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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

[Q]Temp-root with stock AT&T Infuse?

for AT&T Samsung Infuse 4G, stock Froyo 2.2.1
How do I do temp-root? I just want to temporarily use Titanium Back Up to back up apps data.
Or is there any other way to back up apps data without full root?
Thank you

dan9khoa said:
for AT&T Samsung Infuse 4G, stock Froyo 2.2.1
How do I do temp-root? I just want to temporarily use Titanium Back Up to back up apps data.
Or is there any other way to back up apps data without full root?
Thank you
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Yeah. You can do that one click. Forgot the name of the option though. But really, you should full root and then flash up some nice roms.
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Erik_T said:
Yeah. You can do that one click. Forgot the name of the option though. But really, you should full root and then flash up some nice roms.
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I want to keep my warranty for now. I'll eventually root it. But my main concern right now is to just to a back up of apps data.
I found SuperOneClick. Is that what you mean?
this is a screen shoot of the program
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8532790&postcount=1
which option should I use for temp-root?
Thanks.

Removing Apps Question

Just got my S3 today.
Rooted it when I walked in the door.
I'm not new at all to rooting but I was wondering if using ROM toolbox was safe to use for removing Verizon's bloat from the stock ROM.
I'm trying to just stay stock here...
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RBarnett09 said:
Just got my S3 today.
Rooted it when I walked in the door.
I'm not new at all to rooting but I was wondering if using ROM toolbox was safe to use for removing Verizon's bloat from the stock ROM.
I'm trying to just stay stock here...
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I run rom toolbox on mine and I have used it to remove apps. I use andybones rom and they are all gone anyway. I really don't remember if it can remove all the bloat or not.
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RBarnett09 said:
Just got my S3 today.
Rooted it when I walked in the door.
I'm not new at all to rooting but I was wondering if using ROM toolbox was safe to use for removing Verizon's bloat from the stock ROM.
I'm trying to just stay stock here...
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I know for a fact that Titanium Backup works, used it the other day. I can't think of any reason Rom Toolbox wouldn't though

I just used Rom Toolbox to uninstall a system apk. (Only a wallpaper apk) bit o it worked. I usually use TiBu.
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Does anyone know if someone has posted the stock 4.1.2 OTA ROM without the bloat? Or should I do this?
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Finally rooted, now what?

I finally rooted my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 which is on 4.4.2. I got Greenify, SuperSU, and Titanium Backup. What are some recommendations or things that I should do now that I am finally in the Rooting Club

Mon431 said:
I finally rooted my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 which is on 4.4.2. I got Greenify, SuperSU, and Titanium Backup. What are some recommendations or things that I should do now that I am finally in the Rooting Club
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You have two of the best in titanium and supersu. Greenify is another good one also. I'd suggest a file manager also like root Explorer or even root browser free from the play store. RE is however not free. It's mostly a personal preference
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ShapesBlue said:
You have two of the best in titanium and supersu. Greenify is another good one also. I'd suggest a file manager also like root Explorer or even root browser free from the play store. RE is however not free. It's mostly a personal preference
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I was able to get Root Explorer from Amazon Appstore a week ago when they offered it for free. I got the xposed framework and have been messing around with modules. Some of them say I should backup my android software before doing anything but how do I do that?

Mon431 said:
I was able to get Root Explorer from Amazon Appstore a week ago when they offered it for free. I got the xposed framework and have been messing around with modules. Some of them say I should backup my android software before doing anything but how do I do that?
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Your on the newest OTA correct? If so I'm not even sure how to do a backup on the stock software because your not running a custom recovery
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ShapesBlue said:
Your on the newest OTA correct? If so I'm not even sure how to do a backup on the stock software because your not running a custom recovery
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Yeah and dang

I know how to nandroid without a recovery
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.onnandbup
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That is pretty neat! But whats the point of being able to make a nandroid but not have the ability to restore with it? Here is a working version of safestrap for kitkat http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2797314 with that you can backup and restore or restore from that neat app.

ThePagel said:
That is pretty neat! But whats the point of being able to make a nandroid but not have the ability to restore with it? Here is a working version of safestrap for kitkat http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2797314 with that you can backup and restore or restore from that neat app.
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Will it work if I rooted with towelroot? Sorry, I'm a root noob

Mon431 said:
Will it work if I rooted with towelroot? Sorry, I'm a root noob
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It should yes.
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ShapesBlue said:
It should yes.
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Alright, I just noticed that my flash counter is somehow custom. I haven't flashed anything, I'm still on stock. I noticed it first happened with Wanam Xposed when I rebooted it for the first time with it so then I uninstalled it. How do I change it back to official, or does it matter even though my warranty is expired?

Mon431 said:
Alright, I just noticed that my flash counter is somehow custom. I haven't flashed anything, I'm still on stock. I noticed it first happened with Wanam Xposed when I rebooted it for the first time with it so then I uninstalled it. How do I change it back to official, or does it matter even though my warranty us expired?
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You could use triangle away to reset it but your not under warranty so it doesn't really matter
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ShapesBlue said:
You could use triangle away to reset it but your not under warranty so it doesn't really matter
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Lol I'll just leave it alone and I'll probably get Wanam back haha

Mon431 said:
Lol I'll just leave it alone and I'll probably get Wanam back haha
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Then again neither am I with my S3 so I could not really care less
I use Wanam and xposed and I have noticed some conflicts with apps but sometimes that happens. Xposed tends to mess with stuff all the time
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ShapesBlue said:
Then again neither am I with my S3 so I could not really care less
I use Wanam and xposed and I have noticed some conflicts with apps but sometimes that happens. Xposed tends to mess with stuff all the time
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Ahh, oh and I figured out you can change the system status to official with Wanam Xposed. It's under Security Hacks but I'm just gonna leave it as custom (box unchecked) since it doesn't matter anymore.

