I've had this phone for about 3 weeks now, very happy so far, couple of questions regarding backup and restore options for this unit.
My previous phone (Motorola) used the google method, after a flash or reset, after you logged in it would re-install apps from the store and restore backgrounds, icons, and other settings, very handy. Does this one do that?
My wife accidentally (I know..) did a factory reset and handed it back to me like "what happened".. I logged her back in (google account and Samsung account)but nothing tried to restore (no google, no Samsung). Did I miss something?
I don't plan to root and flash this one, but having some kind of backup would be super handy, what are my options?
Thanks!
You can use smart switch to backup apps and files to your pc
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Hello,
I am a first time poster and first time andriod user coming from an iphone 3gs. I got my phone last week and was super excited to root it and remove the bloatware and other crap. In my haste, I went ahead and rooted and started turning stuff off via TIbackup.
I made sure and made a backup of all my apps before I did this, however at the time the phone was rooted I did not have an SD card and did not do a nandriod backup.
My question now is:
A.) Can I unroot my phone?
B.) Can I save the apps I've paid for before unrooting and reinstall them?
C.) If A and B are true, how would I do about backing up my paid apps, unrooting, flashing the stock rom, then re-rooting and re-installing my paid apps?
If there a thread or tutorial that someone could point me to? I'm not a total newb for tech stuff, just totally new to andriod. So far I am loving it 100X more than my iphone, but I would like to take it back to base just in case the phone should ever have to be returned.
Thanks,
JR
ok, so I found the answer to question A, how about B and C, anyone?
A: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1323878
b: yes
apps that you have paid for automatically shows back up in android market, you can download them as many time as you want again, as long as you use the same email account
alternative method, use any of the backup apps to do the backup, but you will only get the apk without the data, if you don't have root
c: same as b:
just restore or re-install instead of backup
the best thing is to have Titanium Backup, then both B + C becomes automatic, but root is required
Thanks AllGamer. I got it back to stock, did a nandroid backup, then re-rooted. Just need to go through and remove all the crap again!!
Quick question on an unrelated topic. when I pull up TI Backup, it says under Overview > System ROM: 615mb
Does this mean I did not wipe out the first ROM when I unrooted? Will effect anything?
It's been awhile since I've dabbled with messing with my phone much (on the 2XL, had a 6P before that and unlocked it but that was it). I am thinking it might be time to wipe the device and start fresh, but wondering what the "best" method for backing up and then restoring is for the wipe. I was never great with making the proper backup to restore from so usually ended up re-adding stuff manually and setting everything up again - would love to avoid that. Is the android/google drive backup and restore option sufficient? Is there a better method out there? I don't have a ton of customizations on this phone this time around but avoiding the hassle would be sweet. All photos are backed up to drive, and I can turn on to backups a few other folders as well. Otherwise its just passwords, wifi networks, bluetooth devices, home screen setup, app settings, etc, etc that I hope to maintain.
Also, this phone is NOT unlocked yet but I will probably do that when I wipe it.
I've never used the native backup and restore method, so I can't really comment on that.
- I use Titanium Backup for all my apps
- I create a Nova backup for my launcher (Nova Launcher)
- I transfer my internal storage to my computer (music, photos, videos and so on)
- once I wipe, I restore all that and the only thing I need to setup from scratch is basically everything in system settings, which I've gotten pretty quick at doing now that I've done it several times.
Unfortunately, Titanium Backup requires root, something I guess you can't achieve without unlocking your bootloader first (which requires a wipe).
I guess the best thing would be to try the native backup and restore option or wait for someone else to provide you with better non-root alternatives.
