I'm looking at upgrading my HTC One XL to an HTC One Mini 2. I've found this article on Lifehacker on backing up apps and settings and such. Is that a) all still valid and b) going to work when moving from one type of handset to another? Anything else I need to do to get all my stuff over from my current handset to the new one?
Well i am mentioning some softwares
koberulz said:
I'm looking at upgrading my HTC One XL to an HTC One Mini 2. I've found this article on Lifehacker on backing up apps and settings and such. Is that a) all still valid and b) going to work when moving from one type of handset to another? Anything else I need to do to get all my stuff over from my current handset to the new one?
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if you are not rooted then install this app from playstore
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idea.backup.smscontacts&hl=en
this app is great for backing up the call logs,calender,contacts.
if your are rooted and on custom recovery then you can go for titanium backup and create a zip.:good:
Also do note, if your phone is synced to Google, you can get all your contacts and apps (without settings) on your new device just by linking your new phone.
For app settings and SMS, you should probably do what @sachoosaini recommends.
App settings are not at all savable if you are not rooted. Well titaniuim backup is the medicine of your questions. And I the universe if the XDA known that on gmail you can restore your backup. But there are many people who are privacy conscious. they don't install Google apps. And rely on other markets ..
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sachoosaini said:
if you are not rooted then install this app from playstore
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idea.backup.smscontacts&hl=en
this app is great for backing up the call logs,calender,contacts.
if your are rooted and on custom recovery then you can go for titanium backup and create a zip.:good:
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Yeah, the phone is rooted, and the new one will be as soon as I get it (or at least, that's the plan). My main concern was basically whether the LifeHacker article was still valid (it's three years old, which is forever with these things) and whether it would work when switching between two completely different handsets, rather than switching from my current One XL to a different One XL in the case of a lost or damaged phone, for example. They're still both HTC, and thus will both run Sense, which should avoid the biggest potential issue, but I want to make sure I've got everything sorted now, rather than trying it and having it not work.
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Yeah, the phone is rooted, and the new one will be as soon as I get it (or at least, that's the plan). My main concern was basically whether the LifeHacker article was still valid (it's three years old, which is forever with these things) and whether it would work when switching between two completely different handsets, rather than switching from my current One XL to a different One XL in the case of a lost or damaged phone, for example. They're still both HTC, and thus will both run Sense, which should avoid the biggest potential issue, but I want to make sure I've got everything sorted now, rather than trying it and having it not work.
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Well if they are HTC, they probably shipped with transfer data software. I remember it was bundled along with HTC sense framework Roms. It has features like SMS transfer contact transfer.
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Well if they are HTC, they probably shipped with transfer data software. I remember it was bundled along with HTC sense framework Roms. It has features like SMS transfer contact transfer.
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That won't help with apps/app settings though, will it?
koberulz said:
That won't help with apps/app settings though, will it?
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Nope....titanium back will
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Hi peeps,
Honeymoon over with my new phone, realising some of the apps I use to take for granted on Android HD2, can't be used on Sensation.
Most important for me Droidwall.
Anyone know which firewalls, work and can run on a non rooted handset?
Side query, what's best way of removing ads? Never realised there was ads in apps. As it was already fixed in the custom roms. I presume u need a rooted phone, not the end of the world. handset is a joy to use.
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Hi peeps,
Honeymoon over with my new phone, realising some of the apps I use to take for granted on Android HD2, can't be used on Sensation.
Most important for me Droidwall.
Anyone know which firewalls, work and can run on a non rooted handset?
Side query, what's best way of removing ads? Never realised there was ads in apps. As it was already fixed in the custom roms. I presume u need a rooted phone, not the end of the world. handset is a joy to use.
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i all ready have a flashable add-on but it wont work till we get custom recovery and to replace the file your self you still need root becuase its in the system folder
Why do you use Droidwall if I may ask?
I have always seen it referred to as a placebo if anything.
Now people are seeing why I'm not buying the Sensation till it's cracked and rooted.
