Official to Cyanogen, how to keep data? - LG Optimus 4X HD

Hi,
I have the 20A on my phone and have unlocked the boot loader today, clockwork recovery is installed and a backup made.
Now I would like to try the Cyanogen 10.1.
Is there a way to keep my settings, contacts and apps?
Or do I have to reinstall everything manually?
I know that I must do a full wipe when moving to CM but the question is if there are backup tools that will save the said data and restore them seamlessly into the new ROM?
David X.

DavidXanatos said:
Hi,
I have the 20A on my phone and have unlocked the boot loader today, clockwork recovery is installed and a backup made.
Now I would like to try the Cyanogen 10.1.
Is there a way to keep my settings, contacts and apps?
Or do I have to reinstall everything manually?
I know that I must do a full wipe when moving to CM but the question is if there are backup tools that will save the said data and restore them seamlessly into the new ROM?
David X.
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I used aplication SuperBackup. I backup contacts, sms conversations, calls logs, calendar, bookmarks, and apks installed. All saved on external SD-card. After moving on CM i install SuperBackup again and restore everything and remain only to configure the phone.

Some reported that you can restore data only through cwm from backup
Just try it, there's nothing you can loose

Omario-242 said:
Some reported that you can restore data only through cwm from backup
Just try it, there's nothing you can loose
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Ok, will test it as soon as I'm back home from university, lets see....

Titanium backup, nothing compares
Sent from my rooted P880

DavidXanatos said:
Hi,
I have the 20A on my phone and have unlocked the boot loader today, clockwork recovery is installed and a backup made.
Now I would like to try the Cyanogen 10.1.
Is there a way to keep my settings, contacts and apps?
Or do I have to reinstall everything manually?
I know that I must do a full wipe when moving to CM but the question is if there are backup tools that will save the said data and restore them seamlessly into the new ROM?
David X.
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Try Titanium Backup(search for it in Play Store, can't copy the because of less then 10 Posts here) for me it's the best Way to make a backup of the complete phone!

DavidXanatos said:
Hi,
Or do I have to reinstall everything manually?
I know that I must do a full wipe when moving to CM but the question is if there are backup tools that will save the said data and restore them seamlessly into the new ROM?
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You are correct, you need to do a full wipe when moving to CM. Use Titanium Backup to backup your data - just try no to backup/restore any system files. You should be fine with applications, games, etc.

I tried out titan backup and first of all its not free, second it seams to backup each app individually.
I'm rather looking for a backup tool that backs up everything at once and than restores it.

DavidXanatos said:
I tried out titan backup and first of all its not free, second it seams to backup each app individually.
I'm rather looking for a backup tool that backs up everything at once and than restores it.
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If you pay for TB then it can do batch backups. You have a $500 phone, yet you won't pay $5 for the best backup app there is - doesn't make any sense to me

SimonTS said:
If you pay for TB then it can do batch backups. You have a $500 phone, yet you won't pay $5 for the best backup app there is - doesn't make any sense to me
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No I have a 330€ phone (incl. wat).
And I don't have a mobile contract (prepaid) and don't give Google my real name.
But here in Austria we have prepaid credit cards that can be bought and used anonymously I can get one, if the program is really the best there is.
Or can I pay using bitcoins?
The problem is not the value of the money but the electronic fut print its usage lefts behind.

DavidXanatos said:
No I have a 330€ phone (incl. wat).
And I don't have a mobile contract (prepaid) and don't give Google my real name.
But here in Austria we have prepaid credit cards that can be bought and used anonymously I can get one, if the program is really the best there is.
Or can I pay using bitcoins?
The problem is not the value of the money but the electronic fut print its usage lefts behind.
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OK, a $430 phone - same principle. And if you are truly worried about your 'electronic footprint' then you should not be using a mobile phone, a computer, a bank account or anything else that has your name, photo or anything else on it.

DavidXanatos said:
No I have a 330€ phone (incl. wat).
And I don't have a mobile contract (prepaid) and don't give Google my real name.
But here in Austria we have prepaid credit cards that can be bought and used anonymously I can get one, if the program is really the best there is.
Or can I pay using bitcoins?
The problem is not the value of the money but the electronic fut print its usage lefts behind.
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You seem to be the perfect target audience for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2247717 . You're welcome.

