I'm gonna update the ROM tonight on my MDA, and was wondering if there is a free solution to backup my contacts and restore just the contacts with the new ROM? Thanks!
Oh, and without Microsoft Outlook might I add... I have other contacts stored in my copy of Outlook, and don't wish to use it.
Create copy of pim.vol in the root directory of the device - contains contact and appt information, put the copy of it on your storage card (or pc) and when reflashed change the new pim.vol to pim.vo and copy and paste old pim.vol (use total commander or gsfinder file explorers for this) and soft reset and you will have info back.
Also you can backup your voice tag database between hard resets by copying the file CommandModel1.bin found under the windows folder to your pc or to the memory card. After rom upgrade copy it back to your windows folder and all your voice tags are back!
Hello and respect to all XDA members
I have a question
What is (if it exists) the method through which one can transfer SMS and Contacts from an iPhone to a Samsung Galaxy S?
For contacts I used my google account ... but for SMS?
Thank you in advance!
If you want only your phone contacts to be transferred, you can try this:
1) Export all your contacts as vCard files
2) Connect the phone to your computer and mount the internal storage
3) Copy all the vCard files into the root of the mounted drive
4) Goto Contacts -> Menu -> Options -> Import/Export -> Import from SD Card
Worked flawlessly for me as I didn't want all my contacts on the cloud.
For SMS:
1. Copy your sms.db from your iPhone to your pc (this needs jailbreak and and an iphone explorer on your computer) - the file should be in /var/Mobile/Library/SMS
2. Upload the sms.db to this site -> http://faked.org/isms2droid/ it will convert the sms.db to an xml format android can read.
3. On Android, there's a free app named SMS Backup & Restore, where you can import the xml file.
I did that too and it worked flawlessly with 3000 messages that were 2.5 years old (I am too lazy to delete any messages...)
Great, thanks! I've been missing my old SMS Messages
XQC's post is great, however, it would be great if there's an arabic language support as the exported xml file gives (?) question marks on all arabic letters.
how can i do it?
tnx
Try this http://techie-buzz.com/mobile-news/free-sync-backup-sms-tool-nokia-smartphones.html or use x sms it backs up as xml files then copy the xml file to ur andrroid and use backup and restore sms app available in market then restore
Post your result here so others can see what you did?
it didn't work, i downloaded x-sms for nokia 5630 xpress music from the web and copy the **.sis files and tried to install them and the phone unable to install them.
I found these themed messaging apk's while browsing the moto x forum. I tried 4 of them and all work fully including MMS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2519733
Do not delete stock app. Rename it adding .bak or move it to sd or to the computer just in case you want it back.
Take any of the SMS zip files according to your choice from the site above. Extract it and find Mms_Signed in the system/priv-app. Copy Mms_Signed.apk to the Phone – SD. In Root explorer (or equal manager) change rights to rw and copy Mms_Signed.apk to the system/priv-app. Change permissions to rw-r-r. Reboot and find the new SMS app in the application drawer. That’s it.
Hi,
For your information, I had two old WhatsApp accounts on two different old phones. What I want to accomplish is
combining both WA accounts into one phone (the new Galaxy Note 8).
I already installed and restored all the messages and media files from first WA account perfectly.
However, I got problem for the second WA account. I successfully installed the second WA app using the Dual Messenger
feature. When I started to activating the second WA account, WhatsApp failed to find my backup on my Google Drive account.
I could get my second WA account running, but I could not restore the messages and media files.
Could someone help me solving this problem? I tried to manually put the WA backup file into second WA app. Unfortunately, I
do not know where Samsung put the sandboxed WA apps data folder.
Regards,
Harimin.
Login in your another account from Google, restore your messages, and, return to your account base.
Were you, or anyone who had the same problem, able to figure out a solution to this problem?
I have the same problem. When i activate the second account, the backup is found but cannot be uploaded.
Please help
I have the same problem if i use parallel space or other apps
Hi,
I have the same problem.
With parallel space Whatsapp restores the correct database of the second whatsapp number. I'm logged in with my standard google account.
If i use dual messenger - whatsapp it restores a strange db. It said i can't restore the chats and if i open then the second whatsapp i see 2 chats very old.
So which database is dual messenger - whatsapp restoring?
