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[Free APP] SMS Backup +

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zegoggles.smssync
Great for backup/restore of your SMS & Call Logs

I'll second that recommendation. It's an excellent app that I've been using for quite some time now, it's almost an absolute necessity for anybody that flashes ROM's.

I use "mybackup root" which does the above as well as being able to back up and restore MMS pictures. Its free for root users and restores a plethora of other things. Only one that can restore MMS as far as I know.
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peeturr said:
I use "mybackup root" which does the above as well as being able to back up and restore MMS pictures. Its free for root users and restores a plethora of other things. Only one that can restore MMS as far as I know.
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Yep.....that's on my must have apps list.

Using it since some months a lot, just picture perfect. I also interviewed the dev, which you can read (use google trans!) http://www.mobiflip.de/2010/11/dev-interview-jan-berkel-zum-thema-android/

Just downloaded this app....can't quite figure out why it needs to access gmail account? Does it stow call logs and sms in gmail?
I've been using 'call log backup & restoe' and 'sms backup & restore'...... I would like to switch said two apps with just one.
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sLiKK said:
Just downloaded this app....can't quite figure out why it needs to access gmail account? Does it stow call logs and sms in gmail?
I've been using 'call log backup & restoe' and 'sms backup & restore'...... I would like to switch said two apps with just one.
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yes it backs up everything to your gmail account
it's amazing!
it's a 1 touch restore if you ever Format the phone and Wipe factory restore when you change ROMs

It's one of the apps that i always want to have!!!
It's awesome thing to use!!!
I love the fact that i can always go back and search all the SMS in GMail Search
How cool is that?
Once I back up my messages, i delete them immdtly...
/Ash

The app is pretty cool!!! Google is now controlling another part of my life with this!
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sLiKK said:
The app is pretty cool!!! Google is now controlling another part of my life with this!
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Hmmm!!!! Well it is in a lot of ways...But I am loving the life in the cloud anyways!!!
I cant imagine about depending on my computer/HDD for backups anymore!!!
Maybe Google is the lesser of all the devils out there!!
Would it be possible to integrate this Google Account Sync settings? or only google can?

Titanium Backup Pro vs MyBackup Pro

Since flashing new ROMs is the flavor of the season, restoring apps and other stuff on the fone is most required.
Which of these two apps do you prefer?
I am talking about the paid versions here cos the free versions on both TB & MBP are a little buggy.
Here are the pros & cons of either:
Titanium Backup Pro-
PROs
A legend in terms of apps as a whole, has probably been the longest standing and most successful app
various additional features like market links, freezing programs, pulling data from nandroid backups, removing bloatware, etc
CONs
Can get difficult to use for a first timer
not a very easy to use interface
MyBackUp Pro
PROs
Very easy to use interface
Backups both apps & data along with your sms, contacts, settings & even your home page layout
CONs
Does not work accurately 100% of the times
Lots of folks have reported loss of data or unsuccessful restores
do post your thoughts here & any other positives or negatives you know.
it would be good to share your experiences on either & why you prefer one over another.
also feel free to post if you know of any other app which can compete against these 2

i use titanium pro
4 me better than mybackup pro
< titanium > u can restore ur apps + data from cwm backup
rulz
5!

I've only recently started using titanium again and love it. Can't believe I'd forgotten about it for so long!
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I use go backup. Never had any issues. It backs up everything and restores it perfectly.
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Titanium Backup Pro all the way. If you sit down and just have a fumble through all its menus it's a pretty simple little program.
If you have any troubles, there are tonnes! Of video tutorials that describe this program, and what it can do.

