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[Q] How 2 wipe without loosing Apps [Nexus S I9023]

Hey, since a few weeks i have the Nexus S and looking for a solution thats makes flashing roms easier. i´m coming from the Acer Liquid and allways had an ext partition and the Darktremors Script for a2sd. For the Nexus S that seems imposible because theres no SD. I love trieing new Roms, but i allways have to do a full wipe and after flashing i have to download and install all apps again.
Is there a way where i can wipe and still keep my apps? TitaniumBackup is ok for backup but restoring sucks, i still have to press ok/yes for every app, i just want that the apps are there.

What do you mean u have have to press yes OK to restore a single app? Have you used the batch restore?
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Of course ive used the batch. But when i have 24 Apps to restore, i have to press 24 times on install and on finish. Thats what i mean with yes/ok.
I just want to wipe-flash-reboot and still have my apps there. Like i had on the liquid with an ext partition.
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Buy the Pro version of Titanium for pressing the button just once

Ok, the pro version can do so. But no credit card no buying in market.
I think a2sd is one of the most important function when you flash a lot of Roms. That there is no way to get it on the nexus is disappointing.
How do other do that, when there flash a lot?
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Get my backup root on the market. It's free for root users and there are only a couple of clicks.
But nothing beats the Titanium backup pro version

MarS82 said:
Ok, the pro version can do so. But no credit card no buying in market.
I think a2sd is one of the most important function when you flash a lot of Roms. That there is no way to get it on the nexus is disappointing.
How do other do that, when there flash a lot?
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eh not really disappointing, if your flashing different roms that need full wiping you might need to take a step back and just live with your phone

MarS82 said:
Ok, the pro version can do so. But no credit card no buying in market.
I think a2sd is one of the most important function when you flash a lot of Roms. That there is no way to get it on the nexus is disappointing.
How do other do that, when there flash a lot?
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You now have the option to have it billed to your Sprint account

How to backup all your data

Some ROMS require you to wipe /data as well as /system. So how would i backup all my stuff so that I can simply restore all my stuff after the changes. Like lets say im running on weapon G2x right now but I want to change my ROM to PhoenixBlood, but i dont want to lose my GTA 3 saves (true story XD). Would be greatly appreciated. And pleas don't tell me just to wipe dalvik cache and /cache. Im going to be using G2X scrubber before the install. Thanks!
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Titanium Backup Pro lets you backup all apps along with their data. You can also backup system data too, but you might run into problems trying to restore Weapon's system data to PB. Basically I just use the default batch backups under "Schedules"
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Will the backup work with the free version?
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zoppp said:
Will the backup work with the free version?
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Yes, backups work w/ the free version. But i highly recommend buying the PRO/Donate version. In the PRO version, it features 0-click batch restores, so you won't have to click "install" for every app you restore. Plus, the developer puts a ton of work into this app, and once you buy the PRO version, its yours for life, no matter how many times it updates. Just a suggestion

zoppp said:
Will the backup work with the free version?
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It works great on the free version. Also you may want to then copy your TI backup to your PC. One time I formatted one too many things including my SD card. Lost everything, which really sucks if you play games.

Okay, thanks for the input, im going to buy the pro version
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Yeah titanium backup is the way to go. Run the batch action for user apps system apps wont do ya any good and can cause issues. I would make a Android backup also can't be to careful
Making bad decision's one at a time.

jcbofkc said:
It works great on the free version. Also you may want to then copy your TI backup to your PC. One time I formatted one too many things including my SD card. Lost everything, which really sucks if you play games.
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Done that more then 1nce, I learned the hard way to backup to external hdd as well lol
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And as clarification, does the g2x scrubber wipe my internal SD and my External SD?
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jcbofkc said:
It works great on the free version. Also you may want to then copy your TI backup to your PC. One time I formatted one too many things including my SD card. Lost everything, which really sucks if you play games.
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You can also backup to dropbox from within the app.
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doesnt cwm restore your entire system? I just restored mine from a recovery file cuz i softbricked my phone today and i am getting all the apps with proper setting from before.