Android converts via the HD2 have all been using a rooted form of Android and never knew what life was like in the "locked down" world. I'm an Android convert via the HD2 myself, and knew complaints of this sort would be coming.
DroidWall is a great means to keep apps from eating data without knowing. Also a good means to keep Android from phoning home if that is of any concern to a user.
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Why do you use Droidwall if I may ask?
I have always seen it referred to as a placebo if anything.
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Mdeejays rom ate all my data allowance in standby on my HD2. Droidwall stopped this happening, blocking everything except the apps you want to use data.
Although changing to Boyppc rom, the data usage wasnt half as much. Hmm?
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MaxReality said:
Hi peeps,
Honeymoon over with my new phone, realising some of the apps I use to take for granted on Android HD2, can't be used on Sensation.
Most important for me Droidwall.
Anyone know which firewalls, work and can run on a non rooted handset?
Side query, what's best way of removing ads? Never realised there was ads in apps. As it was already fixed in the custom roms. I presume u need a rooted phone, not the end of the world. handset is a joy to use.
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APNDroid with the widget on your home screen stops 3G data connection.
Adfree for removing ads but its for rooted only.
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Now people are seeing why I'm not buying the Sensation till it's cracked and rooted.
Android converts via the HD2 have all been using a rooted form of Android and never knew what life was like in the "locked down" world. I'm an Android convert via the HD2 myself, and knew complaints of this sort would be coming.
DroidWall is a great means to keep apps from eating data without knowing. Also a good means to keep Android from phoning home if that is of any concern to a user.
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I agree. But it was upgrade time and having a 1080p camcorder enticed me to buy. Once you get over it being locked down, for now, it really is a joy to use. Every little niggle the HD2 had is gone. But yeah, rom wise, Boyppc rom makes HD2 a perfectly capable handset.
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MaxReality said:
I agree. But it was upgrade time and having a 1080p camcorder enticed me to buy. Once you get over it being locked down, for now, it really is a joy to use. Every little niggle the HD2 had is gone. But yeah, rom wise, Boyppc rom makes HD2 a perfectly capable handset.
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Nope, I won't be getting over it. I won't be buying the Sensation till it's unlocked.
My HD2 with the latest NexusHD2-Gingerbread has zero issues, none.
So no way I'm taking a step backward to lockdown, never.
I use several apps that require root. And I'm also not buying something I can't keep custom ROMs on.
Enjoy yours, but I'll pass if it's not unlocked.
These devices now cost way too much to compromise.
Might be more of a google market question, but thought I would start here.
I have 1 MT4GS with 90 or so apps, getting a second MT4GS. Most apps are market, but some from other spots. Is there a way to massively update/download the apps I have on current phone to new phone. In the past, I have just downloaded them one at a time from market.
Thanks in advance...
Possibly
Just an idea, you could make a backup of your current mt4gs and then restore it on the new one? Ive never tried it but I dont see why it wouldnt work
Your google account should keep record of your downloaded apps and redownload on the next device you sign in on... Usually...
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xdaznx said:
Just an idea, you could make a backup of your current mt4gs and then restore it on the new one? Ive never tried it but I dont see why it wouldnt work
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Backup to the SD card OR some other form, like using a backup/restart App?
leoilios said:
Your google account should keep record of your downloaded apps and redownload on the next device you sign in on... Usually...
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I know with previous phones this didn't work. I would connect to my same account with the new phone, but it wouldn't show that I had apps loaded. Example, the eBay app would not show installed, I would have to load like it was a new app install. It would be great if that would do that, or it would show 90 updates to be applied. But I haven't done this in a while, maybe newand improved market will allow. I guess I will find out when I get receive the 2nd phone.
Thanks..
Well if your rooted and your next phone is rooted then you can use titanium backup to backup all your apps. If you CWM installed on both then you can make a nandroid backup and either restore it on the new one or use appextractor to restore the apps. But if your not then your best bet is let Google restore the apps that it does and manually resinstall the ones that it doesn't.
all of your payed for apps will certainly appear in the market under my apps and you can just go thru clicking on them one after another after another. the ones that were free though, i dont know any quick/easy way. i'm sure theres an app that will track all your downloaded apps regardless of if they were free or not.