Mon431 said:
Ahh, oh and I figured out you can change the system status to official with Wanam Xposed. It's under Security Hacks but I'm just gonna leave it as custom (box unchecked) since it doesn't matter anymore.
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Yea I forgot that part but Yea it doesn't matter really. Even though I have asurion insurance on the phone I am hoping to never utilize it, :::knock on wood:::
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ShapesBlue said:
Then again neither am I with my S3 so I could not really care less
I use Wanam and xposed and I have noticed some conflicts with apps but sometimes that happens. Xposed tends to mess with stuff all the time
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Xposed is very volatile. In my experience Xposed runs fine as long as Wanam isn't in the picture. I said screw Wanam at 2.7.3 once it started fc all my apps. Had to nand to recover. But if you're on a stock OTA...I understand a flashoholic has to get a fix somehow lol
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ATGkompressor said:
Xposed is very volatile. In my experience Xposed runs fine as long as Wanam isn't in the picture. I said screw Wanam at 2.7.3 once it started fc all my apps. Had to nand to recover. But if you're on a stock OTA...I understand a flashoholic has to get a fix somehow lol
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That's for sure. I had Wanam installed but never really used it. I use a few here and there until I find I have no use or don't actually use them at all
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I hope I'm not hijacking this thread. I plan to towelroot my fully updated and locked down s3. Like you I was wondering what to do next. Backup sounds good. Do I need busybox? Will using titanium backup give me the ability to restore my phone if something terrible happens? Can I backup my backup to my pc in case my sd card gets corrupted?
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Furthermore, which supersu should I get? There are several on the play store. What bloat ware should I get rid of, and how?
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crobert33 said:
I hope I'm not hijacking this thread. I plan to towelroot my fully updated and locked down s3. Like you I was wondering what to do next. Backup sounds good. Do I need busybox? Will using titanium backup give me the ability to restore my phone if something terrible happens? Can I backup my backup to my pc in case my sd card gets corrupted?
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Furthermore, which supersu should I get? There are several on the play store. What bloat ware should I get rid of, and how?
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I'd suggest supersu and supersu pro and pro of course isn't free but really worth it.
Here is supersu
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu
And SuperSu Pro
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu.pro
Titanium backup also is a great app along with the pro version which in the long run is well worth it.
I'm not sure about busybox and titanium however, I'll leave that to someone who knows
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Well, I am moving in that direction. Today, I revived what I perceive to be "bloatware". My (now rooted and superusered) es file manager was able to block the startup of some pesky "system" files that seemed unimportant. Examples are Yahoo news and stock daemon.
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[Q] Suggestions For Rooting?

Could someone suggest the best (safest) method of rooting my AT&T G3? I've only rooted a couple of phones over the years, so I'm not terribly experienced at this. I don't want to flash any new ROMs or change the phone drastically. I don't even care much about removing bloatware. I'd be happy if I could just remove that stubborn circle clock widget on the lock screen and would really love it if I could restore the FM radio.

rickaysen said:
Could someone suggest the best (safest) method of rooting my AT&T G3? I've only rooted a couple of phones over the years, so I'm not terribly experienced at this. I don't want to flash any new ROMs or change the phone drastically. I don't even care much about removing bloatware. I'd be happy if I could just remove that stubborn circle clock widget on the lock screen and would really love it if I could restore the FM radio.
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IO root (I think that's the name) is simple just enter in two commands
In the adb and that's pretty much it. Also I think the radio is a hardware thing and is only on the D855 international model.
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rickaysen said:
Could someone suggest the best (safest) method of rooting my AT&T G3? I've only rooted a couple of phones over the years, so I'm not terribly experienced at this. I don't want to flash any new ROMs or change the phone drastically. I don't even care much about removing bloatware. I'd be happy if I could just remove that stubborn circle clock widget on the lock screen and would really love it if I could restore the FM radio.
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I'd go with Towel Root. Its unbelievably easy and works perfect. Google towel root and go to the website to download the apk. Once you download and install, open it up and hit "make it rain" then boom your rooted. After that I'd download SuperSU.
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Pure+ said:
I'd go with Towel Root. Its unbelievably easy and works perfect. Google towel root and go to the website to download the apk. Once you download and install, open it up and hit "make it rain" then boom your rooted. After that I'd download SuperSU.
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This. Towelroot is by far the easiest and safest route. Doesn't even have to reboot the phone. IT JUST WORKS

Curious, I'm relatively a newbie, after Towel Root method and the phone is rooted what benefits are gained? For example, Is it possible after rooting to install an app for Hotspotting?
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Alienuser said:
Curious, I'm relatively a newbie, after Towel Root method and the phone is rooted what benefits are gained? For example, Is it possible after rooting to install an app for Hotspotting?
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After root you will will be able to download apps and tweaks that would require root to run. Its like having full access to your phone and files. Like having admin rights I guess. I'm not sure about hotspot.
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jasvncnt1 said:
After root you will will be able to download apps and tweaks that would require root to run. Its like having full access to your phone and files. Like having admin rights I guess. I'm not sure about hotspot.
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Thanks for the tips everyone.
About hot spots. I rooted my G2 and was able to tether whereas before, AT&T prevented this function unless I paid extra.
Not sure I want t o do it at this point because the risk/benefit isn't worth it for me. This phone has so much storage that the bloatware isn't an issue and I never really tethered as much as I thought I would. Too bad about the FM radio. Regaining that function would persuade me.