[Q] Nexus 6 not creating device backup after tap & go? - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all
This one is puzzling me. When I got my N6 a few weeks back, I set it up by using tap & go, and holding my old Galaxy S5 up to it. Everything went fine, apps settings etc all crossed over no problem.
So today I'm rooting the N6, and naturally I've gone into backup menu to check everything's ticked and a recent backup done. All up to date, great.
So I went ahead and unlocked bootloader with NRT (wipes device). I then go through the setup process on the device, hit restore, and guess what? No N6 backup. Huh??
So all I can do is setup as new device. I later discovered I can view my android devices in Google on the PC, and looking at it, the N6 had never registered itself on there as a device. Until today, presumably when I just set it up as a new device.
My question then, is of "tap & go". Is it the case that if you use this method, the new device thinks bugger it I'm all set up now I don't need to register myself in Google device backup? Even though my device has been properly set to back up. Or am I missing a trick here?
Puzzled. Right, now to install as many apps as I can remember I had!

It seems to be unrelated to tap and go as many of us are having backup issues.

Right ok, I think as it registered itself when I set up as new the second time round I drew the conclusion it was the tap & go. So I wonder if it's a device specific problem or a lollipop issue then?

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[Q] Can't register after flash back to stock? Was I actually successful?

I'm having the same issues as takef0cusin above, arriving in a slightly different way. I was properly registered on 1.0.0 and used auto nooter 2.12.15. That went fine and there were no problems, but I decided to upgrade to 1.0.1 after some Wifi dropping issues. So I decided to flash back the the clean stock ROM.
I did the re-image holding down the power button 8 times, then I did the "three button data reset". Everything seemed to go fine, but it still started with the Logic PD Zoom screen and it never gave me the opportunity to re-register. Owner and Account are listed as unavailable. I then tried again using the "Erase and Deregister Device" method. Same results.
The new icons from the rooting are there, which makes me wonder if I actually had a successful flash back. I tried to register with the Gmail icon. It let me put in my email username and password. I acts like it is going to work, starts to load my conversations, then returns to the NC Home screen. I also tried to go through YouTube, but after registering I get "There was a problem with the network [401]". The Wifi still works, it still gets me the news, but the weather won't load because it says it there's location available.
What do I try next? I'm afraid to do anything because of all the warnings to re-register the NC first thing after any of these upgrades.
Thanks and Happy Holidays, OKMD
I've been through all this twice now. The second time was exactly as you have described and all I did was to redo the 3 button data reset. I was then able to re-register it.
Did it pop up to tell/ask you to register, or did you have to go looking somehow? Mine isn't asking and I don't know how to force it. Thanks.
okmd said:
Did it pop up to tell/ask you to register, or did you have to go looking somehow? Mine isn't asking and I don't know how to force it. Thanks.
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If memory serves, after clearing data it comes up with screens where you select time zones, state, city, etc and then it asks for your user name and password. All this happens automatically after you do the 3 finger data reset.

