Hi,
I've bought the Murena Fairphone 4, which is basically the Fairphone 4 but with /e/ OS pre-installed.
I first tried to restore the backups by connecting my Google Drive account, but I saw it didn't work with MicroG, and I also read on the internet that MicroG doesn't support the backup of WhatsApp on Google Drive.
Anyway, I still wanted to restore my WhatsApp chats, so I copied the backup files (from /WhatsApp/Databases and /WhatsApp/Backups) from my old phone (Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 with Android 8) and I moved them to my new Fairphone (with Android 11, to /Android/Media/com.whatsapp/Databases and /Android/Media/com.whatsapp/Backup).
When I started WhatsApp, it said that it had detected the back-up, however it was 0kb and it was from 1970.
Nevertheless, I clicked on 'restore' and hoped for the best, but to no avail... it said it couldn't restore the backup...
I don't know how to fix this... I'm suspecting it may have something to do with the customized /e/ OS and/or the Android version difference (from 8 to 11).
Luckily, I can still access my WhatsApp chats on my old phone, as the backup are on my Google Drive account, and they're still locally somewhere on my old phone, so no data is lost.
But I still want to move the chats to my new phone...
Does anyone know a solution to this?
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What is the best method to backup from an existing Android phone and restore the data (bookmarks, Text Messages, phone log, dictionary, settings, etc.) into the EVO?
I have a G1, so when I apply a new Cyanogen ROM I take a complete backup of all my Apps and Data with MyBackup Pro onto my SD Card. After I've gotten the new ROM applied I download MyBackup Pro from the Market and restore some of my Apps and/or Data back into the phone. I restore the bookmarks, text messages, phone log, dictionary, etc. I don't restore the contact list because it's already synced with Google. Google does a good job of keeping my WiFi settings, so I don't have to re-enter that after a wipe.
Would it be best to do a complete backup as normal, and then transfer the backup folder structure onto the new EVO SD Card and then do a restore as I normally would?
I currently have the TP2 (windows mobile 6.5) so I'm not sure about the text messages, programs, etc... but for your contacts you can use google sync.
Just sign in with your google account, sync all of your contacts, get on the new phone and do the same.
This is what I am going to do since it worked so good when I loaded android on my TP2. I like to do it that way too because I have a google voice account
I used my MyBackup Pro for most of the info that I needed to transfer to the EVO. The only problem is with backing up all of the apps. It will install all of them but it can't transfer the data and market links yet since the Evo isn't rooted yet.
slow4g63 said:
I currently have the TP2 (windows mobile 6.5) so I'm not sure about the text messages, programs, etc... but for your contacts you can use google sync.
Just sign in with your google account, sync all of your contacts, get on the new phone and do the same.
This is what I am going to do since it worked so good when I loaded android on my TP2. I like to do it that way too because I have a google voice account
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I'm NOT migrating from a Windows Mobile phone to an Android. I'm migrating FROM an Android to another Android. I already said that I don't restore my contact because Google sync takes care of that.
Condo20t said:
I used my MyBackup Pro for most of the info that I needed to transfer to the EVO. The only problem is with backing up all of the apps. It will install all of them but it can't transfer the data and market links yet since the Evo isn't rooted yet.
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So, it looks like I should just restore as I originally stated in my post using MyBackup Pro. But, you have a very good point that I cannot restore some of my apps since the phone is not rooted yet (WiFi Tether).
Hello,
I lost my LG G3 on Friday. Used Android Device Manager but no use. Some stuff on the micro SD but at least they can't get in the phone! Also used location services but still no luck. Had to pay for a new LG G4 but lost some of my photos and contacts. Tried using LG backup but it doesn't even go past 1%. Is it not working? Is there another app I can use to save everything?
I have dropbox and a box account. Can I backup to these?
Dropbox and Box do not need a backup, since they automatically blow everything into the cloud space. Install the apps, login and everything will be there.
For contacts you need to have every contact synced with google and you will have them all back on any new phone.
For the rest, uhm, no root, no backups atm without any work, learn from the adb backup threads all over XDA how to backup stuff.
LG backup works fine for me. I even used it to transfer all programs / settings / files from my G2 to the G4.
Why people don't have contacts synced with Google and photos synced with Google Photos is beyond me.
