Guest BK2FUT Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 What needs to be backed up before using the official LG software to update to Android 2.1? Will eMails, texts, apps etc. remain or is it essentially like a factory reset? I'm guessing synced items, such as calendar entries and contacts will be saved. Thanks in advance, OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gstar101 Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 (edited) What needs to be backed up before using the official LG software to update to Android 2.1? Will eMails, texts, apps etc. remain or is it essentially like a factory reset? I'm guessing synced items, such as calendar entries and contacts will be saved. Thanks in advance, OT. Its a Factory Reset + Upgrade. So in essence you'll lose Phone contacts, sms', email (settings not actual mail cuz its on a mail server), apps. Make a backup of those you need including apps (purchased apps should be in your email inbox) and the free ones you can try re-downloading them in the market. Edited October 22, 2010 by gstar101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BK2FUT Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Its a Factory Reset + Upgrade. So in essence you'll lose Phone contacts, sms', email (settings not actual mail cuz its on a mail server), apps. Make a backup of those you need including apps (purchased apps should be in your email inbox) and the free ones you can try re-downloading them in the market. Okay, good to know, thanks for the reply. Is there any way to back up the texts? eMail etc. I'm not that worried about, but I have some important sms messages that I'd rather not lose. Can't find an option to copy/export a thread or save to the sim or anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ilovelg Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Okay, good to know, thanks for the reply. Is there any way to back up the texts? eMail etc. I'm not that worried about, but I have some important sms messages that I'd rather not lose. Can't find an option to copy/export a thread or save to the sim or anything... You can backup texts via LG PC Suite, but im not sure if u will be able to get those texts back to phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carbonize Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Its a Factory Reset + Upgrade. So in essence you'll lose Phone contacts, sms', email (settings not actual mail cuz its on a mail server), apps. Make a backup of those you need including apps (purchased apps should be in your email inbox) and the free ones you can try re-downloading them in the market. You will not lose your contacts unless you have disabled the contact sync. With sync enabled your contacts are stored in your Gmail contacts and will be downloaded to the phone after you have associated it with your Google account again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BK2FUT Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 You can backup texts via LG PC Suite, but im not sure if u will be able to get those texts back to phone. Damn... that's frustrating. Thanks for your help, Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BK2FUT Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 You will not lose your contacts unless you have disabled the contact sync. With sync enabled your contacts are stored in your Gmail contacts and will be downloaded to the phone after you have associated it with your Google account again. Okay, that's cool, I keep my contacts synced. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carbonize Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Log in to your Gmail and check under Contacts just to make sure they are there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BK2FUT Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Log in to your Gmail and check under Contacts just to make sure they are there. Strangely enough, they don't seem to be... even though they're set to sync on my phone. Glad you suggested I check it. Hmm... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Prince of Dreams Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 With LG suite you can back up all your contacts, calendar & SMS, even your photos although they are stored on your SD card and dont need to be backed up, you can download a program called Astro from the market place this will allow you to back up all your apps (it is a free app to). Once you upgrade everything in your phone is wiped so make sure you back everything up, Don't worry about your SD card though it is not touched although it is a good idea to remove it before upgrading. Once you upgrade re download Astro and run the back up (which will be stored on your SD card) and re synch with LG suite and everything should be back. Although like the earlier poster stated I am not sure if you can move the SMS back but at least you have them on your PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BK2FUT Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 With LG suite you can back up all your contacts, calendar & SMS, even your photos although they are stored on your SD card and dont need to be backed up, you can download a program called Astro from the market place this will allow you to back up all your apps (it is a free app to). Once you upgrade everything in your phone is wiped so make sure you back everything up, Don't worry about your SD card though it is not touched although it is a good idea to remove it before upgrading. Once you upgrade re download Astro and run the back up (which will be stored on your SD card) and re synch with LG suite and everything should be back. Although like the earlier poster stated I am not sure if you can move the SMS back but at least you have them on your PC Brilliant reply, thanks so much. Got an app on the marketplace called SMS Backup & Restore that I can only assume works. Will use the PC suite though, that way even if the app doesnt work I'll still have them. Also, even though sync is on, my contacts aren't backed up in my gmail account. But at least the suite will do that. Thanks again! OT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ASY9650 Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 (edited) Brilliant reply, thanks so much. Got an app on the marketplace called SMS Backup & Restore that I can only assume works. Will use the PC suite though, that way even if the app doesnt work I'll still have them. Also, even though sync is on, my contacts aren't backed up in my gmail account. But at least the suite will do that. Thanks again! OT Most of those back up apps do work in the market, I've used one before just can't remember which one it was :P. Edited October 27, 2010 by ASY9650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BK2FUT Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 are there any good apps for backing up contacts? Google sync won't work for me, and this LG PC Suit seems to be a nightmare, refuses to sync also... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ilovelg Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 (edited) are there any good apps for backing up contacts? Google sync won't work for me, and this LG PC Suit seems to be a nightmare, refuses to sync also... :) Just to clear this up, LG PC Suite Sync wont work if your phone is rooted and dont have busybox installed in it. Actually noone of the Sync software will work if your phone is rooted and dont have busybox installed on it. You can sync everything with non-rooted phone tho and phone that is rooted and have busybox :) Edited November 5, 2010 by ilovelg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ASY9650 Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 are there any good apps for backing up contacts? Google sync won't work for me, and this LG PC Suit seems to be a nightmare, refuses to sync also... :) Export them to your SIM card? Or if you have over 250 or so then do a Market search for Contacts Back Up. A few of those should let you back up to a SD card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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