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So I haven't found anything so hopefully I'm not creating a duplicate thread, also I hope this is the correct spot to post this.
I have about 500 Sprint Heroes that need to be set up with specific settings and have a few apps installed. Doing this on 500 phones could take forever to accomplish. Would the phones need to be rooted in order to install a image with preset settings/applications? Also, I'm a total noob and its possible this is way over my head and I should just do this manually but is there an (not really easy but...) a tutorial to create an image to accomplish this?
Thanks!
Onyoursix said:
So I haven't found anything so hopefully I'm not creating a duplicate thread, also I hope this is the correct spot to post this.
I have about 500 Sprint Heroes that need to be set up with specific settings and have a few apps installed. Doing this on 500 phones could take forever to accomplish. Would the phones need to be rooted in order to install a image with preset settings/applications? Also, I'm a total noob and its possible this is way over my head and I should just do this manually but is there an (not really easy but...) a tutorial to create an image to accomplish this?
Thanks!
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Um, the only way I can think to do it is to get one phone and set it up exactly how you want it, minus any specific account settings. Here's how I would do it:
Boot in to one Hero. Log in to your account and download all the apps you want. Download Titanium Backup. Use Titanium Backup's "create update.zip" feature to make Titanium Backup zip that you can flash from recovery. Set up all the apps with what settings you need, but only do it for data apps, not system apps (Don't include special log-ins, passwords, etc.). Use Titanium Backup to backup all of the data apps.
Once you have all those apps backed up how you like them, reboot into recovery and do a complete wipe (not SD card). Flash the ROM you want to load onto all of the phones and flash Google apps. Now flash the Titanium backup ZIP you made earlier. Boot up but when you are asked to set up your account, don't. skip everything. Go into Titanium Backup and restore all of the apps+data (use batch install). This might take a while if you're on Titanium Backup free). Change all of the settings on the phone you'd like, then uninstall Titanium Backup (unless you want it on every phone). The phone should be 100% how you want it to appear on all of those phones.
Reboot into recovery and make a nandroid backup. Make two, just in case. When it is done, reboot and connect your phone to your PC. Mount the SD card. browse to /nandroid/ on your SD card and you should see something like HTC9494952954 as a folder. Copy that onto your PC. That folder is what contains your "install image" (You can name the folder something like 'install-image').
All of the phones would have to be rooted, unfortunately, but all you'd have to do at this point is copy the folder to sdcard/nandroid/ on each SD card and do a nandroid restore using that image.
It sucks that this is for so many phones... It's the easiest way I can think to do it. :S Maybe ask a few buddies to help?
This is definitely the wrong place to post this. What kind of settings are you talking about?
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I need a screen time out of 15 seconds with a preset gesture lock on it, also gps off. Also need 3 applications installed, advanced task killer, astro, and one company specific application that we created. Its not a lot, but it adds up when you have 500 heroes you need to do it on, its a slow process to log into the market on each phone under the same gmail login to download the 2 apps from market.
Onyoursix said:
I need a screen time out of 15 seconds with a preset gesture lock on it, also gps off. Also need 3 applications installed, advanced task killer, astro, and one company specific application that we created. Its not a lot, but it adds up when you have 500 heroes you need to do it on, its a slow process to log into the market on each phone under the same gmail login to download the 2 apps from market.
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Download the 2 market apps as apk's (they're free), since you're using the same gmail account for all the phones, email the apk's to that account. When you turn each phone on you will have to log into gmail and just download them onto each phone. I'm not sure how to get all the settings the way you want them without rooting or doing them individually, If you root the phones, you can make a custom ROM and have all the settings you want and how you want them, plus have the apps you want on them pre-loaded. Again, you will have to flash the ROMs to each phone and know how to make a ROM.
I don't know, man. It sounds like a big order for what you want to do and how you want it done. In the end it will be your decision on how you do it.
Hey!!
I am currently running stock 2.3.5 JVT with CF Root. I'm planning to flash JVU today, and it will be the first time that i will be flashing a new ROM after rooting my device.
