Backup Of apps and data - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok this may have been addressed and i am sorry if i missed it but i have searched. When first getting the nexus It would automatically backup my apps and settings. First couple roms i flashed did the same. Well lately it no longer does this. When flashing a Rom i have to pick a backup from over a month ago. Is this due to encryption being off? Or am i just missing something. Alot has changed in a month and i would like to get that feature back.

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junior.youngman said:
Ok this may have been addressed and i am sorry if i missed it but i have searched. When first getting the nexus It would automatically backup my apps and settings. First couple roms i flashed did the same. Well lately it no longer does this. When flashing a Rom i have to pick a backup from over a month ago. Is this due to encryption being off? Or am i just missing something. Alot has changed in a month and i would like to get that feature back.
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I had to set up my phone 3 separate times. First initial and was an idiot by taking a nice few hours meticulously setting up everything just find out unlocking and rooting would wipe.
2nd time was after I decided to unlock and root. Set everything up again. Still did not lose the option you talk about.
3rd time I decided to decrypt. Still was able to use it. So I don't think encryption has anything to do with it. Also the backup being used was from my last set up from my encrypted 2013 Moto X.
I think the backup for you got corrupted somehow and is no longer usable. Only thing I can think of really.

Near as I can tell, Google only does the backup if you are running the stock ROM. Not sure what's going on or why.

I have the same issue-I am using stock, rooted and un-encrypted and I had to setup my Nexus 6 a couple of times, since I did not root when I got it...but every time I did it only showed my Nexus 5 backup, Nexus 6 wasn't even on the list...I am not sure why and what is going on but it happened to me as well...
I just went to my Google Settings and it shows that it saved my Nexus 6 device so I am hoping this won't be a problem anymore...

How exactly do we access our old backups?
I have my nexus 6, and it is set to backup apps and data. But when I try fire up a moto x 2014 (lollipop) I have setting around the house, and try to start the device fresh....I only get the option to do "tap and go". I have no option, even if I skip this step and sign in, to access my backups and restore.
Am I missing something?
Thanks

in main settings, backup and reset, do you have backup my data, and automatic restore enabled?

Yes, I do. Could it be something with the moto X in particular? I am tempted to reset my nexus 6 and try it out, but I don't feel like spending the time required to get it how I like it, if it doesn't do the restore correctly.

BlueGoldAce said:
Yes, I do. Could it be something with the moto X in particular? I am tempted to reset my nexus 6 and try it out, but I don't feel like spending the time required to get it how I like it, if it doesn't do the restore correctly.
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no idea. every time i reset my n6 and want to restore, it always gives me options to restore nexus 5, nexus 7, or nexus 6 backups.

It gives me options from my one plus and nexus. But they're all old. It does not backup any new backups. Been about a month now.

I have this same problem my N6 has never backed up data. My N9 and my AOSP LG G3 both do just fine.
I have done clean installs probably about 10 times with my N6 so far. Never once has it backed up the data.
Clean flashed
Stock
Stock Based
and AOSP

So i logged into an M8 running LiquidSmooth 4.4.4 And when i wiped and cleaned flashed LiquidSmooth 5.0.1 for my nexus the backup from the M8 was there but not anything recent from my nexus.

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My 100% stock ATT nexus 6 will not backup my google account info. App data, wifi passwords and such. The setting is on.
I go to restore on my HTC One m9 and no go. When I use the tap and go feature it has me log into my google account then makes me choose a backed up device or start clean. My nexus 6 is not there.