The market website actually keeps a log of every app you downloaded. You can then send them right to your phone from there.
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all of your payed for apps will certainly appear in the market under my apps and you can just go thru clicking on them one after another after another. the ones that were free though, i dont know any quick/easy way. i'm sure theres an app that will track all your downloaded apps regardless of if they were free or not.
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This is what I'm seeing, it show my paid for apps, but not the freebees. FYI - first phone is not rooted, second one is..
I also logged into google and google market on the pc hoping to see 'my apps', but no luck there..
So looks like a download at a time..
Thanks all for your inputs...
That is odd. I still have stuff on the Web Based Market list that I haven't used since my old craptastic Behold II 2 years ago.
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xdaznx said:
Just an idea, you could make a backup of your current mt4gs and then restore it on the new one? Ive never tried it but I dont see why it wouldnt work
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I've done this before with my old MT4G. I would just flash a backup of my previous phone onto my warranty replacements... So I can say it does work....
roms make a difference
I have been trying out different roms and they act different with Market.
These 2 work like I mentioend before, only show bought apps:
Bulletproof
Doubleshot Lite 1.2.4
But this one does an auto download of all my past downloaded apps, very cool.
RootzWiki and install Undeadk9's ICS-splashed ROM: RubiX_ICS_v5.3_release-keys_signed
Hi, guys,
I just got fed up of the bloatware that is all over my DHD and decided to at least try to change the things around.
If you want, lend the petition a hand
change.org/petitions/htc-corporation-don-t-ship-preinstalled-non-removable-apps-on-android-phones-ex-facebook
Dafuq?
Have you tried searching for methods in removing it?
There are obviously ways of doing that including rooting and installing a ROM without them.
There should be an easier way to do that, and I'm with the op on this.
Sent from my rooted Evo 4G!!
kamenlitchev said:
Hi, guys,
I just got fed up of the bloatware that is all over my DHD and decided to at least try to change the things around.
If you want, lend the petition a hand
change.org/petitions/htc-corporation-don-t-ship-preinstalled-non-removable-apps-on-android-phones-ex-facebook
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Can you give a direct Link? Xda app ans so on...
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This can be done via a root and titanium backup/pro you can uninstall any system app or freeze it so it isnt in effect
Two Root Tools (My faves)
z4Root
GingerBreak
And App to remove or freeze
TitaniumBackup
The new Sony Xperia S permits the removal of default apps. Your money are the best 'petition'
Of course we can just root and do that, but the OP has a point. Rooting and all things related are fine for people who are interested, but normal people shouldn't have to bother with all that. When they buy a smartphone and expect it to work right, it should. If they see an app they don't feel like having in their phones, whether for memory reasons or app drawer clutter, they should be able to remove it by the regular uninstall method in a minute and move on to something else. Only a small percentage of of the number of phones sold till now are rooted. So the OP has a point, the manufacturers should stop bundling uninstallable crapware in their phones.
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Of course we can just root and do that, but the OP has a point. Rooting and all things related are fine for people who are interested, but normal people shouldn't have to bother with all that. When they buy a smartphone and expect it to work right, it should. If they see an app they don't feel like having in their phones, whether for memory reasons or app drawer clutter, they should be able to remove it by the regular uninstall method in a minute and move on to something else. Only a small percentage of of the number of phones sold till now are rooted. So the OP has a point, the manufacturers should stop bundling uninstallable crapware in their phones.
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Talk to the carriers. They are to blame for most of the bloatware apps. The OEM only add them because the carriers make them and in the end if they ask them to do it then they will add them.
the problem of rooting though is that you loose your warranty.
HTC rejected my defective DHD because of this reason
os2222 said:
the problem of rooting though is that you loose your warranty.
HTC rejected my defective DHD because of this reason
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You can just flash a return to stock package. That's what I do to make my phone look completely stock with no traces of root.
