I made a backup using TWRP and restored just the data partition. Most things work but when I open Signal Messenger it just flashes and closes. Any idea how to fix it or get the messages off? Would it make a different if I installed the app before restoring from TWRP? I came from stock Android to Lineage (aside question, where can I even download stock firmware from?)
Signal has a built-in backup functionality. Your best bet is to use that one.
This would mean going back to stock, restoring everything, taking a backup inside Signal - then flashing Lineage again, install Signal and restore from backup
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I updated to 893, used forever root and stayed rooted. Using titanium backup i backed up all system data before i did any of this.
Now after a successful upgrade i decided i wanted my old texts back for work, as well as my work email account set up. I went to titanium back up and batch restored all system data.
Now, I went to system and it showed i was still on 893, but is everything else 893? do i get the perks? The longer battery life, no longer having to airplane mode for data, etc? or did i basically return, but not return to 886 by doing this?
thanks for your time
I don't see how Titanium could install a radio or ROM just by doing a restore. The restore is done in the gui environment and cannot do these things, pretty sure. It may just be a bug, I have installed Liberty ROM after i did the .901 update and its radio shows .893. Folks around here tell me to disregard what the OS is reporting as the radio is patched but does not report correctly.
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I was wondering if anyone has tried doing a restore with helium backup on n yet
Anytime I try, I see that the restore gets to 100% but then just sticks. It doesn't error or say that it is done but stays at 100%. If I cancel or reboot the application and even just the data doesn't seem to be available. I have tried restoring a few different apps that were backed up that all restored find in mm and none seem to work. Any advice on how to get restores to go through would be greatly appreciated.
Backup+ seemed to work unfortunately you have to pay for sms, wifi, calls and system app backups
I'll have to give that a try then. First need to figure out root for it.
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If I did a backup of data with TWRP recovery and then flashed different rom and then tried to restore the backup would it work?
Most likely you will end up with a bootloop or Android Core constantly crashing. If you want to backup and restore apps data, I'd recommend using Titanium Backup instead.
If the new ROM is similar enough, and you only restore DATA, it might work. But like the last response, it might not. I also suggest (and use) Titanium for migrating app data. Although be aware that Titanium causes problems when restoring Whatsapp (and maybe a couple other apps that I don't use)? I've used Titanium with no problems on the 3T (as I have on countless ROM flashes on several Android devices).
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Thanks a lot
Since DOTos is not longer supported / will be updating, is it safe to dirty flash a new rom over DOTos and not wiping data? I have stuff for my apps i dont want to lose, and messages.
xSpartacusx said:
Since DOTos is not longer supported / will be updating, is it safe to dirty flash a new rom over DOTos and not wiping data? I have stuff for my apps i dont want to lose, and messages.
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Generally not a good or wise idea. Especially if the ROM you plan to flash is of a different type (lots of settings and other diff between LOS-based and AOSP/GZOSP for instance). You risk instability.
Some folks have done a nandroid backup of existing ROM and then (attempt to?) restore data to a new/different ROM.
No, your best bet is to do app backups. Use Titanium Backup to backup user apps (NOT system apps). Should have no problems restoring apps and data on a new ROM. You could also backup some system apps but it's not a good idea to restore them. You can, however, probably restore their data if needed.
Due to some issues on Oreo I usually install apps via Play Store or saved apks and then restore just their data with TiBu. No problems that way.
TiBu can do messages also but I have and use SMS Backup and Restore on all ROMs. Constantly using it across ROMs and devices. Works without fail.
Moto G5S Plus XT1806, GZOSP_PixelExperience, MultiROM, TBO Tapatalk 4.9.3
Ya I always use sms backup+ I love the app. I tried doing titanium back up but can never figure out how to use it
xSpartacusx said:
Ya I always use sms backup+ I love the app. I tried doing titanium back up but can never figure out how to use it
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It's one of the few (and easiest to be honest) way. Look up a tutorial for titanium on Google or xda. You'll be happy you did if the data is that important
Hi!
I previously had rooted my S7 Edge with Super SU v2.79 years ago but now I want to switch to Magisk because I need to hide root from certain apps. Magisk fails to install saying:
! Boot image patched by unsupported programs
! Please restore to stock boot image.
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From here I read I can try unSU. But in my case it did not work. How exactly can I fix this now? As I understand I need to reflash some stock images? But what exactly is the minimum requirement? Just boot.img? Or system? Also if I don't want to loose my apps, data, config, can I flash them without loosing them? Or if not is it possible to hide root while still using SuperSU since I really don't want to lose my data/apps/config.
You get the info to restore the stock boot image, which is just the kernel image. As you are rooted right now, use a backup tool like Swift Backup (full version is paid) or Neo backup (FOSS) to backup all app data and apps and personal data in case something goes wrong. Backup that stuff to your PC of course, saving all data that was created by the backup app and your other stuff. Then flash stock kernel, test if all is good and stick to Magisk stable plus needed modules.
Next time please provide all system data like used (custom?) ROM and Android version. If you use a custom ROM you need to revert to the unrooted custom ROM kernel of course.
Thank you for your response!
I am not rooted currently as I uninstalled Super SU but I think I can install it back if needed. Will flashing stock kernel always cause app data to be lost? Or is there chance that it does not get touched? As for ROM I use stock android 7 rom. I am not sure where and if can I still find it.
I don't really trust backup because because previous attempts have ended up with boot loops and broken apps. If there is chance that that app data stays intact without backup then I might try it but if the process factory resets everything and then relies on restoring backup as one part of the process then for now I would try to come up with some other solution.
Also will it cause all the stock bloatware to come back or is the kernel separate from apps?
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Thank you for your response!
I am not rooted currently as I uninstalled Super SU but I think I can install it back if needed. Will flashing stock kernel always cause app data to be lost? Or is there chance that it does not get touched? As for ROM I use stock android 7 rom. I am not sure where and if can I still find it.
I don't really trust backup because because previous attempts have ended up with boot loops and broken apps. If there is chance that that app data stays intact without backup then I might try it but if the process factory resets everything and then relies on restoring backup as one part of the process then for now I would try to come up with some other solution.
Also will it cause all the stock bloatware to come back or is the kernel separate from apps?
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to back up use smart switch in pc, to install magisk is recommended to flash stock firmware first and instal magisk to avoid issues like bootloops