[Q] How long do your Nandroid backups take? - Motorola Droid 3

When I perform a backup using cwm it takes 15+ minutes. I've done some searching and it seems others' take less than 5, however these were on non-droid 3 forums.
How long should it take for a backup or restore?

slayer621 said:
When I perform a backup using cwm it takes 15+ minutes. I've done some searching and it seems others' take less than 5, however these were on non-droid 3 forums.
How long should it take for a backup or restore?
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It depends on a few things, how many apps you've got installed how full the /data partition is and especially how fast the sdcard is. Mine usually takes about 10 minutes. The length of time should not be a concern.

Thanks, I haven't done one since installing CyanogenMod and just tried it. It took less than 10. That'd definitely make sense since all my texts and pointless apps were cleared.

If you look around there's a thread that tells you how to speed up backups. I would link to it but im on my mobile. It involves making a file called .hidenandroidprogress. look around
xt860, android 2.3.5, Monster rom

Found it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339977
Alternatively, I just went into Rom Manager and checked "Quick Backup and Restore"

Wow you guys have slow nandroid backups. I am using the .hidenandroidprocess thing, and my backups take 3 minutes, restores around 5 minutes.
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ChaoticWeaponry said:
Wow you guys have slow nandroid backups. I am using the .hidenandroidprocess thing, and my backups take 3 minutes, restores around 5 minutes.
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I'm wondering if the option in Rom Manager for speedy backups is the same thing. It says it disables the progress bar, so essentially they should do the same thing. I haven't done a back up with the option enabled yet.

ChaoticWeaponry said:
Wow you guys have slow nandroid backups. I am using the .hidenandroidprocess thing, and my backups take 3 minutes, restores around 5 minutes.
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Yea my GNex takes around 3 min...

I use safestrap. When backing up my safe system (only), it takes 3 minutes.

Same problem on Milestone UK
i also have this problem except my nandroid backups are 1+ hours and my phone boils over and Theres like nothing on my phone since i last wiped it and installed cm7.. why does it take forever
update formatting my memory card does one successful backup

493 seconds on the Htc one m9

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[Q] Do you find yourself changing ROMs every couple of days?

I must admit I do it often. With so many ROMs out there is like being a kid in a candy store. my 8gb sd card is maxing out with nandroid backups! arghh!!!
You have ORD then
Deffo ORD. A hopeless case sadly, beyond saving.
You could try going into recovery to see if that helps*
*That was a test. If you reached for your phone and booted into CWM then there is NO helping you. If you took 'Recovery' to mean a support group then there may be some hope yet!
It's called ORD.
Welcome to, the dark side.
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
nah this is absolutely normal ... the reason i change roms every week is the fact every single one has one or two bugs in it that make my normal lifestyle and well being completely impossible ...
Can anyone mention, which rom has the best battery life and speed ??
demetriusdev said:
Can anyone mention, which rom has the best battery life and speed ??
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Just as a word of advice...avoid asking that. You'll most likely either get chewed out or get the same answer every time....you'll know what that answer is right away. Not trying to get on your case, just a fair warning.
-If ignorance is bliss why aren't you smiling?-
Yeah I find myself doing that. I've already done it four times today. What I don't like is all the times I have to reinstall all my apps. :/
It annoys me too the way I lose unread texts while I'm flashing a new ROM.
I also have some weird strange thing, where when I change ROM's it'll resend all the texts I've sent that day. I quite like annoying people when I do that tbh.
Skellyyy said:
What I don't like is all the times I have to reinstall all my apps. :/
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Have you tried using titanium backup?
-If ignorance is bliss why aren't you smiling?-
twitch153 said:
Have you tried using titanium backup?
-If ignorance is bliss why aren't you smiling?-
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I've used it before... Don't like the way you had to keep clicking install and open with every app. I use MyBackup Pro and it uses the market links to install them. Doesn't always work though.
Yes (Response to questionnaire)
my ord days are long gone =)
and I haven't looked back
It's 2am here and playing with android 2.3 sigh....
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Skellyyy said:
I've used it before... Don't like the way you had to keep clicking install and open with every app. I use MyBackup Pro and it uses the market links to install them. Doesn't always work though.
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If you get the paid version of titanium backup up you can run batch operations.
And I flash so many times a day I lose count, all ways feel like I need to be running the latest and greatest.
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No cant say i do but certainly for the first 6 months or so when i joined this forum i used to be a bit of a ROM flashing addict, been using Sergio Coredroid now since January and that's the longest ive gone without flashing anything else.
i am a flashoholic...everyday i log in just to check if a new rom is out...the longest i've gone without a flash is 4 days...today is the 4th day
Only if I see improvement, I don't care about homes and colors, ill do that on my own
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I went 2 weeks without flashing my DZ. It was on 1.72 so I had no root and no ROMs.
Now - (If there are any bloody ROM updates) I flash as they upload.
NANDroid > Flash > Play > Flash > Break > Flash > Play > Flash >Hate > NANDroid Restore.
Yes. If I won't try all of them roms, how should I know I use the best one?!
Yes def get the paid version of titanium. I used to switch like Once a week but I am loving trigger right now. Don't think im going to be switching anytime soon. Still switch kernels left and right tho lol
Trigger + Tigerblood = Winning

