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Quick Root/Unroot Question

My fiance has to send in her phone for replacement. Since the Incredible doesn't have the Privacy/backup app data option, I want to back up her apps so as not to lose data or have to manually do it in the market. From reading, Titanium Backup is the best app for the job and it requires root.
I searched for my answer but found not exactly what I was looking for...
I know I can run unrevoked3 to root the device, install TB then back up my apps...
From here I want to unroot the phone. I read I can install the official 2.1 ROM and it'll erase what unrevoked3 did.. Am I correct in assuming that?
Or could I just factory reset the phone (with the 2.2 OTA) instead of having to install that 2.1 ROM? And will doing this get rid of the custom recovery? Or does a whole ROM need to be flashed to replace the recovery?
Then on the new device, i have to root it, install TB again, install the backups... If it comes preloaded with 2.2, how do i lose root and still hold onto all the apps I just backed up?

Actually I don't care about the new device and getting rid of root...
I just want to make sure the phone I send back no longer has the custom recovery.
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To skip the rooting and unrooting, try AppBrain. You can build a list and sync your device with your apps. On the new phone, do the same and it will automatically redownload and install your missing apps.
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Will it download them through the market? I only ask so the downloads list in the market shows apps as installed and will notify of updates. And does it back up app data as well?
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And modifying my search I found the answer... Downgrading will erase custom recovery...
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Phaded said:
Will it download them through the market? I only ask so the downloads list in the market shows apps as installed and will notify of updates. And does it back up app data as well?
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Yes, it downloads through the market, and does updates, too. No it doesn't save app data. I try to stay away from that due to possible data corruption.
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Another question... So phone is rooted, s-off, cw recovery.
Outside of flashing the leak, how would one prepare the phone for the ota without losing apps and data? I've read flashing the stock recovery would do it, but I can't find the 2.2 one or I'm looking in the wrong place. Any help appreciated.
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Desire Z/HD Sense Skins and Notification Bars [UPDATED] Gingerbread themes

PLEASE READ FULL POST FOR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
Hey guys found this while looking through the Desire Z side. I'm running Virtuous 0.7.1 on my G2 and installed most all of them and they all work. Just thought I would post them here in case people haven't found this already. See post #10 just below for some trial and errors on my part that may benefit you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=801928 See this link for Themes and also see post #6 for some custom notification bars.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9526289&postcount=249 See this link for an even more customized notification bar with great battery icon. These files must be flashed via clockworkmod.
Requirements
1-Have a T-Mobile G2
2-Your G2 is perm rooted and S-OFF. SEE http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833965
3-You have clockworkmod recovery flashed. SEE http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834731
4-You have a custom SENSE based Rom flashed on your G2, be it Virtuous, eVil D's Desire HD, MoDaCo,VillianRom. I do NOT think that this will work with eVil's My Touch 4g rom because I believe it uses different framework. SEE Virtuous: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837042, eVils http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835687, MoDaCo:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837389, VillianRom:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855560
STEPS-4 icon sets
1-Download eitheryour desired iconset/notification bar and place on your sdcard where you will easily be able to lacate later.
2-Boot into clockwork recovery(with phone off press in trackpad and then power and hold both, press power buttom to select bootloader, then vol down to select recovery
3-Once in clockworkmod recovery go down to backup and restore and push in trackpad and select bakup.CYA
4-Press power button to get back to first clockwork screen and move down to "Install zip from sdcard"
5-The move down to "Choose zip from sdcard" and then find your downloaded Theme/Icon set. Once highlighted press in track pad.
6-Move down to"Yes-install(yourfilegoeshere)
7-Once done installing press power button to get back to main screen and select reboot phone.
8-ENJOY!
STEPS-4 sopL87 Themes
1-Donload desire theme/skin from links above.
2- Have Astro File Manager installed from the Market Place. It's free and a handy app anyways.
3- Navigate to your downloaded theme and select it and a box/menu will appear and you will want to selecte open app manager.
4- Select install app- You may be asked to change a settings for installing from unknown sources. But you'll be fine cause you did a NANDROID backup right!
5- Once installed go to you HTC Sense Skin Picker and apply your newly installed theme
6- Enjoy!
Also I take no credit for any of this work, just wanted to post it in a new area for more eyes to see and use some of this great work.
Thanks to sopL87,vibez icematrix for making these and all their work. Also THANKS to rmk40, eVil D, Paulobrien and nprussell for their amazing Roms and kernels. YOU ALL ROCK!

