So my father lost his phone a few days ago, and I've decided to give him my old phone temporarily. Problem is, I was unsure which account he used on his old phone(he has multiple, I wanted to retrieve his contact info), so I set it up on more than one, making sure to factory reset after each. I've checked android device manager and I know which account he used (stupid I know, should've done this earlier), but I can't seem to get the phone to restore his backed up data! Upon setting up, there's no restore option and it doesn't restore afterwards in the background. Android device manager says his old phone synced on the 25th of Jan. I've attempted factory resetting this device multiple times, but it's still not working.
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Please read the Sticky threads for XDA Assist. Our purpose here is to guide new members to the correct section for their issues. As a Member, you should be able to use the search features provided to you to find the correct section to post your question.
Also, maybe your father's phone didn't have sync activated and that's the reason for not backed up all files.
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Hi all,
I think I might haves messed things up, where I would have perform a total wipe again, of my Asus TF300T.
Some of you know, I was instructed to perform a total 'wipe' (different than a factory reset), to determine if that would help my constant lag issue (and not responding messages).
Everything is going OK.
But tonight I was working on getting Titanium Backup Pro working again. For a split second I forgot that I needed to install Busybox to get it to work properly.
I installed Busybox and then launched Titanium Backup, granted the required superuser rights. And I was running.
However, almost immediately I got a message stating that my Android Device was changed.
It explained that it was probably due to a factory reset or wipe.
So far it was correct.
Then it offered me a one time chance to replace this new Android Device ID with the old Device ID.
I was having trouble installing a SVOX voice package, something that never happened before.
I made an assumption that it was because of the device ID.
With that stuck in my head, and before coming here first, I decided to restore the old device ID.
I have not tested anything yet. I cleared the caches and did a reboot.
And I immediately came here to get some help to:
1) Get an explanation on what the Android Device ID are used for? (I do have a basic idea what they are for).
2) Did I do the right thing by restoring the old ID? If not, what kind of things can I expected to go wrong.
3) I never wrote down the numbers of the old and new ID's , of course I have the old one, since that is what it got changed to. But if I need the new ID instead of the old one, would I have to perform a total wipe again, to generate a new Device ID ?
Thanks!
Rob
Its all learning for me, I do appreciate the advice and help.
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Hello all, I've been androiding it all up in my phones since the OG motorola droid, and I've always had issues using Titanium to restore apps. From same phone, but from different versions of the ROMS. It'll restore 5-6 apps fine, then get stuck for infinity. I change from the Auto direct (recommended setting) to the other auto-indirect and still have issues. I then have to set it to manual, where I have to click on install for each app, and then done once it's installed, a huge pain in the backside for 180+ apps.
Other issue is I never seem to get quick GPS locks, no matter what rom I use. I've used FasterGPS from the play store, GPS status, even changed where/how the phone gets the current time to get it from different NTP services and still it can sometimes be 10 seconds, but more often than not it'll sit without a lock for 20 minutes or more. Any thoughts? I'm currently running JellyBeans build10 with the I535VRBLK1 modem. HALP please
Ah, forgot the other question, when restoring a clockworkmod backup should I format system and all the steps that are done before flashing a new ROM, or does the restore process make that unneeded?
Thanks
Libertarian73 said:
Ah, forgot the other question, when restoring a clockworkmod backup should I format system and all the steps that are done before flashing a new ROM, or does the restore process make that unneeded?
Thanks
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All you have to do is restore the backup that you want, nothing else.
As for restoring apps, you can do advanced recovery, data and it will put them all back on there for you. You do have to stay TW to TW and ASOP to ASOP.
As far as GPS, not sure what to tell you there. I have read some success stories on here and some were not so lucky.
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All you have to do is restore the backup that you want, nothing else.
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That's what I thought, and what I'd always done, but wasn't sure if maybe I'd been doing it wrong, thus the restoring titanium and gps problems.
hmmm, Im not sure about titanium backup never had issues there, but I had a severe issue with the gps. I spent about 2 to 3 weeks trying to work out the problem, I would not get a lock period. Finally I decided to try and flash the .pit file in odin and that worked wonders. Im guessing a corrupted partition or something? no idea but my gps works perfect after that.
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Sorry, realized it after I posted, and then couldn't figure out how to move it myself. Thanks.
So my fathers phone was wiped in service. And now it wants to log in with account that was used before. The problem is that... He forgot email, password and basicaly everything that can help recover the account.
I did everything i can but this phone still wants this old account. I wiped everything (factory reset), installed new rom. But it still wants the Old account.
Do you know any way to fix this?
I can't post image because i am too new here. But it's written:
The device was reset. To continue sign in with a Google account that was previously synced on this device.
SariusII said:
So my fathers phone was wiped in service. And now it wants to log in with account that was used before. The problem is that... He forgot email, password and basicaly everything that can help recover the account.
I did everything i can but this phone still wants this old account. I wiped everything (factory reset), installed new rom. But it still wants the Old account.
Do you know any way to fix this?
I can't post image because i am too new here. But it's written:
The device was reset. To continue sign in with a Google account that was previously synced on this device.
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What device? That seems odd. I've always had the alternative option to sign up. It doesn't have any prompts to create a new account?
An image would help, too bad you can't post it yet. :/
It may be helpful though if we know what device it is.
It's Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime.
There are no options to create new account. There is an option to help with forgoten password. But he is not even sure what was the email.
Belive me, i even asked my IT friends and there is no options that can help.
