So I am wondering roms and apks.
So I'll just ask you few questions...
1.Do you keep emergency flashable Rom on your sd card?
2.if yes...what Rom?
3.what application instaler you keep on sd card? So you don't have to download them from net/playstore.
Hope you understand my questions.
Sent from my LG-P970 using xda app-developers app
I always keep the Stock Rom Backup in my SD card. im currently using(testing) JellyBam but have N00by's pure repack of V30B on the sd.
I guess everyone has some apks in their sd to avoid downloading them every time they flash a ROM.
I have Whatsapp, Swype keyboard, Dropbox (where i have more apks), ES File Explorer, Rom Manager, BetterBatteryStats, ChrometoPhone (since i cant download it from the Store cause im from Argentina)... and some other like games..or emulators.
i always have a backed up zeus which i keep(its already configured)
apps...i keep titanium backup and its backed up apps such as sms back up and restore, gmote, flashlight app, xda, skype, facebook
You can even make a flashable zip with the apps you like to push in system. I use my own gapps (stuff removed and maps, streetview, books), a zip with zeam, gingerbreadkeyboard and dictionary and one with titanium, root explorer, betterbatterystats, etc...
Related
Hi,
This is probably a n00b question but I am going to ask anyway.
I want to do the following:
First time I install new Custom Rom I register with a google account and download apps from market. So after downloading some 60 apps I want to unregister my google account and remove my default account. The only way I can remove my default account is by doing a wipe.
So Is there a way I can extract the APKs of all the 60 apps I have installed and then Do a wipe and then install the apks again to regain my 60 apps but no google default account ?
Thanks
Backup / Restore n00b
if youre rooted you can try titanium back up or else I would recommend mybackup pro (theres a trial version) it will back up apks and data (sms/contacts/email etc)
app Manager for the apk. can also select and simultanious Installations (there are also many others, see above).
sms backup & restore. awesome app for sms Backup to SD card or Your Mailacount without using gmail sync. everything is free. there is also a call log app and apn backup app from the same developer!
cheers
Sent from my Hero using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
I like AndroidCommander
AppBrain will do this too.
You can pull the '.apk's using the "adb pull" command and then push them back afterwards.
Or if you're on a custom ROM you can use apps2sd to store the apps on your sdcard then they will be reimported after you install your new ROM after wipe. This may depend on which ROM your using though, not sure.
I just flashed cm7 after a full wipe. Now I put all programs that i wanted to keep on my SD card, but i did lose all contacts (i backed up so no prb). I intentionally did not install the gapps and was trying to only install the market apk so that i could install the gapps manually ensuring they will update later.
how should i handle this? i dont have titanium backup or something, does that work? because I DO want to execute a good full wipe, but obviously I want important data like, sms's; contacts etc to be saved and automatically imported after i flashed cm7
if i transfered a program, for example barcodescanner to SD-card via the manage menu from settings, is that enough to get it back after wiping/factory reset? so I just use the OI file explorer and install the apk... I assume all the apk's are findable, because I am now restoring, so I cannot check, but the whatsapp apk was there and installing worked.
when the above indeed works, does that automatically ensure market updates? or will the programs appear as not yet installed in the market? that will be nasty for some paid apps.
and once again. can I, after a full wipe and flashing cm7, install the market apk from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10527774&postcount=1993
and then just install the gapps from the market? i want that because i could never update google-apps
Hope someone can help me out with these questions, shouldnt be to hard i hope.
edit; I now see that the apk's are not there. I just tried installing whatsapp after flashing cm7 and the apk was there, but apparently that was just about the only program which had a apk in its folder.
one: a wipe deletes the apps on the sd card as well.. so you won't have apps from the old rom on a new one.... use titanium backup.. it DOES work..
two: gapps is better if you *flash* it with the rom.. and they sure get updated.. (if not then you could use rom manager and download the latest gapps update in a zip)
edit: you could even make an update.zip with titanium backup having all the necessary apps that way it would be easier and as you say - automatic..
Sent from my Nexus One
Contacts are synced using Google cloud sync, built in Android. So is Gmail. So is Google calendar.
Everything else is erased, and kept nowhere. Moving apps to SD won't do a thing for you.
Use Titanium Backup for apps and their data, SMS Backup&restore for SMS, APN backup&restore for APN (if you had to enter one manually), Call backup & restore for call log.
I don't know about you, but I was sick of that.
I flash new ROMs a few times a day on my phone, losing my /data/app apps some times a day.
