Question Most comprehensive way to get my settings and whatnot back after a factory reset?

[krsmas]

I've decided I rly don't want the nav bar. I prefer the Samsung three button swipe up method. How much of my current setup can I get back should I unlock the bootloader to root and therefore factory reset my device?

...Unless there's an option to hide the nav bar without root

Thank you.

 

[Curiousn00b]

For me, factory resetting really isn't all that bad. Been doing roms since 2011, so starting fresh is a reoccurring thing for me.

My important photos/videos are backed up through Google Photos while my SMS/MMS are backed up through SMS Backup and Restore. Everything else, pretty much just login through apps with a password manager. System settings, I go through one-by-one and set them up every single time, but that only takes but so long.

Maybe someone could add some stuff that requires manually backing up those apps specifically?

 

[krsmas]

For me, factory resetting really isn't all that bad. Been doing roms since 2011, so starting fresh is a reoccurring thing for me.

My important photos/videos are backed up through Google Photos while my SMS/MMS are backed up through SMS Backup and Restore. Everything else, pretty much just login through apps with a password manager. System settings, I go through one-by-one and set them up every single time, but that only takes but so long.

Maybe someone could add some stuff that requires manually backing up those apps specifically?

Thing is that I just set this phone up over yesterday and today... Silly me I guess.

 

[Curiousn00b]

Thing is that I just set this phone up over yesterday and today... Silly me I guess.

Going to see how this works, give me one sec. Not sure how it works on the latest Android, but it can achieve what you're looking for.

Vivid Navigation Gestures - Apps on Google Play

Fluid navigation gestures for all of us!

play.google.com

Edit: No go. Dug up the article and now it seems like your only option will be to root, unless someone knows something more.

Google confirms overscan is gone in Android 11, crippling third-party gesture apps

Google has confirmed that overscan is not present in Android 11. This change will cripple third-party navigation gesture apps and others.

www.xda-developers.com

 

[ffuser1]

vivid navigation gestures paired with aospmods is the only way to hide the navigation bar. afaik the setting to hide the navbar within vivid NG doesn't work. need root

 

[hek.je]

I could be completely wrong with what you are after regarding the swipe options, but try this for the 3 button navigation. (Translated from Dutch, so menu might look a little bit different)

Settings > System > gestures > system navigation

Here you can disable the swipe, and enable the 3 buttons option.

 

[synesthete]

I'm using the Xposed Edge app to hide the navigation pill. I also have the None Display Cutout module installed which, in conjunction with the Xposed Edge app, I can toggle the Status bar too.