My Note 3 is activated on the Sprint MVNO Ringplus, so I probably went through more trouble than most to get the leaked Lollipop build up and running. I figured I'd show what I did in case anyone else wanted to do the same as well. I believe SMS is currently not working. This isn't an issue for me because I use Google Voice as my primary number, so my texts go through data instead of traditional SMS.
It would probably be best to do a Profile and PRL update before you begin, as you won't have the option of doing them on the new ROM.
First I made a complete backup followed by a full wipe, and then I flashed g00h's tweaked odex lollipop ROM v.1.1 here.
Next I flashed the bluetooth/wifi fix found in this thread here. Make sure you download version 2 (the file that's 1.83MB).
Next I had to get mobile data working, so I used the APN backup & restore app from the Play store. I used the APN settings listed by jackal830 here. I copied the text, pasted it into an xml file, and placed that file in the APN backup & restore app's folder so that it could restore the Ringplus APN settings. Using the app, I first deleted the current APN settings, and I then restored from the newly created xml file.
The next problem was that my all of my wifi passwords would be forgotten everytime the phone would reboot. I did a quick search and found this post here. Following dajumper's suggestion, I edited the build.prop using Root Explorer, and changed the line from "ro.securestorage.support=true", to "ro.securestorage.support=false". This made my wifi passwords stick on reboot.
After doing all of that, everything is up and running great. I'm really enjoying Samsung's implementation of Lollipop. In order to get this working on Sprint instead of Ringplus, I'd imagine you'd only have to locate a Sprint APN file generated from the APN backup & restore app, and use that instead.
If anyone else has the same setup as me, and wants to give this try, enjoy!
Does your texting work? Seems to be the only thing missing when I've tried installing that rom?
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Does your texting work? Seems to be the only thing missing when I've tried installing that rom?
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It does not, but like I said, I use Google Voice as my primary number, so it's not an issue for me. I can still send text messages like normal through Google Voice because the messages travel over mobile data instead of SMS.
Aight guess I'll just wait a little more for that to get fixed i need that proper texting but thanks for the info
Which APN backup and restore app are you using? The one I used states it does not restore for anything over 4.0+. That because the OS does not allow for 3rd party apps to change APN.
Never mind figured it out. Will attempt on sprint. But looks like MMS will still be a problem.
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Which APN backup and restore app are you using? The one I used states it does not restore for anything over 4.0+. That because the OS does not allow for 3rd party apps to change APN.
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I'm using the latest one from the play store. Hit menu, select disable ICS check, close the app and then reopen it. I don't believe it allows you to backup your APN settings on anything higher than 4.0, but it does allow you to restore them. That's why I manually placed my xml file in the folder where the app restores from.
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I'm using the latest one from the play store. Hit menu, select disable ICS check, close the app and then reopen it. I don't believe it allows you to backup your APN settings on anything higher than 4.0, but it does allow you to restore them. That's why I manually placed my xml file in the folder where the app restores from.
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Thanks...Next time I will read the entire writeup . It will allow you to backup and restore. Just had to move the APK to the /system/priv-app and modify the permissions.
How exactly do you edit the secure storage support to true?
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I was using the visual voicemail program to store all my voicemails on my epic 4g with standard froyo ec05 until i finally decided to update to the eh17 gingerbread stock rom. I did a nandroid backup and a mybackuppro backup of everything, although I found out that for vvm, I needed to copy out everything in the \data\data\com.coremobility.app.vnotes folder. I shutdown the voicemail service and backed up the folder to my sd card then did the eh17 upgrade. That went fine, I got all my apps back, all my data back from Google and my sms back. I shutdown the voicemail service right after upgrading and while still in airplane mode. I deleted the folders from the existing set and pasted in my backup copy. Then I rebooted the phone. The first time i went in, all of my old voicemails were there, but when i clicked on them, they wouldn't play and gave a file not found or file not able to play error. Even though all of the .amr files were back in the /files folder. I re-performed the procedure and from then on, I can't even get the database list to come up. Every time I open visual voicemail now, it shows an empty set, even though the database and all the .amr files are there. I read somewhere about having to use an older version of visual voicemail, 5.0.26, which I acquired, but the phone wouldn't let me install the older version of the program, even after I shutdown the service and put it into airplane mode. It would start, then said installation failed.