Wenque said:
You seem to be the perfect target audience for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2247717 . You're welcome.
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Sounds perfect :good:
@SimonTS
I'm not unreasonably paranoid.
Whats the good if google knows everything about me.
Have we ditched god and other all seeing all knowing deities only to replace them with real all knowing l seeing entities?
I don't think so.
A person can only them be truly free when it is not being observed by anyone.
The right to anonymous communication is a human right.
Why should we voluntarily give it up to Google or the banking establishment.
I have made it a habit to always strictly separate my off line identity form my on line identity, this gives me true freedom.
The same kind of freedom our politicians have: no true accountability for almost anything.
David X.

Ok I have the titanium thing installed.
I see a lot of backup options for various app.
But how do I backup other settings, like contacts eMails, calender?

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[Q] Can't restore app to upgrade/restore flash.

I have a N1 with FRF91.
After my FroYo update, I rooted using Universal Androot.
I made backups with My Backup Pro and Titanium Backup.
A little later I used root to remove the (useless in Canada) Amazon MP3 app.
However, I now can't flash any ROM I've tried. Looking at logs seems to indicate it's because of the missing Amazon MP3 app not being found to update. I've tried restoring the Amazon MP3 app using Titanium Backup, but it will not restore the app.
The Batch Restore process runs and appears to restore correctly, but the App is not restored.
Now of course, I can't update using third party ROMS, or modified (rooted) official ROMs. Worse, I'm now getting really annoyed by the FRG update notifications. The phone is constantly trying to receive and install the latest updates. I'd love to be able to do this but that fails too.
I definitely want to Restore Amazon MP3 first off.
Next, can anyone please suggest how I can do one of the following?
- Upgrade using a modified (rooted) FRG ROM?
- Restore to factory FRG ROM
Note that my Nexus One is an AT&T/Bell Canada model that is rooted as mentioned above and has ROM Manager installed along with ClockworkMod Recovery.
Finally, what's the best way to resolve this issue in the future?
How can you root and still receive or manually apply updates?
I can't imagine I'm the only one with this problem.
Any help is much appreciated.
Tachyon
I'm in the same boat as you. I guess maybe I just didn't backup the actual app with TB because I couldn't find the apk in the backup folder like I could for other apps.
This thread has a link to the Amazon MP3 apk which I was just able to install. The app seems to work, but that post is from 2009 so I don't know if there will be any problem with version differences.
Now I'm just waiting for my phone to bug me about the FRG83D update again so I can see if this fixes it!
Go to this thread (look at thread #4)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=800772
I too was in the same position, missing Amazon MP3 even though I backed it up with TB. It did not restored.
I was able to flash the stock FRF91, than FRF91 root, than FRG83 root.
(I lost WiFi so I flashed Cyanogen 6 instead)
But you can flash the first file to get you back to stock FRF91
I don't think you not being able to flash ROM is because of the missing Amazon MP3 (you will not be able to update via OTA).
I believe Amazon mp3 may be the reason. The problem is, when you remove it, you take it from /system. When you reinstall, it installs to /data, like all apps. You need to find a way to get it back into the system partition...
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Did the trick, thanks!
niiiko said:
I'm in the same boat as you. I guess maybe I just didn't backup the actual app with TB because I couldn't find the apk in the backup folder like I could for other apps.
This thread has a link to the Amazon MP3 apk which I was just able to install. The app seems to work, but that post is from 2009 so I don't know if there will be any problem with version differences.
Now I'm just waiting for my phone to bug me about the FRG83D update again so I can see if this fixes it!
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That did the trick!
After installing this (old) Amazon MP3 version, I was then able to install the FRG83(D) ROM found here on XDA (Thanks Geo411m !) without any issues.
I did a wipe and I've spent the afternoon re-installing the apps that didn't restore on their own.
This FRG83(D) seems very good so far. It's stable and very fast. I'm a lot happier with my trusty old N1 now. It had been getting pretty unstable and I was getting tired of being nagged by the OTA update messages. Best part is that I haven't lost root. Oh, yeah and I also installed the optional black status bar mod which I really like. Not to mention it'll help prevent burn-in.
Anyway, just FYI. I had previously rooted with Universal Androot. Though that option appears to be gone with >=FRG83
so I'm glad the D ROM here was already rooted.
After root I had installed ROM Manager Pro and used that to install ClockWorkMod Recovery. That's what I used to install the new D ROM after fixing Amazon MP3 using your .apk link.
Anyway, I really love my Nexus One and this update has reinforced this. Though my statements in my "3 wishes" post still hold. I'd love to have more app storage and a front camera, but at least now I can wait a while for a really good new phone actually worthy of replacing my N1 to come along.
I guess I'll keep my N1 for at least another 6 months and spend my money on a NotionInk Adam instead, assuming it comes out this month as every speculates. I really want one of those bad boys including the PixelQi screen.
Added new Radio - so far so good
So today I also updated my radio to the latest Korean radio.
It seems to work fine (so far) with the Gen411m ROM.
We'll see how good this combination is as I've been experiencing the WiFi drop issues.
I can't complain about the speed though
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help! install whatsapp on tablet touchpad

