Merry Holidays all!
Just like the title asks: what do you use for backing up Homescreen/HS apps.
I like to clean wipe for custom Roms and use TiBu for apps/data mostly. I do use it for a couple systems apps, but thats about it. However, no matter what, I can't get my apps and folders restored to Google Launcher/Home screens.
Is there a way?? Thanks
Mrwirez said:
Merry Holidays all!
Just like the title asks: what do you use for backing up Homescreen/HS apps.
I like to clean wipe for custom Roms and use TiBu for apps/data mostly. I do use it for a couple systems apps, but thats about it. However, no matter what, I can't get my apps and folders restored to Google Launcher/Home screens.
Is there a way?? Thanks
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3rd party launchers like Nova or Apex got this function build in and if I am not wrong, if you install Google Launcher afterwards it will ask you to import from other launcher (?), that would be one way. I am not aware of any other.
Google Now Launcher does not allow backup up and restoring of homescreens to storage or from other launchers, at all. Only most other launchers have such functionality.
If you have Xposed, however, the XGELS module (I think it also needs premium via an in-app purchase) lets you backup and restore homescreen data (excluding widgets) of Google Now Launcher to your internal storage. This is the only way.
I was afraid of that. Thank you. Have a great day.
Lethargy said:
Google Now Launcher does not allow backup up and restoring of homescreens to storage or from other launchers, at all. Only most other launchers have such functionality.
If you have Xposed, however, the XGELS module (I think it also needs premium via an in-app purchase) lets you backup and restore homescreen data (excluding widgets) of Google Now Launcher to your internal storage. This is the only way.
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My google now launcher asked me to restore from my home screen (stock android I think) once I installed clean the factory image. It took all folders etc.
Hence not sure if u could load from 3rd party to stock android somehow?
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chrismast said:
My google now launcher asked me to restore from my home screen (stock android I think) once I installed clean the factory image. It took all folders etc.
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Oh yeah. That's if you have app data synced to Google, then it might sync that too.
But, no way to export/import/store it yourself except with Xposed.
Lethargy said:
Oh yeah. That's if you have app data synced to Google, then it might sync that too.
But, no way to export/import/store it yourself except with Xposed.
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Good to know, thanks!
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Thanks.. I'll do a sync before a factory reset next time and see how it goes. I've been trying out Nova Launcher too. Strange Google doesn't have this feature built in...
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Hello,
Today I have flashed Slimbean into Nexus S and it has the Holo Launcher HD as the stock launcher and I dont like it much.
Also I have bought NOVA Prime and its the main launcher I use on all my devices and I want to intergrate it to the system as the stock launcher and remove Holo HD completely. what im trying to achieve is save some ram that native launcher using while its in background.
I have read couple of articles says rename the NOVA apk as the native launcher and place it in system/app folder. but almost everyone replied had said that it leads to force closes. and also I think there's something missing too. what about the app data folder? shouldn't it be replace the native one too?
so can you please guide me on how to achieve this correctly?
Thank you for your time.
suspect008 said:
Hello,
Today I have flashed Slimbean into Nexus S and it has the Holo Launcher HD as the stock launcher and I dont like it much.
Also I have bought NOVA Prime and its the main launcher I use on all my devices and I want to intergrate it to the system as the stock launcher and remove Holo HD completely. what im trying to achieve is save some ram that native launcher using while its in background.
I have read couple of articles says rename the NOVA apk as the native launcher and place it in system/app folder. but almost everyone replied had said that it leads to force closes. and also I think there's something missing too. what about the app data folder? shouldn't it be replace the native one too?
so can you please guide me on how to achieve this correctly?
Thank you for your time.
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If you go to "slimcenter" in the phone settings, there is a place where you can delete system apps. There should be one that is called "launcher2.apk" that you can remove, then you should only be left with nova.
Force Closes repeatedly
123go! said:
If you go to "slimcenter" in the phone settings, there is a place where you can delete system apps. There should be one that is called "launcher2.apk" that you can remove, then you should only be left with nova.
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Thank you very much for your reply. Slim 3.1 didnt have that slim center. but I managed to do this from using aroma file manager in CWM.
but as every other one said, it leads to force closes every time. After the boot, nova repeatedly closing itself.
is this the only method? what about the data folder? would it be the reason?
suspect008 said:
Thank you very much for your reply. Slim 3.1 didnt have that slim center. but I managed to do this from using aroma file manager in CWM.
but as every other one said, it leads to force closes every time. After the boot, nova repeatedly closing itself.
is this the only method? what about the data folder? would it be the reason?
