freezing, backing up and fw update questions

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ive done a fair amount of reading and searching and i just want to get some straight answers with these questions as sometimes, opinion with these seem to vary.

1. i use bloat freezer. are there major differences between it and titanium backup?

2. is it necessary to unfreeze apps before a fw/kernel update?

3. is it necessary to unfreeze apps before backing up?

4. is a restored backup with titanium backup as good as a clean wipe and full reinstall of the apps?

hope someone helps me clear it up once and for all and TIA

Originally Posted by rab1412000

ive done a fair amount of reading and searching and i just want to get some straight answers with these questions as sometimes, opinion with these seem to vary.

1. i use bloat freezer. are there major differences between it and titanium backup?

2. is it necessary to unfreeze apps before a fw/kernel update?

3. is it necessary to unfreeze apps before backing up?

4. is a restored backup with titanium backup as good as a clean wipe and full reinstall of the apps?

hope someone helps me clear it up once and for all and TIA

1. From the point of view of freezing/unfreezing the apps, only real difference is the price

2. No, but if you change your firmware you will need to refreeze the apps you want to freeze.

3. Don't really know, but I would think no

4. Titanium backup, backs up more than just your apps, including system apps, data and setttings - so they are different

I have a question my self,

If you freeze apps using Titanium backup, is that mean that now Titanium back would run at the background and prevent those apps to start ?

If so, I better remove them right ?

Originally Posted by ZagatoDB7

1. From the point of view of freezing/unfreezing the apps, only real difference is the price

2. No, but if you change your firmware you will need to refreeze the apps you want to freeze.

3. Don't really know, but I would think no

4. Titanium backup, backs up more than just your apps, including system apps, data and setttings - so they are different

as for no. 4

follow this thread, there is a mini discussion on titanium backup:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...198334&page=90

pulser_g2, my fav developer, clearly states:

"You should only titanium restore USER apps and data, not preinstalled ones."

Originally Posted by ShivaShidapu

I have a question my self,

If you freeze apps using Titanium backup, is that mean that now Titanium back would run at the background and prevent those apps to start ?

If so, I better remove them right ?

im not sure about titanium backup, but for bloat freezer it isnt a running background service. but they should be working the same way.

personally, i choose freezing becasue, there is no perceptible performance hit between freezing and uninsall; and i can always infreeze if i need to use the program again

Originally Posted by rab1412000

im not sure about titanium backup, but for bloat freezer it isnt a running background service. but they should be working the same way.

personally, i choose freezing becasue, there is no perceptible performance hit between freezing and uninsall; and i can always infreeze if i need to use the program again

It seems that no one really knows the answer to this question, but thanks for letting me know about bloat freezer.