hhwong said:
doesnt cwm restore your entire system? I just restored mine from a recovery file cuz i softbricked my phone today and i am getting all the apps with proper setting from before.
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Yes it does, but i want a different rom, CWM also restores the ROM
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Mr. Apocalypse said:
Yes, backups work w/ the free version. But i highly recommend buying the PRO/Donate version. In the PRO version, it features 0-click batch restores, so you won't have to click "install" for every app you restore. Plus, the developer puts a ton of work into this app, and once you buy the PRO version, its yours for life, no matter how many times it updates. Just a suggestion
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+1
As a recent convert to habitual rom flashing, the pro version of titanium and clockwork mod have been super useful. And I've always believed in rewarding people/companies that produce useful tools

duckjob said:
+1
As a recent convert to habitual rom flashing, the pro version of titanium and clockwork mod have been super useful. And I've always believed in rewarding people/companies that produce useful tools
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Great app wish I knew about it sooner lol, PRO version of titanium backup is great
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[Q] Restoring apps after a rom flash

I have 2 questions actually
1) How do i restore all my apps and data after i flash a rom? (without having to download all over again?)
2) What is the difference between IMM26 and IMM76. I might flash to IMM76 but if there are no differences or improvements then I wont bother doing this
thanks

1) If you backed your apps up via Titanium Backup or Rom Toolbox, just download that app again and you should be given the option to restore your apps and data.
2) I honestly don't know off the top of my head. Might have to do a Google search on that one.

Rom Toolbox also can restore apps and their data from cwr nandroid backup. Not sure if that's a pro only feature.
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all apps are located at /data/app , you can try to copy all the apks to that folder then chmod a+x *.apk . If doesn't work it no harm at least.
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[email protected] said:
Rom Toolbox also can restore apps and their data from cwr nandroid backup. Not sure if that's a pro only feature.
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Are you serious? I never knew this! Haha. I'll keep that in mind.

CooLoserTech said:
I have 2 questions actually
1) How do i restore all my apps and data after i flash a rom? (without having to download all over again?)
2) What is the difference between IMM26 and IMM76. I might flash to IMM76 but if there are no differences or improvements then I wont bother doing this
thanks
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1. Use Titanium Backup
2. IMM26 is Android 4.0.3 and IMM76 is 4.0.4.
4.0.4 don't have the Android OS bug, and it is way smoother. + better batterylife I think..

chronophase1 said:
Are you serious? I never knew this! Haha. I'll keep that in mind.
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lol yeah.. jrummy added that not too long ago.
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How Do You Dirty Flash

I've never attempted a dirty flash. Color me fastidious. I've always done a full wipe/clean flash and never had any problems.
I just read, though, that I can dirty flash v6 of the Avatar ROM. Since I'm on V3, I figured I'd give it a go.
Do I just boot into recovery and flash the ROM zip file?
What about Gapps?
Once I do it the dirty way, will I ever go back to my old ways? LOL
Thanks for your thoughts.
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google "dirty flashing" - then click on "images" - I havent tried it but i suspect it may NOT be safe for work

I knew this topic would get edgy. Just didn't realize it would be this quick. 8+)
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howles said:
I've never attempted a dirty flash. Color me fastidious. I've always done a full wipe/clean flash and never had any problems.
I just read, though, that I can dirty flash v6 of the Avatar ROM. Since I'm on V3, I figured I'd give it a go.
Do I just boot into recovery and flash the ROM zip file?
What about Gapps?
Once I do it the dirty way, will I ever go back to my old ways? LOL
Thanks for your thoughts.
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Just flash v6 no gapps
You could of just asked in my thread lol.
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I could have and would have. But I need to have more posts before participating in development threads. I'll get there. Lol
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Hmmm. I did the dirty. Not worth the trouble. Lots of FCs. Had to reflash Gapps because gmail, Play Store, Youtube apps FCed. Kept getting a notice that GCM Notifier has stopped. Phone works as does the XDA app. Not much else though.
Will try v6 again tonight but with full wipe, etc.
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howles said:
Hmmm. I did the dirty. Not worth the trouble. Lots of FCs. Had to reflash Gapps because gmail, Play Store, Youtube apps FCed. Kept getting a notice that GCM Notifier has stopped. Phone works as does the XDA app. Not much else though.
Will try v6 again tonight but with full wipe, etc.
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Weird. Worked fine for me but it's always recommended to clean install. I just said to dirty because I did and it was fine
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Dirty flash typically works if you are upgrading between very similar firmwares with no framework changes, database changes, or other major differences. Sounds like V3 to V6 has some "major differences"