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[Q] App Transfer on Moto X

So this could possibly gonna go in the general Q&A but i'll throw it in here and if it needs to be moved it can. So i got my moto x today from the cybermonday sale and everything went well got the sim card activated from verizon. Booted phone up signed in to google account and my signal got full bars but dropped in and out 2x in the first 2 minutes i had it on for whatever reason. During those two minutes it was trying to install all my apps as well as sync everything else and since the connection dropped i got like 100 notifications saying X app failed to update / install and it also started auto downloading 4.4(Kit Kat) and when that finished i just went ahead and installed it. So of course when it finished installing 4.4 it didnt go back to trying to reinstall all my previous apps. Is there a way to force the play store to try this again or should i just do a factory reset and start over and make sure all the apps get installed before updating to 4.4?
Thanks in advance for any help
cmdub said:
So this could possibly gonna go in the general Q&A but i'll throw it in here and if it needs to be moved it can. So i got my moto x today from the cybermonday sale and everything went well got the sim card activated from verizon. Booted phone up signed in to google account and my signal got full bars but dropped in and out 2x in the first 2 minutes i had it on for whatever reason. During those two minutes it was trying to install all my apps as well as sync everything else and since the connection dropped i got like 100 notifications saying X app failed to update / install and it also started auto downloading 4.4(Kit Kat) and when that finished i just went ahead and installed it. So of course when it finished installing 4.4 it didnt go back to trying to reinstall all my previous apps. Is there a way to force the play store to try this again or should i just do a factory reset and start over and make sure all the apps get installed before updating to 4.4?
Thanks in advance for any help
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I think removing and re-adding your google account should retrigger that step.
cmdub said:
So this could possibly gonna go in the general Q&A but i'll throw it in here and if it needs to be moved it can. So i got my moto x today from the cybermonday sale and everything went well got the sim card activated from verizon. Booted phone up signed in to google account and my signal got full bars but dropped in and out 2x in the first 2 minutes i had it on for whatever reason. During those two minutes it was trying to install all my apps as well as sync everything else and since the connection dropped i got like 100 notifications saying X app failed to update / install and it also started auto downloading 4.4(Kit Kat) and when that finished i just went ahead and installed it. So of course when it finished installing 4.4 it didnt go back to trying to reinstall all my previous apps. Is there a way to force the play store to try this again or should i just do a factory reset and start over and make sure all the apps get installed before updating to 4.4?
Thanks in advance for any help
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Or do a factory reset and start over from scratch???
well good thought but i already did the factory reset and it didn't trigger it again(who knows, if anyone does i'd love to know why) but when i re-logged in after FDR it didn't even sync my wifi passwords/wallpaper when i originally signed in for the first time. so who knows. im sure theres a reason behind it not doing these things but w/e

[Q] Transfer existing apps/data from old X to new X?

Hi all. I did a search but couldn't find a clear answer to this particular question. If it's out there I would appreciate if you could throw me a link.
I just received a replacement Moto X for my current unit which has a bad camera. Both were created using Motomaker if that makes a difference.
I've got the new phone activated and used Migrate to move the basic stuff, but I can't seem to find a way to move the majority of my apps to the new phone (I've used Titanium Backup previously but I guess that's not an option here as both have 4.4.2) and I've got quite a few programs that contain settings and data that I really don't want to lose or have to recreate from scratch.
Is there a program that would allow me to move the bulk of my current apps and the related data to the new phone relatively easily or should I just start the copy/paste bucket brigade via USB and my computer?
Edit: I'm also open to using adb and a nandroid backup if that's a possibility, but I would appreciate pointers to instructions if they exist. Thanks.
Does Google back up work, when I switched from my HTC to my MotoX, everything went across including wifi locations.
It should be in your menu, you are actually backing up your Google account and it restores data on any device that you sign in on.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup
younger06 said:
Does Google back up work, when I switched from my HTC to my MotoX, everything went across including wifi locations.
It should be in your menu, you are actually backing up your Google account and it restores data on any device that you sign in on.
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It doesn't appear to be working as advertised. I've installed the same apps that were on my original phone and none of them had the same configuration or data on the new phone. I've even tried removing apps from the new phone and forcing a sync on the old phone, then reinstalling on the new phone about a half hour later to see if that might help but have had no better results.
nhizzat said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup
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Is it working properly with the Moto X now? I've seen quite a few reports of it failing on Motorola phones and the Play description itself mentions that it's not available to Motorola devices.

Removing devices from data restore?

So I've been flashing a couple Roms on my N6 lately and now every time I restore my phone the latest backup is from 7 days ago. It seems like there is a 10 device backup limit and I was wondering if anyone knew how tho delete some of the devices. In case its not really clear, I'm talking about the initial setup process where you get to restore from older phones.

