I want to flash custom rom in my smartphone but dont want to remove all my apps and their datas....then what should i do?
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vicky.... said:
I want to flash custom rom in my smartphone but dont want to remove all my apps and their datas....then what should i do?
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you can backup app apk's and a data of few games and apps
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.appbackup&hl=en
use this app to backup apk's
and to backup data go to the default storage of your phone and go to android
then go to that particula app folder copy it to external media or sd card
if a game is there go to Android/obb and copy the whole game folder too
once after flashing the rom just copy paste them back where the were and install the app!
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simple question
I DONT WANT THE BASIC APKs like CONTACTS, MESSAGES etc in my phone I want to replace them with a third party app like GO CONTACTS, GO MESSAGES PRO. when I am customising my miniCM7-2.1.8 in dsixda kitchen. and which .xml file I should edit if I delete the basic APKs.
thanks to everybody in advance who will try to help me
aakash.malik92 said:
simple question
I DONT WANT THE BASIC APKs like CONTACTS, MESSAGES etc in my phone I want to replace them with a third party app like GO CONTACTS, GO MESSAGES PRO. when I am customising my miniCM7-2.1.8 in dsixda kitchen. and which .xml file I should edit if I delete the basic APKs.
thanks to everybody in advance who will try to help me
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you dont need to edit anything.. if you already flashed rom, use titanium backup app to delete unwanted apps (stock contacts, sms, ...)
if you didn't flash rom already (or you plan to flash it again, and do clean install) just open minicm7***.zip on your pc with winrar/7zip and remove unwanted apps from system/app
you can also add wanted apps (go contacts, etc) there simply by drag and drop method via winrar/7zip, but i recommend that you put them to data partition, because probably they won't be recognized by market if they are in system partition, so you wont be notified for updates..
ok I will try the first one
and what if I want to install some selected APK on my sdcard and thats during flashing so I dont have to install them aftwre flashing and I want to change the launcher also
and thanks for quick reply
aakash.malik92 said:
ok I will try the first one
and what if I want to install some selected APK on my sdcard and thats during flashing so I dont have to install them aftwre flashing and I want to change the launcher also
and thanks for quick reply
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my suggestion is to remove all unwanted apps from rom, all except launcher because you need it (you can remove it later with titanium backup, when you install some other launcher). then flash rom and install all apps from sd card. (i know that its pain in the ass, but you need to do this only once) then install app titanium backup (it's paid app but it's easy to find apk on the internet, if you get me ) and then make batch backup of all user apps.
and then in the future whenever you reinstall rom, or even install some other rom, you just need to install titanium backup and select option "batch restore user apps" and then you can choose what apps you want to restore from previous backup, and all apps will install automatically, you only need 1 click and it's done. that will restore all your apps and all settings in those apps. i really think that's the best way to mass install apps.
An easy way to remove preinstalled apps, is with the flashtool, which you need anyway to flash kernel. There is a option called: clean junk apps.
U20i/nAaCM7+Kernel/XDAPremium
How can I include the data settings of my applications in my update.zip?
I've an update.zip with some apps to install on my device flashing it in recovery mode, but now i also want to flash the data settings of these apps... how can i do it?
mackief said:
How can I include the data settings of my applications in my update.zip?
I've an update.zip with some apps to install on my device flashing it in recovery mode, but now i also want to flash the data settings of these apps... how can i do it?
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Just try putting the /data/data folder in that zip, should work fine.
My phone stores app data in the /data/data folder. Should be same for your phone too.
This was what i did once.
If you want, you can install Apps like My Backup root/ Titanium Backup from Play Store (requires root) . They have the ability to backup App data as well as restore it. I use My backup , It can restore the data of apps that you select with one tap. You dont need to click yes for every prompt.
I'm using an S2 and what I really hate to lose when I change into a custom ROM is its calendar widget. So is it possible if I revert back to stock rom and extract that widget to be used in a custom ROM?
augus7 said:
I'm using an S2 and what I really hate to lose when I change into a custom ROM is its calendar widget. So is it possible if I revert back to stock rom and extract that widget to be used in a custom ROM?
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Yes, you can. Just flash a Stock ROM, root the phone and install Root Explorer and Link2SD. Open Link2SD, look for the Calendar app and see the directory.Take note of it. Then, open Root Explorer and go to the directory you found on Link2SD, always is /system/app, but it can be different. Copy to your SD Card, flash the new ROM, Root the phone again and install Root Explorer. Now go to the same folder and paste the Calendar apk and do a restore.
OK?
Mr.Indigo said:
Yes, you can. Just flash a Stock ROM, root the phone and install Root Explorer and Link2SD. Open Link2SD, look for the Calendar app and see the directory.Take note of it. Then, open Root Explorer and go to the directory you found on Link2SD, always is /system/app, but it can be different. Copy to your SD Card, flash the new ROM, Root the phone again and install Root Explorer. Now go to the same folder and paste the Calendar apk and do a restore.
OK?