I wanted to take a backup of my all stuff so that i can restore my phone back to its usual state after flashing. Ive already done a Titanium backup, my ADW settings backup, CWM backup, efs floder backup. Is that enough??
Few more things i would love to backup are:
1. My contacts(not sure how to do it and cannot afford to lose them)
2. Contacts with facebook sync(took me a whole day to join contacts with my google and phone contacts, dont want to spend another day doing it)
How can this be done??
And while i am at it, i wanted to know that if it is easier to flash ROMs if im rooted, ie, using CWM to flash ROMs using update.zip or install kernel. Can this be done or should i install ROM manager and use it?? If yes, please tell me how.
PS: I would love to do a clean wipe or factory reset before flashing.
Thanks a lot.
itspb said:
Hey!!
I am currently running stock 2.3.5 JVT with CF Root. I'm planning to flash JVU today, and it will be the first time that i will be flashing a new ROM after rooting my device.
I wanted to take a backup of my all stuff so that i can restore my phone back to its usual state after flashing. Ive already done a Titanium backup, my ADW settings backup, CWM backup, efs floder backup. Is that enough??
Few more things i would love to backup are:
1. My contacts(not sure how to do it and cannot afford to lose them)
2. Contacts with facebook sync(took me a whole day to join contacts with my google and phone contacts, dont want to spend another day doing it)
How can this be done??
And while i am at it, i wanted to know that if it is easier to flash ROMs if im rooted, ie, using CWM to flash ROMs using update.zip or install kernel. Can this be done or should i install ROM manager and use it?? If yes, please tell me how.
PS: I would love to do a clean wipe or factory reset before flashing.
Thanks a lot.
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I use Google Contacts to store all my contacts so whenever I flash new ROMs I just log into my Google account on that phone and it automatically imports my contacts. As for the Facebook sync, I'm not entirely sure because I always just joined the contacts back together whenever I had free time.
I've always used CWM to flash ROMs as well as restoring and backing up my stuff and it has never failed me.
I'd say your backups are sufficient, if you do happen to forget something then it's really no big deal to just redownload the app from the market and reapply your settings.
If you're just flashing to stock JVU through Odin, it should be pretty straight forward, just make sure re-partition is checked (this will wipe your apps and system data, but not your internal SD contents such as photos, Titanium backup files, etc) to avoid problems.
I always factory reset/wipe through CWM before and after a flash to avoid anything left from previous ROMs, I'd say make it a habit
One last thing, make sure you flash the correct CF-Root kernel for your new ROM (JVU version)
First time flashing a ROM on any device can be a bit scary but as long as you read the guides and follow the steps, you'll be just fine
Apart from the stuff above(very important). Backup your /efs folder once you got root permissions, some people gets a big headache because of this.
Cheers!
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I use Google Contacts to store all my contacts so whenever I flash new ROMs I just log into my Google account on that phone and it automatically imports my contacts. As for the Facebook sync, I'm not entirely sure because I always just joined the contacts back together whenever I had free time.
I've always used CWM to flash ROMs as well as restoring and backing up my stuff and it has never failed me.
I'd say your backups are sufficient, if you do happen to forget something then it's really no big deal to just redownload the app from the market and reapply your settings.
If you're just flashing to stock JVU through Odin, it should be pretty straight forward, just make sure re-partition is checked (this will wipe your apps and system data, but not your internal SD contents such as photos, Titanium backup files, etc) to avoid problems.
I always factory reset/wipe through CWM before and after a flash to avoid anything left from previous ROMs, I'd say make it a habit
One last thing, make sure you flash the correct CF-Root kernel for your new ROM (JVU version)
First time flashing a ROM on any device can be a bit scary but as long as you read the guides and follow the steps, you'll be just fine
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I have started using Google Contacts to save my contacts. However, i used to store my contacts on SIM and i havent really found a way yet to transfer all my contacts from SIM/Phone to google. Any help on this?