Norcalz71 said:
It's been awhile since I've dabbled with messing with my phone much (on the 2XL, had a 6P before that and unlocked it but that was it). I am thinking it might be time to wipe the device and start fresh, but wondering what the "best" method for backing up and then restoring is for the wipe. I was never great with making the proper backup to restore from so usually ended up re-adding stuff manually and setting everything up again - would love to avoid that. Is the android/google drive backup and restore option sufficient? Is there a better method out there? I don't have a ton of customizations on this phone this time around but avoiding the hassle would be sweet. All photos are backed up to drive, and I can turn on to backups a few other folders as well. Otherwise its just passwords, wifi networks, bluetooth devices, home screen setup, app settings, etc, etc that I hope to maintain. Also, this phone is NOT unlocked yet but I will probably do that when I wipe it.
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Google Backup has improved vastly over the past year or two, so make sure you have it switched on and actively working (including Photos). It's great. I use TiBu also but I don't use it for any System/GApps- usually only "non-market" and root apps so if you don't have those, you don't necessarily need it, but if you do store it OFFLINE. If you use a 3rd party launcher (eg. Nova), backup your "shortcuts" and settings beforehand OFFLINE. Here's one suggestion:
Disclaimer: Before you start, make sure you have the very latest fastboot/adb binaries installed (August 2018). A standalone version is available you just dump into one folder and verify it is working.
Unlock your bootloader (twice) using sticky guides (Nathan). It's important to do the unlock_critical at the same time. You will be starting from a blank slate. Flash the latest full factory image from Google using the provided script (See the Guide). Once you log back into your account, let Google Backup do it's thing fully and completely. Once finished, run TiBu (OPTIONAL) and restore "missing apps" ONLY which are any apps remaining not already installed by Google Backup. Restore your launcher backup, and you are done. I did this last weekend and from a blank slate it took me about one hour to get back everything the way I had it (not a gamer). If you have no non-market / root apps you can skip TiBu be back up and running even quicker. Google Backups is your friend. In closing, don't under-estimate the value of using a 3rd party launcher and it's built-in backup file. Which ever launcher you choose will really pay dividends when you finish restoring from Google Backup. Your desktop icons, widgets, and all pages will be restored just like you had them before. Best of luck.
Appreciate the response, thanks. Is the desktop/home screen config only able to be backed up and restored with the 3rd party launcher? Haven't touched a different non-stock launcher since I think Nova on my Samsung S4, but sounds like there could still be a benefit there?
v12xke said:
Google Backup has improved vastly over the past year or two, so make sure you have it switched on and actively working (including Photos). It's great. I use TiBu also but I don't use it for any System/GApps- usually only "non-market" and root apps so if you don't have those, you don't necessarily need it, but if you do store it OFFLINE. If you use a 3rd party launcher (eg. Nova), backup your "shortcuts" and settings beforehand OFFLINE. Here's one suggestion:
Disclaimer: Before you start, make sure you have the very latest fastboot/adb binaries installed (August 2018). A standalone version is available you just dump into one folder and verify it is working.
Unlock your bootloader (twice) using sticky guides (Nathan). It's important to do the unlock_critical at the same time. You will be starting from a blank slate. Flash the latest full factory image from Google using the provided script (See the Guide). Once you log back into your account, let Google Backup do it's thing fully and completely. Once finished, run TiBu (OPTIONAL) and restore "missing apps" ONLY which are any apps remaining not already installed by Google Backup. Restore your launcher backup, and you are done. I did this last weekend and from a blank slate it took me about one hour to get back everything the way I had it (not a gamer). If you have no non-market / root apps you can skip TiBu be back up and running even quicker. Google Backups is your friend. In closing, don't under-estimate the value of using a 3rd party launcher and it's built-in backup file. Which ever launcher you choose will really pay dividends when you finish restoring from Google Backup. Your desktop icons, widgets, and all pages will be restored just like you had them before. Best of luck.
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Norcalz71 said:
Appreciate the response, thanks. Is the desktop/home screen config only able to be backed up and restored with the 3rd party launcher? Haven't touched a different non-stock launcher since I think Nova on my Samsung S4, but sounds like there could still be a benefit there?