Rooted HTC Vivid. Big Mess. Need Help

Ok, just to get this out of the way, I am an idiot.. Many points in this post will verify this fact. I apologize in advance, but sincerely appreciate any help.
So, this issue started badly and has gone down hill from there. I will try to go step-by-step with what has happened and will probably use too many words because I usually do.
To start, I have an HTC Vivid, rooted with the Vivid All-in-One Root Kit V2.2. When I got the phone nearly 2 years ago, I rooted it as soon as I got it out of the box and the root went flawlessly. I am still on stock ICS 4.0.3 and HTC 3.6. I have CWM Recovery 5.5.0.4.
While on vacation last week, my phone was being buggy. Shutting off, taking forever to reboot and once rebooted if you touched in less than 5 minutes, it died again. It has done this in the past but was getting worse. So, Monday night, having just got back from vacation, and utterly exhausted, I decided it was a fine time to move some media files that should not have been on my phone storage to my sd card. I grabbed the DCIM file in ES Explorer and moved it to ext-sd folder. In my tired state, I did not realize I was not moving it to the right area. I fell asleep while it was transferring.
I woke up the next morning and saw some type of notification from ES Explorer, but was running late to get the dog from the kennel, so I dismissed it and ran. While at the vets, I realized my text message tone had reset to default. I went back home and looked and all my vacation pictures and videos from Sunday and all my ringtones were gone. So, I start trying to find my pics and ringtones on my phone and it starts crashing again. At this point, I can't get it to stay on for longer than 5 minutes. I could get the phone to behave if I mounted as a disk drive on my PC, so I copied all the internal and sd files to a folder on my desk top.
After working on things for hours, at my husband's advice, I did a factory reset. I opted to do this from CWM. I thought I had been backing everything up on Titanium (nope, apparently not. I thought I had it backing up all user apps and system data). So, since I didn't have a proper Titanium back up, I reinstalled all the folders from my desktop back to my phone. In the past, when I have done this (long time ago, first phone I rooted, then when changing phones), the phone was restored exactly like it was before. This time, nope.. Several pictures still gone, SIM card wiped of all phone number data (have no idea how), call logs and text messages gone. APP data gone..
I used Disk Digger to find the missing photos and videos which have now become corrupted. (I am hoping to be able to restore them, we'll see). I also found my downloaded ringtones. They were fine.
So, then I start trying to restore my phone to how it was before, but nothing was working. I looked at the files I transferred and can see all the information is in there, but not loading correctly. I had my phone numbers backed up to Google, but even though I had them set to sync, none of the numbers I had on my SIM card were on the Google contacts list. Well, several factory resets and idiot moves later, I have managed to delete a system file or two by mistake. I can't even make a phone call at this point.
Here's what I need to find out:
I know I probably need to reflash the ROM. I want the ROM to remain stock 4.0.3, because I like it like that. I still have the All-in-One Kit and all it's associated files on my computer. Can I run the Vivid All-in-One again starting at a different step since it is already rooted? Can I just go to the "extras" menu and select Flash Factory RUU Zip, or should I do what I saw on this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416836. I have Odin on my PC as well. Should I reinstall from there?
Once I have restored my ROM, is there anyway I can restore my phone to the state it was in Monday night before I screwed everything up. So sorry for the long post, but I figured the more details the better. I truly appreciate any advice. I know I have pulled some seriously stupid mess ups here and just need some help.
ETA:
I found I was backing up w /Titanium correctly, but forgot to mention after ES did whatever it did, my sd card was completely wiped as well. I did not move anything or format my SD card.. Apparently ES or whatever was wrong with my phone did. I had my Titanium set to back up to some cloud, but don't remember the settings.. (Again really, really stupid of me.)
badkitty795 said:
Ok, just to get this out of the way, I am an idiot.. Many points in this post will verify this fact. I apologize in advance, but sincerely appreciate any help.
So, this issue started badly and has gone down hill from there. I will try to go step-by-step with what has happened and will probably use too many words because I usually do.
To start, I have an HTC Vivid, rooted with the Vivid All-in-One Root Kit V2.2. When I got the phone nearly 2 years ago, I rooted it as soon as I got it out of the box and the root went flawlessly. I am still on stock ICS 4.0.3 and HTC 3.6. I have CWM Recovery 5.5.0.4.