[Q] Another quick upgrade question

I've been using gingervolt (now on 2.0) since about 30 minutes after I picked up my Revo back in November, and now I'm thinking about trying the ZV8 upgrade out to see how it does. My question is, If I flash the v7rooted rom, then unroot and reinstall the LG boot loader, will I lose my text messages? I know I can use sms backup and restore to re load them, but it doesn't seem to backup picture messages, which I would like to keep a few. Do I need to just save those pictures to my phone/computer and wipe it all?
Really not wanting this thing binged again, but I would like to see if it takes care of a few of the issues that I am having (mostly battery, the browser back button, and the very occasional reboot.)
I would also like to say thank you to all of you guys who have done so much for the Revo.
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I've been using gingervolt (now on 2.0) since about 30 minutes after I picked up my Revo back in November, and now I'm thinking about trying the ZV8 upgrade out to see how it does. My question is, If I flash the v7rooted rom, then unroot and reinstall the LG boot loader, will I lose my text messages? I know I can use sms backup and restore to re load them, but it doesn't seem to backup picture messages, which I would like to keep a few. Do I need to just save those pictures to my phone/computer and wipe it all?
Really not wanting this thing binged again, but I would like to see if it takes care of a few of the issues that I am having (mostly battery, the browser back button, and the very occasional reboot.)
I would also like to say thank you to all of you guys who have done so much for the Revo.
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or you could wait for hicks and mt to get out of the kitchen
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Yeah, I know... I do understand they have lives outside of this though, so I was just thinking about trying it out for a couple days and if it doesn't do any good then I can always roll back and re-root and flash gingervolt again. I guess I'm just being curious and impatient, and should probably leave well enough alone.
When I had to re-install Gingerbread when I was deleting my registered e-mail with the phone I put on the .tot of GB and yes, it'll erase your messages.
wslguy said:
Yeah, I know... I do understand they have lives outside of this though, so I was just thinking about trying it out for a couple days and if it doesn't do any good then I can always roll back and re-root and flash gingervolt again. I guess I'm just being curious and impatient, and should probably leave well enough alone.
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Yeah, it shouldnt be long. I wouldnt recommend the update to anyone who has gv or a rooted phone.
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Hard to though
Sorry just ignore this please.. Wrong thread.
Actually I have been considering it too because my battery drains atm. I can take a 3 hour nap wake up and its lost more than 30%. I may take your same option because sometimes I cant keep a charges with me 24/7.
kcarden said:
Yeah, it shouldnt be long. I wouldnt recommend the update to anyone who has gv or a rooted phone.
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Coming from gv 2.0 to the zv8 update has been amazing for me. I got 16 hours on the standard battery today before it shut off, no random reboots, no touchscreen stops working at random, my reception is better, and the phone responds well and feels fast. I followed the method posted somewhere in the dev section to maintain root on the update (so I could keep free wifi tether ;-)) and was able to freeze the bloatware and do small tweaks.
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In love with my o2x again.