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I have no idea what could be causing the FC's. I have not done this myself. Maybe what I would suggest, is to leave that launcher there, and just disable it from the app menu. I don't think that program uses too much space if its just sitting there.
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I have no idea what could be causing the FC's. I have not done this myself. Maybe what I would suggest, is to leave that launcher there, and just disable it from the app menu. I don't think that program uses too much space if its just sitting there.
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for now yeah I replaced it and now working fine and nova set as default. you know our nexus dont have much ram. with marmite bigmem and after disabling all the unnecessary google apps and even by disabling hangouts, moving youtube like those to sdcard, I only free ram around 160 at startup. however thank you very much for your advices.
suspect008 said:
for now yeah I replaced it and now working fine and nova set as default. you know our nexus dont have much ram. with marmite bigmem and after disabling all the unnecessary google apps and even by disabling hangouts, moving youtube like those to sdcard, I only free ram around 160 at startup. however thank you very much for your advices.
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no problem! this phone is showing its age sometimes thats for sure! But its still great, and I would be sad if I upgraded. This thing has treated me well for over 2 years!
Any way to backup/restore Launcher Homescreen icons from Nexus 4 to Nexus 5?
It seems they are incompatible, so my usual apps like Helium Backup and MyBackup Pro just result in nothing.
(It beggars belief Google haven't sorted out a decent backup like the iPhone has had for years :silly: )
CJSnet said:
Any way to backup/restore Launcher Homescreen icons from Nexus 4 to Nexus 5?
It seems they are incompatible, so my usual apps like Helium Backup and MyBackup Pro just result in nothing.
(It beggars belief Google haven't sorted out a decent backup like the iPhone has had for years :silly: )
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If you're using something like Nova Launcher, they usually have a backup option with the launcher that saves a file to the SD card that you can transfer. If not, or on stock launcher, then not likely beyond titanium backup or something.
BraydenJames said:
If you're using something like Nova Launcher, they usually have a backup option with the launcher that saves a file to the SD card that you can transfer. If not, or on stock launcher, then not likely beyond titanium backup or something.
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Thanks. Anyone know if Titanium can do this with the stock launcher to my lovely new Nexus 5, without root?
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CJSnet said:
Thanks. Anyone know if Titanium can do this with the stock launcher to my lovely new Nexus 5, without root?
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No, Titanium can't do much at all without root. Especially since the stock Launcher is a system app. Also, the launcher on the Nexus 5 is an entirely different application. So you wouldn't be able to restore your layout to that. You'd have to restore the 4.3 launcher from the Nexus 4 to the 5. I'm not sure how well that would work, probably not a good idea. I'd just take the time to set up your layout again and have the peace of mind that it all works correctly .
Edit: One thing you could do is install Nova Launcher on your Nexus 4 (looks like stock launcher but with more features), then Nova Launcher can import your stock launcher layout. Then you could backup the layout within Nova Launcher's settings. Then copy the backup file from your SD Card (in some nova launcher folder) to your Nexus 5, install Nova Launcher, and then restore. That'd give you a launcher that looks just like stock, laid out for you? Best I can think of.
I wouldn't attempt it even with root...you're not meant to restore system apps
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BraydenJames said:
No, Titanium can't do much at all without root. Especially since the stock Launcher is a system app. Also, the launcher on the Nexus 5 is an entirely different application. So you wouldn't be able to restore your layout to that. You'd have to restore the 4.3 launcher from the Nexus 4 to the 5. I'm not sure how well that would work, probably not a good idea. I'd just take the time to set up your layout again and have the peace of mind that it all works correctly .
Edit: One thing you could do is install Nova Launcher on your Nexus 4 (looks like stock launcher but with more features), then Nova Launcher can import your stock launcher layout. Then you could backup the layout within Nova Launcher's settings. Then copy the backup file from your SD Card (in some nova launcher folder) to your Nexus 5, install Nova Launcher, and then restore. That'd give you a launcher that looks just like stock, laid out for you? Best I can think of.
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Probably best. The only problem is Nova doesn't yet have the new niceties like swipe left for Google Now and hotword detection. But thanks.