Hey, I'm new to Droids and noticed my friend has this clock with weather (I think its like Beautiful widgets) on their evo and I was trying to find something similar for my new phone. Is this what you're talking about in this post? Does it require 'rooting' or 'hacking'? Thanks man!

Lol I am in the same boat as you g2man. I'm new to android also and after playing with my friends evo I fell in love with the weather clock and the bookmark widget. I found the clock under beautiful widgets on the market but I am still looking for the bookmarks. I also don't know what's up with hacking or rooting lol.
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if you want those cool widgets then you need to load a sense rom. There are similar ones out there just look in the post your home screen thread and stay looking at other people screens to see what they have and what you like. If you do decide to go with a sense rom then yes you need to be permanently rooted.
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How do I root my phone and what exactly does it do ?
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I found the tronsense causes a boot loop using his method through clockwork.....
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pimpmaneaton said:
Hey guys found this while looking through the Desire Z side. I'm running Virtuous 0.7.1 on my G2 and installed most all of them and they all work. Just thought I would post them here in case people haven't found this already.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=801928
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Did you use that apk manager or did you just install the apk?
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I installed them all through Astro File Manager and then you can toggle between all of them through the skin selector. Also to answer from the second post yea you will needto root and install a customsense Rom if you are on the T-Mobile G2 which I would guess you are. These will just change certain aspects of the HTC sense operating system.
Sent from G2 rocking Virtuous 0.7.1 and eVils 11-25-4 kernel.

Do you have the battery indicator in the top right notification bar?
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mike96789 said:
Do you have the battery indicator in the top right notification bar?
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If you look in post number 6 on the link I supplied there are some frameworks there and the RougeSense one has a circle battery indicator with number in middle. Those files are also .apk format and could also be installed via Astro if I'm not mistaken but I have yet to try that so don't quote me on that. Also there is this link that have and very nice mod for the notifacation bar that has great icons and even better battery icon.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9526289&postcount=249 The files from this link MUST be installed via clockwork recovery.
I would say if your going to try these before I do I would do a nandroid back up before just incase something goes wrong. CYA(Cover Your A$$) if you know what I mean. I'm going to try them right now and I'll post and let you know how it goes.
Well I flashed the v3 with animated menu onto my G2 with Virtuous 0.7.1 and all is well. It is currently charging and battery circle is rotating as suppose to. All icons seem to be working just fine. Have to side affects that I can see yet. Posted a screenie for you all to see. Also just want to say this again, MUST flash the icematrix frameworks via clockwork and I highly recommencd doing a backup. If no problems are found the just delete the backup and no harm done. CYA!
EDIT: Find small glitch with v3 w/ animated menu. When screen is unlocked you will get a very quick flash of the home screen preview except upside down. Then just goes to the main screen. So far this only seems to happen if the phone was locked when on the main home screen. Going to try v3 with out animated menu.
EDIT2: Currently running v3 w/out animated menu and seems to be unlock glitch free. But with the animated menu option menus that would normally pop up while using your phone have a effect where it looks like they come out of the side of the screen. But I just really wanted the custom icons.
EDIT3: Well after running v3 for awhile still not having any problems but have noticed a change though. If you look at my first screen shot you'll notice that my contact app is named "Contacts". Well after two reboots my contact app is now named "People"(see screen shot two below). Not that this is a big deal just thought would let you all know.

master.peterm said:
I found the tronsense causes a boot loop using his method through clockwork.....
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I installed it thourgh Astro and then selected it thourgh skin selector and it works just fine.

How do you flash the icons, do I need to rename the zip file as update.
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immune15 said:
How do I root my phone and what exactly does it do ?
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youtube it!!!

theXeffect said:
youtube it!!!
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No. Most of the stuff on YouTube is just scams. Just search on xda if you want to know how to root your phone.
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mike96789 said:
How do you flash the icons, do I need to rename the zip file as update.
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If you are wanting to flash the icematrix icons then you MUST do it through clockwork recovery. So yes your phone must be perm rooted and you must have a custom Rom installed such as virtuous or eVils desire hd roms. These will only work on sense and NOT stock or cyanogen.
Sent from G2 rocking Virtuous 0.7.1 and eVils 11-25-4 kernel.

immune15 said:
How do I root my phone and what exactly does it do ?
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Look under G2 Android development and one of the top posts is a guide on how to perm root and s-off. Then you can install ROM Manager which can flash clockwork to your phone from within the app itself. There is also a post in Android dev about clockworkmod recovery.
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Do I need to rename the st file as update.
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mike96789 said:
Do I need to rename the st file as update.
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No there is no need to rename any of these files. The custom icons from icematrix are installed through clockwork recovery and from clockwork choose "install zip from sdcard",the select "choose zip from sdcard" than just navigate to where you placed the file on your sdcard and will flash it. There is no need to wipe anything when flashing one of icematrix frameworks. The other files from sopL87 are all .apk files and those all install from an app like Astro File manager which can be downloaded from the market for free. Great app to have even if not using it form this reason.