hi all.
I'm trying to install whatsapp on touchpad.'ve followed the steps to do the backups made ​​with titanium but when I enter the whatsapp i get a notice saying ..
we can¨t identify your device.please turn off the phone,take out the battery,restart it and try it again
some solucion.he tried everything and I do not get it working.
The TouchPad isnt an official, recognized android device so some apps will tell you so. I dont use whatsapp so I wouldnt know how to fix that. But I would think it would have something to do with your build.prop file. Maybe changing the device name or ID or something
What ROM are you on? It is showing compatible with mine...
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ANUBIS1975 said:
hi all.
I'm trying to install whatsapp on touchpad.'ve followed the steps to do the backups made ​​with titanium but when I enter the whatsapp i get a notice saying ..
we can¨t identify your device.please turn off the phone,take out the battery,restart it and try it again
some solucion.he tried everything and I do not get it working.
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How did you make the whatsapp backup?
What ROM are you on? It is showing compatible with mine...
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Ihave the nightly 16/9
How did you make the whatsapp backup?
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I made a backup from my smartphone with titanium, then copy to the tablet and from there the restore with titanium
Sorry for my low English..
thanks.
ANUBIS1975 said:
I made a backup from my smartphone with titanium, then copy to the tablet and from there the restore with titanium
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Are you able to back up Touchpad apps from Titanium Backup and restore them to the Touchpad? If so, I would guess that copying from phone to tablet is unsupported, at least for WhatsApp.
Are you able to back up Touchpad apps from Titanium Backup and restore them? If so, I would guess that copying from phone to tablet is unsupported, at least for WhatsApp
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YES,I can back up from the tablet with titanium but still does not work..
It says that tablets are not supported. I imagine it's a DPI issue...
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I know, but others have managed to install it on the tablet..
-SGA- said:
It says that tablets are not supported. I imagine it's a DPI issue...
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SGA, you said it's compatible with your ROM; what's your DPI at? Anubis, what's yours at? (Look at /system/build.prop.) Maybe Anubis can mess with his DPI to match SGA's?
If not, maybe try SGA's ROM.
I'm sorry but that is not SGA and DPI
where I can find or look at the tablet?
ANUBIS1975 said:
I'm sorry but that is not SGA and DPI
where I can find or look at the tablet?
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I'm not quite sure what you're asking...?
not understand what you mean SGA and DPI ...
ANUBIS1975 said:
not understand what you mean SGA and DPI ...
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SGA is the other guy posting here on this thread. DPI is the screen's density setting, and it's short for "dots per inch." SGA said earlier in the thread that WhatsApp was compatible with his ROM. I'm guessing that he's right and your tablet's problem is probably with the DPI setting. Since his works, I thought he could share his DPI setting with you, you could set yours to the same number, and see if WhatsApp will then be compatible. To do that, you would need to change the DPI setting in a file called build.prop, inside /system, to whatever SGA says his DPI is.
ok, thanks.
but as I have read elsewhere, there is no need to modify the DPI, or it must be done because it is the touchpad?
ANUBIS1975 said:
ok, thanks.
but as I have read elsewhere, there is no need to modify the DPI, or it must be done because it is the touchpad?
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Honestly, i'm telling you what I would do in that situation, but i have no firsthand knowledge. If you find someone who has been in your situation and knows what to do, listen to him over me.
bananagranola said:
Honestly, i'm telling you what I would do in that situation, but i have no firsthand knowledge. If you find someone who has been in your situation and knows what to do, listen to him over me.
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certain, investigate more if I can be solved otherwise, because with this method I'm not sure of doing well.
Install whatsapp and setup account on android PHONE. Install go backup on the same PHONE. Run Go backup on the PHONE, and backup whatsapp. Copy go backup folder from phone sd card to touchpad. Install go backup from play store on touchpad. Run go backup on touchpad and select restore and restore whatsapp and restore. Whatsapp will work now as if in phone.
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hello anwesh2810
I've tried this method, and still can not get it to work. I can not move from here ..
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I use titanium backup, and as long as you give it a chance to restore that app data, it works fine.

