Hi there,
So I rooted my Galaxy Note 2, made a backup in case anything went wrong, and then put Cyanagenmod 10.1.2 on it. I have it hooked up to the same google account I did before, but for some reason it's not synching any of the contacts I had. I'm worried I may have had them all stored locally on my phone and I deleted them when I factory reset.. I tried going back to the backup I made but the phone just gets stuck in a boot loop when I do that.. Is there anything I can do to retrieve these contacts? I really need them.
otidid said:
Do a factory reset then try again. Are you using kies?
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I tried doing a factory reset but It just reboots cyanogenmod. I've heard of applications like "Dr. Fone" made for restoring contacts. Do you think those are viable?
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Ok, i got a this Galaxy S 4G from my friend of mine, But his googloe account is in the fone. And when i delete all the conacts they always come bacc. And i cannot go into the maket without knowing his old password. ( wich i dont kno ) Is there anyway i can sign in with my own acoount on the phone? ALso If i do a hard reset/ wipe will i be locked out of the phone? since i dont have the phone activated yet?
The phone should work the same after a factory reset just wont have their info in it
cufd440 said:
The phone should work the same after a factory reset just wont have their info in it
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That will work fine, you can also go into settings and go into "Accounts & Sync" in there you will see his gmail account. Click on that and remove the account. Setup your account to sync and you should be fine.
If I was you I would just factory reset or Odin... That is just me though. I like starting fresh
Hey guys, i just want to be careful here with the settings
If i factory reset my phone, how do i restore back up without wiping out my previous zune sync back up? Coz it seems if i plug it in now, it will say do you want to sync this phone....and may replace my previous phone sync settings
Thanks
toothfish said:
Hey guys, i just want to be careful here with the settings
If i factory reset my phone, how do i restore back up without wiping out my previous zune sync back up? Coz it seems if i plug it in now, it will say do you want to sync this phone....and may replace my previous phone sync settings
Thanks
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Just make a backup using this app to be sure.
However, Zune will update your phone, it doesn't replace stuff.
For example, I've reset my phone 3-4 times and it never replaced my old photos, although the counter is the same
ok...so what if i changed to another phone of the same model... could i still use the original backup?
If not, are there ways to port a backup from one phone to another? (of the same model)
toothfish said:
If not, are there ways to port a backup from one phone to another? (of the same model)
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No and No... Unfortunately.
Ok, let me start by saying that I fully expect that I screwed something up, but here goes...
My 4G had stopped working and I decided now was the time to root and unlock my phone, since Verizon recommended a factory reset to fix the 4G issue. I rooted and unlocked my Jelly Bean OTA using this great thread and installed Titanium Backup to get a full backup of everything. I ran the factory reset (that was probably how I screwed something up) and (I think) reran the root and unlock steps (maybe didn't need to). Then, I restored everything using Titanium (pro version). No surprise really that 4G still didn't work (subsequent new SIM took care of that issue).
But, even with the "bad" SIM and the new "good" 4G-capable SIM, I'm not receiving ANY notifications for my apps. Nothing for Gmail or Google Voice. In fact, those apps actually seem to require opening them and pressing on the refresh icon to actually receive new emails/text messages. I have everything set to autosync and to provide notifications.
Any idea what I screwed up and how I can fix it? Since I've got a good backup of everything on an external microSD card, I'm wide open to suggestions here.
Thanks so much for any help you can provide. This is driving me crazy not having my notifications! :crying:
That sounds sketchy. It doesn't sound like you did anything incorrectly. Here are my suggestions...
Make sure your Google account is set to sync
In recovery, clear cache and dalvik cache In recovery, under advanced, fix permissions
If all that doesn't work, I may try another full factory reset. Then in TiBu only install apps (without data), and then restore only select app's data individually.
Hope that helps.
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This exact thing happened to me. I was stressing out big time - even thought it was the ROM I was running that was messing things up. I was constantly sending myself test emails and waiting to see if they would be pushed to my phone (GMAIL).
The problem was my Titanium Backup Restore. If possible, do a factory reset of your phone - with whatever ROM you like. Before restoring your apps and data, try manually adding your gmail account and send some test messages. I'd be willing to be you will receive push notifications.
If so, try restoring your backup but uncheck and gmail related items. This solved my problem - let me know how it works for you!
I got antsy before I was able to see these messages and went ahead and flashed back to full stock. Verified all notifications are working correctly, and proceeded with all the OTA updates to get me back to Jelly Bean. Now, I'm going to re-root and unlock. I'll restore selectively on apps and not restore Gmail or Google Voice, though it really did seem like ALL notifications were somehow stopped.
I'll post back with my results.
Thanks so much!
sweeds said:
...I may try another full factory reset...
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Actually, this brings up a question, once you're rooted and unlocked, what exactly does a "factory reset" reset you to?
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It wipes the /data partition. Basically all user apps+data.
