HTC Hero :: Google Backup ?
Jun 15, 2010
Newb here. We got my wife and I HTC Heros about a month ago and I am trying to come up to speed but there is a lot to learn and a lot to figure out. My wife's phone gets backed up on her mail server at work because her IT guy set her up to get her work email on her phone. She has some quirks with her system but we are working through those.
My problem is that I do not want work email on my phone so I am flying solo for backup. I cannot get HTC Sync to work on my home computer and I am trying to embrace the cloud. I have a google mail account but for the life of me I cannot get my phone to backup to my google account. It never asks me to sync and I cannot find any button on my google pages to initiate backup. And my contact list and calender on google remain empty yet the contacts and calander on my phone have stuff to backup.
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Jun 23, 2010
I changed my main Google/gmail account recently, and decided to update my Hero, but having cleared the data from Google Apps (in Manage Applications) I now can't connect my new account due to the problems described here and here. I'm pretty much resigned to doing a factory reset (annoying though), but is there any way I can back up SMS messages? Some data I can extract from the SD Card, but I can't install anything to backup SMS as I'm unable to install anything from the market. So if anyone has any info on either of these issues I'd be really grateful - I'd either like to avoid having to do a reset, or find some way of backing-up without having access to the market.
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Nov 18, 2010
Im trying to do the backing up of my application's data into the Google Servers.. For doing this i've implemented a BackupAgent in my code and i included this in the Android Manifest file and "Meta-data" ( Got after registered my Application's package with the Android Backup Service.) When i run the application to do the backup this is not performing the backup.. Im using Nexus one device(connected to WIFI also). why it is not calling my BackupAgent's onBackup() method?? Am i missing some thing, to include in the Android manifest file or some where in the program?
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Jun 7, 2010
So, when I set up my users at works DROID's, when you add a Google account, it backs up all the settings and stuff to it if I recall. When I set up my new EVO's, I don't recall seeing anything like that. Am I missing something, or does it just not work the same way? I was hoping for an easy method of backup up the phone, as hard resets seem unavoidable with any smart-phone.
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Jul 21, 2010
what is "backup to SD" on non rooted phone "hero ,android 2.1" means? on application Appmonster ,i see 4 options:lunch,uninstall,backup to SD & search at market,what "backup to SD" does? i remember that i read somewhere that just with rooted phone is possible to run apps from SD,is it different with 2.1 ?
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Jul 11, 2010
I have an LG Ally and all my contacts are pretty much loaded on my gmail account, but i have backup assistant installed because the VZ guy added it to get all my contacts from my Env2 onto my new android phone.
My question is how do i get all of my contacts that are now synced with gmail BACK to backup assistant? it's sounds kind of silly but i want to make sure that all my contacts will be there for me in case i have to go back to my Env2 or another phone that does not support google sync.
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Nov 17, 2009
Can't seem to find an answer to this. I had to get a replacement Droid (1st one had a very loose screen) and really wanted to have a fresh start with the new phone - no apps, etc. Since I had the backup thing checked on the 1st phone, the 2nd phone reloaded all the apps from the 1st phone. I've tried the various resets (with backup turned off), but nothing gets me back to a blank, clean phone.
Keep in mind that I'm not talking about the Contacts or Gmail being pulled in (that's fine) - I just don't want the apps & settings from the 1st phone. Uninstalling the apps doesn't quite get me to a clean install. Anyone know of a way to delete/turn off that backup that's sitting in the Google cloud?
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Oct 21, 2013
so im wanting to do a factory reset on my phone because its been doing some really weird stuff and have tried everything under the sun to try and get it running smoothly again and the only option i have now is to do a reset ....but im kinda new to android and was wondering how i make sure that my contacts are backed up to google and if they aren't how do i go about doing that..i have a galaxy s3 on att.
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Feb 1, 2014
The photos app on my note 3 has an option to automatically backup my photos to Google +. I don't use Google + or any other social media for that matter. I just want to make sure my photos will be private and no one else will be able to view them. I would rather jus backup to Google drive, but that doesn't seem to be an option without the use of a 3rd party app
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Jun 12, 2010
I used Titanium backup last night, I realized that it doesn't have up google accounts that I have synced to my phone. it doesn't seem to backup anything by applications. Is this right?
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Aug 1, 2010
I have a spreadsheet that I edit daily. For some reason my data from the last 8 days is lost even though I know I had it was up to date 3 days ago. Is there a way to view this spreadsheet on google docs from 3 days ago so at least I can retrieve that data?
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Feb 2, 2014
When I had my iPhone, I can do iTunes backup to my Mac and when I have a new iPhone, I can do restore of the apps and data from the previous iPhone. It restore everything, including apps, the apps data, email configuration, etc.
For Android, there is "Backup My Data" under Settings --> Accounts. Does this do the same thing as the above?
For example, I tried to do this:
1). Check "Backup My Data"
2). Associate this with one of my Gmail account
3). Get a new Android phone and... I don't see "Restore" in the same Settings.
I DO see the settings to Backup My Data in the new Android phone, but I am afraid if I checked this, it will overwrite the data in Google's server
I am trying to figure out if Backup My Data can re-download all the apps installed in the older device, including the apps data. I don't care about email or contacts, since those are synced to my Gmail accounts.
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Jan 15, 2014
I am looking for an app with the following functions:
- backup selected folders to Google Drive
or
- backup complete phone to Google Drive
Possibility to schedule backup
Possibility to select to backup only over wifi
I have searched in Google play, but most apps:
- only backup sms, contacts and stuff like that, but now specific, self selected folders
or
- do not have a backup to Google Drive function
or
- can not schedule the backup
Is there any app which can do that?