Where is the rest of my available space?

Hey guys,
I've been going back and forth between Sense and CyanogenMod, and finally after setting up CM to how I like it, I checked the internal storage and it say's I only have 5GB left. I'm fairly sure there is some data that is not accounted for, but I've also tried checking with apps like SD Maid, and I can't seem to find it.
I have the 64GB model
Here is what Storage in settings shows:
Total Space: 54.26GB
Available: 5.25GB
Apps: 634MB
Audio: 18.59GB
Downloads: 17.60MB
Cached Data: 153MB
Misc: 391MB
I currently have the ATT HTC One 64GB model
CM10.1 05.19.13 Build
SuperUser and CWM Recovery
If anyone has any idea about what could be taking up all my space and how to fix this problem, I would be grateful. Thank you!
-Coby
COBYATCH said:
Hey guys,
I've been going back and forth between Sense and CyanogenMod, and finally after setting up CM to how I like it, I checked the internal storage and it say's I only have 5GB left. I'm fairly sure there is some data that is not accounted for, but I've also tried checking with apps like SD Maid, and I can't seem to find it.
I have the 64GB model
Here is what Storage in settings shows:
Total Space: 54.26GB
Available: 5.25GB
Apps: 634MB
Audio: 18.59GB
Downloads: 17.60MB
Cached Data: 153MB
Misc: 391MB
I currently have the ATT HTC One 64GB model
CM10.1 05.19.13 Build
SuperUser and CWM Recovery
If anyone has any idea about what could be taking up all my space and how to fix this problem, I would be grateful. Thank you!
-Coby
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I think you have it backwards. It says 54.26 free and you have used 5.25
nullkill said:
I think you have it backwards. It says 54.26 free and you have used 5.25
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Wouldn't that include the 18 gigs of music? I wish I could post the screenshots I took of the settings page (Under 10 posts lol), but when it says calculating, the bar goes all the way to the right and shows that majority of the space is being used. But once everything is calculated, the bars go back to normal.
Use an app called SdMaid, as you have root it will work really well and tell you what the biggest files are on your phone, where the most data is etc. Give it a try
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SmallMan123 said:
Use an app called SdMaid, as you have root it will work really well and tell you what the biggest files are on your phone, where the most data is etc. Give it a try
Sent from my HTC One X TEGRA 3 using xda premium
Using CM10.1
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I've tried using SDMaid, and it says most of it is in /data. Something interesting I found though is that there is a an sdcard0/ folder and emulated/ folder that have the same files. Could this be the problem, that most of my files are being duplicated? Or is this normal?
Bump. Anyone have any ideas on what's happening?
Just noticed you're using CM 10.1 Could be the ROM has only set 32gb to use? Might need to poke the CM developers to allow you to use the full fat 64gb.
COBYATCH said:
I've tried using SDMaid, and it says most of it is in /data. Something interesting I found though is that there is a an sdcard0/ folder and emulated/ folder that have the same files. Could this be the problem, that most of my files are being duplicated? Or is this normal?
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That's completely normal for 4.2. That's the same for all devices running the same OS version.
Also, you can upload a screenshot to a site like imgur (probably easier to use the imgur app) and then use the option to copy BBCode. You'll then be able to post it even though you're under 10 posts
Hmm that's weird. I tried using pics from TinyPic but they didn't work. Imgur does though. Thanks!
Just used DiskUsage, and it's showing that System Data is taking up 30 gigs of data. From what I've been seeing, this shouldn't be so. Any suggestions?
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Also, I know that apps and gamnes go into this folder, but I don't have any large apps or games on this phone. Largest app says it's Candy Crush, which is only 45Mb.
I'm pretty sure it might be just Cyanogenmod being set to 32gb instead of 64 gb. Do a full backup, install the stock ROM and see if you get the full space?
KiraYahiroz said:
I'm pretty sure it might be just Cyanogenmod being set to 32gb instead of 64 gb. Do a full backup, install the stock ROM and see if you get the full space?
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I'll go ahead and try that.
Few questions:
When I install stock ROM, do I need to install the stock recovery or is that only for if I want to restore my phone fully to stock (un-root)?
How do I set CyanogenMod to 64GB?
Just installed the stock ROM. Wiped everything with CWM then installed via zip. I opened up the Storage settings and it still shows that something is taking up my space.
Looks like my photos and music stayed behind though. Do those not get deleted with a full wipe?
Nope, your files on your SD card stay
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Figured it out. Turns out I haven't been doing a full wipe when I do a factory reset in CWM. I usually did wipe user data and dalvik cache, but after reading online I also had to do /system, /cache, etc. That pretty much wiped everything, and then I restored it from a backup. But stupid me also formatted the internal SD, so I had to reimport all my music and pictures.