If i can use CWM to flash ROMs, then i would use CWM(but i do not know how to) otherwise ODIN.
This isn't the first time im flashing a ROM, this is the first time im flashing ROM after rooting. So just wanted to know if there is anything more to be done.
BTW, im currently on EXT4, should i convert to RFS before flashing??
AurosGamma said:
Apart from the stuff above(very important). Backup your /efs folder once you got root permissions, some people gets a big headache because of this.
Cheers!
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Already done.
itspb said:
I have started using Google Contacts to save my contacts. However, i used to store my contacts on SIM and i havent really found a way yet to transfer all my contacts from SIM/Phone to google. Any help on this?
If i can use CWM to flash ROMs, then i would use CWM(but i do not know how to) otherwise ODIN.
This isn't the first time im flashing a ROM, this is the first time im flashing ROM after rooting. So just wanted to know if there is anything more to be done.
BTW, im currently on EXT4, should i convert to RFS before flashing??
Already done.
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To export to Google Contacts, I believe you just have to export all your contacts to SD card, then import from SD card (except select that you import it to Google Contacts).
Using CWM to flash ROMs is pretty easy, just install CF-Root (the kernel comes with CWM), turn off your phone, wait until it's completely turned off, then use the three-button recovery (home + power + volume up) to enter CWM recovery, and you can choose to install ROMs from there.
If you're on EXT4, do revert back to RFS before flashing another stock ROM on top or there will be problems.
Hope this addresses everything
One more thing, how do i restore these backups, keeping in mind that i will also format my SD card(obviously after copying the backups to my computer)??
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To export to Google Contacts, I believe you just have to export all your contacts to SD card, then import from SD card (except select that you import it to Google Contacts).
Using CWM to flash ROMs is pretty easy, just install CF-Root (the kernel comes with CWM), turn off your phone, wait until it's completely turned off, then use the three-button recovery (home + power + volume up) to enter CWM recovery, and you can choose to install ROMs from there.
If you're on EXT4, do revert back to RFS before flashing another stock ROM on top or there will be problems.
Hope this addresses everything
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I can not see any option to export my contacts to SD card!! When i tap "Import/Export", i get only three options : Import from SIM card, Export from SIM card and Send name card via. None of them can be used to save or export contacts to SD card or Google Contacts I was using my brother's Galaxy note and he has an option "Merge contacts with Google". Why is isnt it there on SGS??
When installing ROMs, i just change my PDA file and keep the CSC and MODEM same right???
For contacts backup you can either use google account or just do a normal backup using Kies...Your phone will automatically sync itself once you're connected to the internet and logged in to the google account, and retrieve all the contacts you've synced before. There's no need to find any specific option like the one in galaxy note.
The MODEM and CSC will follow the one inside the ROM that you're going to install
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For contacts backup you can either use google account or just do a normal backup using Kies...Your phone will automatically sync itself once you're connected to the internet and logged in to the google account, and retrieve all the contacts you've synced before. There's no need to find any specific option like the one in galaxy note.
The MODEM and CSC will follow the one inside the ROM that you're going to install
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Well that syncing with google doesn't work for me. I dont know why. But I was able to import all my contacts from phone and sim to google, so its not a problem anymore.
The only thing I want to know is how do I restore the backups? Just goto the respective app and click restore?
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The only thing I want to know is how do I restore the backups? Just goto the respective app and click restore?
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For regular apps, I restore app + data.
For system apps, I just restore the data.
I have a stock (not rooted) Note running KK2.
I will be updating this recently posted LB2 and hopefully improve my battery life amoung other things.
Question:
What good backup program (free or pay) should I use to backup my Note prior to updating to the (non-wipe) LB2?
Things important to me in considering which backup prog to use:
Important:
Network stuff (i.e. wireless networks, APNs)
Contacts
programs that came installed with my device (Video Maker, love this)
Personal media (pictures, videos, ringtones)
Not (as) imporatant:
Apps I've added since I had the device (I think I've added 2 or 3 apps from Android Market which I don't think would be very hard to to re-install)
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks
jeffs99 said:
I have a stock (not rooted) Note running KK2.