Any help out there????
~Z
Try fixing permissions in cwm.
Sent from an Epic with 4G
How do I do that? what permissions? or is it on of the advanced options?
Hey...found the permisions option in cwm...and it WORKED!
Thank you so much...I was so worried that I wouldn't get it working aain and I don't want to switch to google voice.
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well i have seem many of threads talking about this problem so i have done many of the fixes but not result so i have and at&t lg phoenix lg p505 ther is and apk to solve this issue or reinstalling the stock OS if is reintalling pls tell me how to or the apk for this lg p505
I am unfamiliar with this issue, but I will try to understand and help the best I can. I currently am useing a Phoenix also.
First are you stock unrooted? If so I'd recommend uninstalling and reinstalling. This can be done thru settings, applications, management. Find app click on it, then should be an option to uninstall, then find app in market and reinstall.
If that doesn't work try factory reset. This will revert phone to the day you got it.
Let me know if you've done this already or if this helped.
Also let me know if your rooted or not, and stock rom or not?
If this helped please hit the thanks button.
first of all i am rooted and stock rom and the app tha came whit the phoenix is from at&t it calls at&t address book and i dont think that app can be found in android market and it isnt in the list of app in application-manage applications well the real thing is tha i unnistalled it couse firt i didnt know that app will affect the contct list sync couse it came from at&t i thought that was one of the paid at&t app lke the others it came and i unnintalled and nothing happens but this one affect the contacts list in other to show then went i open the contacts icon it said aab initializing and do nothing i am using another contact viewer like Contacts i guees if you are using a phoenix pls post the apk of your at&t address book perhaps that can solve the problem i dont know pls help whit that and thank for the rapid replay
Well bad news. All I have is a titanium backup of the app, no apk. Sorry.
I can try posting it. You would need to download titanium. No other contacts app you like? Cuz that would be the easiest way to go. The only other suggestion would be to flash roms, but that wont get att address book back.
soryy for the late bu can you pls post the apk in order to try it and thanks for all
Ill see what I can do. May take a bit.
welll i guess if your is the same Lg Phoenix than mine y guess y you post the app of at&t adressd book it will works on mine i guess the are to file the apk and other i think i about something framework i guesss
http://www.mediafire.com/?0n04gaj2tl7ow8l
here is the link to the files. there in one zip file. so extract to get three files.
dont do anything else.
download and install titanium backup on your phone.
open titanium and go to schedule(top right)
"edit" will let you choose what type of files to backup.
choose "backup all user apps + system data".
now the tricky part. i think this will be the easiest.
plug phone into comp and open window to view sdcard
you should see a folder named titanium back.
open it and scroll down and see if you have any file names like the ones bellow
com.smlds-431476af48a66e090084592d1457061b.apk
com.smlds-20111007-090024.properties
com.smlds-20111007-090024.tar
not sure if the numbers will be the same, but i hope you get the point.
cut and past these files from sdcard/titaniumbackup to comp. dont get them mixed up with the ones i gave you.
if you dont have these files in the backup folder on sdcard i dont think it should be a problem. just do next step
now cut and past the ones i gave you to sdcard/titaniumbackup
unplug from comp.
open titanium backup
click on backup/restore
scroll down and see if ATT ADDRESS BOOK is there.
if so tap it and then choose restore, then choose app and data.
hope this works, if you speek a differnent laguage i hope this translates ok.
let me know how it goes or if you need any more assistance.
well hello savagephoenix first of all sorry for the tipping my language is spanish but i perfectly read your post ..............
ok well i did all what you mentioned but it stay frezze in restoring in titanium backup i can see the at&t addresses app i clicked the restore bottom all what you mentioned but it stay in restoring window of the titanium app what can be doing? any idea?
yes, in titanium press menu button, preferences, scroll down till you see App processing mode, press that then change to" AUTO, Indirect(if you have problems)". then try restoring the app
nothing i download the titanium backup 4.7.1 for web and i pachted i did all what you said but still freeze in restoring app i clicked on restore the app+data and also restore app only and both gave the same issue
Try rebooting
try the last option in app processing mode.