[Q] Rom from S4

Hello,
I´d like to try the new cyanogen mod (on my S4 Active),
is it possible to use one from their list (link) or this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521384 ?
If I could install it, would it work correctly.
Would something not work?
Or wouldnt nothing work at all?
Thank you for your answers
probably not. You need to check your phone to see it's running MF3. If it is, your bootloader is locked and you will not be able to get into the recovery console however if you do a search for safestrap you will find a solution but you still can't use CyanogenMod
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michaelgaribaldi said:
probably not. You need to check your phone to see it's running MF3. If it is, your bootloader is locked and you will not be able to get into the recovery console however if you do a search for safestrap you will find a solution but you still can't use CyanogenMod
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Hello, thanks for the answer I got this details
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This question has been asked many times in here and the answer could easily be found by doing a search.
BrakerB said:
Hello,
I´d like to try the new cyanogen mod (on my S4 Active),
is it possible to use one from their list (link) or this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521384 ?
If I could install it, would it work correctly.
Would something not work?
Or wouldnt nothing work at all?
Thank you for your answers
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Your question has been asked many times over in this forum. Please refer to the search engine as the #1 rule on XDA is search first as almost everything you will ask has already been asked. Please familiarize yourself with your forum and the rules as XDA is a development support forum but not a support forum.
EFM
Have a nice day!
Well I couldnt find any usefull information,
but thanks anway
you can close/delete this
BrakerB said:
Well I couldnt find any usefull information,
but thanks anway
you can close/delete this
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Your phone is the international version -i9252. same as mine
So Safestrap and those roms won't work, since it's only for the American locked market phones. i.e. ATT and so on.
as far as I can see the only ROMs available is the CM one, and the international Google edition.
Personally I'm still on Stock since there is no good release of any rom for our version out. and it looks like there will never be.
Just root and delete unwanted apps.
nasaprinsloo said:
Your phone is the international version -i9252. same as mine
So Safestrap and those roms won't work, since it's only for the American locked market phones. i.e. ATT and so on.
as far as I can see the only ROMs available is the CM one, and the international Google edition.
Personally I'm still on Stock since there is no good release of any rom for our version out. and it looks like there will never be.
Just root and delete unwanted apps.
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Thanks for this info.
I'll be receiving my Galaxy S4A today and was planning to flash the CM or Google Edition.
I'm now also considering your option to just root and delete apps.
I assume you're freezing them with Titanium or just fully delete?
Do you have a list of programs you removed?
I have never cooked any ROMs for smartphones, but I've hacked almost every device that came into my house and made firmwares for those devices that didn't get support from others...
I started the procedure for the cm10.2 yesterday, but it failed to compile when I started to do things S4A-specific.
Pffff I wish I waited for the Nexus 5... It is sold out,but they will soon be on the market again.
frater said:
Thanks for this info.
I'll be receiving my Galaxy S4A today and was planning to flash the CM or Google Edition.
I'm now also considering your option to just root and delete apps.
I assume you're freezing them with Titanium or just fully delete?
Do you have a list of programs you removed?
I have never cooked any ROMs for smartphones, but I've hacked almost every device that came into my house and made firmwares for those devices that didn't get support from others...
I started the procedure for the cm10.2 yesterday, but it failed to compile when I started to do things S4A-specific.
Pffff I wish I waited for the Nexus 5... It is sold out,but they will soon be on the market again.
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I'm using Rom toolbox lite - freezing some apps like bookmarks sync and so on, but uninstalling apps like dropbox, gtalk, chaton, yahoo finance news and those.
Basically just uninstall the big battery drainers.
i need a kernel
i need a t mobile kernel for echoe rom that im still able to overclock on 4.3
I took your advice and merely rooted it and deleted some unwanted apps.
I did have some problems with Odin when using a standard USB cable. It only worked after I used the cable that came with it. Strange...
I hope there's 4.4 soon for our active
Cheers
frater said:
I took your advice and merely rooted it and deleted some unwanted apps.
I did have some problems with Odin when using a standard USB cable. It only worked after I used the cable that came with it. Strange...
I hope there's 4.4 soon for our active
Cheers
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I own the same device (I am dreaming of a tool able to make S4 roms compatible with our devices) and I am using this rom since about a month http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395242. It's far better than the stock rom: less laggy, from my point of view it's more user friendly, it has more configuration possiblities. But there are some issues like an error with the date on sms, the external SD doesn't work and the useless HDR mode doesn't work...
There is also some stability problems with some apps.
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as far as I can see the only ROMs available is the CM one
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Hey, I´ve installed this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395242
it works like a charm, no laggs or crashes for over 3 weeks now.
But you will loose AirGestures!

