hello
i normally use the codefire 4.3 ROM, installed the karbonkitkat, and one thing that was a bit annoying was the fact that all my apps werent redownloaded? i had to through and individually install them...
anytime i re-rommed using another codefire nightly buid, all my apps were pulled down again...
or is there someting i can force to get all the apps downloaded as normal?
is this by design because its a different android version?
thanks
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Why don't you just use Titanium Backup to backup your apps? Restoring from TiBu is so much easier than restoring through the Play Store. Even if you don't want to do it that way usually at least you will have a backup for cases like this. In my honest opinion, every single unlocked/rooted phone should have Titanium installed, it's the single most important app for rooted devices.
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Hi.
If I don't want to use titanium, can you think of any reason why apps are not coming down post flash? Slimkat works, gummy not....
I have checked backup/restore options during setup...
I don't know. Why don't you want to use Titanium? It'd totally save your butt in situations like this.
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Hi.
If I don't want to use titanium, can you think of any reason why apps are not coming down post flash? Slimkat works, gummy not....
I have checked backup/restore options during setup...
Wouldn't have a clue, sorry.
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gjw00 said:
Hi.
If I don't want to use titanium, can you think of any reason why apps are not coming down post flash? Slimkat works, gummy not....
I have checked backup/restore options during setup...
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What GApps are you using?
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Hey guys,
Im sure many of you know about the problems which can be caused backing up apps and restoring them to different android versions (problems with force close, reboots, general instability / compatibility).
I found this great free app which makes a list of all your apps you have installed into an XML on your sd card (so it wont get wiped when flashing your phone) and will allow you to open the XML and select an app and it will take you to the market place page for your selected app to download it again.
I find the market place 'my apps' will only remember my paid apps after changing roms and this is a much more reliable way and safer way to get your apps back, plus its just easier to have all your old apps in a list ready to download and not searching for ages right?!
I flash my phone quite regularly and with this app you can be sure you get the correct version of your apps not restoring one that's not compatible and cause problems.
Here's the App Brain link http://www.appbrain.com/app/zemna-applist-backup/net.zemna.android.applistbackup. I don't expect this to changes lives buts its a helpful tool, for free!
I'm not the dev for this app and take no credit for his / hers / their work! Feel free to hit 'THANKS' if this is useful to you.
Enjoy ;-)
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to be honest not much usefull,but still appreciated...!!
I found it good, each to their own opinions I guess. Just thought I'd share cos my market never shows my free apps after flashing and its just easier to use this than spend ages searching for the all again, there're just there in a list ready to download
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Many thanks,,
Very useful for me
gregbradley said:
Many thanks,,
Very useful for me
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Hit 'thanks' on the OP, glad to of helped ;-)
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Hit 'thanks' on the OP, glad to of helped ;-)
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Already done
easiest way is to copy /data/app to your sd card. then copy all the apks from there to your computer and put them into flashtool's "/custom/app" folder. then after flashing your new rom, click "customize" in flash tool. bam, all your apps are installed without having to wait for downloading.
biggest downfall is losing app's saved "data". ei highscores and settings.
you can back these up by copying the program's data folder from /data/data to your sd card. the data folder for the program will look like this:
come.rovio.angrybirds (angry birds)
inside the data folder you will find different data files, some will be settings, highscores, etc. it will be different for every program. once you reinstall the app. you can copy JUST the data files to replace settings, scores, etc. don't copy the entire folder or you will get FC's.
That makes sense although iv never tried it. In theroy you could use the flashtool to put all the apps back on the phone and then with titanium back up restore data only and it not cause problems?
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why not just use titanium backup? there's a free version. it needs root, but if you're flashing roms so often, you would already have root. you can back up everything, and batch restore everything. better than clicking 1 app at a time imo
tookieboy said:
why not just use titanium backup? there's a free version. it needs root, but if you're flashing roms so often, you would already have root. you can back up everything, and batch restore everything. better than clicking 1 app at a time imo
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I see where your coming from but backing up and restoring apps between different versions of android isn't really a good idea and there is different versions of apps for different android versions which is where the compatibility issues and stability problems come in.
The idea of this is it saves all your apps and you can download the right version for your particular configuration on your phone.
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tookieboy said:
why not just use titanium backup? there's a free version. it needs root, but if you're flashing roms so often, you would already have root. you can back up everything, and batch restore everything. better than clicking 1 app at a time imo
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i hate restoring with titanium. you have to confirm each individual reinstall.