Maybe go back to original setting.
I'm running out of ideas.lol
well sorry for the late respond thanks for all man but it still getting in the restoring app windows i had to use a titaniumback up app tha i downloaded from a web couse the one of the market is not the pro and the por i the one tha has App processing mode available any other idea? by the way do you know how to get the star battalion game for the phoenix?
One of the files was an apk. Don't know if it will work, but if you have a file explorer you could get to it and see if it installs. Don't know about the game.
I'm following the guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575749 for flashing the evo 3d to page plus from sprint. currently i have the phone rooted with s-off running meanrom. under the instructions it says you need to enter the MSID on the phone and if you don't have it to call your service provider. I called page plus and they say that they can't give me a MSID without the phone being activated on their service. I'm not sure what to do next. Do I give them the new ESN and have the change the service and then will they be able to give me the MSID or is there another method to do this?
Thanks for any help.
Edit: i'm currently on page plus with a old lg 9100 and the phone i'm trying to flash is a sprint phone that has never been activated.
second question: the apn backup and restore app says that APNS cannot be restored or deleted on this device because android 4.0+ does not allow 3rd party apps to write apn settings. what should I do to get this to work. i have the phone rooted with s-off currently running meanrom. should i put a different rom on there?
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I'm following the guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575749 for flashing the evo 3d to page plus from sprint. currently i have the phone rooted with s-off running meanrom. under the instructions it says you need to enter the MSID on the phone and if you don't have it to call your service provider. I called page plus and they say that they can't give me a MSID without the phone being activated on their service. I'm not sure what to do next. Do I give them the new ESN and have the change the service and then will they be able to give me the MSID or is there another method to do this?
Thanks for any help.
Edit: i'm currently on page plus with a old lg 9100 and the phone i'm trying to flash is a sprint phone that has never been activated.
second question: the apn backup and restore app says that APNS cannot be restored or deleted on this device because android 4.0+ does not allow 3rd party apps to write apn settings. what should I do to get this to work. i have the phone rooted with s-off currently running meanrom. should i put a different rom on there?
Have you flashed the page plus prl yet? If so you need to call them and give them your esn number. I believe the msid is for if you want to port your number over first before you call page plus. If you followed the guide to a T up until the apn part. Even though apps won't allow you to write to the apn, its ok because all your gonna do is delete and restore. Put your phone in airplane plane mode. Delete your current apn, click restore apn chose the page plus one. Disable airplane mode and reboot. I hope this helps you.
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Have you flashed the page plus prl yet? If so you need to call them and give them your esn number. I believe the msid is for if you want to port your number over first before you call page plus. If you followed the guide to a T up until the apn part. Even though apps won't allow you to write to the apn, its ok because all your gonna do is delete and restore. Put your phone in airplane plane mode. Delete your current apn, click restore apn chose the page plus one. Disable airplane mode and reboot. I hope this helps you.
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thanks, for the input. i'm going to try this a little later today.
so just an update for anyone who might stumble onto this thread. I figured out the steps: (Thanks Jsparta26)
After I flashed the prl, I called page plus and they activated the ESN. The MSID was the same as my phone number. Phone still didn't work, so i reflashed the PRL and then the phone was working. I didn't need to delete the APN, it was just working after. Now phone works for calls and 1x data. no MMS yet, got to figure that one out.
thanks for the help.