Tried installing the other icons from sopl through astro and it said launch or uninstall. When I hit launch it said it could not. To afraid to hit install unless you have done this already and it works.
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mike96789 said:
Tried installing the other icons from sopl through astro and it said launch or uninstall. When I hit launch it said it could not. To afraid to hit install unless you have done this already and it works.
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I haven't tried the ones from sopL87 just cause I liked the other ones better.
EDIT: Okay i just tried and can up with the same result. So I did some more reading and there is a bit more involved. EDITED OP with some more instructions on how to do so. Please read instructions from both sopL87 and also the new link that is up.

Roms & APKS

Not sure if this info has been posted anywhere. So, I would like to know if there is any way to install APKs from a different rom onto current rom. I am currently running IncRom 1.2, but I have never been a fan of Sense dialers. I would like to install either MIUI dialer or any 2.3 based dialer. Is it possible, and if so, how would I go about doing that? Any info. would be greatly appreciated.

Just download whatever rom you want the apk from and put it onto your new rom? I hope that makes sense as I can't think of a better way to explain ...
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Gahh Its Lee said:
Just download whatever rom you want the apk from and put it onto your new rom? I hope that makes sense as I can't think of a better way to explain ...
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I get what you're saying and I've tried that before, but then I always get force closes on phone app. What I've done before is grab apk from 2nd rom, place it in place of apk in current rom. I've tried zipping after that, and not zipping the file. After trying both ways, I reinstall rom, then run into the force close issue. Do I need to reinstall Rom after that? Or am I not even doing this the right way?

You need to fix the permission after you put it into your rom. I use root explorer and its two boxes for the first row then one for the other two.
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Gahh Its Lee said:
You need to fix the permission after you put it into your rom. I use root explorer and its two boxes for the first row then one for the other two.
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Sounds good. Will try fixing permissions. Will report back on results. BTW, thanks for the help so far.

I don't think it is possible because the phone apk is tied into the framework. Please correct me if I'm wrong
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I fixed permissions, removed current phone.apk and replaced it with the fixed phone.apk. I rezipped rom and reinstalled. Once it was up and running I was right back where I started with the original phone.apk, minus the fc's.
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I know this works with the music.apk as I've done it in the past just replacing the stock app with the gingerbread music app and it worked just fine after setting permissions. But now that I think about it more I think I also had to install it just like a regualr app to get all the files in place then set permissions not just replace the file in the system/app folder.

The phone apk ties into other programs. It is not a stand alone flash. There would need to be some code changes to make it work.

Seems like too much work for me. Appreciate the ideas & help you guys offered.
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Check out incredibly re-engineered...

Aosp dialer will probably not work on a Sense based roms as Sense is a UI overlayed and pretty deeply integrated into the Android os. You may want to consider one of the dialer options from market...Dialer one is popular. Or you may just want to consider moving to an aosp rom.
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I have been trying to install reengineered but ever since I updated clockworkmod I can't. That's besides the point. I have used a few aosp roms but miss out on Sense. Guess I have my cake, but can't eat it. Oh well.
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Downgrade clockwork or reflash via recovery. You wont be dissapointed.
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I keep getting errors when trying to downgrade cw. I give up on 1 thing just to end dealing with something else.
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stock messaging app on htc inc
how did you re-install the stock messaging apk? when i try to do install it it acts like its installing then it just reboots and it does not install... i use to be able to receive pictures (mms) but now i can't receive at all. someone please help meeeeeeeeeeeeeee! thx i have the apk's on my SD card does it need to be on my phone in order to install it? sorry im a noob at this. i get FC on com.android.htccontacts help..

Who are you asking? I never uninstalled stock messaging so I'm not sure who you are directing that towards. This was my first attempt at trying to move apks around so I don't have enough info.

[Q] Please Help!!!

