I'm currently trying to root my J3 Luna Pro for the sole purpose of backing up app data for a discontinued app that still works with a saved login, however, all the root options I'm seeing require formatting your device. My last phone I was able to root just fine with Lambdaroot, and that didn't need formatting. While the older rooted does have what I'm trying to back up, of course the POS in now stuck in a bootloop, so getting the login file from the old phone isn't an option. Are there any ways to root a J3 without wiping it, or at least back up the appdata? (I tried Helium Backup, but it said that backup was disabled for that specific app)
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I am about to get a replacement Captivate from AT&T. What is the best way to transfer my apps, data and files to the new phone if both are stock firmware?
with thanks
Use back up apps like My Backup Root and of course Titanium Backup is a must have...then move all of that data off of your phone to your PC.
When you get your new phone transfer the data folders back to their original spot on the phone from your PC and install the same apps you backed up with from the market and start restoring.
Restore app data but not system data.
Is there anyway to do this without rooting?
The best/easiest way is to root.
It can be done w/o but more work involved and it takes longer (think manually reinstalling each backed up app one at a time from the market).
No root required - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackup&feature=search_result
Wit that said, it's fairly easy to unroot or return to stock so it can be turned in to at&t.
KonaZXIII said:
The best/easiest way is to root.
It can be done w/o but more work involved and it takes longer (think manually reinstalling each backed up app one at a time from the market).
No root required - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackup&feature=search_result
Wit that said, it's fairly easy to unroot or return to stock so it can be turned in to at&t.
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ok this sounds like what I needed thanks. Can you point me to more info on rooting / unrooting
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11178700&postcount=1
More info here- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858765
My device:
I have a 7" iDeaUSA YG A777 Android Tablet that is rooted. The version of Android it is running is 4.0.3. The kernel on the device is 3.0.8-tcc [email protected] #97.
My problem:
When I try to back up my device using the MyBackup app, the device reboots in the middle of the backup. When I attempt another back up after the reboot, I get the same results. I've tried uninstalling and re-installing the app, but that doesn't work. Clearing the app's cache doesn't work, either. I also tried doing a factory reset and restoring everything manually, but that also didn't work. I read a few posts that suggested that the SD card or USB flash drive might be the cause, but that isn't the case (at least in regards to my situation) because the same thing happens when I try to back up online to MyBackup's database with no SD card or USB flash drive attached.
I also tried using Titanium Backup ★ root, but I got the exact same results as I did with MyBackup, so the problem isn't app specific. One thing that did work was not allowing root access to MyBackup. When that is denied, I can back up my device as many times as I want. However, since MyBackup has been denied root access, it can only back up the apps on my device, not the data that accompanies those apps. That's a problem because the main reason that I'm backing up my device is to back up the apps on my device AND its data.
I've been at this for three days. During that time, going through all of the steps that I've listed here has made the backup go through completely without rebooting once or twice, but the reboot problem persists more often than not. I’m out of ideas to try. Any suggestions would be helpful.
I finally figured out what the problem was. I mentioned in my first post that I used Titanium Backup and got the same results as I did with MyBackup Pro. However, when I used Titanium Backup, MyBackup Pro was still granted root privileges. I think when Titanium Backup got to the MyBackup Pro app to back it up, it activated something with the app that was causing it to reboot my tablet. In other words, what I did to fix my problem was I denied root privileges to MyBackup Pro and Titanium Backup now works fine and produces a successful backup everytime. So, MyBackup Pro was the problem.
Can You help, do use the 4.0.3?
How do you Root?
I would like change firmware to 4.1 to ....
emersonvier said:
Can You help, do use the 4.0.3?
How do you Root?
I would like change firmware to 4.1 to ....
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I do use 4.0.3. However, rooting a device depends on the brand of the device. For example, the process to root a Google Nexus tablet might be different than the process to root a Samsung Galaxy tablet. What you should do is put your phone or tablet's brand into a Google search engine and then add "root" to the search query (Ex: "Google Nexus 7 root").
I always root and mod my phones and have used Titanium Backup Pro religiously for years now but I do work on other people's phones a lot and curious what some of you use or think is the "best" or "easiest" solution for people who aren't rooted and want to recover or move over saved apps and data?
My cousin got a galaxy alpha, coming from a S4 and the S4 was rooted and modded (I did for him) and had been using TB as well but much to my dismay he doesn't want to root (at least yet) his new phone in fear of the damn Knox warranty voiding trip counter (he didn't care about same thing on last phone though?)