While on vacation last week, my phone was being buggy. Shutting off, taking forever to reboot and once rebooted if you touched in less than 5 minutes, it died again. It has done this in the past but was getting worse. So, Monday night, having just got back from vacation, and utterly exhausted, I decided it was a fine time to move some media files that should not have been on my phone storage to my sd card. I grabbed the DCIM file in ES Explorer and moved it to ext-sd folder. In my tired state, I did not realize I was not moving it to the right area. I fell asleep while it was transferring.
I woke up the next morning and saw some type of notification from ES Explorer, but was running late to get the dog from the kennel, so I dismissed it and ran. While at the vets, I realized my text message tone had reset to default. I went back home and looked and all my vacation pictures and videos from Sunday and all my ringtones were gone. So, I start trying to find my pics and ringtones on my phone and it starts crashing again. At this point, I can't get it to stay on for longer than 5 minutes. I could get the phone to behave if I mounted as a disk drive on my PC, so I copied all the internal and sd files to a folder on my desk top.
After working on things for hours, at my husband's advice, I did a factory reset. I opted to do this from CWM. I thought I had been backing everything up on Titanium (nope, apparently not. I thought I had it backing up all user apps and system data). So, since I didn't have a proper Titanium back up, I reinstalled all the folders from my desktop back to my phone. In the past, when I have done this (long time ago, first phone I rooted, then when changing phones), the phone was restored exactly like it was before. This time, nope.. Several pictures still gone, SIM card wiped of all phone number data (have no idea how), call logs and text messages gone. APP data gone..
I used Disk Digger to find the missing photos and videos which have now become corrupted. (I am hoping to be able to restore them, we'll see). I also found my downloaded ringtones. They were fine.
So, then I start trying to restore my phone to how it was before, but nothing was working. I looked at the files I transferred and can see all the information is in there, but not loading correctly. I had my phone numbers backed up to Google, but even though I had them set to sync, none of the numbers I had on my SIM card were on the Google contacts list. Well, several factory resets and idiot moves later, I have managed to delete a system file or two by mistake. I can't even make a phone call at this point.
Here's what I need to find out:
I know I probably need to reflash the ROM. I want the ROM to remain stock 4.0.3, because I like it like that. I still have the All-in-One Kit and all it's associated files on my computer. Can I run the Vivid All-in-One again starting at a different step since it is already rooted? Can I just go to the "extras" menu and select Flash Factory RUU Zip, or should I do what I saw on this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416836. I have Odin on my PC as well. Should I reinstall from there?
Once I have restored my ROM, is there anyway I can restore my phone to the state it was in Monday night before I screwed everything up. So sorry for the long post, but I figured the more details the better. I truly appreciate any advice. I know I have pulled some seriously stupid mess ups here and just need some help.
ETA:
I found I was backing up w /Titanium correctly, but forgot to mention after ES did whatever it did, my sd card was completely wiped as well. I did not move anything or format my SD card.. Apparently ES or whatever was wrong with my phone did. I had my Titanium set to back up to some cloud, but don't remember the settings.. (Again really, really stupid of me.)
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No... Odin is for Samsung phones...
Yea you should RUU...
While your at it... Ditch CWM for TWRP... Even if you don't use recovery all that much...
The only way to put the phone back to where it was... Since you don't have a nandroid backup is to change the settings yourself...
Sent from my Vivid 4G using Tapatalk
rignfool said:
No... Odin is for Samsung phones...
Yea you should RUU...
While your at it... Ditch CWM for TWRP... Even if you don't use recovery all that much...
The only way to put the phone back to where it was... Since you don't have a nandroid backup is to change the settings yourself...
Sent from my Vivid 4G using Tapatalk
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Well, after 5 days of fighting, only after I put my business online for all to see, I found my back up from Titanium!! It had been moved to a subfolder of a subfolder that I had looked in multiple times before. Ran it and phone has been restored including system files. It's back running normally now!
Lessons learned:
Do not decide after vacation and after driving for several hours to move files on your phone. You will mess it up!
Only after you have written an overly long post will you figure out what you did and fix it and feel even dumber than before..
Many, many thanks.
BTW, I am a bigger fan of Titanum than ever before. I can't how perfectly it restored everything, down to what panels I had my different apps on.