Zen Arcade said:
Dirty flash typically works if you are upgrading between very similar firmwares with no framework changes, database changes, or other major differences. Sounds like V3 to V6 has some "major differences"
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True i dirty flashed 5.5 to 6
I didn't realize you were on v3
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I wash my trenchcoat first. Makes for a clean flash.
Actually, I simply hook my USB up to my Infuse, copy my zip to my external SD, reboot into recovery mode, run the appropriate wipes first, then run the zip. Voila.

What do you mean by "run my zip"? You're not referring to the zip for the ROM, right? A Tibu zip?
Just looking for any shortcuts that work...
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I use the CarbonRom mod, so I run their zips, usually updating my phone 1-2 a month from their nightlies.
I assume you've gone through the steps of rooting, getting CM recovery installed, etc. Once past all that, it's simple to load up any mod (run any zip).

howles said:
What do you mean by "run my zip"? You're not referring to the zip for the ROM, right? A Tibu zip?
Just looking for any shortcuts that work...
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He just means the zip that he downloaded. CarbonROM,AvatarROM, etc. Then he moved them to his phone.
I just download ROMs from my phone browser so its easier

TulsaDavid said:
I use the CarbonRom mod, so I run their zips, usually updating my phone 1-2 a month from their nightlies.
I assume you've gone through the steps of rooting, getting CM recovery installed, etc. Once past all that, it's simple to load up any mod (run any zip).
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Thanks for putting up with questions from a self educating non techie guy.
When you do a clean install, once you flash the ROM zip, how do go about restoring all your apps? I've tried a dozen different things but am wondering if there are any easier ways to restore my 100+ apps.
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If you move your apps to your sdcard first, you should be able to restore the data (not guaranteed). If you are doing any cloud backup, that will definitely help.
I copied my music, pictures, etc., to my external sd care (simply via USB). That took care of that. There is also Titanium Backup, but I'm not sure how well it safeguards if you're unrooted. However, it's one killer product, and there are many here who can chime in on how well it does before rooting.
However, wish I could say I did things perfectly there, but when I went from Gingerbread to Jellybean, I lost all my records on my aCar app (and had been keeping all fill-up and service records for almost a year). So I learned the hard way.

howles said:
Thanks for putting up with questions from a self educating non techie guy.
When you do a clean install, once you flash the ROM zip, how do go about restoring all your apps? I've tried a dozen different things but am wondering if there are any easier ways to restore my 100+ apps.
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Titanium Backup. When restoring, you can restore apps, games and data. I only restore data for games, not apps. In general, don't restore system data. That can/will cause things to FC, giving a false impression there's bugs. You can also backup call and text logs to avoid losing them. I also have well over 100 apps and games myself, and it takes no more than an hour to recover from a full wipe and clean install of a update or new rom. It's because of that that I always do a clean install. Then you get the best out of your rom. A dirty flash is only good for 2 reasons. To try a new update with the expectation of restoring a nandroid backup, or if you're lazy and don't mind "bugs".
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You can also use carbon for backing up apps, even unrooted. It was made by the guy that made the original CWM, and it will let you choose where to back them up. Even has an option to backup to PC using the carbon PC app. I use both it and titanium personally, can never be too careful if you have several apps
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What is the benefit of Dirty flash
What's the benefit of Dirty flash ? is it like, if we do dirty flash, we do not require to restore titanium backups and all again, correct?
eZdubzitmk4 said:
True i dirty flashed 5.5 to 6
I didn't realize you were on v3
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yogi.306 said:
What's the benefit of Dirty flash ? is it like, if we do dirty flash, we do not require to restore titanium backups and all again, correct?
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It's just for lazy people who don't want to restore apps or set everything up again lol.
Sometimes it works ok, sometimes it doesn't
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[Q] What should i choose? PA or stay on CM?