SariusII said:
So my fathers phone was wiped in service. And now it wants to log in with account that was used before. The problem is that... He forgot email, password and basicaly everything that can help recover the account.
I did everything i can but this phone still wants this old account. I wiped everything (factory reset), installed new rom. But it still wants the Old account.
Do you know any way to fix this?
I can't post image because i am too new here. But it's written:
The device was reset. To continue sign in with a Google account that was previously synced on this device.
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yep, this new security feature was introduced by google on 5.1 and above. every time you factory reset you must enter the primary google account info or the device is useless.
there is only 1 possible way around it. you have to downgrade your device to a firmware less than 5.1 where that security is not on it. there is no other way. if you are unable to downgrade and there is no possibility you may remember the needed info, you will have to get a new phone.
in the future, delete off all your google accounts before sending it in for service or doing a factory reset, then the security will be disabled until you put the accounts back on.
Hi there! I have a Stock kitkat d80020y, made root with stumproot but without custom recovery, it's running stock right now.
First of all let me tell that I have in my computer nandroid backup of it (TWRP & CWM) made with OnlineNandroid and one LGBackup made with system restore menu.
Here's the trouble:
I am about to sell my phone so i was backing up some stuff yesterday when i realized it was not syncing contacts with google, after researching a bit I deleted the "com.android.providers.settings" folder which it was situated into "data\data" and rebooted device.
Then, sync problems gone but some another problems came up, couldn't get into some settings just as language, swipe down settings didn't work neither, home button didn't work at all, etc; when tried to use that things, phone just did nothing or stayed one second and got back to home screen. Read something that factory reset would definitely solve my issue, well it did solved it at a glance, home button was functional again but, things like language submenus were still not working.
So then, I try to install an LG Backup using the system app, could restore settings and appeared to be solved, but after another factory reset, remember I'm about to sell it, the whole issues came up again.
As I have nandroid backup I've recently checked the clockworkmod folder and find the deleted folder.
Considering that i could manage to get that LGBackup installed again, could it be possible to paste "com.android.providers.settings" back into "\data\data" folder then?
Should that be the definitely fix? Or I'll have to reflash all nandroid even though I don't wanna take that risk because is just those problems, apparently related to that specific deleted folder, the other things of the phone are intact and work great.
In case of need reflashing, could you tell me about any easy tutorial on how to do it, including custom recovery installation for my stumprooted device?
I don't actually know how to ADB any android device, if you could also help me with the right tutorial and drivers for this phone so i have everything ready just in case of needing CMD to fix this device it would be great.
Hope I get some answers soon so i can quickly fix the device, any ideas are welcomed and will be utterly appreciated.
Sorry for the long text but i wanted to be as clear as i could.
Regards!
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Hi there! I have a Stock kitkat d80020y, made root with stumproot but without custom recovery, it's running stock right now.
First of all let me tell that I have in my computer nandroid backup of it (TWRP & CWM) made with OnlineNandroid and one LGBackup made with system restore menu.
Here's the trouble:
I am about to sell my phone so i was backing up some stuff yesterday when i realized it was not syncing contacts with google, after researching a bit I deleted the "com.android.providers.settings" folder which it was situated into "data\data" and rebooted device.
Then, sync problems gone but some another problems came up, couldn't get into some settings just as language, swipe down settings didn't work neither, home button didn't work at all, etc; when tried to use that things, phone just did nothing or stayed one second and got back to home screen. Read something that factory reset would definitely solve my issue, well it did solved it at a glance, home button was functional again but, things like language submenus were still not working.
So then, I try to install an LG Backup using the system app, could restore settings and appeared to be solved, but after another factory reset, remember I'm about to sell it, the whole issues came up again.
As I have nandroid backup I've recently checked the clockworkmod folder and find the deleted folder.
Considering that i could manage to get that LGBackup installed again, could it be possible to paste "com.android.providers.settings" back into "\data\data" folder then?
Should that be the definitely fix? Or I'll have to reflash all nandroid even though I don't wanna take that risk because is just those problems, apparently related to that specific deleted folder, the other things of the phone are intact and work great.
In case of need reflashing, could you tell me about any easy tutorial on how to do it, including custom recovery installation for my stumprooted device?
I don't actually know how to ADB any android device, if you could also help me with the right tutorial and drivers for this phone so i have everything ready just in case of needing CMD to fix this device it would be great.
Hope I get some answers soon so i can quickly fix the device, any ideas are welcomed and will be utterly appreciated.
Sorry for the long text but i wanted to be as clear as i could.
Regards!
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Finally solved flashing stock again with a guide on htcmania forum, this guide is really great for spanish speaking guys like me and many others,(xda doesn't allow me put the link); theres also an english guide here on xda.
I used autorec to install recovery just in case you wanna know
See you!
Hey, so I got my pixel and copied everything from my old android yesterday and everything worked great. Then I remembered I meant to unlock the bootloader, so I did, wiping the phone.
So I tried to copy everything from my old phone a second time, and some data copied fine but other categories like "App Setting" and "SMS" say Data Not Copied with a red icon. I had selected for everything to be copied but now I can't get everything onto my new pixel. Anybody have any idea what's going on?
This is very frustating.
Edit: Woops, I meant to post this in the questions and answers forum. Apologies
The bootloader is locked and shipped ROM amd data partition are automatically encrypted on first boot from factory image.
I suspect as you've started the process to "compromise security totally" so to speak, perhaps the backup and restore tools can't do exactly what they want with the data.
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