I made a backup off whastapp on my old (work) mobile to both google account.
I installed wa on my new phone under both google account with still it restores a database from where?
Someone know the answer?
Bianca
Fixed - Whatsapp Dual Messenger - Note 8
Hi All,
I managed to restore both of my chat history using dual messenger, please follow the steps and check if it will work for you:
If you are using two different phones
Let’s assume the following:
• Phone A is one of the old phones
• Phone B is the another old phone
• Phone C is the new phone with "Dual Messenger" feature
Steps
1. Open Whatsapp on Phone A
2. Click on options button --> settings
3. Chats --> Chat backup
4. Press on "BACK UP" button and make sure that Local value is updated with the current time
5. Using any file browser or PC connection, navigate to “/sdcard/whatsapp” and copy this folder to your computer/USB drive and call is Whatsapp_PhoneA
6. Make sure that you have folder called “Databases”
7. Repeat the same on Phone B (when you copy the whatsapp folder call is Whatsapp_parallel)
8. On Computer Create new Folder called Whatsapp
9. Copy Media folder from Whatsapp_PhoneA to Whatsapp folder
10. Copy Media folder from Whatsapp_PhoneB to Whatsapp folder
11. Copy Databases folder from Whatsapp_PhoneA to Whatsapp folder and rename is as Databases_phoneA
12. Copy Databases folder from Whatsapp_PhoneB to Whatsapp folder and rename is as Databases_phoneB
13. Copy the newly create folder (Whatsapp) to Phone C under the path /sdcard
14. On phone C, Settings --> Dual Messanger
15. Uninstall the second whatsapp messenger
16. Back to Application settings, Clear the cash/data of Whatsapp
17. At this stage, you will have only one instance of whtasapp, and without any number assigned
18. Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases_phoneA to Databases
19. Start the Whatsapp application, and use the number of Phone A. complete the steps fully and you can restore the chats of Phone A
20. On completion of first instance of whatsapp (phone A version) go the dual messenger and install the second instance
21. Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases folder to Databases_PhoneA
22. Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases_PhoneB folder to Databases
23. Start the second instance of Whatsapp and use the number of Phone B, complete the steps fully.
24. You will have two working whatsapp instances with your fully restored chats.
If you are using Parallel Application
Let’s assume the following:
• Phone A is the old phone
• Phone B is the new phone
Steps
1. Open Normal Whatsapp on Phone A
2. Click on options button --> settings
3. Chats --> Chat backup
4. Press on "BACK UP" button and make sure that Local value is updated with the current time
5. Using any file browser or PC connection, navigate to “/sdcard/whatsapp” and copy this folder to your computer/USB drive and call is Whatsapp_Original
6. Make sure that you have folder called “Databases”
7. Repeat the same on Parallel version of whatsapp (when you copy the whatsapp folder call is Whatsapp_parallel)
8. On Computer Create new Folder called Whatsapp
9. Copy Media folder from Whatsapp_Original to Whatsapp folder
10. Copy Media folder from Whatsapp_parallel to Whatsapp folder
11. Copy Databases folder from Whatsapp_Original to Whatsapp folder and rename is as Databases_Original
12. Copy Databases folder from Whatsapp_Parallel to Whatsapp folder and rename is as Databases_Parallel
13. Copy the newly create folder (Whatsapp) to Phone B under the path /sdcard
14. On Phone B, Settings --> Dual Messanger
15. Uninstall the second whatsapp messenger
16. Back to Application settings, Clear the cash/data of Whatsapp
17. At this stage, you will have only one instance of whtasapp, and without any number assigned
18. Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases_Original to Databases
19. Start the Whatsapp application, and use the number of Original Whatsapp. complete the steps fully and you can restore the chats of original whatsapp
20. On completion of first instance of whatsapp (original version) go the dual messenger and install the second instance
21. Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases folder to Databases_Original
22. Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases_Parallel folder to Databases
23. Start the second instance of Whatsapp and use the number of parallel whatsapp, complete the steps fully.
24. You will have two working whatsapp instances with your fully restored chats.
Thanks
Thanks. It worked on A7. Basically WhatsApp/Database is backup folder to manage and Media is mixture of both.