So would just like to know what is your easiest recommendation to (similarily) get the ton of apps he has saved via TB (and their customized data/settings) etc onto the new device? (Well knowing that one can't specifically use TB to do this process anymore on the new unrooted phone). I know of a couple work-a-rounds but not necessarily the best..so curious.
Thanks
Ps..I DO KNOW that he or I can't specifically restore the Titanium Backup files to a non root device but looking for the best similar option...the old phone is still here and loaded with everything needed...so installing something else and doing new app/data backup to SD or cloud etc IS the option being requested.
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Root - restore backups - remove root
You can restore apps which didn't require root, that should be enough if you don't want to root now.
It would help to know what exactly you aren't able to restore without root that doesn't require root already. My thought is: if he doesn't want root now, he wouldn't want to restore something that requires root.
Well the root and unroot is not an option..as for the apps..most are regular apps..it's not the apps or the root access apps that's the issue, it's mainly the easy transfer of all the (many many apps) data to the phone..the built in Google backup and restore has failed me a few times in the past..
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I desperately need more storage on this phone.. :crying: The only way I have found to gain extra storage is to have root and use StickMount. I have a lot of info and game saves that I don't want to lose to a data wipe though. Is there a safe root method on stock 5.1.1 that doesn't wipe data?
The reason rooting with ChainFire's root tool wipes your data is becuase it boots to a custom one-time-use recovery (different from flashing twrp or cwm) to install the SU binaries. However, to do this an unlocked bootloader is needed. When the "oem unlock" command (what unlocks the bootloader) is run, it wipes all user data (the /data partition) as a security precaution, because one could flash something like twrp and then use adb commands to pull your personal files or remove the password on your lockscreen.
I cant verify if his works right now, i just got CyanogenMod 12.1 (pre-rooted) up and running, but you could try this: ROOTMaster
I used that to root my KFHD and my old LG Optimus G, both on older versions of android though. Let me know if it works for you
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackup
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup
Try these 2 apps to backup your stuff, you should be able to backup your stuff without root, and then when you have root you could restore it. Just make sure to move the data from the phone because i believe oem unlock deletes everything from it.
My issue with those backup apps is this "* Users with root access can backup APKs AND DATA!". I have tried using backup apps in the past without root and the apps were backed up but I lost my game saves. Which, is really all I am worried about because I know how to back everything else up without root. I have lost games saves a few times switching from phone to phone without root and it sux. Also, with no data wipe I can avoid the hefty amount of time installing and setting up my phone environment. I do very much so understand the importance of a clean wipe and fresh environment though. With no data wipe and root I could back up app data and then do a fresh install.
It all depend on if you have already unlocked bootloader or not. If yes, just install custom recovery (TWRP) and install SuperSU. If not, there is no way to backup data without wiping your data, beside adb backup command.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/general/guide-phone-backup-unlock-root-t1420351
So how do people transfer their game stuff to a new device? Does the adb backup command allow you to back up a device and transfer it onto another device? or will their be complications like file placement since it is a different device?
I could be mistaken, but it seems as though my G100 has returned to a non-rooted state.
Yesterday morning I was finally able to move the slider for OEM-unlock under Developer Settings.
So I installed Magisk on my device, downloaded a stock firmware using the RSA tool from Lenovo, patched the boot.img using Magisk on my phone, and was able to write that to my phone using the [fastboot flash boot boot.img] command.
And all seemed to be well. I even had my carrier and everything working on it last night and had begun restoring my apps and data with Titanium Backup.
And then suddenly Titanium Backup is reporting it is unable to gain root access. Magisk seems to still believe that the phone is rooted, and Titanium Backup still shows up in it's list. I still see the notification pop up when Titanium Backup launches, saying that it was granted Superuser access. But Titanium Backup has it's own internal popup that says it couldn't acquire root using /system/bin/su
I've tried re-writing my boot.img via fastboot as before, and there is no change in the symptom.
Anyone have any ideas?
I've performed a factory reset on my device, and the command [fastboot flash boot boot.img] again, and it seems to be working.
Titanium Backup is working, but seems to be unable to restore some things. I've reached out to them to see if anything can be done.
After further investigation, it seems the "root" I have obtained so far with the stock ROM is not really root at all. It does allow some root operations, but many are simply blocked on Android 11 by default.
I suspect my only path forward is to install a custom ROM.
Looked into this a bit more and found that disabling the option:
Verify apps over usb
Under developer settings allows Titanium Backup to proceed for most of my restores.
Also, it seems Titanium Backup is deprecated, so that's fun. Edit: Titanium Backup was able to restore most of my applications after the above change, but many of the restored applications simply don't work.
Going to try out Swift Backup.