I guess I'd been on the same Rom for probably 6-7 months, internal memory full, external SD full, probably done 30 nightly upgrades.
My phone was running horribly, took 3 minutes to boot up, unresponsive, crashing, horrible battery life, just slow in general.
Finally had enough and decided to wipe everything and start over on a clean cm7 Rom and wow, back to warp speed, dont even need to overclock anymore!
I was seriously considering burning my o2x and buying an s3 or something.. but now I can see myself using it for at least another year.
If anyone else has lost hope with their o2x, try a full wipe. You may be surprised how slow yours has gotten!
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Ok, but, if you wipe everything, then you lose yourself, you won't have anything in your phone, starting from zero doesn't sound like anything I would like to try, because wiping everything, then restoring would be the same as no wiping at all.
Anyways, if you start from zero, then, after sometime you'll be at the same place you were before wiping.
I suppose he restored apps and data from backup, so all he lost is 30 minutes of work. I did the same for the same reason last week. Since then, I am less impatient for ICS.
Tom
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Bouba123 said:
I suppose he restored apps and data from backup, so all he lost is 30 minutes of work. I did the same for the same reason last week. Since then, I am less impatient for ICS.
Tom
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Nope, didn't
Had 140 apps, few of which I actually used apparently lol.
I literally started from zero, and surprisingly turned out I've only had to install about 20 apps as I've needed to use them.
My mobile provider is pretty decent so no prob downloading apps
My phone is literally 300% faster, and doesn't crash anymore.
im amazed at how my battery % stays where it is for the most part.
Was probably a pretty extreme case before I wiped it though, 20gb of crap and 150 apps is probably beyond the scope of most normal users Lol.
Didn't really take me too long to start over. Game saves are the only thing I kept really.
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No 20 GB on the sd full with stuff plus 150 sounds about right. My sd is 23 GB full and apps around the same. Alone just on games I have over 50 on it.
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I had pretty much the same experience about two weeks ago. I always wanted to get a Galaxy Nexus, but now I can wait patiently for the next one(s), especially with the ICS update coming (hopefully?). Going from CM9 to CM7, now it's always super fast and snappy, plus I can play back videos with higher resolution now. The one thing I don't like though is calling somebody because the contact pictures are so small and in such a bad quality..
What was the Rom you used before?
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Mungulz said:
Nope, didn't
Had 140 apps, few of which I actually used apparently lol.
I literally started from zero, and surprisingly turned out I've only had to install about 20 apps as I've needed to use them.
My mobile provider is pretty decent so no prob downloading apps
My phone is literally 300% faster, and doesn't crash anymore.
im amazed at how my battery % stays where it is for the most part.
Was probably a pretty extreme case before I wiped it though, 20gb of crap and 150 apps is probably beyond the scope of most normal users Lol.
Didn't really take me too long to start over. Game saves are the only thing I kept really.
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I think most complaints about slow roms and memory usage are due to unused app overload. Sure, you can be vigilant with your task killers and keep an eye out for apps eating resources and battery, but that's still much easier to do if you go round and uninstall every app you haven't used in the last month. You won't get quite such a big improvement as a full wipe, but it still keeps things running more smoothly.
I only wish google play had some way to tag apps you have uninstalled so that you can sort the good ones that you might want to download and use once in a while from the bad ones you tried out and though were useless. Game saves are also a problem here, as it's sometimes tricky to keep the saves when you delete the rest of the game data.
Totally agree with you!
I restarted many time from zero but it seems I can't live without 140 installed apps at least. :laugh:
I tried many ROM but the best ROM for me is Temasek with Symbiosis Kernel.
With some little settings I've a great Battery life and great performances!
I'm only waiting for ICS cause I want Chrome!!! :crying:
rmein said:
I only wish google play had some way to tag apps you have uninstalled so that you can sort the good ones that you might want to download and use once in a while from the bad ones you tried out and though were useless. Game saves are also a problem here, as it's sometimes tricky to keep the saves when you delete the rest of the game data.
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I don't think game saves are tricky at all... Just do a backup with titanium backup, and save the file on google drive or on your desktop and get it out of your phone! Easy!
dakoookie said:
What was the Rom you used before?
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Temasek before.
Gueste2x now.
I do like the stock sort of theme on gueste
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I agree, wiping is magic. I originally thought my phone was really bad, trying every CM7 based rom and kernel, all of which lagged.
But I don't understand, why does the phone slow down so much after a short while? I don't think normal users can stand wiping their phones every other month. Even my friend's S2 can survive a couple of months without a wipe and remain speedy.
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I agree, wiping is magic. I originally thought my phone was really bad, trying every CM7 based rom and kernel, all of which lagged.
But I don't understand, why does the phone slow down so much after a short while? I don't think normal users can stand wiping their phones every other month. Even my friend's S2 can survive a couple of months without a wipe and remain speedy.
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Not sure, the nexus 7 does the same thing. After weeks it gets glacial, even worse than our o2xes... like unusable.
Just an android thing not even jellybean can fix lol.
But with the iPhone 5 being so lame I wouldn't have it any other way, android for life.
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It shouldnt be and Android problem. Every OS I've ever used became slow after a certain period of time. Its even advised to reinstall Windows if you've been using the same PC for quite a while.
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7.2 stable is just that, stable. Every other custom ROM I try requires daily reboots.
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Chris4evernoob said:
It shouldnt be and Android problem. Every OS I've ever used became slow after a certain period of time. Its even advised to reinstall Windows if you've been using the same PC for quite a while.
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I'm going on around 3 years with Win 7 on my pc, just need an SSD though lol.
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When you say you did a full wipe are you talking about factory reset on the phone or are you talking about a wipe in CWM?
Wouldn't a factory reset on phone wipe out root?
Ta
choccy31 said:
When you say you did a full wipe are you talking about factory reset on the phone or are you talking about a wipe in CWM?
Wouldn't a factory reset on phone wipe out root?
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Factory reset within CWM.
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I just saw kind of heavily noticable improvement, when I instead of reflashing stock and installing+setiing, I reflashed stock and flashed nandroid backup.
Cannot explain, except for some fragmentation theory (which for flash memories should not be much of an issue, right?).
Also, flashing few CFWs and then reflashing stock V20Q with SmartFlash made few bugs I had disappear - specifically the bug I got in When switching from Asphalt to SMS then back then to Email then back then to hotmail ..... It does not restart anymore ... cannot explain (That's how I occasionally work hehe.)