bakeera said:
Hi All,
I managed to restore both of my chat history using dual messenger, please follow the steps and check if it will work for you:
If you are using two different phones
Let’s assume the following:
• Phone A is one of the old phones
• Phone B is the another old phone
• Phone C is the new phone with "Dual Messenger" feature
Steps
1. Open Whatsapp on Phone A
2. Click on options button --> settings
3. Chats --> Chat backup
4. Press on "BACK UP" button and make sure that Local value is updated with the current time
5. Using any file browser or PC connection, navigate to “/sdcard/whatsapp” and copy this folder to your computer/USB drive and call is Whatsapp_PhoneA
6. Make sure that you have folder called “Databases”
7. Repeat the same on Phone B (when you copy the whatsapp folder call is Whatsapp_parallel)
8. On Computer Create new Folder called Whatsapp
9. Copy Media folder from Whatsapp_PhoneA to Whatsapp folder
10. Copy Media folder from Whatsapp_PhoneB to Whatsapp folder
11. Copy Databases folder from Whatsapp_PhoneA to Whatsapp folder and rename is as Databases_phoneA
12. Copy Databases folder from Whatsapp_PhoneB to Whatsapp folder and rename is as Databases_phoneB
13. Copy the newly create folder (Whatsapp) to Phone C under the path /sdcard
14. On phone C, Settings --> Dual Messanger
15. Uninstall the second whatsapp messenger
16. Back to Application settings, Clear the cash/data of Whatsapp
17. At this stage, you will have only one instance of whtasapp, and without any number assigned
18. Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases_phoneA to Databases
19. Start the Whatsapp application, and use the number of Phone A. complete the steps fully and you can restore the chats of Phone A
20. On completion of first instance of whatsapp (phone A version) go the dual messenger and install the second instance
21. Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases folder to Databases_PhoneA
22. Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases_PhoneB folder to Databases
23. Start the second instance of Whatsapp and use the number of Phone B, complete the steps fully.
24. You will have two working whatsapp instances with your fully restored chats.
If you are using Parallel Application
Let’s assume the following:
• Phone A is the old phone
• Phone B is the new phone
Steps
1. Open Normal Whatsapp on Phone A
2. Click on options button --> settings
3. Chats --> Chat backup
4. Press on "BACK UP" button and make sure that Local value is updated with the current time
5. Using any file browser or PC connection, navigate to “/sdcard/whatsapp” and copy this folder to your computer/USB drive and call is Whatsapp_Original
6. Make sure that you have folder called “Databases”
7. Repeat the same on Parallel version of whatsapp (when you copy the whatsapp folder call is Whatsapp_parallel)
8. On Computer Create new Folder called Whatsapp
9. Copy Media folder from Whatsapp_Original to Whatsapp folder
10. Copy Media folder from Whatsapp_parallel to Whatsapp folder
11. Copy Databases folder from Whatsapp_Original to Whatsapp folder and rename is as Databases_Original
12. Copy Databases folder from Whatsapp_Parallel to Whatsapp folder and rename is as Databases_Parallel
13. Copy the newly create folder (Whatsapp) to Phone B under the path /sdcard
14. On Phone B, Settings --> Dual Messanger
15. Uninstall the second whatsapp messenger
16. Back to Application settings, Clear the cash/data of Whatsapp
17. At this stage, you will have only one instance of whtasapp, and without any number assigned
18. Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases_Original to Databases
19. Start the Whatsapp application, and use the number of Original Whatsapp. complete the steps fully and you can restore the chats of original whatsapp
20. On completion of first instance of whatsapp (original version) go the dual messenger and install the second instance
21. Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases folder to Databases_Original
22. Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases_Parallel folder to Databases
23. Start the second instance of Whatsapp and use the number of parallel whatsapp, complete the steps fully.
24. You will have two working whatsapp instances with your fully restored chats.
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Thanks @ Bakeera for the Guide. One important question: What if my Phone A has msgstore.db.crypt12 backed file and Phone B has the same of another number and these two files i have to use in whatsapp dual messenger on Phone C.
Hello,
I m using tow whatsapp in one phone. yesterday i take backup on 2nd dual whataspp and delet the Account. now i am reconfigured 2nd Dual whatsapp, but bakup is not restore. and i am using different google account for chat Bakuos. Pls guide how to restore chat history on 2nd dual whatsapp.