There is a batch mode you know and just leave it to do its thing automaticly. Batch restore brings everything back, I only had to confirm once at the start of the process
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I use android injector from a windows based pc, very handy
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There is a batch mode you know and just leave it to do its thing automaticly. Batch restore brings everything back, I only had to confirm once at the start of the process
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batch mode asks me every app
thanks for recommending this app, as it is really useful
i do not recommend tb/mybackup if you are switching between android versions as some apks might not be compatible
using this you can link to the market really easy and it ensures you having apps installing in the right way =)
boooo...
use Titanium Backup and be happy
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boooo...
use Titanium Backup and be happy
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You should read the OP again, TB isn't always the best choice. Especially between different roms and versions of android.
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I use TB and restore just the app, no data.
For games like AB there are back up apps available on the AM and I've not had any problems using this method!
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You should read the OP again, TB isn't always the best choice. Especially between different roms and versions of android.
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hmm, I have never had any problems while restoring apps + data using TB on any roms
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hmm, I have never had any problems while restoring apps + data using TB on any roms
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Your lucky then I guess. Really the idea of this is if your changing your android version though, ie; going from 2.1- 2.2 ,2.2 - 2.3 or down grading your android version. It helped me anyway....
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In gingerbread and froyo, there is a function that restores apps once we sign in google account in a new phone, but this is not happening in Android4.0. is that function being taken out in ICS?
It Does
I Recently Flashed The ICS Rom For My S2 And It Restored My Apps Just Fine !
Did You Have Backup My Data Checked In The Settings App On Your Old Device ?
JR said:
I Recently Flashed The ICS Rom For My S2 And It Restored My Apps Just Fine !
Did You Have Backup My Data Checked In The Settings App On Your Old Device ?
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yes, i checked it everytime i login my account, the same goes to my previous ROM. could it be 2.3 backup-to-google-server is not compatible to ICS?
even on gingerbread it didnt do it for me lol Only on my tablet it does it
I "believe" ICS doesn't restore apps from older versions of the operating system. When I got a Galaxy Nexus, it didn't restore the apps I had on my Gingerbread phone, but when I then got a Transformer Prime, it restored the apps I had on my Nexus.
Its restoring in ma CM9 ICS v1.2
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My Nexus did, but ny buddys Nexus didnt
I Wouldn't Think So Because I Ran GB On My GS II Before I Flashed The ICS Rom And That Restored Apps From GB To ICS But It Didn't Work On Honeycomb Because I Bought A Xoom When It First Came Out Then Just Recently I Upgraded To A Galaxy Tab 10.1 And That Didn't Restore Any Of My Apps. It May Just Be A Bug In ICS That May Be Ironed Out Soon. Other Than That I'm Clueless
I think the critical factor is which version of the android market you used before, often when it did not restore apps (on ROM/OS switching) the android market version was different.
I wouldn't advise using the auto restore.since some users don't want the OS choosing the install paths between a2sd and internal. Also since it doesn't restore the freebies,it's extra work unless you use titanium batch mode and just pick.which apps you want with the "app only" option to avoid corruption in data. fastest way to restore all apps then you can manually check market for updates. if you don't use titanium I highly recommend as a must have paid app.saves massive amounts of time,especially if you use over 200 apps like me
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Mine never does on GB...Idk why though
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thats really strange, based on the replies here, not everyone with gingerbread have the auto restore functioning too. the biggest culprit could be the Android Market App, but having the latest version doesnt solve my problem either.
As for titanium backup, yes it sure handy, how about for non-root users?
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thats really strange, based on the replies here, not everyone with gingerbread have the auto restore functioning too. the biggest culprit could be the Android Market App, but having the latest version doesnt solve my problem either.
As for titanium backup, yes it sure handy, how about for non-root users?
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doesn't go well with non-root. those who aren't rooted should be
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those who aren't rooted should be
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What's your reasoning on this?
apps sync worked for me only if I logged into my Google account during first boot.
If I skipped adding Google account adding at first startup and added it later, it never restored my app data from Google account.
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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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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
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Yes it does, but i want a different rom, CWM also restores the ROM
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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
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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
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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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When i was on GB or Froyo i remember every time i restored a rom either stock or custom, as soon as i logged into my google account my apps auto restored.
