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[Q] App backup

So, the best way to backup apps before installing the Froyo update to a previously non-rooted Mesmerize?
App-Brain? I understand that won't necessarily save any data associated with the apps...
I used Titantium for my phone which was running Superclean ROM, with the Voodoo kernel, but now my wife (who didn't want me playing with her phone previously) wants to update to Froyo...

titanium is the best way to do it and preserve the user data.
however, if she really doesn't want her phone rooted (even though the froyo update will void the warranty, and is pre-rooted anyway ) you're stuck using appbrain.
i personally used titanium to back up all my apps and system data, and it worked great.

afritchen said:
So, the best way to backup apps before installing the Froyo update to a previously non-rooted Mesmerize?
App-Brain? I understand that won't necessarily save any data associated with the apps...
I used Titantium for my phone which was running Superclean ROM, with the Voodoo kernel, but now my wife (who didn't want me playing with her phone previously) wants to update to Froyo...
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I used titanium backup, the free version will suffice for backups. You will have to make the backups on your phone, then reinstall Titanium Backup once you boot into froyo, in order to restore your backups again.

bdemartino said:
I used titanium backup, the free version will suffice for backups. You will have to make the backups on your phone, then reinstall Titanium Backup once you boot into froyo, in order to restore your backups again.
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+1 I would get the premium mostly cause you will always use this app. Also, I have a spare sd card, and I make a mirror of the internal sd by just select all> copy> paste into external sd card. Then you have a mirror of what is on the internal card.

I used My Backup when I rooted my phone, saved it to sd, and it worked quite nice. Saved all my messages and was easy to restore. Had the option of saving data and app or just one or the other.

[Q] Any other app that can restore titanium backup backups?

An app that doesn't require rooting??? I bricked my phone and just got it repaired, so I don't want to try rooting or downloading ROMs again but I want to get all my apps back but they're backed up with Titanium backup that requires root. Do you think I can restore them on Titanium backup without root or is there any other app I can use??

Simply install apps from titanium backup folder on sdcard, but you wont have any data (apps settings etc)

Do I need another backup app to restore them???

Data only with root
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but I said I don't want to root

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but I said I don't want to root
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Let's put it simple:
If you want your apps, you don't need root.
If you want your data (saved games, personalization, etc) you need root.
That's all.

Transfer data & apps from S4 to Oneplus

I am getting my new OnePlus 64GB device, and would like to know what is the easy way to transfer data & apps from my current Samsung S4 to Oneplus?

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I am getting my new OnePlus 64GB device, and would like to know what is the easy way to transfer data & apps from my current Samsung S4 to Oneplus?
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Depends if you Samsung is rooted if it is I would use titanium backup to transfer all your apps, if not you can use helium backup

Its not rooted, I want to know if Helium can backup the items to my PC?

smartcard2 said:
Its not rooted, I want to know if Helium can backup the items to my PC?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup&hl=en_GB
That should do the trick

How to restore app data with Helium?

Hello, it's been my first post in a while but I recently upgraded to an S7 and was trying to restore the app data for some of my apps from my S4. I backed up the apps on the S4 using Helium using 2 methods. I first just backed it up to internal. I connected the S4 to the PC and copied the carbon folder. I later connected my S7. Copied the carbon folder into the internal of that. Open Helium on the S7. Click Restore and Snyc. Helium says it can't find any backups.
I then try the PC download option. Open up the web server and backup my apps from there. I now have a zip file called backup. I put that on my S7. Heliu, doesn't see it. I go back to the Helium web server and upload the backup.zip. No progress whatsoever. Upload backup.zip on Google drive. Select "Restore from Google Drive' in Helium. Helium still can't find anything.
All I want is to restore app data on a couple of games I have, I shouldn't have to go through all this nonsense. Is there a better way or a remedy for this Helium issue? I clearly have the backup folder but Helium isn't detecting it.

Use the third option, phone to phone. Under restore/sync if you have both phones in helium you should be able to select them and choose which apps you want to copy over from the s4.

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Use the third option, phone to phone. Under restore/sync if you have both phones in helium you should be able to select them and choose which apps you want to copy over from the s4.
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But that requires the pro version

Is there a better solution

Not that i know of, the two ways you tried of restoring should work, i used the third option when going from my n5 to the s7. The app was worth it.

Can't I just backup my whole phone to my phone and copy whatever is needed to restore app data to my new phone?

Mo Neenja31 said:
Can't I just backup my whole phone to my phone and copy whatever is needed to restore app data to my new phone?
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Using what app? Only helium can restore data without root. Or are you talking about samsung switch? Not sure that does data though.

peachpuff said:
Using what app? Only helium can restore data without root. Or are you talking about samsung switch? Not sure that does data though.
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I meant just copying the phones app data from my pc to the s7

Mo Neenja31 said:
I meant just copying the phones app data from my pc to the s7
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You can try but you'll hit a road block trying to copy data from /data or any other root directories without having root.

Move to new phone using TWRP Backup & Restore

So this is quite a hard question before trying it myself.
I would like to move from phone but don`t want the hassel of reinstalling all apps ect, I have currently rooted my device and plan on rooting my next one.
My question: Can I backup phone 1 then restore the backup on phone 2? (not same model)
And will all settings and configs like whatsapp ect be the same?

Propphet said:
So this is quite a hard question before trying it myself.
I would like to move from phone but don`t want the hassel of reinstalling all apps ect, I have currently rooted my device and plan on rooting my next one.
My question: Can I backup phone 1 then restore the backup on phone 2? (not same model)
And will all settings and configs like whatsapp ect be the same?
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Use Google to backup your photos, videos and contacts.
Try helium for your apps and app data.
Use something like SMS backup to backup text messages there is also a way to backup and restore text messages via Google.
But, you will only be able to backup and restore user data and data partition, you will not be able to do this with any of your system apps or system app data or system data or system settings, these will not restore and work properly on the new device.
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