Hi! I'm new here, but i am a bit experienced in stuff...
Anyway, when i got my Tab 2 7.0, i did flash it to Cyanogen. Now, i am on RC2
Now, i am stuck on a question: "Should i get ParanoidAndroid 3+ or stay on CyanogenMod?"
I *can't* find any clear opinions, bug list, installation instructions or kernels... ( I know what is Factory Reset, but "Wipe Everything"? )
So i ask your help, guys. ParanoidAndroid seems an A+++ rom for me, as i like costumization. No, do not ask me to get Xposed, it's already hard as it is for me.
So thanks guys!

Full wipe just means clear the caches in clockworkmod
There is data and dalvik and no... it will not delete your personal files but yes installing paranoid will delete your apps
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mrkhigh said:
Full wipe just means clear the caches in clockworkmod
There is data and dalvik and no... it will not delete your personal files but yes installing paranoid will delete your apps
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Thank you. Still, should i move on to Paranoid or stay on Cyanogen?

mrkhigh said:
Full wipe just means clear the caches in clockworkmod
There is data and dalvik and no... it will not delete your personal files but yes installing paranoid will delete your apps
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They also recommend formatting the internal sdcard, which i sometimes do, because it is easy to end up with multiple 0 directories, factory reset skips formating data/media.
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bluecarbon said:
They also recommend formatting the internal sdcard, which i sometimes do, because it is easy to end up with multiple 0 directories, factory reset skips formating data/media.
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Is internal the emulated storage? ( The "0", Legacy and stuff )

WaryLouka said:
Is internal the emulated storage? ( The "0", Legacy and stuff )
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Yeah, its a pain when using foldermount and titanium backup, if you have the extra directories. Data/media/0/0 and so on . I'm Sure they can be a bother in other situations as well. .
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Paranoid. It has all the features of CM that you would need and its hybrid settings.

WaryLouka said:
Thank you. Still, should i move on to Paranoid or stay on Cyanogen?
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Personally, i like ROMs which incorporate paranoid aspects.
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Choose both, boot it with blackhawk next kernel :thumbup:
The only kernel with dual boot support for the tab 2
Send from invader Zim's spaceship.

search on internet for Rom called jelly bam its awesome and its a combine pac Rom.
it uses latest cyanogenmod build and have paranoid android incorporated.
it will be best for u .i think so

I flashed paranoidandroid on my Tab2-p3100 but i had problem with the mic, which was not working at all.
I never flashed cyanogenmod on my tab (may be I am afraid of the term "nightly" makes it seem very unstable, you know!, though, they say they are as stable as they come).
Now there is this PAC-ROM , claims to have all-in-one features of all the roms together, i flashed it as well, it was also a good rom to test, but there were some bugs in it (you can refer to the thread), now I am using Adishakti's Dark-Fantasy-2 rom, which is a modded paranoidandroid+AOSP+ maybe caynogenmod ROM but it is really very good and stable, least of glitches i noticed elsewhere
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2212582
That would be my opinion about it.

anurag_xpert said:
I flashed paranoidandroid on my Tab2-p3100 but i had problem with the mic, which was not working at all.
I never flashed cyanogenmod on my tab (may be I am afraid of the term "nightly" makes it seem very unstable, you know!, though, they say they are as stable as they come).
Now there is this PAC-ROM , claims to have all-in-one features of all the roms together, i flashed it as well, it was also a good rom to test, but there were some bugs in it (you can refer to the thread), now I am using Adishakti's Dark-Fantasy-2 rom, which is a modded paranoidandroid+AOSP+ maybe caynogenmod ROM but it is really very good and stable, least of glitches i noticed elsewhere
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2212582
That would be my opinion about it.
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DarkFantasy is PAC ROM with Sony launcher and some eye/ear candy.
Please, I beg you, try cyanogenmod. If your uncomfortable tyr the cyanogenmod RC 2. It is the most stable ROM I have used. I have used to for almost 3 months now. Since I am a flashaholic i flash other ROM's often but i find cyanogenmod the best and I always go back to it.
Try it. Please.