HORRIBLE experience setting up my Nexus 5 out of the box

I'm pretty experienced with setting up Android devices, mainly because I get a new one every month or so (it's a real problem). I had the Nexus 4 and recall allowing it to restore from a backup. When I did that on the Nexus 5, it started downloading random apps from other devices that I don't even use anymore. I don't know what backup it was pulling from, but it was messy.
The worst part was, it kind of froze in the middle and refused to keep downloading apps. I cleared the cache on the Play Store app and started again. It downloaded a few apps, then quit again. I tried clearing data on Google Play, downloads, and Framework and nothing would work. When I tried to download apps manually, it would just give me an error and say it couldn't download. It wouldn't even update my existing apps.
Finally, at the recommendation of someone in Google groups, I logged out of Hangouts, then tried to log back in. It wouldn't let me log back in, even after several restarts.
Ultimately, after trying pretty much everything, I had to do a factory wipe and start over from scratch. I went through something similar (though not as bad) restoring from a backup a few months back. The moral of the story is, I will probably never restore from backup again.
After about an hour of setting up my accounts and downloading my apps manually, it's finally up and running. What a ride.
Cool story, bro.
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I'll be restoring from my TB backup.
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Cool story, bro.
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Thanks for your valuable input, bro. Consider yourself reported.
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marinierb said:
I'll be restoring from my TB backup.
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Yeah, I was rooted, too. I don't understand Google's backup system. It doesn't work anywhere near as well as iCloud. They really need to work on that.
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greyhulk said:
allowing it to restore from a backup. When I did that on the Nexus 5, it started downloading random apps from other devices that I don't even use anymore. I don't know what backup it was puling from, but it was messy.
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it started downloading apps i have backed up on my nexus 7, which i agree is quite annoying
while i know it's popular to complain about complainers, OP has a valid point imo. i agree that they need to get it cleaned up, or at least allow you to choice individual devices.
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I don't understand Google's backup system. It doesn't work anywhere near as well as iCloud. They really need to work on that.
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+1
greyhulk said:
I'm pretty experienced with setting up Android devices, mainly because I get a new one every month or so (it's a real problem). I had the Nexus 4 and recall allowing it to restore from a backup. When I did that on the Nexus 5, it started downloading random apps from other devices that I don't even use anymore. I don't know what backup it was puling from, but it was messy.
The worst part was, it kind of froze in the middle and refused to keep downloading apps. I cleared the cache on the Play Store app and started again. It downloaded a few apps, then quit again. I tried clearing data on Google Play, downloads, and Framework and nothing would work. When I tried to download apps manually, it would just give me an error and say it couldn't download. It wouldn't even update my existing apps.
Finally, at the recommendation of someone in Google groups, I logged out of Hangouts, then tried to log back in. It wouldn't let me log back in, even after several restarts.
Ultimately, after trying pretty much everything, I had to do a factory wipe and start over from scratch. I went through something similar (though not as bad) restoring from a backup a few months back. The moral of the story is, I will probably never restore from backup again.
After about an hour of setting up my accounts and downloading my apps manually, it's finally up and running. What a ride.
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Pay a few dollars and get Titanium Backup Pro or Helium Premium. Google's backup and restore is horrendous; no one with any sense actually uses it. The paid versions of TiBu and Helium are well worth it. TiBu was my go-to for a long time, but I use Helium now. It has a much more user-friendly interface, and it doesn't require root.
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Thanks for your valuable input, bro. Consider yourself reported.
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Haha you are on the Nexus 5 forum posting about something that has pretty much nothing to do with the Nexus 5 and is 100% user error. What kind of responses do you expect, especially considering the 500 worthless threads people have posted today complaining about irrelevant things. You totally brought this on yourself, and reporting someone for pointing that out is a waste of your time. Look around this forum; the mods let anything fly here.
