Hi all,
I know about Google Backup and Restore - but is there some other app which would allow me to do a complete and full backup offline or online backup of my OP Nord?
This would have to include all the apps and their settings, logins, customisations, screen layouts, the phone customisation settings everything - in other words if I have to hard reset the OP Nord then I could restore back to almost exactly as it was at the most recent backup and with minimal extra work?
I ask because after owning the Nord for one week - it just suddenly went into a boot loop whilst in my pocket - when I was travelling away from home!
I had to hard reset the phone to continue and then spend several hours reconfiguring and reinstalling, restoring etc.
I use the phone for work and personal stuff - I just cannot afford to spend several hours reinstalling and reconfiguring etc - this is despite having restored from a Google Backup which does not work for the corporate mode apps.
Otherwise I will have to be sending this phone back for a refund.
Thanks!
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I restored a backup using the Sprite Backup included with the Fuze. After restoring, the following icons are just folders: AT&T Mall, AT&T Music, Games & Apps, AT&T GPS, Tools, and Messaging. Does anyone know how I can get them back (short of a hard reset)?
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I had the same problem the first few times I did Sprite Backup's restore.
I'm not sure what I did this last two times, but the icons are working.
The last two times after using Clear Storage, I think I used Sprite Restore immediately after all letting all the AT&T bloatware install. I did not manually initiate any soft reset before using Sprite Restore, but I did allow the phone to reset when it said it needed to reset itself.
Maybe that will work for you, let me know if it works for you too!
Well, I ended up getting the icons off another Fuze, which worked. The .icon files had been deleted for the files in question for some reason. Very weird.
Is it best to do clear storage before doing a Sprite Restore? Or does it make any difference? This is my first experience using Sprite, and I was a little nervous about it. I did a lot of rearranging of programs, deleting at least the shortcuts to many AT&T programs, etc. I don't want to lose all of that, but I'm not sure how much Sprite Restore actually restores. The icon thing made me nervous.
So every time I wipe my phone to install a new rom, I have to log in/set up probably 15 apps. Filling in login and password for each can take some serious time. Over the weekend I flashed a custom rom and it wasn't until a few hours passed that I remembered to set my work email back up. What are others doing to handle all these logins and such?
I have Titanium backup, though I am a little fuzzy on if restoring app data is safe/effective when switching roms to accomplish what I'm trying to do. Especially so that I did a full backup when I was on stock firmware and now many of the apps from the stock firmware are no longer on my phone.
So to summarize, I need a quick(ish) way to get re-connected to my life once I've done a clear data/cache and flashed a new rom.
Thank you!
Hi. Advice / help please. Got a RAZR HD MAXX running "standard" CM12.1 build. Since installing, i've been using the built in "CyanogenMod Update" system to update the builds, doing a wipe before installing. The first few went fine, the "first boot" process offering to restore the data from my Google account, along with the apps I installed via the Play Store, as well as putting the apps into the correct place on my home screens. I then manually add back non Play Store apps and also app data not covered by the Google account (ie: apps that offer their own backup/restore facility).
The last couple of builds however have failed to restore correctly, offering me to restore data from a backup like "46 days ago" - WTF?!
Additionally the apps are restoring OK (well, the ones seemingly from 46 days ago, not including any I added recently), but my homescreen goes back to default without my apps being placed in their previous locations, as it had done before. In addition, all of this is a LOT slower than previously - the restore process takes 3-4 hours (this is over WiFi, not mobile data).
So, questions are:
(a) why is the backup being offered not a more recent one? Is there a way to see what Google has/force a backup before I start the upgrade? (I thought this was just automated?)
(b) why doesn't my homescreen get put back properly? (even back to whatever it was 46 days ago)
(c) why does it take take 3-4 hours for the restore to complete (apps and data back) when previously it was done in about 30 mins
Am I the only one seeing any of this? Is there a better way to do it? Am I missing something obvious? Thanks in advance!
I am quite frustrated with how my phone keeps giving me blank / dark screen. If screen is down when I get a call, I cannot see who is calling because it presents a near black screen... as discussed in this thread.
So I"m thinking of doing a factory reset. But in my case, using a lot of apps, many requiring passwords, etc, setup is a real pain in the rear.
IF I do a backup with Huawei Backup, what should I expect with a restore from that?
Accounts restored?
Data Restored?
Passwords Restored?
Screen setup restored> (I'm certainly doubting this one)
Call Logs restored?
Assuming of course all selections are made during the backup.
Appreciate any feedback.
ewingr said:
I am quite frustrated with how my phone keeps giving me blank / dark screen. If screen is down when I get a call, I cannot see who is calling because it presents a near black screen... as discussed in this thread.
So I"m thinking of doing a factory reset. But in my case, using a lot of apps, many requiring passwords, etc, setup is a real pain in the rear.
IF I do a backup with Huawei Backup, what should I expect with a restore from that?
Accounts restored?
Data Restored?
Passwords Restored?
Screen setup restored> (I'm certainly doubting this one)
Call Logs restored?
Assuming of course all selections are made during the backup.
Appreciate any feedback.
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Ive used backup a few times after an ota update after unlock reroot and after |I restore my phone is back just as it was before reset as long as you select all items in backup i think you should be ok.
Thanks. I've done the reset and restore. Setting the phone back up was pretty easy after the restore.
Don't know what happened, but the A13 update basically borked my phone. Dialer, messages, fingerprint reader, screen handling, notifications, Android Auto, etc ALL no longer work correctly. I never know how exactly the phone will behave on any given interaction. Its a mess. It was working perfectly fine on A12
So, I have to do some kind of a reset. I NEED my messages and call logs to be correct on restore (use it for lots of business stuff), everything else, whatever is backed up will be ok.
I tried doing a migration from the A13 6A to a factory reset Moto Edge 21 with A12 on it, and the A13 Pixel refuses to cooperate. Android migration usually works pretty well, but in this case, the 6A A13 refused to see the Moto A12, and gave me some super weird Android File Manager error message. I planned on using the Moto Edge as a data mule, reset the 6A, then migrate everything back.
So, I need to do a backup, reset and restore and am dubious of Google One actually working. Open to suggestions or actual experiences of how to do this with minimal disruption. Most of the internet "guides" on resetting are useless, and don't address how not to lose and/or destroy your data (text/messages, call logs, etc, incl MMS)
The only thing I can think of is using Wondershare Mobiletrans for backup and restore and cross my fingers that it'll actually work.
I use Swift Backup to backup and restore now. I would give that a try.
I use swift as well...but u have to have a backup app already in place BEFORE getting borked...lol There's limited options for going back to 12. As mentioned in the big PSA warning thread at the top...if u try to do a common rollback, google's ARB (anti-rollback) if triggered, WILL HARD=BRICK your phone! Then u have to send it back to google for a factory reset meaning ofc loss of all data. So plz use caution and no matter how u chose to proceed...Swift Backup is a gem! A one-time purchase ano NO monthly fees! Best regards...
Try updating again, I got two Android 13 updates on mine, the first one broke the fingerprint reader, then I hit update again, and it downloaded another update that subsequently fixed it.
If you just want to backup messages and phone calls, I use this:
SMS Backup & Restore - Apps on Google Play
A simple app that backs up and restores SMS & MMS messages and call logs.
play.google.com
Can back up to cloud as well as your device.
Otherwise I've had no issues with the Google backup in Settings.