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Hi, I'm sorry if this question has been asked, I would like to start switching ROMs to test different ones, and I've been using Titanium Backup to backup all my data. I know that I should only restore back the user data and never system data when switching ROM's however I hate having to setup my widgets and homescreen layout everytime I switch ROMs. Is it safe to restore the backup of the Launcher even though it is in red text under Titanium Backup? I've read that it is okay to restore system data for the ones with yellow text but if its green or red it shouldn't be restored.
Is there any alternative of being able to switch between ROMs without having to setup your home screen icons everytime? Thanks.
bobokun said:
Hi, I'm sorry if this question has been asked, I would like to start switching ROMs to test different ones, and I've been using Titanium Backup to backup all my data. I know that I should only restore back the user data and never system data when switching ROM's however I hate having to setup my widgets and homescreen layout everytime I switch ROMs. Is it safe to restore the backup of the Launcher even though it is in red text under Titanium Backup? I've read that it is okay to restore system data for the ones with yellow text but if its green or red it shouldn't be restored.
Is there any alternative of being able to switch between ROMs without having to setup your home screen icons everytime? Thanks.
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If you're moving between Stock ROMs or Between AOSP ROMs with the same launcher, it shouldn't be an issue.
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If you're moving between Stock ROMs or Between AOSP ROMs with the same launcher, it shouldn't be an issue.
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Thanks. If I'm using Google's Launcher do I just restore Launcher in Titaniumbackup? I heard that I also need to restore Google Search as well.
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Thanks. If I'm using Google's Launcher do I just restore Launcher in Titaniumbackup? I heard that I also need to restore Google Search as well.
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I'm not sure about the latter. Just restore data (not app) for launcher so do it separately. However, titanium is never great at restoring laucnhers anyway
rootSU said:
I'm not sure about the latter. Just restore data (not app) for launcher so do it separately. However, titanium is never great at restoring laucnhers anyway
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Thanks Do you have any better alternative solution for restoring launchers other than titanium?
bobokun said:
Thanks Do you have any better alternative solution for restoring launchers other than titanium?
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Not really I am afraid. I use Nova. Titanium restores the widgets as "place holders" and nova allows me to "tap to restore widget" but even then, I have to add a bit of configuration to each. I've never found a perfect solution and as a result, have much less complicated homescreens nowadays.
I don't care about bar on home screen. I need to remove app from system. for some reason it's crashing my nexus (camera app). When I unistall it with titatium backup or root unistaller it still comes back after reboot.
How to do it?
Have you tried using a different launcher?
I don't think you can.. But I think it might be because Google search is try to geotag your photos. Go into settings and turn off location, or just location for Google search, and see if that works.
maxpower7 said:
Have you tried using a different launcher?
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I'm using launcher 3 (cm11)
I dont think that geotaging is the problem. I dont turn on location on camera. And camera app crashes ONLY if I make whotos with flash (phone turns off completly), after remove google search using titanum backup everything works great
krzychoo89 said:
I don't care about bar on home screen. I need to remove app from system. for some reason it's crashing my nexus (camera app). When I unistall it with titatium backup or root unistaller it still comes back after reboot.
How to do it?
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Try this one: App Master (Uninstall Master)
Works fine for me.
I accidentally cleared my Google Launcher settings, and it restored to the default. I lost all my folders and widgets. Is there a way to restore my previous settings?
Thanks!
spacekiwi said:
I accidentally cleared my Google Launcher settings, and it restored to the default. I lost all my folders and widgets. Is there a way to restore my previous settings?
Thanks!
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If you didn't backup then you can't restore anything.
Primokorn said:
If you didn't backup then you can't restore anything.
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Do you mean backing up with a 3rd party app like TB? or is there a way I can back up the settings for restoral without needing a 3rd party app?
spacekiwi said:
Do you mean backing up with a 3rd party app like TB? or is there a way I can back up the settings for restoral without needing a 3rd party app?
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Not retrospectively! If you didn't back up your settings before wiping then there is nothing you can do now!
As for future backups, you can only do this through third-party apps at the moment. Something like Helium or TB, but most backup apps require Root as well
As far as I know you can't backup your homescreens, only the Google Search settings.
Although if you use the XGELS module and have bought premium, you can backup icons/folders. Backing up widgets is impossible, however.