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Yeah, I was rooted, too. I don't understand Google's backup system. It doesn't work anywhere near as well as iCloud. They really need to work on that.
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I'm pretty sure that if you uninstall apps outside of the playstore, then upon a backup restore it will restore that app again. If you uninstall from the store, it won't restore it again. This is just my guess on things I think i've noticed.. I never actually tried to prove my theory right.
Basically there's no way for us to force it to sync a current setup. If you start flashing nandroids and roms will mess it up as well.
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Yeah, I was rooted, too. I don't understand Google's backup system. It doesn't work anywhere near as well as iCloud. They really need to work on that.
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In the Play Store it keeps track of every app you download, if you no longer want them backed up you have to delete them from "my apps."
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Paddington said:
Pay a few dollars and get Titanium Backup Pro or Helium Premium. Google's backup and restore is horrendous; no one with any sense actually uses it. The paid versions of TiBu and Helium are well worth it. TiBu was my go-to for a long time, but I use Helium now. It has a much more user-friendly interface, and it doesn't require root.
Haha you are on the Nexus 5 forum posting about something that has pretty much nothing to do with the Nexus 5 and is 100% user error. What kind of responses do you expect, especially considering the 500 worthless threads people have posted today complaining about irrelevant things. You totally brought this on yourself, and reporting someone for pointing that out is a waste of your time. Look around this forum; the mods let anything fly here.
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How, pray tell, was a Google backup failing to restore "user error"?
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I have no science behind this statement but I've always thought that restoring TB backups to different devices was extremely risky.
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Haha you are on the Nexus 5 forum posting about something that has pretty much nothing to do with the Nexus 5 and is 100% user error. What kind of responses do you expect, especially considering the 500 worthless threads people have posted today complaining about irrelevant things. You totally brought this on yourself, and reporting someone for pointing that out is a waste of your time. Look around this forum; the mods let anything fly here.
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are you kidding me? nexus 5 may not have much to do with it, but this is a very legitimate bug in the current backup/restore system google has in place. i'm sure in time further revisions with work things out, but right now it sucks.
fwiw, i have everything backed up in titanium, but i'm not rooted and i don't wanna mess around with that right now. having the ability to easily move from android to android is something that has been sorely missing for some time for the average user.
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mjs2011 said:
I have no science behind this statement but I've always thought that restoring TB backups to different devices was extremely risky.
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it can be, you're often not supposed to restore app data but...
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How, pray tell, was a Google backup failing to restore "user error"?
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Because Google backup doesn't work. You said yourself you've had problems with it before. For someone "experienced in setting up Android phones," I am surprised you haven't been using TiBu/Helium all along. Trust me, it's well worth spending the few dollars if you switch phones or ROMs more than once a year. Relying on Google backup to restore anything more than your contacts is user error.
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Because Google backup doesn't work. You said yourself you've had problems with it before. For someone "experienced in setting up Android phones," I am surprised you haven't been using TiBu/Helium all along. Trust me, it's well worth spending the few dollars if you switch phones or ROMs more than once a year. Relying on Google backup to restore anything more than your contacts is user error.
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system error brah
Paddington said:
Haha you are on the Nexus 5 forum posting about something that has pretty much nothing to do with the Nexus 5 and is 100% user error. What kind of responses do you expect, especially considering the 500 worthless threads people have posted today complaining about irrelevant things. You totally brought this on yourself, and reporting someone for pointing that out is a waste of your time. Look around this forum; the mods let anything fly here.
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It is not that we let anything fly here, it is just that with around 90 device forums to monitor we are spread around.
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[Q] what is the best free backup programme to use?

