but you shouldn't have an issue, I believe. You should never lose your contacts as long as you are signed into Google. After you flash a new rom, sign back in and your contacts should be there. As for system settings, I have no idea. Wifi settings, etc shouldn't be a problem. Go ahead and try it. Thats what Clockwork Recovery and Titanium Backup are for. If it doesn't work, then restore back to what you had. Its best to learn from trial and error.
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Thanks, I did do it like that the first couple of times when I flashed a rom, but I really like not having to redo the exchange settings and resync all my email and exchange contacts (all of my contacts come from exchange, none from Google) and also not having to resign into all of my services (Facebook etc.)
I guess I'll just do some tests and see how it goes

Restore apps. Leave the system stuff alone.

albundy2010 said:
Restore apps. Leave the system stuff alone.
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That's the answer I was expecting
But do you think it's ok to manually restore some settings, for example email settings, rather than doing a batch restore on all settings?
I see a backup in Titanium Backup for Email 4.1 and Exchange Services 4.1 which I assume would include all my emails and settings, right?

You could try restore data only on those. If you get a bunch of force closes .....
The emails are stored on the email server. You log into Gmail/Hotmail/work .. the emails will sync.
If you want to screw with it. Make a current Nandroid of your system. Restore what you want. Screw up ...restore Nandroid. Works... smile

Thanks guys
Tried it yesterday, didn't work
One other question... When restoring apps+data after a flash do you sign into Google and then restore or do you restore and then sign into Google?
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bjornvil said:
Thanks guys
Tried it yesterday, didn't work
One other question... When restoring apps+data after a flash do you sign into Google and then restore or do you restore and then sign into Google?
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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Correct me if i'm wrong but with CNA you need to flash Gapps manually. If you don't flash it, you wont have market or anything, so you wont be able to sign in will you?
What i do is just leave google apps alone and flash my user apps. Then when you flash a rom, flash gaps, sign in, then restore user apps.
Yes it's a bit of a pain to reconfigure gmail etc, but most of the data is synced online so it shouldnt be too bad.

Factory reset, how to backup?

Dear developers,
After the official samsung update to android 4.1.2 my note 10.1 started experiencing difficulties. Example is the (famous?) wallpaper in snote bug. But also crashing programs etc.
I read the solution was to do a factory reset. I'm only worried I will lose much data. Especially progress in games (like asphalt 7), applications friends of mine developed for android, notes, and so on.
How can I prevent data loss for doing a factory reset?
My device is not rooted, and I rather don't.
Best regards,
Bart

barbet2 said:
Dear developers,
After the official samsung update to android 4.1.2 my note 10.1 started experiencing difficulties. Example is the (famous?) wallpaper in snote bug. But also crashing programs etc.
I read the solution was to do a factory reset. I'm only worried I will lose much data. Especially progress in games (like asphalt 7), applications friends of mine developed for android, notes, and so on.
How can I prevent data loss for doing a factory reset?
My device is not rooted, and I rather don't.
Best regards,
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I'm not a developer but, AFAIK, the one (and only?) possible solution to backup apps' data without root is Carbon - App Sync and Backup.
I've used it (before rooting) but I didn't have the necessity to restore the backup data yet, so I can't guarantee it works as expected.
I hope it does and I hope someone else can confirm that.

sphere314 said:
I'm not a developer but, AFAIK, the one (and only?) possible solution to backup apps' data without root is Carbon - App Sync and Backup.
I've used it (before rooting) but I didn't have the necessity to restore the backup data yet, so I can't guarantee it works as expected.
I hope it does and I hope someone else can confirm that.
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Thanks for giving this great tool! It bypasses the root requirement via a desktop application. It works with mac, a great plus in my opinion. I'm backing up my data as we speak.
Of course I stay open to other suggestions and tips. My data is precious to me .
Greetz,
Bart

sphere314 said:
I'm not a developer but, AFAIK, the one (and only?) possible solution to backup apps' data without root is Carbon - App Sync and Backup.
I've used it (before rooting) but I didn't have the necessity to restore the backup data yet, so I can't guarantee it works as expected.
I hope it does and I hope someone else can confirm that.
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You can also backup all your data via ADB, all you need is the Android SDK or search for Ultimate Backup Tool (here at xda). It will also backup apk's, app data and sd card content. Only thing you won't get is apk's which you paid for in market.