So I made a flashable zip that solves this problem.
This ZIP is ONLY for pushing apps into /data/app!
Right, there are a few things you need:
- The flashable zip, download it below
- Root Explorer
- WinZip
Do the following:
- Using Root Explorer, copy the apps installed in /data/app to /sdcard
- They will have names like com.***.***-1, leave them like that. DO NOT RENAME!
- Connect your phone through USB to your PC
- Copy the apps from /sdcard to your pc
- Unzip 'data_app_install.zip' and put the apps into /data/app
- Select '/META-INF' and '/data', rightclick, 'Add to archive'
- Choose .ZIP as type
- Let it zip
- Copy the new .ZIP file to your external SD
- Flash a new ROM
- Flash the new .ZIP file containing your /data/app apps
- Reboot and enjoy!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nice one, i use MyBackup Pro
ionhide said:
Nice one, i use MyBackup Pro
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Titanium backup free edition
peewster said:
Titanium backup free edition
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
same same Works for me..
Does it keep also all the settings in the apps?
When the app settings are saved in the app itself, then yes.
When the app settings are saved somewhere else (meaning NOT in /data/app), then no.
Does that mean it should also be possible to exchange the data folder in a ROM zip and flash it directly with it?
When you know how to edit the updater-script so that it adds the /data folder to your phone aswell, then, yeah, it's possible.
I haven't found the mounting command for /data tho so I can't help you there.
my backup root
My backup root sukcs, it did not recover any settings for me. Titanium backup is nice, but it takes too long to get the apps one by one.
<3 this but is there any way how i could backup app data which are not saved in data/app?
Good zip for flash app direct in data,thanks
martan1981 said:
My backup root sukcs, it did not recover any settings for me. Titanium backup is nice, but it takes too long to get the apps one by one.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can explain that one for you.. You came from a stock MRXX rom, flashed a CM7 nightlies and lost your backed up data.. Because MyBackup uses 1st sd partition on stock rom, and sd-ext/mnt on CM7.. Your backup is still there after flash, you just need to move it from sd to sd-ext..
Sent from my Optimus 2X using XDA App
martan1981 said:
My backup root sukcs, it did not recover any settings for me. Titanium backup is nice, but it takes too long to get the apps one by one.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Get titanium backup pro. It has a batch restore feature. I use all the time and am very happy with it. Now I'm flash-frenzy
Very simple question since i always see people asking this.
Can you use your GB 2.3.6 backup of titanium Backup when you are in ICS or do you have to reinstall all your apps manually and manually download them all again from the marketplace ?
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA
rp4k said:
Very simple question since i always see people asking this.
Can you use your GB 2.3.6 backup of titanium Backup when you are in ICS or do you have to reinstall all your apps manually and manually download them all again from the marketplace ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can restore your apps once on ICS using Titanium, but never system stuff. However, you might run into problems if you do that, depending on your ICS Rom. It's better to do a clean app install instead. Here's what you could do to make the process quick and painless:
1. download and install any explorer with root permissions if you don't have it already
2. create a folder called 'Apps' (or 'My Apps' or whatever) on your SD card
3. go back to /data/app folder (this is where all user apps are located)
4. multi select everything you plan to use on ICS, then 'copy'
5. browse to the /Apps folder on your SD card, then 'paste' - now you have backed up everything you need
6. flash ICS Rom of your choice
7. download and install Android Assistant from Playstore, run it
8. AA has 'Batch Install' option, tap it; AA will automagically find all your backup apps and install them in one go
9. you're done
chasmodo said:
You can restore your apps once on ICS using Titanium, but never system stuff. However, you might run into problems if you do that, depending on your ICS Rom. It's better to do a clean app install instead. Here's what you could do to make the process quick and painless:
1. download and install any explorer with root permissions if you don't have it already
2. create a folder called 'Apps' (or 'My Apps' or whatever) on your SD card
3. go back to /data/app folder (this is where all user apps are located)
4. multi select everything you plan to use on ICS, then 'copy'
5. browse to the /Apps folder on your SD card, then 'paste' - now you have backed up everything you need
6. flash ICS Rom of your choice
7. download and install Android Assistant from Playstore, run it
8. AA has 'Batch Install' option, tap it; AA will automagically find all your backup apps and install them in one go
9. you're done
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Damn nice app.. thanks for the tip friend :good:
After you do the above, you can then restore data only (not apps) from TB.
That way all your app content, saved games etc. should be as they were on GB.