Hi guys, i wanna perform a downgrade back to jellybean because kit kat really gets on my nerves for multiple reasons..
The reason i have not done this yet is purely because i dont want to lose anything i have on my phone, basically I'm looking for a backup programme which backs up absolutely everything i have on my internal storage, including 3rd party apps I've installed and set up, downloaded videos which are stored within apps and everything else pretty much THEN once I have performed the downgrade, to be able to just restore the backup and have my phone identical to how it is now only with jellybean instead of kitkat. Is this possible? Cheers in advance.
Titanium Backup is Good but sometimes gives errors.. I personally use Super Backup Pro it never fails very good for App and other items backup and restore
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For apps titanium for pics, mega, 50GB for free, never runs out like dropbox will.
If you're going to get titanium, pay for the pro version, you'll thank me later when you're restoring your apps.
Ok cheers guys, i will look into them all.
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Ok cheers guys, i will look into them all.
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NP m8.
PS: Spotted you without a thanks, put one on there for ya
dladz said:
If you're going to get titanium, pay for the pro version, you'll thank me later when you're restoring your apps.
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This! Especially when switching ROMs often, you will find the added features from the pro version helpful.
I was greatful for being able to restore the device ID so apps would just work like before.
elFlexor said:
This! Especially when switching ROMs often, you will find the added features from the pro version helpful.
I was greatful for being able to restore the device ID so apps would just work like before.
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Very true, using the non pro version will work but it's a mundane task to have to allow and then install each and every app one after another, very useful if you plan on testing different roms with your apps, the automated process is so much quicker and it'll save you time.
Half way through installing 300+ apps you'll be thinking of that pro key.
Plus the do deserve your cash, amazing app titanium.
When looking into these backup apps including titanium it says I need to be rooted to use the features i want. I'm not rooted and dont really plan to be. It's a shame really because i moved over to android so i had more freedom and control over my device and at first I had as much control as i needed with jellybean (more is better obviously) but the kitkat update pretty much made every sd enabled phone into a poor device. Plus I find the wifi range is really bad on kitkat but jellybean had so much better range. My point is that it's annoying that i should have to root my phone to make it as i want it and be able to toy with the settings when really it should already either have these features or be better optimised. Now I'm wondering if i should just root my phone rather than downgrading it? If i root it can i tweak the wifi range? And can I allow my apps to have better access to my sd card? Also if i upgrade to 4.4.4 can i still root the phone after? Cheers
If you root, it is easier to do on 4.4.4, and you can fix the sd card issue.
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Fantastic help from you guys, much appreciated. It's good to actually be on a forum without morons! Lol
Ok so im now possibly leaning toward the rooting route.. Would you advise getting it done by someone in a shop or doing it myself? I'm pretty competent but if it's a risky process then I'd rather it be done properly! Are there any good tutorials for rooting from 4.4.4? Also does rooting wipe the phone memory? Cheers
And any app recommendations for rooted phones that allow me to sort out the sd access problems, also apps that allow me to tinker with my wifi range etc.. Just any good full customisation apps really so i can really get this phone as it should be!
Follow my signature, its a one click solution and takes about 30 seconds
gregbradley said:
Follow my signature, its a one click solution and takes about 30 seconds
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Cheers pal
Ok so just to be sure.. My phone is totally standard running standard 4.4.4, all I have to do is download and run the tool and my phone is rooted? I don't have to make any mods to my phone first to prepare for it?
I only ask because people mention locked and unlocked boot loaders, i dont know what they are! Or the difference between them.
Sorry for being a pain!
No, just download newroot, run it, then you are rooted and have recovery.
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gregbradley said:
Follow my signature, its a one click solution and takes about 30 seconds
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You sir, are a life saver, I've been deciding to go root my device but ha Ave yet to have a one stop shop to cover all what is necessary. Cheers mate!
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