[Q] Helium (formerly Carbon) compatibility issues - Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have been trying to get my Z1 (not rooted) on EE to be activated using Helium Backup with no success, anyone managed to get it working or is this a known issue and if it is any ideas if its fixable in future versions of Helium?

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[Q] CM9 nightlies - Apps not dowloading/updating anymore

Hi All,
I have been running CM9 nightlies for some time now, periodically upgrading to the latest version available.
A few month ago, I noticed that I could not download new Apps from the Play store, and already installed apps would not upgrade anymore (it would see available updates and would try installing them, but download would fail).
I have tried reverting to older nightlies (through Goo manager) and re-installed Gapps (clearing all caches) - but this did not improve the situation.
Since then, I have re-ugraded to the latest nightly build (20130714), while expecting no improvement... I was right
Would you know what could be causing the situation? And even better, what could be attempted to fix it?
Note: I am using the latest Gapps for CM9. At some point I had tried using some seemingly newer versions proposed by Goo Manager (with "jcs" in their names), but I reverted to the official ones later. Not sure whether this could have caused the issue (and as I noticed the issue some time later, I cannot correlate it to the change in Gapps version).
Thanks in advance
Best Regards,
Ceredig

Restore app/data without root, does Helium work?

Does anyone know if Helium (formerly Carbon) works with this phone? I saw a note that it didn't work with the Xperia Z but didn't know if that meant the entire Z series of phones. Unfortunately I don't have my phone to be able to test this.
I want to be able to restore some game data from my Samsung S4 once I have my z3c back, but I won't have root in order to use titanium backup. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
Yes, Helium works fine. I can confirm this. The easiest way I've found to do it is just to back everything up to your PC, and then restore from there.

[Q] Solution to Wifi Authentication Problem?

I have a Nexus 6 64GB running Android 5.0.1 (LRX22C) - I have a problem where I will get disconnected from Wifi - or sometimes when getting to home / work when it tries to join the network it will say there is an "authentication problem". If I go into the Wifi settings and connect again it always works.
I also have a Nexus 5 using Android 5.0.1 and don't have this problem - anyone else having this problem / know of a fix for Nexus 6?
Thanks!
I only see this just after finishing a Titanium Backup.
rooted/decrypted 64GB...running lots of ROMs.
Skripka said:
I only see this just after finishing a Titanium Backup.
rooted/decrypted 64GB...running lots of ROMs.
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After restoring from a Titanium Backup? I haven't restored from a Titanium Backup. I do run backups using Titanium Backup.
I tried doing a factory reset, but that didn't help.
I am rooted, decrypted, but not running a ROM (stock 5.0.1) - I did need to fastboot flash the 5.0.1 image to get from 5.0 to 5.0.1. The problem existed in 5.0 for me as well - but upgrading to 5.0.1 did not fix it. I ran the factory reset after upgrading to 5.0.1 didn't fix the problem - and it didn't help.
I do let Google restore my apps from their cloud backup when I sign in during the initial setup.
I've experienced the same issues on my nexus 5 for weeks now since the update to lollipop, I have tracked it to the scheduled nightly titanium backup that i run on my device. Previously wifi has failed nightly on my device.
To prove this then while connected to home wifi perform a manual backup through tb of the yellow (xml) system->Wifi access points and you'll watch you'll WiFi drop and then fail with the authentication error as the backup competes.
This obviously needs reporting to tb devs not Google, as I've done previously.
I plan to use a tasker script to restart wifi following the nightly tb back up and then separately sync the backup to Google using an additional tb scheduled task.
Thanks! I realize now what Skripka was trying to say with his post. This is definitely part of the problem - I'm not sure if this is entirely the problem as I see the "Authentication problem" when a Titanium Backup is not running. For example when I get to work, I will notice I am not connected to Wifi and when I look at the Wifi settings I see the "Authentication problem" - but when I try to reconnect it connects immediately. The same has happened when I arrive home.
I did submit a support ticket for Titanium Backup to see if they can fix the problem on their end.
liqice said:
Thanks! I realize now what Skripka was trying to say with his post. This is definitely part of the problem - I'm not sure if this is entirely the problem as I see the "Authentication problem" when a Titanium Backup is not running. For example when I get to work, I will notice I am not connected to Wifi and when I look at the Wifi settings I see the "Authentication problem" - but when I try to reconnect it connects immediately. The same has happened when I arrive home.
I did submit a support ticket for Titanium Backup to see if they can fix the problem on their end.
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You're completely right the issue is described here
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=81896
Looks an android OS issue which can be triggered by tb, although that post provides a work around for tb backups to avoid this issue
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Thanks again - hopefully they fix this soon. I upvoted the Google Issue and reported that I am having the problem on my Nexus 6 as well.
In the meantime, I excluded the wifi profiles from my scheduled Titanium Backup so that will help a little bit at least.
This still happening to me
Rooted, unencrypted, stock Rom, running latest Franco kernel.
I only TB backup weekly.
Has the WiFi automatic connection failure been directly linked to TB or is there another thread with more recent findings?
Thanks and apologies if this is not the proper etiquette.
JMacD said:
Rooted, unencrypted, stock Rom, running latest Franco kernel.
I only TB backup weekly.
Has the WiFi automatic connection failure been directly linked to TB or is there another thread with more recent findings?
Thanks and apologies if this is not the proper etiquette.
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After excluding the wifi settings from being backed up by TB, I stopped having the problem. Upgraded to 5.1 since then (flashing 5.1.1 right now) and haven't seen any wifi issues since on my N6.
liqice said:
After excluding the wifi settings from being backed up by TB, I stopped having the problem. Upgraded to 5.1 since then (flashing 5.1.1 right now) and haven't seen any wifi issues since on my N6.
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Where can I find the setting to exclude the Wifi settings from being backed up?
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Where can I find the setting to exclude the Wifi settings from being backed up?
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Read the link I put above in the comments I found an explanation of how to create exclusion through labels in tb
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Seems like titanium backup has fixed this issue!
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Mac of York said:
Seems like titanium backup has fixed this issue!
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I would agree. Looks to be fixed. ?
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Backup Rooted XT890 app data & settings, restore to non rooted Z3 compact