I am so glad i made this thread because now when i get asked this question over and over again i can just reference them to this thread
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA
You can do it with titanium too.
After flashing ICS, just install titanium and select batch option - Restore missing application.
Now check the list manually, if any application that was part of system application on GB, just un tick that.
Now this will restore only user appl safely.
PS : I have marked that If you restore Opera browser with app+data option, it getting crash. in that case just wipe data for opera, and will work fine.
Does this procedure works the other way.
Your back up was created while you are on ics, and the restoring while you are on gb
thanks in advance
ChromJ said:
Does this procedure works the other way.
Your back up was created while you are on ics, and the restoring while you are on gb
thanks in advance
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes but you have to ONLY RESTORE APP you can't restore data. and NO system prefs or system apps
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app
Yes I make backup of some apps with data in titanium backup while I am on gb and I restored them on ice and all apps are working fine..:thumbup:
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
Titanium Backup is the most powerful backup tool on Android
I have read the app description and i know some valuable things : you may follow the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=en
"You can backup, restore, freeze (with Pro) your apps + data + Market links. This includes all protected apps & system apps, plus external data on your SD card. You can do 0-click batch & scheduled backups. Backups will operate without closing any apps (with Pro). You can move any app (or app data) to/from the SD card. You can browse any app's data and even query the Market to see detailed information about the app."
Hello, i have some questions about the inbuilt apps in a rom.
1. There are always tons of useless apps in the roms, are there roms without apps? i mean why the hell is someone preinstalling facebook, twitter, google+ apps for me??? If i need them i can install them... :/
2. Can i remove the normal "browser" or will the phone get buggy then, couse who needs 2 browsers?
3. Why are so much Rom builders are using this ES filebrowser? I never saw a bad app like that.. it can't even tell me how much free space my sd card has..
rockyy said:
Hello, i have some questions about the inbuilt apps in a rom.
1. There are always tons of useless apps in the roms, are there roms without apps? i mean why the hell is someone preinstalling facebook, twitter, google+ apps for me??? If i need them i can install them... :/
2. Can i remove the normal "browser" or will the phone get buggy then, couse who needs 2 browsers?
3. Why are so much Rom builders are using this ES filebrowser? I never saw a bad app like that.. it can't even tell me how much free space my sd card has..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1. you can just uninstall them by rooting your phone and use titanium backup to remove those useless application, there are no rom without any application installed if there is the phone will not work on how it supposedly work
2. yes you can use titanium backup but do nandroid backup just to be sure that you can back to phone normal state if there is a problem exist
3. for this i really don't know just wait and there's someone surely answer your questions more intelligently
Ah okay.. yeah well sure an android phone need apps to work, but its just that i had to remove them all again
about the browser... i also can freeze them - if i freeze an app it won't use any ram memory right? so i could just freeze the browser.. Apps that are not system relevant i really delete.. speak memo, twitter, google+, googlemail and so
I made a backup of my CM7 with titanbackup - how can i get some data out of the backup? like phone numbers that aren't synched with google - or whatsapp messages? The first time i did recover the whole CM7 was recovered
And is there a way to "cook" the rom myself? i hope its the same word like it was for nokia roms there you had a rom browser and could delete apps or add apps you wanted to install with the rom and that was called cooking.. So if i get a rom i would check what apps are in and could remove the .apk
rockyy said:
Ah okay.. yeah well sure an android phone need apps to work, but its just that i had to remove them all again
about the browser... i also can freeze them - if i freeze an app it won't use any ram memory right? so i could just freeze the browser.. Apps that are not system relevant i really delete.. speak memo, twitter, google+, googlemail and so
I made a backup of my CM7 with titanbackup - how can i get some data out of the backup? like phone numbers that aren't synched with google - or whatsapp messages? The first time i did recover the whole CM7 was recovered
And is there a way to "cook" the rom myself? i hope its the same word like it was for nokia roms there you had a rom browser and could delete apps or add apps you wanted to install with the rom and that was called cooking.. So if i get a rom i would check what apps are in and could remove the .apk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes you can free ram if your browser keep running but you can force stop the browser in "manage application"
In backup i think you can extract it? Not so sure so we should wait for answer for this
I think the right word is compiling in android terms? Yes you can compile your own rom there's a some tutorial in development section
Sent from my Optimus 2X using xda premium
Ah okay.. i found the folder "apps" in the .zip with "system" apps - maybe the system apps that are not removeable without root and the normal.. can i just remove them and add others?