I use my backup root. Not sure what the difference is but it restores apps and data, got a separate freeze app, it's not laggy and best of all it's free. Check it out... Need to be rooted though
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GoBackup is the easiest way to do this. Awesome interface and tools. Does app + data etc. It's free
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i use titanium backup
i dont care about the look or interface as long as it is doing the job

i assumed that majority of the folks would be using Titanium backup and the rest mostly would be with my backup..
i haven't even seen go backup, goto check it out

VaderXI said:
I use my backup root. Not sure what the difference is but it restores apps and data, got a separate freeze app, it's not laggy and best of all it's free. Check it out... Need to be rooted though
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Have you had any issues with mybackup at all?
i have a paid version on xperia play, but i face problems like 1 out of 10 times..
like the backup does not complete correctly, have to restart the restore or search and install the apps that weren't restored

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GoBackup is the easiest way to do this. Awesome interface and tools. Does app + data etc. It's free
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There you go.. thanks number 200

GO Backup - easy, so easy to use - backs up sms, mms, contacts, call logs, homescreen layouts, wifi aps, user app+data. Best of all it's free and ad-free. The paid version adds cloud backup function.

When restore apps using Titanium, is there a way to install apps at once install of being asked for permission to install each individual app?

Only if you are using the pro version of Titanium backup. If you are, click on the top right corner icon and select restore all apps with data. Select /De-select the ones you want. This is also known as a batch restore.

My favourite is
Titanium Backup. Lots of features that other backup managers do not have.
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Yeah agreed Titanium backup. Must be pro version though, as free version is too limited. Just had a look at Go Backup and are also impressed as its free and can backup home layout. I don't believe TB can do this.

letmedanz said:
Since flashing new ROMs is the flavor of the season, restoring apps and other stuff on the fone is most required.
Which of these two apps do you prefer?
I am talking about the paid versions here cos the free versions on both TB & MBP are a little buggy.
Here are the pros & cons of either:
Titanium Backup Pro-
PROs
A legend in terms of apps as a whole, has probably been the longest standing and most successful app
various additional features like market links, freezing programs, pulling data from nandroid backups, removing bloatware, etc
CONs
Can get difficult to use for a first timer
not a very easy to use interface
MyBackUp Pro
PROs
Very easy to use interface
Backups both apps & data along with your sms, contacts, settings & even your home page layout
CONs
Does not work accurately 100% of the times
Lots of folks have reported loss of data or unsuccessful restores
do post your thoughts here & any other positives or negatives you know.
it would be good to share your experiences on either & why you prefer one over another.
also feel free to post if you know of any other app which can compete against these 2
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i use mybackup pro thats easy

Go backup pro is free and has cloud backup supporting Dropbox and Google Drive ideal for little contact and sms backup for frequent flashers
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i use Titanium Pro, because i flash a rom every week so it can make flashable zips and i can flash them from recovery and my apps back in moments
If i helpd u Pls give me Thanks
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Hesam said:
i use Titanium Pro, because i flash a rom every week so it can make flashable zips and i can flash them from recovery and my apps back in moments
If i helpd u Pls give me Thanks
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also i sync my contacts and phone settings with my google Account. i love google google is the best
If i helpd u Pls give me Thanks

Have tried all Go Backup and TBP and MBP(tough the title's just TBP VS MBP.
If the case is TBP vs MBP, it's sure victory on TBP.
Never find any single bug for as long as I remember, and yes I've been using it 3 years.
I happen to restore whatssapp before, using MBP, but it won't open, so I have to redownload the app, & yes that's the last time I use MBP.
Go Backup's pretty cool but it can't back up all of your apps into one flashable zip pack
This is the coolest feature that none of the others have.
FYI TBP also have cloud storage feature

restoring SMS

is there any other way i can do it ??
i cannot use any app like sms backup and restore as it takes forever and i have thousands of msg's
and i cannot use nandroid backup method as sense 3.6 nandroid doesn't work with sense 4 and vice versa

MyBackup Pro works like a charm...
It may take a little while depending on the number of msgs you have, but it works very well (most of the time)
It backs up your home screen setting, phone contacts, calendar events, call log etc...
give it a try

letmedanz said:
MyBackup Pro works like a charm...
It may take a little while depending on the number of msgs you have, but it works very well (most of the time)
It backs up your home screen setting, phone contacts, calendar events, call log etc...
give it a try
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i use my back up pro fr apps its great but again vry slow fr smses

