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When Gingerbread comes out i want to root my phone and have a clean install of the rom.
What information will i loose and need to backup manually?
Contacts and mail data is saved with my google-account i guess.
SMS are already backed up by an app.
I guess most app data is saved on the sd-card? So if i just i recover that no much will be lost i think?
Am i right?
Am i missing something?
I don't want to end with essential data lost after the root.
Thanks!
Do you know what "root" is? What rooting is?
Your question doesn't make sense.
You don't lose anything when you root...except the restrictions on total access to your phone.
SiNJiN76 said:
You don't lose anything when you root...except the restrictions on total access to your phone.
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Oh cool, thats even better then.
Thanks!
DarsVaeda said:
When Gingerbread comes out i want to root my phone and have a clean install of the rom.
What information will i loose and need to backup manually?
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Ok, I'll elaborate:
The green part doesn't have anything to do with Gingerbread. You want to root your phone - you can.
If you're waiting for Gingerbread OTA and planning to root after that - you might be stuck, if there are no exploits, or forced to unlock the bootloader. If you want it rooted - no point and no logic in installing it until it comes pre-rooted or until root is confirmed.
Blue part: you mean Gingerbread ROM? To install it you don't need to root. On the contrary, rooting might only disturb you and make installing official ROM impossible - no logic here.
"Clean install of the ROM"? To make it "clean", you need to erase all your data. But you want to preserve your data, so no logic here either.
Now, what were you trying to ask?
He wants to know if he can have his gingerbread, and eat it... :-/
Actually, I think he's just looking to preserve his SMS, email, contacts, etc, while wiping.
Most things, like email, and contacts will be preserved because they are web based, but SMS and others will need to be backed up. It all depends on what you are trying to preserve...
Although, given that gingerbread will be an update, and not a new ROM, there's really no need to wipe...
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I think I know what he's wondering, probably because I'm a newb to rooting too, and I'm thinking the same thing.
Let's say you root, but don't unlock the bootloader. Doing this you don't lose any data, you only lose data when you touch the bootloader (right??).
Then you want to get GB when the OTA comes out. Since you are on stock 2.2.2, you should just get it same as if you didn't root (and that will unroot your phone???).
Then, you will probably be able to root again, once someone much more knowledgeable than us, figures out how to do it, and hopefully adds it in to superoneclick.
Only thing I would wonder is why wouldn't we be able to root the N1... I thought it was made to be rooted without any fuss??
You're correct.
I believe Google's stance on rooting is that unlocking the bootloader is the official way to gain access to the phone. Other methods are exploits of potential security holes, and so Google try to close those holes...
...or, at least that's what it used to state on the home page of the AOSP website.
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hi, i recently acquired my sweet DROID 3, its my first smart phone and i would like to know the very specifics of rooting it.. im very tech savvy so dont hold the info back, i know how to root it (thanks to google) but am just very wary on what all i can do with a rooted phone (compared to an unrooted one) all replies are welcome. thank you
also, if i were to root, what apps (stock apps) should i get rid of to further enhance the performance of my phone?
Sorry if the title is misleading guys, if you want to know the easiest way to root your droid go to redmondpie.com
Custom firmware is the biggest reason to root. Others would include free tethering and removing pesky bloatware.
Honestly until you start playing with bootloaders and stuff it is hard to mess up a rooted phone. The worse you will have to do is a factory reset.
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accophox, i am aware of the benefits of rooting, and i know the steps to take, but in what order? and do you know the easiest way to get rid of all those crappy stock apps?
Another newbie here....
I know the usual answer to this question is to search around this site and learn before we try these things. However, if someone could direct me to some general guide for new people for initial backing up I'd really appreciate it. It's really hard to keep all the jargon straight with all these great answers. So many assumptions are made with your abbreviated descriptions, just want clarification. This is maybe the silliest of questions and apparently the answer is obvious to most people on here because I can't find the answer.
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Is there is a mostly bulletproof way of saving an image of my current D3 so that if I brick it then I can fully recover where I am now (or just back to factory once I use titanium backup)? Is that what 'safestrap' or clockwork recovery does?
