I want to try different rom on TP. I need to factory reset in order to install a different rom.
I downloaded a lot of books from Kindle app and Zinio. I'm wondering if there is anyway to back up the books.
zrzhu said:
I want to try different rom on TP. I need to factory reset in order to install a different rom.
I downloaded a lot of books from Kindle app and Zinio. I'm wondering if there is anyway to back up the books.
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Don't know about Zinio but for Kindle the main content is kept on the SD card under a top level folder called Kindle and also a folder under sdcard/Android/data/com.amazon.kindle. A reset should leave those alone but you might want to back them up. In addition the databases that tell the Kindle app what you have downloaded are in the normal app databases place which would be backed up by a app backup application like Titanium. So if you have backed up your apps then a restore after the reset then the app should be able to find all your kindle stuff.
Unless you're doing something out of the ordinary, there's no need to back them up. They reside on the server and are automatically associated with your respective accounts. When you change ROMs (or even from Android to iOS or whatever), you just install the correct app, log in, and re-download whatever you want to have locally. I've noticed that the Kindle app will sometimes realize that it thinks you have it downloaded because of another installation, so it'll prompt you to remove and re-download, but you still get it in quick order. This has worked fine for me with Kindle, Nook, Zinio, Google Books, and really every other similar app I've tried.
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Unless you're doing something out of the ordinary, there's no need to back them up. They reside on the server and are automatically associated with your respective accounts. When you change ROMs (or even from Android to iOS or whatever), you just install the correct app, log in, and re-download whatever you want to have locally. I've noticed that the Kindle app will sometimes realize that it thinks you have it downloaded because of another installation, so it'll prompt you to remove and re-download, but you still get it in quick order. This has worked fine for me with Kindle, Nook, Zinio, Google Books, and really every other similar app I've tried.
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I understand I can redownload them from the server, but I just don't want to spend extra time to download them. Thanks.
For me, if I flash a new ROM, Amazon shows me as using a newer device within the Kindle app. So I have to redownload most of them all the time anyway - unless I'm just doing an upgrade to the ROM itself. So if you're planning on changing ROM's, know that you probably are going to have to get them again. You can try to back it all up using something like Titanium, but know that it may not work. I say may.
Just backup the kindle app+data and restore it on the new rom. Theres plenty of apps that you can use like app extractor, rom toolbox, nandroid browser, etc.
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For me, if I flash a new ROM, Amazon shows me as using a newer device within the Kindle app. So I have to redownload most of them all the time anyway - unless I'm just doing an upgrade to the ROM itself. So if you're planning on changing ROM's, know that you probably are going to have to get them again. You can try to back it all up using something like Titanium, but know that it may not work. I say may.
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I don't know. I have all my books and I didn't use the backup files.
One thing you can do it, after installing Kindle app, rename your device to the name you used last time.
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OK, so my mom insisted that she needs a Nexus One, and that I need to root it for her and put a custom ROM on. She lives in a country where Android phones are not very available. Anyway.
I know what you're thinking - I'd be stuck doing tech support for my mom. Well there was a week of that, and then she ran around bragging about her phone to all her friends, and now THEY ALL WANT ONE.
So I agreed (read: got guilted) into setting another one up for a Close Friend of the Family. Now when I did my mom's she pretty much gave me her google account info and I just set it up for her. What I'd prefer to do is install a bunch of apps and then wipe all the userinfo so they have to put in their own google account info. But when I go into recovery and do a wipe, of course, all the apps go, too.
Is there any simple way of doing this?
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OK, so my mom insisted that she needs a Nexus One, and that I need to root it for her and put a custom ROM on. She lives in a country where Android phones are not very available. Anyway.
I know what you're thinking - I'd be stuck doing tech support for my mom. Well there was a week of that, and then she ran around bragging about her phone to all her friends, and now THEY ALL WANT ONE.
So I agreed (read: got guilted) into setting another one up for a Close Friend of the Family. Now when I did my mom's she pretty much gave me her google account info and I just set it up for her. What I'd prefer to do is install a bunch of apps and then wipe all the userinfo so they have to put in their own google account info. But when I go into recovery and do a wipe, of course, all the apps go, too.
Is there any simple way of doing this?
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If the apps you're installing are free and non-protected, you can back them up with AppMonster, copy those .apks over onto the new phone, and install there. No need to set up an account for most of those.
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If the apps you're installing are free and non-protected, you can back them up with AppMonster, copy those .apks over onto the new phone, and install there. No need to set up an account for most of those.
