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So during the long eons between ordering my 64gb Midnight blue Nexus 6 and its actual delivery I am in pondering mode:
Best way to transfer the info & files from my GS4 sdcard to Nexus 6?
1. Connect GS4 to PC, drag 'n drop to pc file. Connect Nexus 6 to PC & reverse d&d?
2. Remove sdcard from GS4 & put into card reader connected to PC & do the d&d thing.
3. Card Reader for micro usb plugged into Nexus 6 & move the files into internal memory.
4. Is there a direct phone to phone method that won't take forever? If so, what?
wtherrell said:
So during the long eons between ordering my 64gb Midnight blue Nexus 6 and its actual delivery I am in pondering mode:
Best way to transfer the info & files from my GS4 sdcard to Nexus 6?
1. Connect GS4 to PC, drag 'n drop to pc file. Connect Nexus 6 to PC & reverse d&d?
2. Remove sdcard from GS4 & put into card reader connected to PC & do the d&d thing.
3. Card Reader for micro usb plugged into Nexus 6 & move the files into internal memory.
4. Is there a direct phone to phone method that won't take forever? If so, what?
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Lolipop apparently has a new system to move content from your old phone to your new one via tapping them together (NFC). Not sure how it actually works, though - probably sets up a P2P share via WiFi and moves things that way.
In my opinion, the best way is the simplest: tether old phone to a PC then back up, tether new phone to PC and restore. You will not be able to get everything that way (texts, for example, aren't easy to move unless you are using something like Hangouts as your SMS app), but it will work for most things. And, of course, keeping as much stuff on the cloud to begin with is a good way to start; photos/music/docs, etc can just be pulled down from GDrive/OneDrive/DropBox/etc as needed.
I plan on using my < $1 OTG cable and an SD card reader.
Illrigger said:
Lolipop apparently has a new system to move content from your old phone to your new one via tapping them together (NFC). Not sure how it actually works, though - probably sets up a P2P share via WiFi and moves things that way.
In my opinion, the best way is the simplest: tether old phone to a PC then back up, tether new phone to PC and restore. You will not be able to get everything that way (texts, for example, aren't easy to move unless you are using something like Hangouts as your SMS app), but it will work for most things. And, of course, keeping as much stuff on the cloud to begin with is a good way to start; photos/music/docs, etc can just be pulled down from GDrive/OneDrive/DropBox/etc as needed.
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Pretty sure the new transfer thing is lollipop to lollipop only.
Thanks for the info, guys.
Wifi direct and NFC are in kit kat, pretty sure. Someone mentioned an app called Super beam that is supposed to organize & facilitate the process.
In my experience wired communication has been faster than a wireless one. But the PC method takes two transfers. ...to pc & then back to the other phone. So the wifi direct method could be just as fast.
The otg cable & card reader sounds as if it might be the fastest since only a single, wired transfer is involved.
That said, I guess priority should be given to ease of use. Preserving the file / folder structure and being able to set up the whole thing as a batch operation would be paramount.
joshua.justice said:
Pretty sure the new transfer thing is lollipop to lollipop only.
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Nope ... It utilizes your google account to go and grab apps and setup from previous devices, plus if you use NFC it will use that to read the other phone. There have been several reviews and videos on it already.
ES File Explorer let's you transfer files phone to phone via WiFi. I'd imagine that putting it in a micro USB reader like the meenova would be faster though.
I backup all my stuff on OneDrive and Google Drive. All the app will be download when I activate the phone so no need to worry on that.
polke45 said:
I backup all my stuff on OneDrive and Google Drive. All the app will be download when I activate the phone so no need to worry on that.
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Hadn't really thought about these.
_MetalHead_ said:
ES File Explorer let's you transfer files phone to phone via WiFi. I'd imagine that putting it in a micro USB reader like the meenova would be faster though.
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polke45 said:
I backup all my stuff on OneDrive and Google Drive. All the app will be download when I activate the phone so no need to worry on that.
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So what backup app do you use for this.
I know that Titanium doesn't back up personal data like pictures, music, documents etc
wtherrell said:
So what backup app do you use for this.
I know that Titanium doesn't back up personal data like pictures, music, documents etc
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For personal data, I backup my photo on the cloud drive same with document. I usually load my music from my computer using iSyncr so no need to worry about personal data
I rarely put any important stuff on my phone only because I'm screw if i lost my phone
One way i get my stuff backup is set the directory on the cloud drive to backup. Not sure if Google Drive does it but I'm using OneDrive to backup all my photo directory
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I backup texts using SMS Backup & Restore.