I want to know if I can backup my current un-rooted state and restore it with very little risk. After that then I will just learn from poking around on here. What I THINK I want to do is this (if someone is still reading this far I will forever be in your debt if you let me know if I'm missing a step).
1. Fully backup unrooted phone in current state.
2. One-click root (I've been tempted to just do that but am afraid of doing any such thing until backup is done)
3. Buy titanium backup to always be able to restore my apps and data independent of the system files.
4. Try to debloat, see if that gets it to snappy enough...if not...
5. Probably install liberty rom...if this disables things like my corporate exchange sync then do the walk of shame back to step 1....
I really want to play with this thing, I'm willing to deal with the glitches and learn what you know....just need to know if there's a point of no return!
nathanb131 said:
I know the usual answer to this question is to search around this site and learn before we try these things. However, if someone could direct me to some general guide for new people for initial backing up I'd really appreciate it. It's really hard to keep all the jargon straight with all these great answers. So many assumptions are made with your abbreviated descriptions, just want clarification. This is maybe the silliest of questions and apparently the answer is obvious to most people on here because I can't find the answer.
Question:
Is there is a mostly bulletproof way of saving an image of my current D3 so that if I brick it then I can fully recover where I am now (or just back to factory once I use titanium backup)? Is that what 'safestrap' or clockwork recovery does?
I want to know if I can backup my current un-rooted state and restore it with very little risk. After that then I will just learn from poking around on here. What I THINK I want to do is this (if someone is still reading this far I will forever be in your debt if you let me know if I'm missing a step).
1. Fully backup unrooted phone in current state.
2. One-click root (I've been tempted to just do that but am afraid of doing any such thing until backup is done)
3. Buy titanium backup to always be able to restore my apps and data independent of the system files.
4. Try to debloat, see if that gets it to snappy enough...if not...
5. Probably install liberty rom...if this disables things like my corporate exchange sync then do the walk of shame back to step 1....
I really want to play with this thing, I'm willing to deal with the glitches and learn what you know....just need to know if there's a point of no return!
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First, there really is no way to back up your phone without rooting it in the first place. If you do mess up badly, like bricking it, you can always use a program called RSD (found in the Droid 3 Android Development section) to restore the stock ROM.
If you aren't 100%, a ROM is basically the OS of your phone. Think of it as different versions of Linux (which is exactly what it is).
Second, as stated earlier, by simply rooting your phone, it's hard to mess it up. Rooting merely gives your phone additional permissions. Unless you start deleting stuff in Titanium backup, you are fine.
Third, One Click Root is very idiot proof. But I will run you through a very brief guide: Download and install the driver for your respective computer's OS here and download the latest version of Pete's One Click Root. http://www.psouza4.com/droid3/ Then, enable USB debugging by going under settings-> Applications-> Development, and checking the box. Assuming you have the correct drivers installed on your computer, you should plug your phone in and allow it to recognize the device and such. After it's all done, open up Pete's One Click Root and simply click Root My Phone. Let it do it's thing, then you are done.
Fourth, I never use Titanium Backup. To make a perfect back up of your device, download Rom Manager from the app marketplace. Then download the droid 3 bootstrap at http://goo.gl/b4b6L visit that link on your phone and make sure you have "Unknown Sources" checked under application settings on your phone. Open up Rom manager and Click the top option to get the correct version of ClockworkMod Recovery for your phone. Once that is done, open up the bootstrap application you just installed and click the top option (bootstrap recovery) wait for it to say Success! then click the second option. Your phone will reboot. Using the volume buttons on the side of your phone as up and down and the power button to select options, scroll down to Backup and Restore on CWM menu that popped up (it's blue). Select Backup. Note: Make sure your battery is at least 75%. Allow it to do it's thing, it will take a while. When it is done, click Reboot Now. You now have a perfect backup of your current system.
Fifth, Debloating your phone is kind of risky, at least in my opinion. A safer option is to install an app called Script Manager and download and run the script found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238472 Instead of removing your bloat, it simply renames it and prevents it from starting up. It also comes with an option to reverse the changes if you want bloat back.
Finally, I would recommend following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278056 to installing Steel Droid V3. Steel Droid is a simple Rom that doesn't require you to wipe all your data and is still pretty neat. I would run the script I mentioned earlier AFTER flashing to Steel Droid though.