Question as per title. All my photos, music, videos are cloud based anyway. The only thing I'm concerned about is apps. What's the quickest way to reinstall my apps? Last time I chose to restore from a Google account, it started to install ALL my apps, even ones that weren't installed when I performed the reset (meaning ones I had downloaded but since uninstalled, going back years)
Swift backup
bugac said:
Swift backup
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Is that similar to Titanium backup? I used to use that long ago but the interface was horrendous and I never took the time to fully understand it. Is it even still actively developed, and worth learning about? Or has Swift superseded it?
If you value your data always back it up redundantly to at least 2 hdds that are physically and electronically isolated from each other and the PC. Cloud apps can fail you miserably. At least use a second backup method is cloud is the primary.
That includes apps. If you don't keep installable copies they may be lost forever or you will be forced to sideload from questionable sources.
Playstore is not a reliable repository.
Use ApkExport to make installable copies of apps and updates, load directly from the drive.
You want cross platform installable app copies that you can load on most Android devices not just your current one. Apps are critical data, back them up.
APK Export (Backup & Share) - Apps on Google Play
Manage and extract your apps.
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They will be automatically reinstalled if your device is synced to google.
Data and configs are lost though...
If it reinstalled old apps then check if it's properly synced.
fdgfgd said:
They will be automatically reinstalled if your device is synced to google.
Data and configs are lost though...
If it reinstalled old apps then maybe if it's properly synced.
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They might be, but as my OP stated, I've had the situation where it installs more than what was on the device
samwhiteUK said:
They might be, but as my OP stated, I've had the situation where it installs more than what was on the device
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Take direct control. Nothing like a bunch of unwanted app installs/uninstalls to mess up a reload.
With Google you're not the customer, you're the product.
Swift backup worked a charm, thanks everyone
A suggestion I've read in the past, but have not tried myself, is to use OnePlus's app, now Clone Phone, to perform a backup. The file gets placed in internal memory under "opbackup". Copy the file off the phone prior to wiping it. Put the file back afterwards and perform a restore from within Clone Phone.
I cannot speak to if all app settings are restored.
Has anyone here been able to successfully restore a backup for a new installation of signal messenger? I am having a bad time. the Signal Community forums haven't been able to help so far, and it seems to be a permissions issue that I can't solve.
Here's a link to that thread if anyone is interested.
Moto G 5G - restore from local backup not working
You are on Android 11, on Android 10+ you need to allow Signal scoped storage access to the directory where the backup file is. This is done by a system directory seeker that is launched when you tap on “restore” at the initial run. I have read that this mechanism is broken on some Android skins...
community.signalusers.org
Never mind. I got the restore to work.
I've had backups going on my Pixel 2XL for 4 years and Pixel 6 Pro for the past year. I've done so many factory resets and it always showed a backup under my account. Today I sideloaded A13. Worked perfectly. I factory reset maybe even 4 months ago. I decided to do a factory reset for a clean start. And bam, no backup found under my account. Was this user error? I can manually restore it but it sucks losing my text threads and I'm scared this might happen again. I'm in contact with Google support but they are useless.
open Google drive app. click menu, backups. should be a backup listed. if not, it's been deleted.
Adding my 0.02 here.
I've used Google backup and restore many times over the years and frequently SMS & Calls Logs have not been backed up and/or restored properly.
There used to be a way to trigger the restore UI via ADB but that appears to be patched.
I now rely on Google backup for my apps / contacts
And SMS Backup and Restore running daily taking a copy of my SMS & Call Logs.
Check for a backup from your PC. Go to Google Drive > Sotrage > Backups
That will list them all, if you have any.
Alekos said:
open Google drive app. click menu, backups. should be a backup listed. if not, it's been deleted.
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Yea it's gone. Had the phone backed up for 5 years and now upgrade to A13, factory reset and it's gone. I want to fully love google but this is one of those insane moments where I absolutely hate them. A reason I always backup everything manually and don't rely on them. Even now with my fresh perfect smooth installation, the phone still hasn't backup up automatically overnight when idle like it says it's supposed to.
skymera said:
Adding my 0.02 here.
I've used Google backup and restore many times over the years and frequently SMS & Calls Logs have not been backed up and/or restored properly.
There used to be a way to trigger the restore UI via ADB but that appears to be patched.
I now rely on Google backup for my apps / contacts
And SMS Backup and Restore running daily taking a copy of my SMS & Call Logs.
Check for a backup from your PC. Go to Google Drive > Sotrage > Backups
That will list them all, if you have any.
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Yea it's gone. NOOO idea why. At one point my lower tier Drive ran out of storage so I upgraded to Google One 2TB and wondering if I changed a setting or something causing it to delete the backup. I'm trying to recreate one from scratch now