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They're all free apps, so that's not a problem. I figured I could adb install, or something like what you're describing, but my concern is whether or not they'll be auto-upgraded through Market (or rather whether they'll get notifications saying updates are available).
Yes, they will be. If you use Titanium for backup, for example, you'll be able to restore the apps before logging in to Market. That's what I do when I change ROMs.
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Yes, they will be. If you use Titanium for backup, for example, you'll be able to restore the apps before logging in to Market. That's what I do when I change ROMs.
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That's pretty cool... except I realise I still need to do the initial login to the phone to run titanium backup. I want to send this to people so when they turn it on they get the "Welcome to Android!" screen, so they get the little tutorial and get to set up their account directly over there without me having to tell them "Ok click menu, then settings..." etc.
Also, I'd like to setup some applications for them - set up browser homepage/bookmarks, some ADWLauncher settings, and preferably which icons/widgets are on the desktops. I know Titanium can do that (though I'm not sure which setting is the desktop) but again, I'd have to login.
Is there maybe something I can wipe to make it rerun the intro screen?
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Is there maybe something I can wipe to make it rerun the intro screen?
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not sure if this will work but...
could you install everything you wanted then go into settings, accounts & sync click on your old account and select "remove account"
let me know if this helps
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not sure if this will work but...
could you install everything you wanted then go into settings, accounts & sync click on your old account and select "remove account"
let me know if this helps
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I think if you do that it just starts with no account, like if you start it and skip entering n account.
Just build your own gapps-style package with everything you want included, then flash it without even logging in.
Alternatively, using your own phone, backup the apps and settings, and use App Monster out similar to backup Titanium as an apk. Then you can install everything without ever having to sign in...
You can skip the initial sign in by touching the four corners of the screen when the android appears, starting top left and working clockwise...
So if you have already signed in, just follow these steps:
Wipe all data
Boot up and skip sign in
Install apps (Titanium if rooted, App Monster if not)
Make whatever settings you want
Power off
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Ok, I understand that we should have backups with clockworkmod and/or titanium to avoid these issues.
However, what happens if I don't have a backup of an app that I've paid for and somehow lose it?
Does the market recognize that I purchased the app before and let me re-download? Do I have to re-purchase the app?
With itunes for example, if you don't have a backup of purchased music you have to jump through flaming hoops to get it back and you're still not guaranteed they will work with you.
How do this work for us?
Thanks,
Neudle
Short answer is yes if you downloaded from the Market and it's tied to your gmail account it will let you re-download it provided that it shows up in your Market at the time you want to download it.
That's the way it worked for me. When I flashed Vegan and did the market fix every app I had paid for in the past (even on my old phones) synced and downloaded. Even setcpu which wasn't even functional till this week.
FWIW I use the USB hookup to back up apk files to a computer, an external fixed disk or ZIP disks (a good use for all the old but functioning Iomega stuff around here). I do this even before installing a new app, just in case. If I have a need to do so, I just drag the folder contents back to the tablet. And with files on the computer, Carbonite also backs up the files which enables retrieval from any computer I may use when traveling. I put all bookmarks onto the Web space included with the ISP account. It makes a complete recovery or transfer to a new tablet just about as quick and easy as anything I could think of.
I use Titanium... Any app I d-load from the market or elsewhere I back up.
Even if I do not intend to use it in the future... Who knows, when time comes I might need it.
Do not rely on the publisher to keep the app on the Market. I have purchased a couple of apps that are no longer available to download on the market that aren't available anymore, Transformers G1 comes to mind. Best bet is to buy Titanium Backup and set it up for Dropbox syncing.
Thanks for the help
Thank you for the replies.
I've only purchased one app (dungeon defenders), all the others have been free and most have been downloaded for side-loading anyway.
After I got the system rebuilt I logged onto google and dungeon defenders showed up as purchased in the market.
I'll try to keep titanium up to date but still glad to know they honor the original purchase.
Thanks again,
Neudle
If this has been addressed before, I apologize in advance - I tried searching but didn't really come up with anything.
Basically while using CM7 on my NC, registering the device using my primary Google account that is linked to my phone (Supersonic/Evo), the market decides it needs to sync all my apps that are on my Evo to my NC. I'd like to get everything else synced to my NC, (contacts, mail, reader, etc) but not the apps. Is there a way to separate these devices in the eyes of Google Market and keep app syncing separate between the two devices, or at the very least, turn off app syncing on my NC?
I'm confused, you make it sound like you have to register your google account every time you boot or load up CM7. I know it does it on the initial setup, but past that you shouldn't have to. Unless you are wiping everything, every time you update CM7.