Flash A ROM without losing data?

Just like the title says. Is there a way to flash a custom ROM without losing all of my data? Sorry for the noob question and please be as specific as possible. Thanks.
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Just like the title says. Is there a way to flash a custom ROM without losing all of my data? Sorry for the noob question and please be as specific as possible. Thanks.
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No unfortunately. One of the cons of flashing.
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richii0207 said:
No unfortunately. One of the cons of flashing.
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What about using titanium backup?
ostriches3064 said:
What about using titanium backup?
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It can restore data but can result in issues from configurations and compatibility. You can nandroid your stock img and try. If it's crashing, you can always revert to stock with your backup.
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What exactly do you mean by custom? If you are on stock, I wouldn't flash CM12.1 without a full data wipe. However, if you are on on stock and use one of ComputerFreak274's builds, you should be able to unlock your bootloader and install with just wiping Dalvik/Cache. I've done it with mofo a bunch of times and never lost my user data. Heck, I am flashing his 1.2 right now and it's optimizing app 235 of 279, so it looks like it is all still there!
Define data? Pictures mp3s ... The sdcard stuff? Yeah that won't leave unless you tell it to. Your angry birds and bike race data? That's going away.
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Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I've always been able to back up my data, plus my internal storage (pics, music, downloads) has never been wiped when flashing ROMs.
I've also never had any issues. I've backed apps up using titanium, and have been able to save stuff like playlists, game saves, and bookmarks.
You may have an issue with one or two apps, but overall, you should be able to save all of that data between ROMs.
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Just like the title says. Is there a way to flash a custom ROM without losing all of my data? Sorry for the noob question and please be as specific as possible. Thanks.
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Define data? Pictures mp3s ... The sdcard stuff? Yeah that won't leave unless you tell it to. Your angry birds and bike race data? That's going away.
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pegs520 said:
Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I've always been able to back up my data, plus my internal storage (pics, music, downloads) has never been wiped when flashing ROMs.
I've also never had any issues. I've backed apps up using titanium, and have been able to save stuff like playlists, game saves, and bookmarks.
You may have an issue with one or two apps, but overall, you should be able to save all of that data between ROMs.
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Yeah, if you mean your STORAGE DATA (pictures, downloads), you can keep that. If you mean your app data, Yahoo user name and password that will get wiped clean. Although you can install Titanium Backup to restore those apps with data.
In TWRP, you want "factory reset" which wipes data partition, cache, dalvik but leaves storage alone.
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Others purposefully do wipe everything, but they are doing it for a reason. That's not what most people need or want.
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Yeah, if you mean your STORAGE DATA (pictures, downloads), you can keep that. If you mean your app data, Yahoo user name and password that will get wiped clean. Although you can install Titanium Backup to restore those apps with data.
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...unless you flash a ROM based on stock and don't wipe data. Just flash and then wipe dalvik and cache. All you apps will be there, all their data (or saves for games) will be intact.

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