Okay well today I flashed MIUI 1.6.10 Both OsiMood's and MIUI.us. I was messing around and I noticed Theme Manager wasn't working. The stock theme that came with MIUI 1.6.10 was horribly ugly, and thought I why not flash back to MIUI 1.5.20. So I did and I flashed without wiping like I normally do when a MIUI Rom comes out. I then noticed Theme manager wasn't working on that version either so I restored my backup that I created before I flashed over from 1.6.10 to 1.5.20 and now my phone won't read the apps on my SDcard. Please help me I don't want to do any super wipes or anything and lose my app datas. All the apps show up on the home screen but they don't have the original images and when I click them they say "Application not installed on your phone." How would I get the rom to read the apks off my sdcard that I previously installed or how can I fix this. Any suggestions would help. Thanks ahead :'(

I AM VS4 said:
Okay well today I flashed MIUI 1.6.10 Both OsiMood's and MIUI.us. I was messing around and I noticed Theme Manager wasn't working. The stock theme that came with MIUI 1.6.10 was horribly ugly, and thought I why not flash back to MIUI 1.5.20. So I did and I flashed without wiping like I normally do when a MIUI Rom comes out. I then noticed Theme manager wasn't working on that version either so I restored my backup that I created before I flashed over from 1.6.10 to 1.5.20 and now my phone won't read the apps on my SDcard. Please help me I don't want to do any super wipes or anything and lose my app datas. All the apps show up on the home screen but they don't have the original images and when I click them they say "Application not installed on your phone." How would I get the rom to read the apks off my sdcard that I previously installed or how can I fix this. Any suggestions would help. Thanks ahead :'(
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For some odd reason when I reinstall the app from the market the data still seems to exist but it creates another apk on my phone leaving me 2 apps of the same kind. If it is any help I flashed from a higher build of MIUI to a lower without flashing. How could I fix!? :'(

Can anybody help with this issue.. Please I'm crying right now b/c I can't find a way around.. :'(

stop crying. superwipe, install new rom and use your titanium backup to restore apps and data....

Lil *****
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XxhTcG2uSERxX said:
Lil *****
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Wow dude really... I know if that was me I would be freaking out its an expensive phone and some of us don't have the luxury to just buy another one . But to OP just try Superwipe and if that doesn't work maybe your sd card fried but I doubt that but just to make sure see if your computer can r/w to the sd card..
Edit: when you use superwipe it doesn't wipe the data from your SD card so all your apps you backed with titanium backup will still be there? Their? They're? I'm pretty sure is there... there..
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Never mind and btw it wasn't my problem it was my girlfriends problem and I fixed it. She posted this in the forums on my account so for all you little kids calling her a *****, get a girlfriend that will at least make an effort to root and switch between roms on her phone, and tell me she won't **** up a few times. Thanks for those who were respectful in this situation. (+Rep)
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Never mind and btw it wasn't my problem it was my girlfriends problem and I fixed it. She posted this in the forums on my account so for all you little kids calling her a *****, get a girlfriend that will at least make an effort to root and switch between roms on her phone, and tell me she won't **** up a few times. Thanks for those who were respectful in this situation. (+Rep)
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[Q] All my apps are dissappearing.....???

Hi, im running ec05 with the urban fury rom. I made a few changes to the rom and rezipped the file and flashed the zip with the new apks i added. I used the apks from midnight rom extras 5.2, all i did was take the apks from system/app from the extras and added them to urban fury roms system/app folder. The primary reason i did this was to fix the voicemail issue as midnights rom didnt require a text message. However i ended up adding all the apks over anyway instead of just that one apk. Im just trying to find out why is it everytime i power down my phone and boot it up all the apks i installed from the market are gone...???? Im going to undo what i did in a few hours but and just try the voicemail apk, but im just curious why this happens and is there a way i can fix it? Thanks for any help....

Did you modify the apks? Sounds like they are not signed.
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I'm having the same problem on the Urban Legend ROM, I didn't edit anything in the ROM, but everytime I reboot my apps from the market are gone and have to download again. The data files seem to stay as I don't have to reenter any information, but the app itself goes away.

Sounds like YPIR to me.
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I had this problem on all Urban Fury variations that I tried. Only thing that didn't allow me to stay on them, as a matter of fact.
What is YPIR?

Im also having this problem every single time i reboot my phone all of my apps are deleted, i try to use titanium to bring them back but thats a hassle, is there anything i can do to make this stop? im a total noob plz help!