If you want to keep using the card as well, you can always do something like this.
https://shopmeenova.appspot.com/st/order.html
rkennison said:
If you want to keep using the card as well, you can always do something like this.
https://shopmeenova.appspot.com/st/order.html
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Ah, yes. For every thing else there's Meenova. Thanks. I have one on order.
Hello All,
Just got the Nexus 6 coming from the Note 2, need to know the easiest way to get my text messages and photos from that device. I tried the NFC tap thing but if does not seem to work?
Photos.... copy them onto your computer and then paste them onto your Nexus 6.
Text.... use whatever SMS backup app you want, Titanium Backup has one. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore is another one.
Really you mean we still have to transfer files to our computer first to transfer, thats so old school to me. This was so much easier on the Note 4 with Smart Swap and somehow all my text got transferred automatically with the Note 4 too. I still like this Nexus though.
Use Helium it works great for not rooted users. Allows u to transfer data from apps such as angry birds, cut the rope, subway surfers, and any other app that doesn't backup to Facebook or Google+. However u need a PC with a very small program installed plus USB drivers to enable backup for non rooted users. Titanium is for rooted users only but works great also.
I Sync photos with g+ and backup text messages/app data with titanium backup. A USB OTG cable works well to transport the data from one device to another. If no access to USB OTG I use a PC.
Just make sure you unlock the boot loader before moving files to the new device as it wipes your device. Not a bad idea to flash a decrypted kernel as this will wipe your device also.
Ghetto Geeksta said:
Really you mean we still have to transfer files to our computer first to transfer, thats so old school to me. This was so much easier on the Note 4 with Smart Swap and somehow all my text got transferred automatically with the Note 4 too. I still like this Nexus though.
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Its the fastest way of transferring files from 1 place to the next especially if you have a lot of photos. Alternatively, you can upload them to the cloud and download them.
im hoping to get my nexus rooted eventually, but im not quite ready.
Id like to use the phone meanwhile tho, and i read once i want to root it'll wipe my phone.
GreeleyXda said:
im hoping to get my nexus rooted eventually, but im not quite ready.
Id like to use the phone meanwhile tho, and i read once i want to root it'll wipe my phone.
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Root doesn't wipe media / personal files. Unlocking or relocking the bootloader or decrypting the data will, however.
List out exactly what you want backed up, and you may find that many of them (if not most) are already backed up on the cloud. For the ones that aren't backed up, you may have an option to back up the settings and export to dropbox/copy etc
If you find that you have apps where app-data is not being backed up and you actually need that app-data, look at Helium app for backing up
ADB Backup
You can also use the "adb backup -f BACKUP.ab -apk -shared -all" command to backup all your apps and their data, also including the internal memory (everything under /storage/emulated/0/).
-apk backups up the binaries
-shared backups up your internal storage
-all, backups up all data!
Read this post for more info...:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/general/guide-phone-backup-unlock-root-t1420351
jj14 said:
List out exactly what you want backed up, and you may find that many of them (if not most) are already backed up on the cloud. For the ones that aren't backed up, you may have an option to back up the settings and export to dropbox/copy etc
If you find that you have apps where app-data is not being backed up and you actually need that app-data, look at Helium app for backing up
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Well i have 48gb music/pics on my current phone, id like to put on the nexus 6 so i can sell my old phone. And then i'll just redownload my apps off the playstore.
GreeleyXda said:
Well i have 48gb music/pics on my current phone, id like to put on the nexus 6 so i can sell my old phone. And then i'll just redownload my apps off the playstore.
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To transfer that amount of data, cloud storage may be a little slow. You could just transfer the data to your PC, and then, transfer to N6 using a USB cable.
jj14 said:
To transfer that amount of data, cloud storage may be a little slow. You could just transfer the data to your PC, and then, transfer to N6 using a USB cable.
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So you're saying my best choice is just to keep my stuff on my computer till after the nexus is rooted?
I guess I can do that, I do listen to music a lot but I can probably just use groove shark meanwhile.
I don't have any games yet, but once I'm rooted titanium should back up my save files right?
GreeleyXda said:
So you're saying my best choice is just to keep my stuff on my computer till after the nexus is rooted?