Your mms is also included in the apn file. Try the delete and restore method to see if works for you
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Your mms is also included in the apn file. Try the delete and restore method to see if works for you
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I'm getting the message: Unfortunately APSs cannot be restored or deleted on this device because Android 4.0+ does not allow 3rd party apps to Write APN settings.
The Options in the Program are: Backup APNs, Restore APNs, Delete Backup Files, Delete APNs, and Donate.
Not sure what to do from here.
Ignore the part of backup, delete and restore. I was able to do this with an aosp rom and should work with a sense rom. You just cannot write to the apn file. Make a backup of your original apn, delete the current one, then restore using the page plus apn file and reboot. It should work. If not then manually copy it the apn file with a file explorer into your sdcard and take the page plus file and paste in the original location of the file and reboot. Let me know if that works.COLOR="Silver"]
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[/COLOR]Which app are you using? Well if it don't work then I have another solution. Do you happen to know the settings of page plus's apn settings? Also do you know your msl code? If so, then open up your dialer and type ##3282# and punch in your msl code under edit. Once your through click on advanced and scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on mmsc settings. If you know the settings you can manually input the settings in their correct spots. Once you do that hit commint changes or modifications at the top of the screen and hit reboot
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Ignore the part of backup, delete and restore. I was able to do this with an aosp rom and should work with a sense rom. You just cannot write to the apn file. Make a backup of your original apn, delete the current one, then restore using the page plus apn file and reboot. It should work. Let me know if that works for you.
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I think I figured it out. In the settings for the program there is an option for "ignore ICS". i selected that and was able to delete and restore. looks like mms is now working, but it still shows 1x data.
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I think I figured it out. In the settings for the program there is an option for "ignore ICS". i selected that and was able to delete and restore. looks like mms is now working, but it still shows 1x data.
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Speedtest.net
DL: 118kbps, UL: 26kbps, Ping: 810ms
yeah, 1x not so good.
Well I am glad that you got mms working. Not sure about the 1x signal, it could be a cell tower issue, not enough cell towers or that page plus's network is low priority. Have you flashed the latest page plus prl?
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Well I am glad that you got mms working. Not sure about the 1x signal, it could be a cell tower issue, not enough cell towers or that page plus's network is low priority. Have you flashed the latest page plus prl?
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plenty of cell towers here, so that shouldn't be a problem. i'll try and flash the other prls and see what i get (right now i'm running the one from the main thread included in the rar). in the main thread i think there were problems with people not getting 3g. if i can't solve it with the prls, i'll have to comb through that thread for a solution.
Thanks for your help.
Jordan
No problem. Just keep this in mind. Check to see if your radios are up to date on page plus's firmware. People used to have that problem when they went flash happy with the vm ruu ics leak back in may and messed up their phones with the dreaded 1x signal. Just something to think about. Good luck.
Greetings.
I'm having a problem restoring my messages using adb method in Nougat. I have done it before in CM12 and CM13 with no problems but since I flashed LineageOS 7.1.1, I had problems with it. First was the location. Before it was located in /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/database. After googling around, I found a this thread. Turns out it was now located in /data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony. So I go ahead and pushed my mmssms.db backup to that location but still my messages did not appear. Worse is my SMS app crashes every time I open it. Did a reboot, wiped cache/dalvik cache, tried to delete the *.db-journal files as mentioned in the thread but still no luck. I had to wipe the data again to regain my SMS app. I hope someone can help me. TIA
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I have the same problem...
Yep same problem here. The /data/user_de location doesn't really seem to work either
Same problem here with latest Lineage on a rooted serranoltexx (Samsung Galaxy S4 mini LTE). I think something changed in the last update, but I don't understand whether it's Android's or Lineage's fault.
I give you more information, as it seems like a recent issue which troubles a lot of users - I found many similar threads, but no solution so far.