Looking back, that is a **** load of text. I typed it all for you so I hope you get some use out of it
Have fun customizing your phone!
It may sound a little mean but go start reading threads. If someone tells you step by step, great you've done it but do you have any idea what you've done. All the info is in these threads. Its ridiculous how much I've learned reading every thread I can since I joined in august. When you don't understand what it is you're doing, that's when you goof **** up and post help me threads
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Thanks. You guys are awesome!
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Slayer621 - a thousand thanks for the baby steps! Best walkthrough I've seen and exactly what I needed to know!
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No problem! Just make sure you are careful. Don't do anything without checking on these forums for the possible outcomes. Deleting a seemingly useless file could make your phone a paper weight!
I have the LG 4x for some time now and i am wondering how to go about with it. I have certain questions, maybe knowledgeable people can answer them.
-I bought the phone with the German 10c firmware. I am now thinking of applying the European 10h one. When i click "software update" from the phone, it says no update available. When i click it from the LG pc suite, it says, the 10h is available, but does not give more information on which 10h it is. I also have downloaded the firmware from the internet, so i am wondering which is the safest, easiest, most certain procedure, to apply the updated firmware. I still have not rooted my phone. And what i have not figured out yet, is, DOES UPDATING THE FIRMWARE MEAN FACTORY RESET? Or is it more like a software update, where it just updates things needed to be updated, not touching anything else?
-Is it possible, if i root the phone, to unroot it, using a reverse procedure? You know, if the need for using the warranty arises.
-It really bothers me, the new type of file system with this android version. I ve been using the 2.3 before i got the phone, which requires, just a backup with clockworkmod and a copy of the external sd and you re done. Now, i don't know which is the best method to backup my phone. ALL apps, except for a couply of offline maps apps, install in the INTERNAL memory of the phone, all game data, etc, which has nearly filled half my phones internal memory so far. I understand that the only solutions to this, are root, and Directory Bind, and one other app i don't recall the name now. So, thats two reasons to root the phone, moving apps to sd, and using Titanium Backup with root, for backup. So the question is, what other option do i have for backup, WITHOUT root?
Everything else works great, good hardware on this phone!
ZTEBlade0 said:
I have the LG 4x for some time now and i am wondering how to go about with it. I have certain questions, maybe knowledgeable people can answer them.
-I bought the phone with the German 10c firmware. I am now thinking of applying the European 10h one. When i click "software update" from the phone, it says no update available. When i click it from the LG pc suite, it says, the 10h is available, but does not give more information on which 10h it is. I also have downloaded the firmware from the internet, so i am wondering which is the safest, easiest, most certain procedure, to apply the updated firmware. I still have not rooted my phone. And what i have not figured out yet, is, DOES UPDATING THE FIRMWARE MEAN FACTORY RESET? Or is it more like a software update, where it just updates things needed to be updated, not touching anything else?
-Is it possible, if i root the phone, to unroot it, using a reverse procedure? You know, if the need for using the warranty arises.
-It really bothers me, the new type of file system with this android version. I ve been using the 2.3 before i got the phone, which requires, just a backup with clockworkmod and a copy of the external sd and you re done. Now, i don't know which is the best method to backup my phone. ALL apps, except for a couply of offline maps apps, install in the INTERNAL memory of the phone, all game data, etc, which has bearly filled half my phones internal memory so far. I understand that the only solutions to this, are root, and Directory Bind, and one other app i don't recall the name now. So, thats two reasons to root the phone, moving apps to sd, and using Titanium Backup with root, for backup. So the question is, what other option do i have for backup, WITHOUT root?
Everything else works great, good hardware on this phone!
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All of your question was answered. don't be lazy
L2Deliver said:
All of your question was answered. don't be lazy
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Maybe they have been answered at some post in some thread, but i have no way of finding the exact post!
Why dont you help a fellow smartphoner and answer me here, if you know the answer?
1 - if you update via official SW it maybe leave data untouched and only update system
2- to unroot just reflash SW (via lgflashtool for example)
3- LGs backup app...