[Q] Google isn't backing up my phone settings

This is probably one of the more frustrating features that I have seen on this device. Whenever I wipe (per say to go to another rom) in the setup process there is no option to select restore from a nexus 6. Only from my tablet and NY old note 4 that I haven't used in 2 weeks. This is really frustrating because I have to manually download all the apps that I use on a regular basis. Is there a way to fix this? Has anyone else run into it?
Why not just use titanium backup. I find it much easier and much faster.
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I have exactly the same issue. It's incredibly irritating to have to re-set everything up including wi-fi settings etc. etc. I don't understand why it keeps showing just my old Nexus 4. I've learned my lesson now and will do a nandroid next time but that is something that should be working anyway.
I think there's a lot of us with the same issue. Tb is fine but I want my settings to restore also.
Yep it sucks, trying to use Google to have a solution but still nothing everytime I try to clean flash I need to select setup as new device since my last backup is almost 50 days old.
I could use titanium backup but why download an app when my phone is supposed to do that without the need of an extra app
It hasn't backed up mine either... Nvidia Shield backsup just fine but not this... I can't understand what's going on.
I posted what worked for me to have my Nexus 6 show up in my Google Play devices in another thread earlier as I was having the same issues, then noticing that the Nexus was not showing up in my devices on Google Play.
Basically, a few days ago, all I did was go to "Backup and reset" in the phone settings, turned off "Back up my data", then turned it back on again and my device finally showed up in Google Play and is presently up to date in the "Last used" column at this time. As noted in the other thread, I have not reset the phone since but hopefully now that the phone is in the list and updating, it will be an option next time I reset the phone.
This worked for me to at least get the phone to show up in Google Play. I hope it works for others that might be having the same issue and hopefully with the phone showing up in Google Play, an automatic restore will be possible after a reset.