[Q] Replaced my handset

Hi All,
Sorry if this info is somewhere already but I just couldn't find it (I think my search string was too long)
I had a Z3 and the power was not working correctly so I got it replaced on the warranty (its works phone) now I had downloaded hundreds of apps and it comes pre loaded with a load of apps.
I was hoping with the replacement to have a bit of a fresh start on the phone and not install all the bull crap apps I did before... but as soon as I am out of the setup of the phone it is already downloading every stupid app I ever downloaded.
is there a way I can stop this, I don't mind factory resetting the phone.
it depends on what version of android you have but there should be an option when you are setting up the phone that says something like "restore from backup." do a factory reset and then uncheck that option.

Droid Turbo responding slow, locks up regularly. Any ideas?

I've got a co-worker with a Droid Turbo that has been working fine for him for a long time. However, within the last week or so it's been acting up. As the resident computer geek he's asking me for any help, and as most geeks do... I'm asking you other geeks for help!
I've not used this model before so I'm pretty ignorant to this mode specifically though I've been and Android user for many years now.
Here's the info I have: The phone will sometimes simply lock up and fail to respond at all. Occasionally it will fix itself and start to respond, but usually it requires a reboot of the phone. There doesn't appear to be any one specific thing thing/action/app that causes the lockup.
He is not a "power user" or one who would go into settings and mess with stuff or install questionable side loaded apps. He did not install a new app recently.
The phone charges without a problem and when it locks up it can be rebooted by holding the power button. I rebooted his phone and it everything came back, but it was operating slowly...
He's running 5.1, and I checked for updates and it reports being on the latest version.
So questions:
1. Is this a known issue with Droid Turbo's at all? If so, is there a fix for it?
2. What's the best diagnostic apps for Android? I've never really had to use one myself recently so I'm not up on this.
Thanks for any help.
I'd probably recommend doing a factory reset. The firmware on the 5.1 turbo seems to be kind of unstable with age so resetting all of that will probably fix it.
RedRamage said:
I've got a co-worker with a Droid Turbo that has been working fine for him for a long time. However, within the last week or so it's been acting up. As the resident computer geek he's asking me for any help, and as most geeks do... I'm asking you other geeks for help!
I've not used this model before so I'm pretty ignorant to this mode specifically though I've been and Android user for many years now.
Here's the info I have: The phone will sometimes simply lock up and fail to respond at all. Occasionally it will fix itself and start to respond, but usually it requires a reboot of the phone. There doesn't appear to be any one specific thing thing/action/app that causes the lockup.
He is not a "power user" or one who would go into settings and mess with stuff or install questionable side loaded apps. He did not install a new app recently.
The phone charges without a problem and when it locks up it can be rebooted by holding the power button. I rebooted his phone and it everything came back, but it was operating slowly...
He's running 5.1, and I checked for updates and it reports being on the latest version.
So questions:
1. Is this a known issue with Droid Turbo's at all? If so, is there a fix for it?
2. What's the best diagnostic apps for Android? I've never really had to use one myself recently so I'm not up on this.
Thanks for any help.
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i know this is 2-weeks old, but I would try to clear out the cache in the "storage". secondly, wiping cache from the recovery menu always helps as well.
finally, check to see if any apps are running in the background, as some of those contain ads that tend to hog RAM.

K00b memopad all services stopped/unable to get past android set up screen

Hi, after doing my fire 7, my dad gave me his memopad 7hd k00b ( I believe) to try and "fix" Essentially I think it got rooted, and flashed, but something went wrong. On the start up/set up for android of some description, everything seems to pop up as stopped working, click ok. Everything, I've seen superuser, chrome etc. By clicking OK on all these boxes, You can get to screen 5 of 8, where it asks to set up google account, then you get process.com.google.process.gapps has stopped. To then try and fill in screen 5, you have to click ok to that message, however it then resets the set up and you go back to screen one (select Language etc). I can't get past that.
We're talking last year, early quarter perhaps that this was done, so it's just sat and stewed doing nowt since then.
Is there anyway I can "fix" this?
I wanted to reply to myself to say eventually got it sorted. I used something called SP Flash Tool V3 which, following a guide, allowed me to reflash it, unlock it perhaps, not quite sure, but needless to say allowed me to get access to boot loaders(?) and then flash on a new rom. So I have it back working again. Most replying just in case someone else is searching globally and it comes up.

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