Maybe they have been answered at some post in some thread, but i have no way of finding the exact post!
Why dont you help a fellow smartphoner and answer me here, if you know the answer?
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You have a search feature in the forum, which you can use.
And the reason some of us don't answer questions that have been repeatedly asked and answered is that, if we do, we say that it's OK to open a thread to ask a question that's easilly answered.
But I'll do you a bit of a favor: I'll tell you WHERE you can find the information, and I'll even answer one of the questions (the last) since, regardless of having seen it asked and answered a few times before, I'm not able to direct you to the right place where this sort of question has been asked and answered.
ZTEBlade0 said:
I have the LG 4x for some time now and i am wondering how to go about with it. I have certain questions, maybe knowledgeable people can answer them.
-I bought the phone with the German 10c firmware. I am now thinking of applying the European 10h one. When i click "software update" from the phone, it says no update available. When i click it from the LG pc suite, it says, the 10h is available, but does not give more information on which 10h it is. I also have downloaded the firmware from the internet, so i am wondering which is the safest, easiest, most certain procedure, to apply the updated firmware. I still have not rooted my phone. And what i have not figured out yet, is, DOES UPDATING THE FIRMWARE MEAN FACTORY RESET? Or is it more like a software update, where it just updates things needed to be updated, not touching anything else?
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If you want to update it through flashing the .kdz, you should find that information in the respective thread, as it not only refers the correct method, but also the consequences.
ZTEBlade0 said:
-Is it possible, if i root the phone, to unroot it, using a reverse procedure? You know, if the need for using the warranty arises.
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This information can be found, as it turns out, in the two possible threads for rooting the LG 4X (one for ICS and one for JB). I'll give you a bit more help, as the threads aren't in the same sub-forum - the one for JB is in the General Forum, the one for ICS is in the Development Forum.
ZTEBlade0 said:
-It really bothers me, the new type of file system with this android version. I ve been using the 2.3 before i got the phone, which requires, just a backup with clockworkmod and a copy of the external sd and you re done. Now, i don't know which is the best method to backup my phone. ALL apps, except for a couply of offline maps apps, install in the INTERNAL memory of the phone, all game data, etc, which has nearly filled half my phones internal memory so far. I understand that the only solutions to this, are root, and Directory Bind, and one other app i don't recall the name now. So, thats two reasons to root the phone, moving apps to sd, and using Titanium Backup with root, for backup. So the question is, what other option do i have for backup, WITHOUT root?
Everything else works great, good hardware on this phone!
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Most backup programs don't care where you've installed your apps. That said, if you don't want to root your mobile, the only option you have is the LG Backup app. I'm not sure if it saves and recovers every bit of data (meaning the saves of your games and other information you may have configured into your apps), but it's your best bet for a root-less 4X.
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1 - if you update via official SW it maybe leave data untouched and only update system
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It "MAY" leave data untouched??? In computers, this word is not supposed to be used, either it WILL, or it will NOT. So you re telling me it will be an unstable procedure if i update via the official Software?
skryptus said:
Most backup programs don't care where you've installed your apps. That said, if you don't want to root your mobile, the only option you have is the LG Backup app. I'm not sure if it saves and recovers every bit of data (meaning the saves of your games and other information you may have configured into your apps), but it's your best bet for a root-less 4X.
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Great. So you re saying too, that the only backup option a non rooted user has is not even to be trusted. If it will not save apps data, its useless then. What am i supposed to do, play all games over again?
No, i used maybe , because i only flashing via LG flash tool and it erase all data ... but i THINK official update MAY leave data ( like on xperias phones)
its hard to root it, make complete backup and then flash it ? if answer is yes, dont go to upgrade...
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No, i used maybe , because i only flashing via LG flash tool and it erase all data ... but i THINK official update MAY leave data ( like on xperias phones)
its hard to root it, make complete backup and then flash it ? if answer is yes, dont go to upgrade...
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No, if there is a procedure, i ll follow it and root it, i am just thinking, that i read that 4.1 will have a DIFFERENT rooting procedure, so i was thinking to wait, upgrade to 4.1 and THEN root it.
I am now backing up for the first time from within the phone app, see how it goes.