That being said, you can uninstall, but it won't download an application just because you purchase it on your phone. Other than that, I don't believe there is a way to block the application downloads to the nook upon registering.
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I'm confused, you make it sound like you have to register your google account every time you boot or load up CM7. I know it does it on the initial setup, but past that you shouldn't have to. Unless you are wiping everything, every time you update CM7.
That being said, you can uninstall, but it won't download an application just because you purchase it on your phone. Other than that, I don't believe there is a way to block the application downloads to the nook upon registering.
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Sorry, I meant I was dual booting between CM7 and stock NC. I'm about to wipe and go full CM7 and was trying to figure out if I could do what I asked in the OP. I'll have to test it, but I would assume if I deleted the app via settings instead of with Ti Backup or something that it would end up not syncing on my phone because the Market would "see" that I deleted it and assume I didn't want the app anymore. These are mostly free apps, btw, I don't buy too many. However, I was considering buying SwiftKey X for tablets and I don't want that showing up on my Evo, either.
The market is getting smarter, but isn't that smart yet.
When loading CM7 to the emmc I would just sync the account, lets the apps download, then uninstall the ones you don't want. Its likely you will only do this a handful of times. If you purchase apps for the nook, they don't automatically download to your other devices, you have to go to the market and select it for download (it does see that you purchased it though).
Google does sync apps too? For real?
I never know that, at least on my NC, I've only seen syncing calendars, books, mails, and contacts, never seen "sync apps"
I seem to recall one of the questions it asks you on the initial setup when you start CM7 for the first time you can just choose not to sync apps. Its been a while though.
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I seem to recall one of the questions it asks you on the initial setup when you start CM7 for the first time you can just choose not to sync apps. Its been a while though.
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Hurrrrr, you're right. I redid setup and unticked the box. Fixed it. I'm so used to GApps setup and leaving those checked on my phone that I didn't even read the text.
The question now is, though, theoretically if I wanted to change it, where in the settings is it? I swear I looked through the entire settings catalog and didn't see the option
Rogue Leader said:
I seem to recall one of the questions it asks you on the initial setup when you start CM7 for the first time you can just choose not to sync apps. Its been a while though.
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Next time I'm going to pay more attention when I run through setup.
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Hurrrrr, you're right. I redid setup and unticked the box. Fixed it. I'm so used to GApps setup and leaving those checked on my phone that I didn't even read the text.
The question now is, though, theoretically if I wanted to change it, where in the settings is it? I swear I looked through the entire settings catalog and didn't see the option
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You can't, its a one time thing that syncs up what you had at the time. At least as far as I know....
I am new to this, with a B&N Nook HD+ tablet.
Let me just say, this is a terrific place with lots of knowledgeable people in Android and Nook.
I rooted my tablet, and love how it all works.
There is one nagging issue I have. It seems that B&N appeared to install 2 apps that I keep deleting, but they keep re-appearing.
Spotify and Crosswords.
I do not want these apps and wish they would stop installing themselves.
I used SQLite to set in the databases, install foreign apps, and also the other setting to not over the air, install Nook updates.
I tried to find a setting in the various databases to tell the Nook to stop installing these free apps, but cannot find it.
Does anyone know how to stop the Nook from installing these free apps?
I suspect at some point BN might install some free app automatically that might attempt to unroot this device.
Thanks,
Rob
rplourdejr said:
I am new to this, with a B&N Nook HD+ tablet.
Let me just say, this is a terrific place with lots of knowledgeable people in Android and Nook.
I rooted my tablet, and love how it all works.
There is one nagging issue I have. It seems that B&N appeared to install 2 apps that I keep deleting, but they keep re-appearing.
Spotify and Crosswords.
I do not want these apps and wish they would stop installing themselves.
I used SQLite to set in the databases, install foreign apps, and also the other setting to not over the air, install Nook updates.
I tried to find a setting in the various databases to tell the Nook to stop installing these free apps, but cannot find it.
Does anyone know how to stop the Nook from installing these free apps?
I suspect at some point BN might install some free app automatically that might attempt to unroot this device.
Thanks,
Rob
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Get the free Gemini Application Manager on Play Store and block the apps. It adds them to a database that says to ignore them. But that won't help with new apps.
Edit: Gemini gave the warning that ics might be able to override this setting. It did. The app came back. And I did what you did and could find no databases to stop it.