You will remain on the same ROM, retain root and your bootloader will still be locked :thumbup:
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sweeds said:
It wipes the /data partition. Basically all user apps+data.
You will remain on the same ROM, retain root and your bootloader will still be locked :thumbup:
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Is this from the standard menu factory data reset or only through the custom recovery?
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Hi Guys, my friend recently rooted my RAZR HD via TeamViewer but didn't install a custom ROM or a recovery. Before I did a factory reset to clean things up, I backed up everything to my SD card using Titanium. After finishing the backup, Titanium said I should reboot to finish the restoration. Every since then I've been bootlooped. Do any of you know of a solution to fix this?
Thanks,
Carter
I don't think Titanium asks for a reboot when doing any sort of back up. It will ask for a reboot when doing certain restorations. It doesn't ask you to reboot when restoring user apks but it does on system apk.
If I'm understanding your question right, you backed everything up but then you decided to restore everything. If you never installed a ROM then it is strange for it to boot loop. If hyou did install a ROM then it could have started to boot loop if you restored a system file that isn't compatible with the ROM.
What I would do is start from scratch. Factory reset the phone, re-root, re-install Titanium, and restore only the user apps and your SMS messages if you save them. It's a slight hassle but only about 1 hour worth of your time. By the time you begin trying debug everything to find the culprit you would have lost hours.
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Hi Guys, my friend recently rooted my RAZR HD via TeamViewer but didn't install a custom ROM or a recovery. Before I did a factory reset to clean things up, I backed up everything to my SD card using Titanium. After finishing the backup, Titanium said I should reboot to finish the restoration. Every since then I've been bootlooped. Do any of you know of a solution to fix this?
Thanks,
Carter
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I don't know if it will work in this situation but you might try wiping cache/dalvik cache in the recovery. That way you aren't starting from scratch. If this doesn't work, try the above suggestion instead.
Sorry for the late response. Did another factory reset and didn't use Titanium this time. Anyone know how to get my texts back though?
CMSchuld said:
Sorry for the late response. Did another factory reset and didn't use Titanium this time. Anyone know how to get my texts back though?
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If you saved everything in titanium backup... then you have a backup of your messages. Open Titanium, click the batch tab, scroll to the restore section, and then restore and only restore the message thing. It should be a green color and on the right it should say xml. It will restore all your texts and mms. Just don't get confused and restore the messenger app.
If you have a lot, then be patient and make a sandwich, it's a little slow.
Hi everyone my partner had to re-root my fone last night and it seems the new root is not letting me get text messages i can send them but not recive them!!! is there any way to take my phone back to it 1st ever firmware???? kies does not work on my model.
PLEASE HELP!.. been to other sites no one seems willing to help im at my wits end with it not i need my phone as my sister texts me when she needs my help or is in trouble as she had surgery recently and im first port of contact. Would it be better if i re installed firmware that should be on it please please help............
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Hi everyone my partner had to re-root my fone last night and it seems the new root is not letting me get text messages i can send them but not recive them!!! is there any way to take my phone back to it 1st ever firmware???? kies does not work on my model.
PLEASE HELP!.. been to other sites no one seems willing to help im at my wits end with it not i need my phone as my sister texts me when she needs my help or is in trouble as she had surgery recently and im first port of contact. Would it be better if i re installed firmware that should be on it please please help............
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you should be able to do a factory reset, that should solve your problem but you will lose all data and apps that you had installed In order to save your contacts, messages etc, its best to make backup first, you can download My Phone explorer to your PC and client to phone from google play store to backup everything before factory reset or flashing stock ROM
Factory reset is normally done by going into settings> privacy > factory reset. or it may be located in an another location in settings.
or you can follow this and flash a stock kernel to solve your problem
Check this out! You , YES! you are an " Android ". Not your phone but U.
xsenman said:
you should be able to do a factory reset, that should solve your problem but you will lose all data and apps that you had installed In order to save your contacts, messages etc, its best to make backup first, you can download My Phone explorer to your PC and client to phone from google play store to backup everything before factory reset or flashing stock ROM
Factory reset is normally done by going into settings> privacy > factory reset. or it may be located in an another location in settings.
or you can follow this and flash a stock kernel to solve your problem
Check this out! You , YES! you are an " Android ". Not your phone but U.
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I have everything backed to my google account will that be ok? Also my partner said yesterday he could not factory reset my fone yet when i looked tonight i found it in my settings under privacy setting. sp if i factory reset it is there anything i need to do or will the phone do it by itself (sounds stupid i know but im not great with phones) lol.
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I have everything backed to my google account will that be ok? Also my partner said yesterday he could not factory reset my fone yet when i looked tonight i found it in my settings under privacy setting. sp if i factory reset it is there anything i need to do or will the phone do it by itself (sounds stupid i know but im not great with phones) lol.
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already replied to your PM, with same contents
Check this out! You , YES! you are an " Android ". Not your phone but U.