Luigi2012SM64DS said:
DarkFantasy is PAC ROM with Sony launcher and some eye/ear candy.
Please, I beg you, try cyanogenmod. If your uncomfortable tyr the cyanogenmod RC 2. It is the most stable ROM I have used. I have used to for almost 3 months now. Since I am a flashaholic i flash other ROM's often but i find cyanogenmod the best and I always go back to it.
Try it. Please.
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I agree.
and Sony things are just mods that you can flash in a Rom.
use this app:
pimpmyRom
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Droidlover123 said:
I agree.
and Sony things are just mods that you can flash in a Rom.
use this app:
pimpmyRom
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I agree, also. I think it is funny how people go crazy over ROMs which are just other roms modified to the makers preferences. Not to say the makers do not deserve credit for their hard work, but why not take a good ROM and mod it to your own liking. Just an opinion.
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Wow, so many comments on my "2cents"
Maybe my comment was perceived as "noob rant"
I had some experience with cyanogenmod in the past with some older phones (gingerbread ones) and definitely i was hooked to it then. But like I said, I was just afraid to try it on my Tab because of that dreadful suffix to it, and Luigi, your comment has really moved me
I am a member at cyanogenmod forum for last 2 years by the same name and I think on this forum too by the same name.
I actually had nothing much to post on xda previously because almost everything I wanted to know was already posted and i used this forum's knowledge to flash friends' phones mostly and had no experience of anything i used so nothing to post, but, since I now own a Galaxy tab P3100 and most of the time I am reading this section about the tab, I just wanted to share what i thought appropriate, that's all.
Thanks for pointing out that the rom I was talking about is a modded PAC-ROM, and I think what one flashes and uses is a matter of personal choice, i just shared my opinion as i think the OP asked for that.
Thanks for the comments

Alright installed cyanogenmod "latest nightly":good:
Working furiously since last 3 hrs installing all my apps all over again
Cleaned my internal memory (wiped it)
Maybe i'll come to like it.

anurag_xpert said:
Alright installed cyanogenmod "latest nightly":good:
Working furiously since last 3 hrs installing all my apps all over again
Cleaned my internal memory (wiped it)
Maybe i'll come to like it.
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Titanium backup will save you some headaches. unless you used it and it still took that long, then wow that is a lot of apps. Lol
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bluecarbon said:
Titanium backup will save you some headaches. unless you used it and it still took that long, then wow that is a lot of apps. Lol
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Actually I had a huge backup of applications but I happen to read the SGT2 cyanogenmod nightly thread and right there in the first or second post users are warned against using titanium backup to restore apps. And I thaought, what the hell, maybe I need to wipe Internal memory clean from time to time so why not now.
Somewhere in the forum a new app backup software is suggested, "helium backup"! Any experience with that?
So now we are going way off topic
Back to the topic, after using the new ROM whole night (seriously I was on a night shift!), I found out it to be lot better than someone else's modded version, I used "PimpMyRom" to my heart's content!!!!!

anurag_xpert said:
Actually I had a huge backup of applications but I happen to read the SGT2 cyanogenmod nightly thread and right there in the first or second post users are warned against using titanium backup to restore apps. And I thaought, what the hell, maybe I need to wipe Internal memory clean from time to time so why not now.
Somewhere in the forum a new app backup software is suggested, "helium backup"! Any experience with that?
So now we are going way off topic
Back to the topic, after using the new ROM whole night (seriously I was on a night shift!), I found out it to be lot better than someone else's modded version, I used "PimpMyRom" to my heart's content!!!!!
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Bro it works fine for me
And as alternative u can use Rom toolbox it's awesome
And one question to u that do you see any difference by using pimpmyrom tweaks??????
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Droidlover123 said:
Bro it works fine for me
And as alternative u can use Rom toolbox it's awesome
And one question to u that do you see any difference by using pimpmyrom tweaks??????
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Yes, I used pimpmyrom to add bravia2 engine, the sound tweaks, gps mod for better GPS lock, except for the quality of video, all other things improved as expected. I could not notice difference in video quality.
Gprs was also improved, no 3g where I live.
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