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Been meaning to track this down for years and finally got around to doing it. The sneaky app that's doing the reinstalls is com.bn.bnappinstaller
Use your app of choice to freeze this (on the off chance you want to have this bloatware factory run again in the future)
That's it, you can uninstall with wild abandon and they will never come back
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Been meaning to track this down for years and finally got around to doing it. The sneaky app that's doing the reinstalls is com.bn.bnappinstaller
Use your app of choice to freeze this (on the off chance you want to have this bloatware factory run again in the future)
That's it, you can uninstall with wild abandon and they will never come back
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I was relieved to find this because my husband's HD is "running in the red" because of apps like Spotify, Hulu+, etc., which come unbidden "from the cloud". He'd like to have room for apps of his own choosing (not to mention space for the OS to do its thing...).
But....I tried this and it didn't work. They are back again
I am a noob and was wondering if there is anything less dramatic than a full system restoration that I can do to make my kindle fire hd to download and run apps again…
I don’t think I’ve hard or soft bricked my rooted kindle fire because I can I can still turn my device on , browse the internet, and open my app draw to see a few apps. With that said I can’t download anything that is not already on my kindle and I no longer have a file explorer to look at system files. The only apps I can open are the kindle store, a downloaded “free your kindle” app, and a launcher from the free your kindle app. I know I still have root access because my superuser still appears to be still working. If i try to open any other apps, the screen turns black and flashes back to the home screen.
(where the problem started)-
I rooted by kindle fire hd 8,9 , successfully downloaded Google play store and got the apps I wanted. Then I got paranoid or greedy, and deleted some of the of the Amazon apps (not sure which ones). Next I ran a “free your kindle app” and the Google play store stopped working. I got really mad and decided to start over by resetting the device to factory settings. The reset successfully deleted all of my applications and I no longer have access to a file explorer, and must have deleted something else because I can no longer download an app store to get the file explorer as I no longer have access to the Google play store. Is there a way I can get system access again?
Sorry if I missed the answer to this in a different thread, Thank you for making this site and contributing her knowledge.
trapier said:
I am a noob and was wondering if there is anything less dramatic than a full system restoration that I can do to make my kindle fire hd to download and run apps again…
I don’t think I’ve hard or soft bricked my rooted kindle fire because I can I can still turn my device on , browse the internet, and open my app draw to see a few apps. With that said I can’t download anything that is not already on my kindle and I no longer have a file explorer to look at system files. The only apps I can open are the kindle store, a downloaded “free your kindle” app, and a launcher from the free your kindle app. I know I still have root access because my superuser still appears to be still working. If i try to open any other apps, the screen turns black and flashes back to the home screen.
(where the problem started)-
I rooted by kindle fire hd 8,9 , successfully downloaded Google play store and got the apps I wanted. Then I got paranoid or greedy, and deleted some of the of the Amazon apps (not sure which ones). Next I ran a “free your kindle app” and the Google play store stopped working. I got really mad and decided to start over by resetting the device to factory settings. The reset successfully deleted all of my applications and I no longer have access to a file explorer, and must have deleted something else because I can no longer download an app store to get the file explorer as I no longer have access to the Google play store. Is there a way I can get system access again?
Sorry if I missed the answer to this in a different thread, Thank you for making this site and contributing her knowledge.
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Restoring a system.img would be the easiest and most straightforward way to fix your device. Is there a reason you're trying to avoid this?
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You deleted critical system files and then reset your device which deleted the rest of the apps that had a chance at helping you. The only answer is to restore with one of the tools found here in these forums.
Please visit the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
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soupmagnet said:
Restoring a system.img would be the easiest and most straightforward way to fix your device. Is there a reason you're trying to avoid this?
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I think I was just nervous frorm reading the threads were ppl hard bricked their device doing this wrong. I also tried this restoration process sevral times but must have done someng wrong because I coudn't get my device in fast boot (adb issue?) , thanks for the advice! I can stop waisting my time looking for a way around it,
ps-your contributions are helping are helping familes stay togather. I use my kindle to help with critical documentation in family preservation in a agecny that cannot afford more expensive tablets. I get paper work down on time and the money saved goes to poor familes in need
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I think I was just nervous frorm reading the threads were ppl hard bricked their device doing this wrong. I also tried this restoration process sevral times but must have done someng wrong because I coudn't get my device in fast boot (adb issue?) , thanks for the advice! I can stop waisting my time looking for a way around it,
ps-your contributions are helping are helping familes stay togather. I use my kindle to help with critical documentation in family preservation in a agecny that cannot afford more expensive tablets. I get paper work down on time and the money saved goes to poor familes in need
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here are all making the 200 kindle an 400 tablet xD. all devices with a little work are better