Titanium backup does it quickest.
I'm not sure about compatibility between totally different ROMs, but every full system wipe in various generations of ARHD has never seen an sms get lost. If system messages app must be compatible for an sms backup to restore, that must be why the other apps do it slowly, as to order and categorize the different kinds of information so it can put it all into a new database.
Why do you save every single message on your phone? There are export apps which leave the messages in a readable thread format. Maybe do that and save only more recent sms? You'd save time.
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is there any system files related to messaging ?? whic i can just replace in to other roms ... i tried replacing mmssms.db but it didnt work

Dheemanth10 said:
is there any system files related to messaging ?? whic i can just replace in to other roms ... i tried replacing mmssms.db but it didnt work
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Titanium Pro can do it via xml. Some app may be able to do it. But Ti is really good at most things backup.
The messages are encoded and the metadata like contact number and time stamp + text contact are coded and listed in the database files in a unique way. There aren't standards except with incremental OTA's so people's data can be preserved. SMS apps use the phone's manufactured/designated database methods to present the randomly orderly info to you.
Ti Pro can do it with xml (yellow in system app list) and good coding for multiple ROMs.
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Try js backup from play store. Works well for me, 500 + SMS and mms restored from gb to ICS (sense as well as AOSP/aokp roms).
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[Q] sorting SMSs in the messaging app of Xperia Z after restoring them..

Hello guys..
actually am facing this problem right now on my C6602 Xperia z..
I used the "sms backup & restore" to restore my msgs..
I can't say it's completely unsorted, it is sorted somehow, but not in the correct way..
Did you get what am saying? Can anyone of you plz help? How to sort my SMSs by date lets say chronologically??
Thanks a lot...

Sadly, I do not think this is possible.
Kind regards, Stefan.

I had the same issue when restoring to the stock messaging app but I downloaded Pansi SMS and magic all my messages were instantly sorted.
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scott2121210 said:
I had the same issue when restoring to the stock messaging app but I downloaded Pansi SMS and magic all my messages were instantly sorted.
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Well thank you, this worked.. But it's a completely different application than the android's one! Can anyone find a way to "refresh" the messages conversations??

Guyyyyyssssssss?????

Same problem for me. I use SMS Backup+ which worked perfectly on my previous phones (Samsung Galaxy S3, Note and Note 2). Restoring on the Xperia works fine but the messages in each thread are in random order.

I was hoping the new JB update for XP would solve this problem. No, it doesn't.

I use Titanium Backup PRO to backup my messages and upon restoration, they're all sorted out perfectly.
Do invest in this nifty little tool as you can use it to back up almost everything in your phone.

Titanium Backup needs root.

I am on a Mac (but I am guessing Sony's Windows software should do the same) and I use Sony Bridge (PC Companion) to back up and restore my SMS/MMS - it's actually flawless and faster than SMS Backup/Restore - no out of sequence messages either
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HTC Backup

Hi,
i used HTC Backup and made 3 Backups at different times. Now i can only restore the 2nd one because i only get this to choose from.
But in the dropbox folder are all 3 Backups. Is this a bug? Can i force him to use the last backup? HTC phone support was totally useless cause the "specialist" didn't really know what "HTC Backup" really is...
Thx
Daniel

Maybe try moving the other 2 into a different folder to separate them?
Really you shouldn't waste time with HTC's backup anyway. Just run an ADB backup on a PC and use SMS backup for your texts (if you care about that).
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Hi,
i tried to separate them but it also didn't work. I usually do a backup with titanium but i really liked that every setting an the tv app was backuped with htc backup. But as it is, it's just crap.

Dacoco said:
Hi,
i tried to separate them but it also didn't work. I usually do a backup with titanium but i really liked that every setting an the tv app was backuped with htc backup. But as it is, it's just crap.
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You can backup the TV app and setting with Titanium mate

I know but i recently just backed up "All User Apps" and the TV app is not included because it's a system app.
Now i know better

Dacoco said:
I know but i recently just backed up "All User Apps" and the TV app is not included because it's a system app.
Now i know better
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Ahhhhh I normally just do a batch of all system apps then select the ones I need and then another Batch for user apps