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I was thinking of using a single backup app. Something like backing up that particular app through app manager(using a backup app) and install it once I flash to custom rom. But im not sure whether it is compatible or not.
I'll try your method and will post up whether it works or not. Thanks^^
augus7 said:
I was thinking of using a single backup app. Something like backing up that particular app through app manager(using a backup app) and install it once I flash to custom rom. But im not sure whether it is compatible or not.
I'll try your method and will post up whether it works or not. Thanks^^
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You can install Titanium Backup and catch the backup from Calendar App. Just do it!
I suggest you install the stock rom then titanium backup you can found it in the market then open it you need root acces then search for calendrier and make a backup once finished swich to the custom rom and reinstall titanium buckup and find the calendier and restore it
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lhamza said:
I suggest you install the stock rom then titanium backup you can found it in the market then open it you need root acces then search for calendrier and make a backup once finished swich to the custom rom and reinstall titanium buckup and find the calendier and restore it
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Yeah, that's a pretty good solution too!
guess ill go with the titanium backup since it seems more of an efficient solution.
Hello,
How do I Backup/Restore apps for changing roms.
I'm using a cm9 and want to try some other roms and I want to backup my current applications and then restore it in other rom simply.
I know and application doing this but when I want to restore them I have to install them one by one. but I want to do a backup for my apps and then restore them in the other rom all by one click .. like restore all apps.
Any good program can do this?
Thank you.
samx11 said:
Hello,
How do I Backup/Restore apps for changing roms.
I'm using a cm9 and want to try some other roms and I want to backup my current applications and then restore it in other rom simply.
I know and application doing this but when I want to restore them I have to install them one by one. but I want to do a backup for my apps and then restore them in the other rom all by one click .. like restore all apps.
Any good program can do this?
Thank you.
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Try with Titanium Backup....here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=it
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Yeah use Titanium Back Up as mentioned in the post above.
Once u open TB, on the top right of the screen u will see a tick within a box. Click on this. It will open Batch Backup/Restore options.
Click on Backup all user apps before flashing a new ROM.
once u have flashed a new rom, click on Restore missing apps with data.
Titanium backup
Ultimate Backup
App2Zip - You choose the apps you want and it puts them in a flashable zip on your SD card or internal storage. When you install your new ROM, just install the flashable zip and you have your apps back. Only thing is, it doesn't save the app data with it
AppExtractor - You can extract and install apps AND/OR app data from CWM recovery backups. You can also restore WiFi info, Bluetooth settings, contacts n I think a couple of other things.
All in the market.
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Hello,
My phone (redmi 6 pro) is rooted, I dont use Gapps and use all other social apps like fb, twitter and whatsapp without any issues.
The situation that i get stuck at is when I have to take the WHATSAPP BACKUP before installing custom rom.
Since i dont use gapps so i cant take backup at google drive, so i take manual backup of whole whatsapp folder to my sd card BUT after installing rom and whatsapp, when i run the app then whatsapp dont recognize sd card backup and I end up loosing my chats.
I also tried copying the sd card whatsapp folder to internal storage but no luck.
Please advise how can i retain the whatsapp backup in this situation?
Thanks,
bhavtosh76 said:
Hello,
My phone (redmi 6 pro) is rooted, I dont use Gapps and use all other social apps like fb, twitter and whatsapp without any issues.
The situation that i get stuck at is when I have to take the WHATSAPP BACKUP before installing custom rom.
Since i dont use gapps so i cant take backup at google drive, so i take manual backup of whole whatsapp folder to my sd card BUT after installing rom and whatsapp, when i run the app then whatsapp dont recognize sd card backup and I end up loosing my chats.
I also tried copying the sd card whatsapp folder to internal storage but no luck.
Please advise how can i retain the whatsapp backup in this situation?
Thanks,
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Always zip WhatsApp folder manually by rar app on phone or pc anytime you want to keep backup. After installing new rom or resetting phone restore back the WhatsApp folder using rar apk. This is the convenient way because I don't allow Google to backup my WhatsApp files. If your Sdcard hosting the WhatsApp folder is not corrupted, just zip the folder and unzip with rar app to the internal storage. But do that before you install WhatsApp apk, meaning the WhatsApp folder must be unzip first.
Use this rar app;
Thanks, i will surely try out this solution...
Out of curiosity, have u ever tried taking whatsapp backup with titanium and restoring it after installing new rom??
Skyhuppa said:
Always zip WhatsApp folder manually by rar app on phone or pc anytime you want to keep backup. After installing new rom or resetting phone restore back the WhatsApp folder using rar apk. This is the convenient way because I don't allow Google to backup my WhatsApp files. If your Sdcard hosting the WhatsApp folder is not corrupted, just zip the folder and unzip with rar app to the internal storage. But do that before you install WhatsApp apk, meaning the WhatsApp folder must be unzip first.
Use this rar app;
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bhavtosh76 said:
Thanks, i will surely try out this solution...
Out of curiosity, have u ever tried taking whatsapp backup with titanium and restoring it after installing new rom??
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Not tried titanium before.