I will be updating this recently posted LB2 and hopefully improve my battery life amoung other things.
Question:
What good backup program (free or pay) should I use to backup my Note prior to updating to the (non-wipe) LB2?
Things important to me in considering which backup prog to use:
Important:
Network stuff (i.e. wireless networks, APNs)
Contacts
programs that came installed with my device (Video Maker, love this)
Personal media (pictures, videos, ringtones)
Not (as) imporatant:
Apps I've added since I had the device (I think I've added 2 or 3 apps from Android Market which I don't think would be very hard to to re-install)
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks
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Since you say you are in stock-non rooted,There is no app i know which is upto the mark and since you say you dont need apps downloaded from market,I'll tell you some tips.
1.Its better to jot down your apn,network settings.It must not be a great problem.
2.If you are going to upgrate from stock to stock you can use kies to backup your contact,videos,musics etc...
3.The apps which came installed when you bought the device are standard and will be included in every stock rom released by samsung/network provider.But your app data will be deleted when flashing roms which you cant backup unless you root your device.
4.Your personal data like photos,musics,videos,files on your memory card should be intact but it is adviced that you back it up by connecting your phone to pc in mass storage mode and copy the content of your sd card to your computer.
Now you are good to go and enjoy flashing.Be sure to read the instructions for flashing the rom.Finally hit thanks button if I have helped you
vijai2011 said:
Since you say you are in stock-non rooted,There is no app i know which is upto the mark and since you say you dont need apps downloaded from market,I'll tell you some tips.
1.Its better to jot down your apn,network settings.It must not be a great problem.
2.If you are going to upgrate from stock to stock you can use kies to backup your contact,videos,musics etc...
3.The apps which came installed when you bought the device are standard and will be included in every stock rom released by samsung/network provider.But your app data will be deleted when flashing roms which you cant backup unless you root your device.
4.Your personal data like photos,musics,videos,files on your memory card should be intact but it is adviced that you back it up by connecting your phone to pc in mass storage mode and copy the content of your sd card to your computer.
Now you are good to go and enjoy flashing.Be sure to read the instructions for flashing the rom.
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Thanks for the useful info..
vijai2011 said:
Finally hit thanks button if I have helped you
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jeffs99 said:
Thanks for the useful info..
Deserved and done.
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Its my pleasure to help.Since you pressed like you get 1 in return
Hey you can use ultimate backup which is free from the makret to backupp al apps that you want ...it wors for non rooted fone
also backup using kies
sitanshu91 said:
Hey you can use ultimate backup which is free from the makret to backupp al apps that you want ...it wors for non rooted fone
also backup using kies
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But you cant backup app data.So if you restore your back up your app will respond like newly downloaded one.Since he said he has 2-3 apps only its better to install from market itself
jeffs99 said:
What good backup program (free or pay) should I use to backup my Note prior to updating to the (non-wipe) LB2?
:
Network stuff (i.e. wireless networks, APNs)
Contacts
programs that came installed with my device (Video Maker, love this)
Personal media (pictures, videos, ringtones)
Apps I've added since I had the device (I think I've added 2 or 3 apps from Android Market which I don't think would be very hard to to re-install)
Thanks
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If you flashing non wipe, you are likely no need to worry, as it won't erase anything, But i advised to have backup, if anything goes wrong
- There is my backup for non rooted device to backup installed app(no data will b saved, e.g. level of games, as u r non rooted)
- APN usually you will get automatically, but still you can write on paper, setting-wireless n network-mobile networks-access point name- open your APN n simply write on paper.That you have to add back if needed.
- contact - option - import/export - export to SD
- Media won't be erase, even you flash wipe ROM, it remains saved in Int memory/SD card depend on you selected(but remains intact in either case)
- preinstalled stuff will remain as it according new ROM (usually not changing major at least video maker will remain in any ROM)
dr.ketan said:
If you flashing non wipe, you are likely no need to worry, as it won't erase anything, But i advised to have backup, if anything goes wrong
- There is my backup for non rooted device to backup installed app(no data will b saved, e.g. level of games, as u r non rooted)
- APN usually you will get automatically, but still you can write on paper, setting-wireless n network-mobile networks-access point name- open your APN n simply write on paper.That you have to add back if needed.