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Sep 10, 2012
How do I make a backup of my settings, or which file do I need to extract when I want to make a backup of google play?
Issue is the follwoing, As google music currently saves all the music in the Data folder on the Phone (at least in my Galaxy Nexus) and no longer on the sdcard, every time I flash a new rom or an updat I loose Google music. obviously that is not an issue as I can reinstall the app, however the files I want to have locally on the phone need to be re-downloaded. the issue is that with the new install these settings have been lost, and I need to go back in the app and mark every file to be stored offline again from scratch.
I have also tried bracking up via Ti backup, however that leads into bigger problems as after restoring the app gets reset everytime I reboot....
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Nov 19, 2009
Specifically related to when/how often the backup is sent from phone to google servers, and whether that data is accessible from somewhere other than the DROID.I'm curious as to how to plan restores if a install a jacked up app.I've done a hard reset already, in an attempt to cure the 3g -> 1x issue, and was surprised the auto-restore re-installed my wallpaper without any type of user intervention.
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Oct 29, 2009
Will Droid work with Verizon's Backup Assistant to backup contact list, or sync with Google(gmail/gtalk) Contacts?Or, both? The backup assistant costs $1.99 a month, or something like that, but is waived if on Premium plan.I'll be dropping down to the "Connect" plan since don't need VZ-Navigator option anymore, which would mean I'd have to start paying the $1.99 for Backup Assistant, or I assume for FREE sync to Google contacts?
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May 24, 2013
Since other camera apps use other folders to save the pictures in them, how can I add those folders to also sync to Google+? Do I need to change the folders these apps save too?
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Apr 21, 2014
If auto backup is enabled in Photos, any images I download are also backed up. This happens regardless of whether 'back up local folders' is on or off, and even if I've explicitly disabled uploads for the Downloads folder!
I only want to backup photos I take, not all the junk I download. It's clearly broken.
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Oct 12, 2013
MY messages ARE IMPORTANT, But I cannot unlock phone because of my brother that did too much pattern tries. Then Google account appeared telling me to input my gmail and password but i cannot open it maybe because of my wifi is turned off. how to backup my sms messages even if its locked.
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Jan 23, 2013
I have a Google Nexus 4 (rooted, of course) and I'm using the native phone encryption.
There is some information that can be found, revealing that google uses the native linux dmsetup tool for this.
Now, just in case anything goes wrong, I'd like to have a backup of the encryption master-key,
that I could use to restore the dm-crypt header.
On a normal linux system, this would be easy, only one call to dmsetup and I'm done.
However, I just can't find any info to do this on android.'
The UI doesn't offer this option (as is to be expected) and I just don't know how to do it by using adb.
I've opened a root shell session and tried some commands (dmsetup, cryptsetup, some calls to "vdc cryptfs", etc...), but I just don't find a way to do it.
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Nov 30, 2010
It is impossible to back up all of my sms with an app (i have over 50k sms) so how can i manually take them off of my phone and put them back on the phone when i flash a new rom?
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Apr 11, 2010
I rooted my phone and was so excited to finally figure it out, that I flashed freshrom 1.1 and gumbokernal before I did an android backup. I know I should have made one immediately THEN flashed them. Where does this leave me when fresh gets updated for 2.1?
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Jun 17, 2010
OK so i rooted my GSM hero and i forgot to do a nandroid backup before i loaded my custom ROM. i want to go back to the stock ROM. how do i go about doing that? i currently have the phone booted up into recovery mode?
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Nov 24, 2009
looking to buy a back up battery from my hero.
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Sep 15, 2009
Just wondering what apps you guys with the htc hero, use to backup your phone. as i want to backup before i add this new firmware when t-mobile sort their lives out.
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Sep 12, 2009
HTC recommend a backup before installing a ROM. Is there a HTC backup tool? I know my Google account is online so I'm not worried about contacts and address book but what about the settings?
Android market? Will all my paid for apps still be available to me after update? Are all my installed apps memorized by the market? So finally what's the difference between Mybackup and Sprite backup or is there a better one that someone wants to recommend? My phone is not rooted and its not something I want to try at the moment.
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Nov 6, 2009
I backedup all my apps and I just realised that I can re-install them again, so technically I could of purchased an app and backed it up and then refunded it and then installed it from the SD card. Some apps I have backedup but they won't install, is this down to the developers choosing to protect their apps or not.
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Jun 26, 2010
I keep my contacts on the phone since my SIM space has run out. I tried to use Google contact sync but that brings in all the people I have emailed and is not specific to just phone numbers. I am currently on 1.5 (am using PCCW/Hong Kong) and I see via HTC's website that they have announced a 2.1 OTA upgrade. Before I upgrade, I would appreciate if someone could provide a way for me to backup/restore my contacts should they get wiped out in the upgrade from 1.5 to 2.1
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Sep 24, 2009
I'm going to keep this as simple as possible......
I presume after the update I'll have to set everything back up (email accounts, ringtones, volumes, notifications, scenes)? I can copy my music and pictures onto my PC and I don't care about SMS.
I'll have to re-install apps and set them all back up too.
All I care about are my contacts really. I don't want to use HTC sync as that wants to copy them to Outlook and I keep my work contacts in outlook (not my personal ones). I don't use my google account for anything other than the market so I don't really want to sync with google.
Can I just copy them all to the SIM card? Will I lose pics and facebook links?
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Oct 25, 2010
If i make a nadroid backup will it overwrite the last one.
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