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If you are asking how complete the stock Pixel launcher backup is (or if it even offers a backup), I cannot answer. I have always used Nova on all my devices and can only speak to the backup/restore capabilities of it. I don't want to get up on a soap box here, but Nova is worth every penny. Once you restore all your apps, run the launcher backup/restore and you are DONE. Everything is back. Once, I lost my tablet launcher backup and used my Nova phone backup and it restored perfectly to my tablet. I would venture to say that if the launcher is not backed up, THAT is where all the time is in recovering an existing setup. Creating pages of shortcuts and widgets is a pain and that is even if you kept screenshots of them. I also know Nova will "import" your Google launcher settings, so you can easily switch over to Nova before your wipe and then backup your settings. Give it a whirl.
I always used Titanium Backup and still do as a backup but Swift Backup has become my main app for flashing and restoring between ROMs etc. Nicer interface and I don't have to pick and choose between stuff I want to restore as much compared to batch restore missing apps on Titanium.
Titanium Pro and TWRP nandroid...
How do I restore data that I backup from my S9+. it's more my txt msg that I need then the rest. My Pixel got root
Does your s9+ have root? If so look up titanium backup, can backup and restore all data that's needed, might wanna look up a guide if you're a first time user.
I used sms backup and restore app by SyncTech Pty LTD and use it as your gmail account, It would back up every thing to the google drive and then restore it on your 3XL.
Use Samsung switch that'll transfer everything over. Done the same with my Pixel 3 XL
Use the Samsung software on the damn phone lol
For some reason I'm unable to find restore backup, where do I look for this? You would think it would be beside backup but no, and can we not back up all our apps?
There is no separate restore. It will (should) offer to restore during the initial setup after a wipe. Supposedly, it will also restore when you sign into your Google account. More info here.
And, Google incorrectly calls it a backup - it isn't. It stores info on what apps were installed, and re-installs them from the Play Store. If you sideloaded any, you have to do it again. You also have to re-login to most apps. Finally, it will only reflect the state at the last "backup." If you want to go back to what you had a month ago instead, you can't. If you had older versions of some apps, because the newer were broken or whatever, you're SOL. It will restore some settings, like wallpaper, the position of app icons, SMS messages and call logs. But overall, you will still have a lot of work to do to get your phone back to the same as it was.
If backup is "really" important, would you recommend and give a "thumbs up" to the Swift Backup application ? Recently, I woke up and discovered my old backup ( Titanium ) was now failing in its job and transitioned to Swift.
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For some reason I'm unable to find restore backup, where do I look for this? You would think it would be beside backup but no, and can we not back up all our apps?
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During the initial setup of the phone, at the point the phone offers to have you physically connect your phone to your "old phone" via USB-C, there's an option to click telling it you don't have the old phone available. Once you choose that, it takes you down the path of restoring from the cloud backup instead.
Naturally, you have to have it connected to Wi-Fi or mobile data before that point, preferably Wi-Fi but should work either way.
So i have pixel 3 xl that i have used as stock since i brought it at release, have all the latest updates from android, recently backed up everything to google 1 and then factory reset, oem unlock and flash to pixeldust android 13 rom, but the sms are not restoring and i am not able to find a way to restore them, also in google 1 my pixel 3 xl shows up as huawei nexus 6p for some reason and the last backup before the rest was in that name too, so how do i restore sms messages to the new phone, thank you for any advice.
Google Backup is extremely limited. It gives people a false sense of protection when they in reality have little to none.
From what I have learned is has these limitations:
1) It can only restore to a Pixel phone and only when initially configuring after a factory reset. You cannot restore any individual items like SMS. It is all or nothing.
2) It only saves and restores some of your settings, some of your apps, and some of your data. There is no documentation on what is included or not. You do a restore, then discover what has been lost.
To protect your data you need to use a 3rd party backup program. Using more than one is best, since each have flaws and failures.