Hey,
I've run into an issue. I'm upgrading from my XT890 to a Z3 compact. The XT890 is rooted but I don't want to root the Z3 Compact as it has issues with the camera once rooted. I'm looking for a way to backup the app data and settings from my XT890 and restore it to the Z3 compact.
I've tried Helium but helium isn't supported on Motorola devices. I've tried holo but it didn't work. I won't be able to do it with titanium backup as this would require the Z3 to be rooted I think and it seems every other app requires root to get the data and settings?
If anyone has any ideas, please share!
cormie said:
Hey,
I've run into an issue. I'm upgrading from my XT890 to a Z3 compact. The XT890 is rooted but I don't want to root the Z3 Compact as it has issues with the camera once rooted. I'm looking for a way to backup the app data and settings from my XT890 and restore it to the Z3 compact.
I've tried Helium but helium isn't supported on Motorola devices. I've tried holo but it didn't work. I won't be able to do it with titanium backup as this would require the Z3 to be rooted I think and it seems every other app requires root to get the data and settings?
If anyone has any ideas, please share!
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There are only 2 ways to backup app data:
1) root
2) adb backup & restore
As you mentioned already, there is no root available right now for the z3c without unlocking the BL (which will remove the DRM keys), so you can forget anything that uses method 1) (mybackup, titanium backup,...)
Your only option is option 2)
Helium uses option 2 and there is a bug with all Moto phones running JB that adb backup won't work.
Now this is your only chance:
Update your Razr I to KK and try helium / adb backup there. If it works, then yeyy!
If adb backup / helium still won't work, then there is no way to transfer your app data to an unrooted device.
Thanks a lot for such a helpful reply and clarifying what I was hoping wouldn't be the case. I'm running a non stock rom on my XT890, so the effort going to update it to KK on the off chance of helium working, would be better spent just configuring settings of the apps on the Z3. There's thankfully not TOO much more to do as I've already done a lot so this will be my choice. Thanks again for the very helpful reply!

Phone issue on Oneplus 3t

Hi I've recently rooted and installed a custom recovery to my Oneplus 3t. I have also installed Xposed and have very few modules in use. However whenever I try to make a call, my phone drops the call right away. Even when other people try and call me, it goes straight to voicemail. I don't have any custom kernel installed and I don't have a way of identifying the issue. I do have a backup of my system right after it was rooted (fresh install) but I'd like to avoid having to flash that backup and lose all the apps/data on my phone right now.
Any suggestions on how to fix this?
I had this issue on my MotoG2 with Xposed aswell. I'm not sure which models caused it. I reflashed and reinstalled everything (Xposed included) and it worked. Waiting on my 1+3T due Dec6

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