ZTEBlade0 said:
I am now backing up for the first time from within the phone app, see how it goes.
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Well, the backup is over, just about 1.3gb. Strange, the internal memory is full up to about 6.5gb. I don't understand WHAT exactly it backed up! It said it will back up "app data", along with other stuff (contacts, call log, etc.). I have no idea what it backed up from the Apps. Left more confused than before!
maybe that backup is justl ike you backup via CWM - backup system and data, and this lg backup tool make data backup... so you backup all of your internal storage to PC (before that make backup of contants and messages) try update , and after that run restore ...
or you can root, backup, flash, root again, restore...
ZTEBlade0 said:
It "MAY" leave data untouched??? In computers, this word is not supposed to be used, either it WILL, or it will NOT. So you re telling me it will be an unstable procedure if i update via the official Software?
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Official method leaves stuff untouched. It warns you it will erase the data, but from what I've heard, it doesn't. Although, everyone is advising for you to do a factory format after you update it, as it solves a lot of slowdowns and other possible incompatibility problems.
Great. So you re saying too, that the only backup option a non rooted user has is not even to be trusted. If it will not save apps data, its useless then. What am i supposed to do, play all games over again?
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Please stop putting words into other people's mouths. I said I'm not sure. I myself haven't used the app. Other users have been mentioned having used it (but then again you'd know that if you went to the trouble of looking around a bit), so I think it would be a viable alternative, but I won't vouch for it and/or its abilities because I have no experience with it.
Point is, if you don't want to use root, you lose the ability of writing into the /data folders (and some times even correctly reading from it). If LG, by some bending of those rules, made it so you can, count yourself lucky. If they didn't, you can't really blame them - it's Google's OS (who IMO should have come up with a decent Backup solution a long time ago).
mmm273 said:
maybe that backup is justl ike you backup via CWM - backup system and data, and this lg backup tool make data backup... so you backup all of your internal storage to PC (before that make backup of contants and messages) try update , and after that run restore ...
or you can root, backup, flash, root again, restore...
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I did a backup using the LG app. So it said it backs up "application data, contacts, etc". Ok. The size is just 1.8gb. The used space in internal memory is 9gb. So i don't understand WHAT exactly it backed up from the applications. Everything EXCEPT for the "sd data" of games?
So i would do a firmware update, then a factory reset, to have the new firmware installed, CLEAN, then restore my backup. Right? So after the factory reset, it will have wiped ALL applications, deleted them from the internal memory? Is that correct? So i would use the 1.8gb restore, and what will it give me from my 9+gb applications (games, etc) that i have now?
Or, do i have to COPY all "sd data" files from the internal memory to PC, and restore the 1.8gb backup AND re-copy the "sd data" files of games and applications, back to internal memory?
Hi everybody
I'm new to Android Mobile and I got my HTC ONE just recently. I have to say that I'm in love with it, finally something I can really use.
I would like to root my phone and I went through several doc/videos about how to unlock the boot loader and how to root it.
I feel quite confident to do that on my own (I know, I know... I'm a lady and usually this kind of stuff are for boys only... but I'll give it a try).
I have only few questions if you can help an not expert user as myself:
1. after root my HTC One, will my mobile able to receive software updates pushed from the vendor?
2. by reading the forum, my understanding is that some of the system apps will be removed (not big deal actually and I understand I can recover them in some way). However, will I be able to recover all the other apps installed, phone settings and the usual data from my backup? I do a daily backup of my phone via the system Backup & Restore utility which stored the data in DropBox.
Thanks a lot boys and I sorry for the silly questions. I did my best to search on my own but still a bit confused
When you unlock the bootloader, you eliminate all OTA updates. That is my understandin.
If you backup'd up with method X (whatever method that maybe), I dont see why you cant continue to use method X to restore your settings as well.
When i forgot got my phone, I unlocked and rooted immediately. I installed titanium backup (thats my method of choice), and transfered the content from my old phone and use titanium to restore everything.
Linda2013 said:
Hi everybody
I'm new to Android Mobile and I got my HTC ONE just recently. I have to say that I'm in love with it, finally something I can really use.
I would like to root my phone and I went through several doc/videos about how to unlock the boot loader and how to root it.