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While I'm all for some applications being removable, there are some reasons why they are not at the moment:
The Android OS has only two app classes: user and system.
System applications have elevated rights and cannot be removed by the user.
User applications run within the permission system and can be removed.
Before we can have removable pre-installed apps, we would need to have a third class of applications (core), which would distinguish between removable system apps and not removable system apps.
Anyway I can transfer my android sms to my new lumia 710?
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Anyway I can transfer my android sms to my new lumia 710?
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not that im aware of but in saying that, the 710 should be interop unlockable so you should be able to use SMS backup, youd need to convert whatever is stored in android to how SMS backup works then I guess it maybe possible.
So I guess its plausible, but unlikely
dazza9075 said:
not that im aware of but in saying that, the 710 should be interop unlockable so you should be able to use SMS backup, youd need to convert whatever is stored in android to how SMS backup works then I guess it maybe possible.
So I guess its plausible, but unlikely
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Interop unlock and custom ROMs are available for 710. Go to phone specific forums on XDA, get yourself a rainbow ROM or something like that. Get SMS back up, and if formats are compatible, you should have SMS on it easy.
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Interop unlock and custom ROMs are available for 710. Go to phone specific forums on XDA, get yourself a rainbow ROM or something like that. Get SMS back up, and if formats are compatible, you should have SMS on it easy.
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it wont be easy, far from it, WP has a data store for all the messages, and ties in to different accounts and contacts, SMS backup just copies that file,. it doesn't extract an import as such, they would need to be reworked and tied to the correct people, my guess is that it is possible but will be a pure nightmare
Damn thay sucks....I was gonna switch from my Droid but need my sms.
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bstylz911 said:
Damn thay sucks....I was gonna switch from my Droid but need my sms.
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call me stupid but what reason would you NEED all your SMS messages to hand on the device? could I suggest you just start from scratch and keep a readable backup of your droid sms messages in xls format or something else.
I have every text sent and received from 2007, you know how often I look back at those backups? never, some times I may need more recent ones but basing your phone buying decision based on sms messages from another device is a tad daft in my opinion.
you could quite easily dump them in excel, setup the fields and use selections for sorting them.
there are ways, and besides, once you get to wp you wont want to go back anyway
Ya I tried using windows but went back to my droid device....I need a wells fargo app!!!
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Hello friends,
Just a quick question about updating roms.
Is there an easy way to save all my apps and homescreen configs where and what size widgets, icons and what ever else I have changed. Including all the settings I may have changed.
I only ask cause I see many roms have nightly builds available, but I think trying to use these and setting everything up again would drive me crazy. But all info I read says I need wipe data and caches and reflash Gapps everytime I change roms or update.
If there is no easy way to save all my preferances, do any frequent rom flashers have any advice?
Also as a sort of side note the versions of AOKP i got from this site is labeled OTA (no idea what that stands for) but the ones on aokp.co are labeled nightly and milestone. Anyone know the differneces? Should I be running OTA over the nightlies or Milestones?
Thank you,
GK
Titanium backup my friend @GKlol
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Shad0wPanda said:
Titanium backup my friend @GKlol
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Purchased the pro version, so much here, so ridiculous that this wasn't the first thing i did lol.
time to test some roms and see how well this works
Thanks again,
GK
google titanium back up pro.apk
no need to purchase :good:
lh1291 said:
google titanium back up pro.apk
no need to purchase :good:
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Seems wrong to steal from a developer that asks for a little bit of money for his most likely long hours of work that in turn makes my life much easier.
Also it was 5 dollars if you can afford a phone I am pretty sure you can afford an app that is going to help you back up, sync and restore your apps and data.
Also is this not a forum for developers?
GK
GKlol said:
Seems wrong to steal from a developer that asks for a little bit of money for his most likely long hours of work that in turn makes my life much easier.
Also it was 5 dollars if you can afford a phone I am pretty sure you can afford an app that is going to help you back up, sync and restore your apps and data.
Also is this not a forum for developers?
GK
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yes.but it maybe a little $ fr u but not all around the globe.
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sometimes we have no way to pay.