- contact - option - import/export - export to SD
- Media won't be erase, even you flash wipe ROM, it remains saved in Int memory/SD card depend on you selected(but remains intact in either case)
- preinstalled stuff will remain as it according new ROM (usually not changing major at least video maker will remain in any ROM)
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I think you had mentioned in one your earlier posts regarding this new LB2 f/w that whether needed or not, you do a full wipe before all upgrades to ensure optimum performance.
Would you recommend that I do that in this situaton, even thiough this is a non wipe f/w?
Thanks!
jeffs99 said:
I think you had mentioned in one your earlier posts regarding this new LB2 f/w that whether needed or not, you do a full wipe before all upgrades to ensure optimum performance.
Would you recommend that I do that in this situaton, even thiough this is a non wipe f/w?
Thanks!
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I'd always recommend a full wipe, unless specified otherwise by the custom rom developer. That way you get a proper fresh base with no leftover debris from the old rom.
jeffs99 said:
I think you had mentioned in one your earlier posts regarding this new LB2 f/w that whether needed or not, you do a full wipe before all upgrades to ensure optimum performance.
Would you recommend that I do that in this situaton, even thiough this is a non wipe f/w?
Thanks!
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Yes, I always prefer clean update. You are non rooted, then it is more painful, but this is the one important reason, i do prefer to have root.
Any good Free Software
to Back & Restore Full Phone ?
Thanks
any app to export Text/Multimedia messages? Am rooted LB2 firmware with LB1 Cf kernel..also i have recently purchased titanium backup pro appln, how do i back up it that if i want to do factory reset or flashing any custom rom?
lingamkrishnan said:
any app to export Text/Multimedia messages?
titanium backup pro appln, how do i back up it that if i want to do factory reset or flashing any custom rom?
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SMS backup & Restore
backup All user app + system data in TB for full backup
when want to restore SMS, contact, bookmarks, look for green colored text.
avoid restoring red colored (system junks)
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ilordvader said:
to Back & Restore Full Phone ?
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get Cf CWM
dr.ketan said:
SMS backup & Restore
backup All user app + system data in TB for full backup
when want to restore SMS, contact, bookmarks, look for green colored text.
avoid restoring red colored (system junks)
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get Cf CWM
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thnx Dr..i have taken backup using titanium backup pro, exported contacts in ext sd card and will backup msgs using sms backup ad restore..i want to do factory reset cos i mite be installing any custom roms...once i installed custom rom, whch option i use in TB pro? also how to backup the TB pro?
To backup - as i said earlier - Batch - backup all user app+sys data
To restore
batch - restore user app
if you have taken contact n SMS with other methos, restore it from there
otherwise you can find green colored text for contact storage, contacts in TB, you can restore it from there too.
Backup your whole efs folder with rootexplorer and copy to computer Cwm and titanium backup dont do this. Learned the hard way
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Check out My Backup (free trial) and My Backup Pro (paid version) by Rerware, available on the market. Backs up apps and data on non-rooted phones. It may or may not do what you need, but it's worth a look.
chasmodo said:
I'd always recommend a full wipe, unless specified otherwise by the custom rom developer. That way you get a proper fresh base with no leftover debris from the old rom.
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Yes, I always prefer clean update. You are non rooted, then it is more painful, but this is the one important reason, i do prefer to have root.
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So how do I do this full wipe on a non-rooted stock phone? Is it the same as doing the factory data reset under settings?
yes it is same
How to backup sygic appln? I downloaded sygic maps fr around 500mb..nw i want t flash custom roms ad want t do full wipe!!! Backup sygic app in tb also backup de downloaded maps(app data)..also hw t backup contacts, messages ad othr settings???