On my old Samsung S2 I was using the app SlightBackup (free, from F-Droid) to backup SMSs. However, copying the SlightBackup database (.xml format) on my new phone and reinstalling it there doesn't seem to work, so I decided to copy manually the mmssms.db file. Also in my case, the new directory seems to be /data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases (however, there is also a file called telephony.db which has a symbolic link in /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases )
Still, my SMSs do not show up, and moreover the "contacts" app crashes. I tried deleting all the content of the folder and then the messaging app crashes (a full reboot restored the content, however, and the functionality of both apps with it).
Interesting to notice that all the *.db and *.db-journal files in the folder do not change size even if I send/receive SMSs, so I guess they are there just for compatibility, and do not actually store the messages. The "real" database is probably somewhere else, but I have no idea where to look for.
Help would be really appreciated. I'm willing to send 0.01 BTC to the first person who finds a working solution
P.S.: yes, I have also taken care of the filesystem permissions of the .db file, which is something not mentioned in any other thread I found, but important I think. In my case the .db file is 660 with owner radio:radio, same for the .db-journal but permissions 600.
P.P.S.: installing third-party apps to restore my SMSs is not an option in my case. I know about working apps in the Play Store but I don't want to use them.
P.P.P.S.: yes, my phone is rooted, and I am not using third-party messaging apps, just the default one.
So when i'm trying to restore my backup from google account (on first time setup android), it didn't restored correctly. My hotspot settings, sound settings still has the default config from the ROM. But i have a suspect to Android setup, which always appearing to the notification and settings, and when i clicking it, it will says preparing and you need to connect to wifi. But i've already.
oh, for the information, this thing happens on all Pie rom build end of november-now (early dec)
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So when i'm trying to restore my backup from google account (on first time setup android), it didn't restored correctly. My hotspot settings, sound settings still has the default config from the ROM. But i have a suspect to Android setup, which always appearing to the notification and settings, and when i clicking it, it will says preparing and you need to connect to wifi. But i've already.
oh, for the information, this thing happens on all Pie rom build end of november-now (early dec)
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Dont restore. Dont copy data. Reinstall from playstore.
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Dont restore. Dont copy data. Reinstall from playstore.
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no, i'm never restore apps from play store. It only restore settings configuration, and some apps which has backup on drive.
Use migrate app
Use this app and u can migrate from rom to rom easily without losing apps and app data (setting, permission, etc)
Ok, maybe it's not a fix, but a workaround because till the date, while i wrote this (15 Dec 2018), the only cusrom that doesn't need this workaround only Aex, yes, Aex initial official build, while other pie still has this bug.
So what i did is select one of my apps to restore while on first time setup, then when arrived on home screen after completing first time setup, find app restore notification on status bar. Click on use mobile data, then select restore now. After that click on apps, it will send you to play store, to the apps update list.
While on Play Store, cancel all apps than on update list, then find the apps by keyword or in library, that have been selected on first setup. Click cancel to that, and you're done. All apps Settings, Settings (like sounds settings, keyboard preferences, etc) will restored correctly.
tl;dr, backup restore from google account doesn't works if you doesn't select at least 1 app while on apps selecting on first time setup. This thing happen on almost all Pie Rom that i've tried (note : only using rom that maintened by official maintener and never tried GSI) (Nos, MSM, liquid remix, Havoc,Arrow, PE, Bootleggers) except Aex.
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no, i'm never restore apps from play store. It only restore settings configuration, and some apps which has backup on drive.
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Not a good idea. If u move from one rom to another. Restoring User Settings creates problem. Everyrom has diffrent tree. Can create crashes and drain.
Even restoring it on same rom is not good idea since same rom goes through huge changes.
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Not a good idea. If u move from one rom to another. Restoring User Settings creates problem. Everyrom has diffrent tree. Can create crashes and drain.
Even restoring it on same rom is not good idea since same rom goes through huge changes.
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Yeah you're right, sometimes if the backup comes from heavily modded rom like LR, Havoc, then it restored to minimal cust like Arrow, Nos, then it would make the systemui crashed and phone stopped responding