I feel quite confident to do that on my own (I know, I know... I'm a lady and usually this kind of stuff are for boys only... but I'll give it a try).
I have only few questions if you can help an not expert user as myself:
1. after root my HTC One, will my mobile able to receive software updates pushed from the vendor?
2. by reading the forum, my understanding is that some of the system apps will be removed (not big deal actually and I understand I can recover them in some way). However, will I be able to recover all the other apps installed, phone settings and the usual data from my backup? I do a daily backup of my phone via the system Backup & Restore utility which stored the data in DropBox.
Thanks a lot boys and I sorry for the silly questions. I did my best to search on my own but still a bit confused
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1. Yes you will receive update notifications but depending on what recovery you have you might not be able to install the update until you go to stock recovery.
2. Yes you will be able to restore your data and it work rather well. Don't remember if it backed up the app data (settings for apps accounts save games etc....) and depending on your settings it may not backup pictures and videos so make a copy on a computer if you have pics you don't want to lose.
Linda2013 said:
Hi everybody
I'm new to Android Mobile and I got my HTC ONE just recently. I have to say that I'm in love with it, finally something I can really use.
I would like to root my phone and I went through several doc/videos about how to unlock the boot loader and how to root it.
I feel quite confident to do that on my own (I know, I know... I'm a lady and usually this kind of stuff are for boys only... but I'll give it a try).
I have only few questions if you can help an not expert user as myself:
1. after root my HTC One, will my mobile able to receive software updates pushed from the vendor?
2. by reading the forum, my understanding is that some of the system apps will be removed (not big deal actually and I understand I can recover them in some way). However, will I be able to recover all the other apps installed, phone settings and the usual data from my backup? I do a daily backup of my phone via the system Backup & Restore utility which stored the data in DropBox.
Thanks a lot boys and I sorry for the silly questions. I did my best to search on my own but still a bit confused
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Let me start off by congratulating you on an excellent choice of phone!
In response to your questions, I havesome answers for you:
1. After unlocking the bootloader/rooting your phone, you will still be able to receive OTA updates. However, to actually install them you will have to relock the bootloader. Take care when installing OTA updates, as they may contain "fixes" that will disable re-unlocking the bootlader or rooting.
2. You should be able to recover all of your apps, settings, and data. Once rooted, I highly recommend Titanium backup for apps and data, and MyBackupPro for contacts, call logs, messages, and such.
Thank you guys, you are wonderful! I love u!!!
Last question then I promise I will not bothering anymore
I can see from the tutorial that once I've unlocked the boot loader I will need to use a recovery utility like TWRP.
I'm not going to install any custom ROM for now and I would like to keep the original one. The only thing that I really need is root privileges to rid off some apps that were installed by the carrier (which I hate), as well the carrier boot up logo animation.
So, for instance... I'm running at the moment the 1.29.841.2 software version.
Will the recovery process keep the phone on the same version or it will install a flat one without the updates?
Linda
Linda2013 said:
Thank you guys, you are wonderful! I love u!!!
Last question then I promise I will not bothering anymore
I can see from the tutorial that once I've unlocked the boot loader I will need to use a recovery utility like TWRP.
I'm not going to install any custom ROM for now and I would like to keep the original one. The only thing that I really need is root privileges to rid off some apps that were installed by the carrier (which I hate), as well the carrier boot up logo animation.
So, for instance... I'm running at the moment the 1.29.841.2 software version.
Will the recovery process keep the phone on the same version or it will install a flat one without the updates?
Linda
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Not bothering at all, that's what the forums are here for.
The recovery process will leave the phone on the same version that has been installed. All apps will need to be re-updated, but the system version will stay the same.
skunkbandit said:
Not bothering at all, that's what the forums are here for.
The recovery process will leave the phone on the same version that has been installed. All apps will need to be re-updated, but the system version will stay the same.
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Great!!! all my doubts and questions are now solved. I'm ready now to try the tutorial on my own (I'm so happy ).
Thanks you sooooooo much!
Linda2013 said:
Great!!! all my doubts and questions are now solved. I'm ready now to try the tutorial on my own (I'm so happy ).