Now on ICS i see some custom roms do this and others do not and none of the stock roms do.
why is this?
its such as nice feature and it seems like something that is available from google itself and that some rom devs just enable it or disable it.
does anyone have any insight?
Also i downloaded Titanium Free version and i can not find Batch operations anywhere. did they change it to where you have to buy pro version to get batch operations now?
You have to check or uncheck it before signing in. If you download an app first it overrides the restore.
As far as titanium, I dunno. I support the devs and buy apps.
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no what I mean is some roms as soon as you sign in and choose yes to google backup service, the device starts downloading all of your apps from google play store automatically which is awesome.
most roms dont do that and none of the stock roms have done this since Froyo and SOME GB ones.
this must be some type of hidden default setting that some devs arent enabling by default in their roms which i cant understand why they wouldn't do it.
Before I sign in I uncheck auto sync and all that so the apps don't restore automatically. So I guess I wouldn't know which roms it happens or doesn't happen on.
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Also i downloaded Titanium Free version and i can not find Batch operations anywhere. did they change it to where you have to buy pro version to get batch operations now?
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It's still there, just select the checkmark in the top right corner, when you're in the Backup/Restore Screen.
Yea I've noticed the same thing. It's only worked for me so far when flashing CM9. I think I read someone else asked this same question regarding why it works when flashing CM9 but not AOKP.
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It's still there, just select the checkmark in the top right corner, when you're in the Backup/Restore Screen.
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thanks!
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Yea I've noticed the same thing. It's only worked for me so far when flashing CM9. I think I read someone else asked this same question regarding why it works when flashing CM9 but not AOKP.
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yea i think ive noticed it on CM9 builds as well.
i just dont understand why even stock builds in Froyo and some GB had this enabled by default but no Stock ICS does it and very limited and hit or miss 3rd party ICS roms do it.
it makes it so much easier when flashing roms when you sign in and all of your apps from the playstore just start downloading.
I am interested in whether or not this has been addressed further? Is there a way to enable auto restore for roms? If so then how? Btw happy new year and thank you to everyone who helps to keep this community going from contributors to devs, themers, and testers. It has been a tremendous help to me time and time again. Thank you
Just upgraded from the Infuse and HOLY CRAP what a difference. The Infuse, in some ways was really a misstep for Sammy. Hardware just didn't really work well. Anyway...
Looking through ROMs I was hoping to find a stock ICS where someone had pulled out the bloat. I didn't see it, but I may have missed it.
Thanks, and glad to have switched forums! Ha.
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Check out mohans embryo It is a stock based rom that is properly tweaked the way it should have been. Its up to 5.3.
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Check out mohans embryo It is a stock based rom that is properly tweaked the way it should have been. Its up to 5.3.
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Agreed - it's a good ROM if you are looking for something close to stock with options. Only a few small issues of stability so far.
Root the stock ROM then debloat (disable apps first) yourself
would agree about embryo. stock, debloated.. unless you choose to add it. he built in a nice rom customizer as well. personally, didnt have any problems with it.
Sky Jellybean, come to the candy plus s3 touchwiz is way better than skyrocket touchwiz
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Sky Jellybean, come to the candy plus s3 touchwiz is way better than skyrocket touchwiz
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He wants stock ics, not jacked up jb.
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Bloat
Just root and install Titanium Backup. There should be a freeze list in one of the stickies. You do not have to install a different rom at all.
I recommend that you just freeze the apps. If you uninstall them, you will have to reflash your phone with the stock rom if you want to send to Sammy or take it back to AT&T...
You can also just make a complete TiBU of the entire phone and save on your computer then restore them when you want to get rid of the phone in a legit way...
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Just root and install Titanium Backup. There should be a freeze list in one of the stickies. You do not have to install a different rom at all.
I recommend that you just freeze the apps. If you uninstall them, you will have to reflash your phone with the stock rom if you want to send to Sammy or take it back to AT&T...
You can also just make a complete TiBU of the entire phone and save on your computer then restore them when you want to get rid of the phone in a legit way...
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No need for a titanium backup or anything...I just disable an app (like yahoo finance or whatever crap) from all apps section in settings ..then I delete the .apk file from /system/app (and the .odex if the rom is not deodexed)..After any debloat you will have to flash the whole stock rom anyway if you get a big system problem (or restore a nandroid if you made a backup .. Which I hugely advice to do before messing with the phone)