Google account restored apps but not other settings

Hi all.
Yesterday I got my new OP3t to replace my S6 duos. As always I choose the restore option at the beginning of new phone configuration in order to restore apps and, mainly, to restore my saved Wi-Fi's. This days wifi passwords are a must
However, for the first time, the OP3t inicial config failed, then it started again, more than an hour on "adding finishing touches" and at the end no wifi configuration restored.
I did more than 20 attempts to restore, with factory reset, choosing different backup dates (and even different phones), but with the same result.
I also tried 3 different stock roms from OP3t download site.
Anyone with the same experience? Is there a way to force the restore after initial setup?
blue99_ said:
Hi all.
Yesterday I got my new OP3t to replace my S6 duos. As always I choose the restore option at the beginning of new phone configuration in order to restore apps and, mainly, to restore my saved Wi-Fi's. This days wifi passwords are a must
However, for the first time, the OP3t inicial config failed, then it started again, more than an hour on "adding finishing touches" and at the end no wifi configuration restored.
I did more than 20 attempts to restore, with factory reset, choosing different backup dates (and even different phones), but with the same result.
I also tried 3 different stock roms from OP3t download site.
Anyone with the same experience? Is there a way to force the restore after initial setup?
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Are you joking mate??? 20 attempts you even reset a brand new device like 3x and all this crap for a feature that OnePlus does not have? Hey somethings are built into Samsung phones sorry . I know it sucks I miss somethings too but it's ok I always start fresh on a new device after all it is your NEW phone why have it set up like the old??
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Hi Nano,
I don't think that's true. I already did this on a LG G5, on my Nexus 7, and other phones. The wifi passwords are stored on the google account (in google drive - I even can see the backup that says "settings, wifi passwords and others"). One time i even got the wallpaper from my old phone, but the wifis not.
When you setup yours, the setup process run smoothly? I had some issues, like the phone restart during the process (and started it again).
nano303 said:
Are you joking mate??? 20 attempts you even reset a brand new device like 3x and all this crap for a feature that OnePlus does not have? Hey somethings are built into Samsung phones sorry . I know it sucks I miss somethings too but it's ok I always start fresh on a new device after all it is your NEW phone why have it set up like the old??
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Hi Nano,
I don't think that's true. I already did this on a LG G5, on my Nexus 7, and other phones. The wifi passwords are stored on the google account (in google drive - I even can see the backup that says "settings, wifi passwords and others"). One time i even got the wallpaper from my old phone, but the wifis not.
When you setup yours, the setup process run smoothly? I had some issues, like the phone restart during the process (and started it again).
blue99_ said:
Hi Nano,
I don't think that's true. I already did this on a LG G5, on my Nexus 7, and other phones. The wifi passwords are stored on the google account (in google drive - I even can see the backup that says "settings, wifi passwords and others"). One time i even got the wallpaper from my old phone, but the wifis not.
When you setup yours, the setup process run smoothly? I had some issues, like the phone restart during the process (and started it again).
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I do remember that happening but since I decided not to restore anything and just log in normally. I still have my wifi password saved
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blue99_ said:
Hi all.
Yesterday I got my new OP3t to replace my S6 duos. As always I choose the restore option at the beginning of new phone configuration in order to restore apps and, mainly, to restore my saved Wi-Fi's. This days wifi passwords are a must
However, for the first time, the OP3t inicial config failed, then it started again, more than an hour on "adding finishing touches" and at the end no wifi configuration restored.
I did more than 20 attempts to restore, with factory reset, choosing different backup dates (and even different phones), but with the same result.
I also tried 3 different stock roms from OP3t download site.
Anyone with the same experience? Is there a way to force the restore after initial setup?
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Hello, this function worked for me. Last time i did a factory reset, i've synced my contacts, wifi pass, etc with the phone. There must be an option for you to do that too. It even restored the wallpaper and the shortcuts on homescreen
smilirulz said:
Hello, this function worked for me. Last time i did a factory reset, i've synced my contacts, wifi pass, etc with the phone. There must be an option for you to do that too. It even restored the wallpaper and the shortcuts on homescreen
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well, today I tryed again, with a different OS version, and it almost worked. No issues on the setup process, the apps were downloaded (a bit slower but ok), the wallpaper and desktop icons, apps config... everything ok... but no wifi passwords ... the most important thing is missing.
Having the same thing here... Trying to restore data and apps from the Google backup of my S7 Edge, but it won't finish the process. I've had it hang at the final "just a sec", and I've had it reboot in the middle. I reflashed the official 4.0.3 OS (came out of the box with 3.5.4), so the core Android OS versions match between the new 3t and the S7e (both 7.0). About to just give up and set it up from scratch, but that's a real PITA given that I've never had to do that from any other phone. (I've chosen to do it in some cases, but I've never been forced to do so.)
bassoprofundo said:
Having the same thing here... Trying to restore data and apps from the Google backup of my S7 Edge, but it won't finish the process. I've had it hang at the final "just a sec", and I've had it reboot in the middle. I reflashed the official 4.0.3 OS (came out of the box with 3.5.4), so the core Android OS versions match between the new 3t and the S7e (both 7.0). About to just give up and set it up from scratch, but that's a real PITA given that I've never had to do that from any other phone. (I've chosen to do it in some cases, but I've never been forced to do so.)
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Exactly like me....
blue99_ said:
Exactly like me....
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So, I finally got mine to go through in terms of apps and their data, but it definitely didn't restore wifi AP info (i.e.- saved APs, pwds, etc). I'm open to the possibility that there is something to the idea that it's Samsung-specific, but I've never had a setup process be this janky. I did the factory wipe and setup about 10 times and even reflashed 4.0.3 to make sure something wasn't corrupted. It's hard for me to recall the exact steps that worked, but it basically all worked the same until the final setup screen where it gives you the option to do things like add more Gmail accounts, set up gestures, OK Google, Input methods, etc. If I recall, what worked was that I setup the input method & set up the gestures after which it rebooted on its own. When it came back up it took me to the same final setup screen where I chose the option to finish setup, and it took me and and proceeded to install the apps I'd chosen as part of the restore from the S7 Edge entry in my Google account.
I've had zero issues with the phone since, but WOW on the setup process. This is definitely a repeatable phenomenon with a Samsung phone backup and a new OP3t.
But.. did the wifi recover or not?
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bassoprofundo said:
So, I finally got mine to go through in terms of apps and their data, but it definitely didn't restore wifi AP info (i.e.- saved APs, pwds, etc). I'm open to the possibility that there is something to the idea that it's Samsung-specific, but I've never had a setup process be this janky. I did the factory wipe and setup about 10 times and even reflashed 4.0.3 to make sure something wasn't corrupted. It's hard for me to recall the exact steps that worked, but it basically all worked the same until the final setup screen where it gives you the option to do things like add more Gmail accounts, set up gestures, OK Google, Input methods, etc. If I recall, what worked was that I setup the input method & set up the gestures after which it rebooted on its own. When it came back up it took me to the same final setup screen where I chose the option to finish setup, and it took me and and proceeded to install the apps I'd chosen as part of the restore from the S7 Edge entry in my Google account.
I've had zero issues with the phone since, but WOW on the setup process. This is definitely a repeatable phenomenon with a Samsung phone backup and a new OP3t.
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blue99_ said:
But.. did the wifi recover or not?
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Nope (see bolded text from my reply)

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