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hi
just wanted to throw this question out to the community - I have selected the option to Backup my phone's application/data profile to Google.
now, even though I have uninstalled some applications from my phone, the next time I flash a rom, they pop right back in.
Is there any way I can check on Google what is the data that has been backed up and manually edit/remove those applications so that they don't keep getting re-installed.
thanks.
-f.
farhadtarapore said:
hi
just wanted to throw this question out to the community - I have selected the option to Backup my phone's application/data profile to Google.
now, even though I have uninstalled some applications from my phone, the next time I flash a rom, they pop right back in.
Is there any way I can check on Google what is the data that has been backed up and manually edit/remove those applications so that they don't keep getting re-installed.
thanks.
-f.
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i dont believe it backs up app data. If you want to backup app/game data for when you are flashing a new rom, get titanium backup
farhadtarapore said:
hi
just wanted to throw this question out to the community - I have selected the option to Backup my phone's application/data profile to Google.
now, even though I have uninstalled some applications from my phone, the next time I flash a rom, they pop right back in.
Is there any way I can check on Google what is the data that has been backed up and manually edit/remove those applications so that they don't keep getting re-installed.
thanks.
-f.
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I've looked around on google and my phone and cant find anything. I THINK what you should do, next time you flash a new rom is make sure you sync your phone with google so that your uninstalled apps will register in their server as uninstalled and therefore wont install next time just a hunch though.
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i dont believe it backs up app data. If you want to backup app/game data for when you are flashing a new rom, get titanium backup
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disregard my previous post, i read the question wrong :S
unfortunately i dont think there is a way to do what you are wanting to do ive done some googling and looked through my phne to find nothing :|
What you can do to avoid the apps from re-installing is to not select the 'sync' option when you insal a new ROM in the 'first settings' .
Once the rom has booted up completely then when you goto 'accounts & sync' with gmail, only contacts and the selected choices will be synced, not the apps.
can't backup data or game in google account
Hello! I own a Pixel 5a that I've been using for a while now, and I want to root it without losing my data. From what I saw, unless an exploit is found to get around this you will have to format your device to unlock the bootloader. I'm wondering what the best way to backup and restore my data would be so that I can root and get all my data restored when the process is over. Thanks in advance.
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Hello! I own a Pixel 5a that I've been using for a while now, and I want to root it without losing my data. From what I saw, unless an exploit is found to get around this you will have to format your device to unlock the bootloader. I'm wondering what the best way to backup and restore my data would be so that I can root and get all my data restored when the process is over. Thanks in advance.
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You might try the app "Migrate"... A few bugs here and there but I save a back up to USB and usually get 80-90% of my set up back after switching ROMs
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You might try the app "Migrate"... A few bugs here and there but I save a back up to USB and usually get 80-90% of my set up back after switching ROMs
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Thanks! I'd prefer to be using an open source app though, if that's an option.
EDIT: This app seems to require me to be rooted, so it won't work.
i just backup the phone to gdrive. then restore it from gdrive. i use nova launcher so i pulls a backup of where all my icons are placed on the home pages. only down fall is apps that are not on google play will not be installed and you have to sign back into all of your apps. 90% of the device settings are saved.
last time i unlocked the phone did not reboot back into the system and wipe everything, it went back to bootloader, but i think i was already on pixel experience when i did it.
Could fastboot fetch userdata localfile.bin work for this?
(I'm guessing at the partition name from /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name (requires root))
EDIT: Well... tried it... got :
fastboot: error: Unable to get max-fetch-size. Device does not support fetch command.
I guess I need someone smarter than me to figure how to get past that.
The issue with a full backup is "scoped storage", which was introduced a long time ago but is more enforced under Android 12. What this means is that any app can only access its own private data, as well as certain portions of system data and the common storage. Getting around this restriction requires root.
So, the short answer is, it's not possible to perform a full backup of everything on your device without root. That being said, syncing your Google account does a pretty good job of backing most things up - your installed apps, your photos, your texts and phone calls.