Thanks you sooooooo much!
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You're welcome!
just a quick heads up, be aware that unlocking your bootloader will wipe all of the data stored in your phone. Make sure to have a recent backup available.
Lots of useful info here, make sure to check it out: http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader
Linda2013 said:
Great!!! all my doubts and questions are now solved. I'm ready now to try the tutorial on my own (I'm so happy ).
Thanks you sooooooo much!
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Good luck, hope you enjoy your HTC One
Not sure which tutorial you're using, I have found this one to be very thorough, written by a respected Rom developer
[GUIDE] Complete Flashing Guide | Rooting | Going Back To Stock | 05.05.2013
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618
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All good! I've successfully unlocked and rooted my device.
I've installed TWRP and made a backup (just in case).
Then restored all my data/apps.
Very happy thx again guys!
Hoping I'm not totally screwed here, but here goes. I'm swapping from one Nexus 6 to another. On stock 5.0.1 (still), rooted, and unencrypted. I made my Titanium Backups (always as a precaution) then booted to TWRP and made a nandroid backup. I was too tired to command line myself so I decided to use the Skipsoft Toolkit to pull my data. I got curious about a full backup option on there so I tried it out. First thing it did was boot an unsecured boot.img. Phone then boots back up and begins the encryption process. I knew I didn't want encryption, so I powered off mid-process. (Kicking myself for that now...) Now when I boot back up, I get the "Encryption Unsuccessful" message telling me that my data is unusable and that I must do a phone reset.
I can still get to the bootloader and boot into TWRP, but it can't see any of the data on the device--including the TWRP backup I made earlier today. Seeing as I didn't get any of my backups off before this happened, I need that TWRP or I will lose everything since my last backup on 11/6. Is there ANY way to still pull data from a partial but failed encryption? Please help!
wizard5007 said:
Hoping I'm not totally screwed here, but here goes. I'm swapping from one Nexus 6 to another. On stock 5.0.1 (still), rooted, and unencrypted. I made my Titanium Backups (always as a precaution) then booted to TWRP and made a nandroid backup. I was too tired to command line myself so I decided to use the Skipsoft Toolkit to pull my data. I got curious about a full backup option on there so I tried it out. First thing it did was boot an unsecured boot.img. Phone then boots back up and begins the encryption process. I knew I didn't want encryption, so I powered off mid-process. (Kicking myself for that now...) Now when I boot back up, I get the "Encryption Unsuccessful" message telling me that my data is unusable and that I must do a phone reset.
I can still get to the bootloader and boot into TWRP, but it can't see any of the data on the device--including the TWRP backup I made earlier today. Seeing as I didn't get any of my backups off before this happened, I need that TWRP or I will lose everything since my last backup on 11/6. Is there ANY way to still pull data from a partial but failed encryption? Please help!
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You most likely corrupted all the data on the device.
Not sure why you thought powering off during encryption would stop it and not cause corruption.
Also dont even think about restoring a nandroid on a new device.
zelendel said:
You most likely corrupted all the data on the device.
Not sure why you thought powering off during encryption would stop it and not cause corruption.
Also dont even think about restoring a nandroid on a new device.
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Because I wasn't thinking... I know--stupid. Is there no shot at recovering anything?
I'm switching from one Nexus 6 to another. Can I not restore a nandroid to an identical device?
wizard5007 said:
Because I wasn't thinking... I know--stupid. Is there no shot at recovering anything?
I'm switching from one Nexus 6 to another. Can I not restore a nandroid to an identical device?
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No, no you can not. A nandroid has device spicific files in it like GPS and IMEI info. Restoring it is just asking for trouble. Only restore USER apps and data everything else is off limits.
How did you fix the issue?
zelendel said:
No, no you can not. A nandroid has device spicific files in it like GPS and IMEI info. Restoring it is just asking for trouble. Only restore USER apps and data everything else is off limits.
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So what specifically is in /system or /data that would be so dangerous?
Have you ever actually done this, or are you just saying stuff you have read but don't fully understand?
If you backed up every single partition its a bad idea to restore to another phone... But simple backups are fine to restore cross device if you aren't including efs
scryan said:
So what specifically is in /system or /data that would be so dangerous?