I guess I can do that, I do listen to music a lot but I can probably just use groove shark meanwhile.
I don't have any games yet, but once I'm rooted titanium should back up my save files right?
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Why not root your Nexus 6 right now, and then, transfer data over from your old phone (using computer as the middle man? Also, depending on how much of that data is music, you may be able to upload it into your Google Music account. Personally, I like to have at least two copies of all my data (one backup, one active) at all times, so you may want to push your collection to some type of cloud storage (dropbox/box/copy/onedrive etc).
Once you root, yes, Titanium backup should be able to save your game progress (check to see if the games are Play-games enabled - if so, your game progress will be stored to the cloud directly, and you don't need to perform titanium backups)
Helium
jj14 said:
Why not root your Nexus 6 right now, and then, transfer data over from your old phone (using computer as the middle man? Also, depending on how much of that data is music, you may be able to upload it into your Google Music account. Personally, I like to have at least two copies of all my data (one backup, one active) at all times, so you may want to push your collection to some type of cloud storage (dropbox/box/copy/onedrive etc).
Once you root, yes, Titanium backup should be able to save your game progress (check to see if the games are Play-games enabled - if so, your game progress will be stored to the cloud directly, and you don't need to perform titanium backups)
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Because i still have to learn how, this is the first phone im going to mess with
Things id like are
●get rid of the enxryption
●make my phone less burn in-able
●have to most up to date software
● get some of the moto x features
I wanted multi window too but i guess i need to wait for that exposed program to be lollipop compatible
Without root there's adb backup, but doesn't work well. Remember to use the -apk option and before restoring install all the apps from play store first. Titanium backup is much better regarding that matter. Some games allow to use Google Saved Games so you can sync savegames between different devices.
[INFO] List of games that do and don't support Google Saved Games
Hello Experts...going to upgrade my current Galaxy Nexus to a Nexus 6. Is there an easy way to get all my apps from my current phone onto my new one? I have some that are side loaded and just want to be able to port over what I have to the new phone. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
Try Helium from Play. It backups apps and data.
Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 6 met Tapatalk
when setting up the n6, itll give you an option to port over your apps from your previous phone. problem is, those side loaded apps wont appear. but you cam jyst send yourself those apps or use an app like titanium backup to back them up/restore them.
TitaniumBackup works great. I have used it for years to port apps & app data from phone to phone to phone. Try it & you won't regret it.
Titanium backup is my go to, only thing is you need to be rooted..
TiBU
but DO NOT restore system files,
what I did getting my N5 data ready to port to new device (2 days ago) backup everything TiBU will backup, copy all files to new device (or the temp N7 device in my case) and restore only regular play store apps, and its safe (only if the relatively the same base OS version) "accounts."
the best order is restore "app only" things that you are unable to get from the play store, the selectively restore the data to those apps you know would be a pain in the ass to set up (email clients, security DVR clients, Tapatalk...) but if its a red system file, avoid it, even for files like gmail.
the biggest problem TiBU causes people is flashing a new ROM then restoring everything they backed up, at that point you just unflashed the rom and run the risk of pushing bad incompatible core files on the new build...
in short (as I'll explain in my case) my N5 files have been copied to my N7 and restored what I stated above, while I wait for my N6 to be sent to be some day soon hopefully, where I will repeat the same process... all devices are on LP5.1.x and have had no issues... by importing the green accounts data, I'm not needing to re enter the 7 email accounts I want gmail to sync.
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I restore some gapps with Tibu and haven't had any issues..
ryanallaire said:
I restore some gapps with Tibu and haven't had any issues..
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I've never had the need to restore from an app, not flaming them, just not my preference. I let the OS do it and for sideloaded apps, I typically have kept a copy on my PC, so I just batch re-upload to the phone using wifi file explorer pro, and install what I want.
In fact, to be it's great because when doing a major change I can take an audit of what I really have used, and not to decide what to load, etc. (and you can choose as well when porting over, etc.)
Does anyone know of an app or process where I can transfer third-party apps and data from one Samsung S8 to another without using the helium app? Helium will not run on my S8 because it's not recognizing that I'm in the PTP mode. And I now have to return a defective phone but I have tons of apps that are third-party apps on my old phone that I want to transfer to the new one, but Samsung switch doesn't cover that option. Any help would be great! Thanks in advance!
i think titanium backup is now available for non-rooted devices....