[Q] Question about backup and restore - settings, homescreen etc

[cpx07]

Hello friends,

Until now every time when i install a new rom i restore my app backups from Titanium.
But i still lose a lot of time for setting the phone as it was before (home screen design (shortcuts, widgets, folders), settings, sound, wallpapers).

Can you please tell me what app/process should i backup in Titanium in order to safely restore all of the above?

I would like to mention that the firmware of the new installed rom will be the same as the old one (the one on which the backups were made)...e.g : .283 or kk 4.4.4.

I think if i will make a backup on 4.3 or 4.4.2 an try to restore on 4.4.4 i could have some rom issues.(here i am not talking about the user app, but about all of the above).

Thank you in advanced.

 

[androidfreak70]

Hello friends,

Until now every time when i install a new rom i restore my app backups from Titanium.
But i still lose a lot of time for setting the phone as it was before (home screen design (shortcuts, widgets, folders), settings, sound, wallpapers).

Can you please tell me what app/process should i backup in Titanium in order to safely restore all of the above?

I would like to mention that the firmware of the new installed rom will be the same as the old one (the one on which the backups were made)...e.g : .283 or kk 4.4.4.

I think if i will make a backup on 4.3 or 4.4.2 an try to restore on 4.4.4 i could have some rom issues.(here i am not talking about the user app, but about all of the above).

Thank you in advanced.

Hi

You can't backup the settings layout because it's different from each android version and ROM. So this mat cause force close in the app.
But if you are moving from the same android version to the same android version (eg. Stock 4.4.2 to stock based 4.4.2 ROM)
So it's possible and will work without any problem. But the system app backups from older android versions like 4.3 or 4.2.2 will not work because there is a difference between the APK files and that can cause a problem.

My opinion is taking the data backup from TWRP recovery not titanium backup. Here is how:

Boot to TWRP (not CWM!)

Go to backup

Uncheck everything except DATA (DATA ONLY SHOULD BE CHECKED)

And start the backup.

And when you are on other ROM just restore it everything will be restored. Settings homescreen wallpapers ringtones apps contacts messages call log data
And everything else

And AGAIN! Do not restore those backups on different android version OR if the backup were taken from stock ROM do not restore it on PA AOSP AOKP CM ROMs
You will get bootloop

TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Dirty Unicorns ROM!

 

[cpx07]

Thank you very much, didn't know about that! And yes of course, i will not make a restore from a different rom version to another. I was also referring to 4.4.4 -> 4.4.4 or 4.3 -> 4.3 , and so on.

 

[cpx07]

@androidfreak70, tried the method, it works, all restored but it makes the integrated email not work -> stop working.
Any idea why?

 

[androidfreak70]

@androidfreak70, tried the method, it works, all restored but it makes the integrated email not work -> stop working.
Any idea why?

Hi again
Nice to hear it's worked fine

Which ROM you are running??

TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Dirty Unicorns ROM!

 

[cpx07]

I was using Rajeed's PureXZ V2 (.283, KK4.4.4), i did a data backup. After that i have installed Rajeed's BlackXZ v1 (.283, KK4.4.4) and did a restore of data.

Maybe it was because i didn't wait for the rom to boot and did a data restore after directly flashing the ROM.

so
0. boot to twrp recovery
1. factory reset
2. clean cache/dalvik cache
3. flash rom according to directions provided by dev
4. restore data from other rom (same base and KK version)
5. reboot

All booted, everything ok but integrated email did not work.

 

[androidfreak70]

I was using Rajeed's PureXZ V2 (.283, KK4.4.4), i did a data backup. After that i have installed Rajeed's BlackXZ v1 (.283, KK4.4.4) and did a restore of data.

Maybe it was because i didn't wait for the rom to boot and did a data restore after directly flashing the ROM.

so
0. boot to twrp recovery
1. factory reset
2. clean cache/dalvik cache
3. flash rom according to directions provided by dev
4. restore data from other rom (same base and KK version)
5. reboot

All booted, everything ok but integrated email did not work.

Sorry for late answer. Quote my post next time to get me notice

Take Exchange2.apk and SemcMail.apk from PureXZ V2 zip (you can find them in system/priv-app) and replace them with the current APKs in the same place (system/priv-app) and set the permissions to RW-R-R then reboot your device and check it
The backup is not related BTW

TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Dirty Unicorns ROM!

 

[cpx07]

Thank you for the response, no rush , thats why i didn't quoted. I will try when i will do it again. Now i did a fresh install.

 

[Kariharri]

Hello friends,

Until now every time when i install a new rom i restore my app backups from Titanium.
But i still lose a lot of time for setting the phone as it was before (home screen design (shortcuts, widgets, folders), settings, sound, wallpapers).

Can you please tell me what app/process should i backup in Titanium in order to safely restore all of the above?

I would like to mention that the firmware of the new installed rom will be the same as the old one (the one on which the backups were made)...e.g : .283 or kk 4.4.4.

I think if i will make a backup on 4.3 or 4.4.2 an try to restore on 4.4.4 i could have some rom issues.(here i am not talking about the user app, but about all of the above).

Thank you in advanced.

You can also backup "Xperia Home" aka com.sonyericsson.home using Titanium Backup in order to restore home screen design. Restoring its data restores the home screen and app drawer design. It works between different stock based ROMs and Xperia Home versions (I have done it multiple times).

 

[cpx07]

I did try a home backup, it did work, every thing restored. But after every reboot it gave me a fc message. After the message everything worked normally. I don't know why the fc message