[Q] Visual Voicemail (VVM) Backup & Restore: Can it be done and how?

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This is a really important question for me since I have many voicemails downloaded to my Evo, and I cannot upgrade my Fresh Evo installation (3.1.0.1) without a full wipe.

There is a similar thread here. However, nobody ever responds, even to say "No, it's just not possible." But since the voicemails are downloaded to the phone, it seems like it must be possible to backup and restore them.

Has anyone succeeded in backing up and restoring visual voicemails? Can anyone provide instructions? I'd really really appreciate if anyone can finally answer this.

(I understand many of you just use Google Voice, but that in itself doesn't allow me to preserve the voicemails I already have.)

If you find out I would also like to know.

Originally Posted by ScaryBugThing

This is a really important question for me since I have many voicemails downloaded to my Evo, and I cannot upgrade my Fresh Evo installation (3.1.0.1) without a full wipe.

There is a similar thread here. However, nobody ever responds, even to say "No, it's just not possible." But since the voicemails are downloaded to the phone, it seems like it must be possible to backup and restore them.

Has anyone succeeded in backing up and restoring visual voicemails? Can anyone provide instructions? I'd really really appreciate if anyone can finally answer this.

(I understand many of you just use Google Voice, but that in itself doesn't allow me to preserve the voicemails I already have.)

Swyped from Eva running Myn's RLS4!

Originally Posted by ScaryBugThing

This is a really important question for me since I have many voicemails downloaded to my Evo, and I cannot upgrade my Fresh Evo installation (3.1.0.1) without a full wipe.

There is a similar thread here. However, nobody ever responds, even to say "No, it's just not possible." But since the voicemails are downloaded to the phone, it seems like it must be possible to backup and restore them.

Has anyone succeeded in backing up and restoring visual voicemails? Can anyone provide instructions? I'd really really appreciate if anyone can finally answer this.

(I understand many of you just use Google Voice, but that in itself doesn't allow me to preserve the voicemails I already have.)

Try this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...2&postcount=13

I'm pretty sure I have seen a third party app somewhere that can accomplish this. Don't know if it works as I have used GVoice exclusively for a few years now.

You should probably start by searching the market or AppBrain, etc. If I find the name, I'll update this post.

Thanks when I get by my computer I'll thank you with the button.

Originally Posted by Just_s

Try this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...2&postcount=13

I'm pretty sure I have seen a third party app somewhere that can accomplish this. Don't know if it works as I have used GVoice exclusively for a few years now.

You should probably start by searching the market or AppBrain, etc. If I find the name, I'll update this post.

Swyped from Eva running Myn's RLS4!

Originally Posted by nuggyunlimited

Thanks when I get by my computer I'll thank you with the button.

Swyped from Eva running Myn's RLS4!

No problem. Also, you'll probably want to try posts 13, 14 and 15.

Why has no one mentioned Titanium Backup? Does it not work for VVM?

Originally Posted by aph

Why has no one mentioned Titanium Backup? Does it not work for VVM?

Titanium Backup doesn't seem to cover VVMs, no.

To all, thank you for your replies. I'll have to buy Root Explorer, but hopefully copying the VVM files from the path from Just_s / Otaknedroid will do it.

If anyone's tried that method and gotten it to work, please post!

(Also, I'm still interested if there's an app specifically to do this...)

For me, they've always come back after a wipe. They're stored on a cloud, and the phone automatically downloads all the ones that were in your voicemail.

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Originally Posted by flomexico

For me, they've always come back after a wipe. They're stored on a cloud, and the phone automatically downloads all the ones that were in your voicemail.

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That's really weird. You say "after a wipe," but does that include after installing a whole new ROM? Every time I install a new ROM, they disappear and never come back... From the other replies, it seems like that's normal. I wonder what's different about your system.

Yeah, after a new ROM too. Hmm, I'm wondering now too. I'd always thought everybody's did that.

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