[Q] Need access to Google keep notes backed up with Titanium

Hey guys,
I've recently changed my rom to slimkat and I had some important notes that i stashed in my google keep. Luckily i have a backup of the app and data on my titanium from when i used to run that version of google keep on beanstalk.
I've tried restoring the app on my current slimkat rom, but it wont let me. Whats the easiest way for me to retrieve those notes?
Cheers
Mubs

google keep notes are backed up with your google account, you dont need to backup the data using titanium backup.
log in to https://drive.google.com/keep/ and sign in with your google account. does the notes appear? if not then you will need to set auto sync on your phone and make sure keep is synced.

Mubs said:
Hey guys,
I've recently changed my rom to slimkat and I had some important notes that i stashed in my google keep. Luckily i have a backup of the app and data on my titanium from when i used to run that version of google keep on beanstalk.
I've tried restoring the app on my current slimkat rom, but it wont let me. Whats the easiest way for me to retrieve those notes?
Cheers
Mubs
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Google keep should be synced across your devices.. ? Check https://keep.google.com/
If your notes are there then they've been synced and syncing to your new rom should be fine. If they're not there then either you didn't sync it and now would need to restore the app's data rather than the whole app.

Thanks for the replys.
I've tried that and my old notes don't appear. Maybe I didn't sync them using Google before.
Whats my next option? Ive also gone and installed keep off play store. Now that I try to uninstall it using titanium it says failed to uninstall apk file. Come to think of it, its doing the same thing for all the system apps.

If you really need those notes, you may have to reinstall your old ROM, restore the data and sync properly. And restoring system data between different ROMs is often a bad idea.

I managed to sort it.
I installed a fresh copy of keep but had the data transfered over from titanium backup.
I still have the problem where I can't delete system apps though. Can anybody advise on this?
Cheers

How does everyone backup their S6's?

I'm just curious what backup solution everyone uses for phone backups.

Helium.
Used TB for many years but Helium is a decent alternative that doesn't compromise warranty.
Helium doesn't obviously do as much as TB but it suffices.
Still waiting for Google to get on par with Apple's approach to backups.
-- from my S6

I used to use twrp all the time , would love to be able to install and flash twrp only to make my backups but I don't want to root just yet till I find out when Samsung pay is coming.
in in Canada on rogers , I don't think its possible to install / run twrp without being rooted and not break knox.

Titanium backup for apps. TWRP for Roms. Laptop for photos and mass music.

I have just been using the Google backup built in to Android. It's not great, but not terrible either. It will restore most of your phone settings and will install all of the apps you previously had installed (or you can pick and choose which to install), but you still have to go through most apps and set them up again.
Anyone tried Samsung's backup built in to the phone?

gtg465x said:
I have just been using the Google backup built in to Android. It's not great, but not terrible either. It will restore most of your phone settings and will install all of the apps you previously had installed (or you can pick and choose which to install), but you still have to go through most apps and set them up again.
Anyone tried Samsung's backup built in to the phone?
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google back ? hmmm which one we talking about here ?

ex-28 said:
google back ? hmmm which one we talking about here ?
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Settings > Backup and reset
You should see different backup settings. One with Samsung account and another with Google like you find in stock Android.

My 2 Backup-solutions that are working flawlessly since day 1 on every device.
Gcloud Backup - for calllogs and sms
Folder Sync pro - for my photo albums, music, whatsapp and everything else. I sync all that with gdrive or onedrive since I've got there 130gb of storage thanks to s6 ^_^

A question about backup restore after rooting.

Hello guys, I just feel kindof lost so I'll post here. (I am a programmer, know how stuff works , I've rooted a nexus 7 , installed a crap load of different stuff on it etc...)
I'm thinking of rooting my OnePlus One. Regarding fastboot oem unlock: In my nexus 7 2013 wifi version it did not delete user data. After some googling I found out that it will wipe user data on the OPO.
I've got my music on the PC and I don't care about the pictures much , I'll just pull em and upload them to google photos (like I do once every year).
My contacts are synced with google contacts.
What else do I need to backup besides apps? Iwould not want to re-download everything or lose per-device saves. Is that possible?
Also, after rooting, how exactly do I restore these stuff I backed up?
And I don't need to flash a new image, I just need a superuser app, right?
I'm rooting the phone to use Sisaxis mainly.