Have you ever actually done this, or are you just saying stuff you have read but don't fully understand?
If you backed up every single partition its a bad idea to restore to another phone... But simple backups are fine to restore cross device if you aren't including efs
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You do know who your talking to right? I don't read things. I do them. Been doing this for over 10 years now. So just maybe you might want to know who you are talking to first.
zelendel said:
You do know who your talking to right? I don't read things. I do them. Been doing this for over 10 years now. So just maybe you might want to know who you are talking to first.
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Nope, no idea who you are.
All I know is how many times I have seen twrp backups restored on a phone it wasn't taken on with out issue?
Maybe you should actual read things and you wouldn't have an issue with it either?
Or... Care to actually explain the danger rather then just puffing your chest out because you have played with android smart phones for ten years (apparently since before it was released?)
lol!
ok, both @zelendel and @scryan are right..
its highly not recommended to restore a nandroid onto a different phone if it contains system apps. that said, theres also a chance that it would be fine as well. its just that the system apps could not be supported(or could be) by the 2nd device. but even if they arent supported, it wont really harm your device, as you can fix whatever issues by just switching out the apps that are causing issues(then reboot).
scryan said:
Nope, no idea who you are.
All I know is how many times I have seen twrp backups restored on a phone it wasn't taken on with out issue?
Maybe you should actual read things and you wouldn't have an issue with it either?
Or... Care to actually explain the danger rather then just puffing your chest out because you have played with android smart phones for ten years (apparently since before it was released?)
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Well let's start out with the fact that when system apps are loaded the data loaded to is set to one device. By restoring that to another device messes it up and causes all types of issues with the app and system.
Also as stated above not all apps are compatible across devices. Could lead you to an endless bootloop.
See you have me twisted. I don't have to read about it as I do it everyday. As each device is different there is no telling that one thing will work for one but not the other.
As for doing this before android was released? Yes. Who do you think got leaks to run on wm devices before the first nexus was released? Xda and the legendary HD2.
I was modding devices before the first smartphone was even released. Then I became a moderator here. Which is requires a whole lot of learning. Like reading the source and knowing what does what.
Now you are more then welcome to flash someone else's backup, that is up to you but I will tell you that no one that knows what they are doing will do that.
zelendel said:
As for doing this before android was released? Yes. Who do you think got leaks to run on wm devices before the first nexus was released? Xda and the legendary HD2.
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the Dream(G1) was Googles android developer phone before the Nexus. while a lot of people did use and mod the HD2, the G1/Dream was getting most of the developer support.
simms22 said:
the Dream(G1) was Googles android developer phone before the Nexus. while a lot of people did use and mod the HD2, the G1/Dream was getting most of the developer support.
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I wouldn't say most. But it was close indeed. I had them both but focused on the hd2 mostly. God I miss truly open bootloader lol.
zelendel said:
....focused on the hd2 mostly.
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I remember the HD2 as one of the best phone ever made.
zelendel said:
Well let's start out with the fact that when system apps are loaded the data loaded to is set to one device. By restoring that to another device messes it up and causes all types of issues with the app and system.
Also as stated above not all apps are compatible across devices. Could lead you to an endless bootloop.
See you have me twisted. I don't have to read about it as I do it everyday. As each device is different there is no telling that one thing will work for one but not the other.
As for doing this before android was released? Yes. Who do you think got leaks to run on wm devices before the first nexus was released? Xda and the legendary HD2.
I was modding devices before the first smartphone was even released. Then I became a moderator here. Which is requires a whole lot of learning. Like reading the source and knowing what does what.
Now you are more then welcome to flash someone else's backup, that is up to you but I will tell you that no one that knows what they are doing will do that.
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Just wanted to chime in here and say, I agree 1000% that I would never restore a backup from one phone to another, unless I knew for a fact I could "rescue" the phone if it locked up/got fried/ruined from the restore..
And, I have been playing with cell phones since November 1983, the first day cell service became widely available in Chicagoland, and I have been modding/tweaking/hacking them pretty much since then, so I too have "extensive" experience about what may or may not work when doing something like this..
To each his own, but I would never do this..