yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
Yes you can.

But be aware that in Android Jelly Bean the game files are protected by the system and are not readable or writeable.

Because of this, your device needs to be rooted to allow backup or restore of the game files.

If you don't want to root your device and they have at least Android 4.0 take a look at an app called 'Helium - App Sync and Backup' (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup). It should allow you to transfer game progress without rooting the device with Jelly Bean.

Rovio already added a new feature called Rovio Account that allows to save the progress, and my app will no longer be needed. This is already on some of the games.

Sérgio
[Android Apps and Games] sindermut:
thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] Steviebabes:
Can I get a copy of the utility too please

Hey Sergio

I've used your app before from the market place and was very happy with it

Can you send me a link please to the apk

Thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
PM sent.
[Android Apps and Games] 8luedevil:
Angry Birds Backup

Sergio,

I loved your app before they made you take it out of the Play store. I am in need of it again but the latest version I could find (2.13) does not handle Star Wars 1 or 2. Could you let me know where I can get the updated version please?

Thanks and keep up the good work!
[Android Apps and Games] BabyGerald:
Angry Birds Backup?

Hi, Sergio!

I heard amazing things about your Angry Birds backup app (on angry birds nest dot com) that was removed from the Google Play store...

is it possible to receive the latest version by PM?

(I use a Samsung Infuse running Android Gingerbread 2.3.6)

Thank you so so so much for considering!

Cheers,

-BabyGerald
[Android Apps and Games] raul6:
Hi

Like others heard only good things about the app and if not much trouble would like to install it. Many thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] BKPhil:
Another lost soul here, hoping for salvation.

Any and all help much appreciated!
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
PM sent.

Anyone looking for the app just send me a private message.
[Android Apps and Games] crankybeach:
Greetings, folks. I just sent a PM to Sergio requesting the app. I also had a question I hoped someone could answer, so I am also posting it here:

I have been using a Nook Tablet with an "Android for Nook" card in it (does that mean it's rooted? I really don't know). The Android version is 2.3.7.

I have just upgraded to the brand-new Samsung Nook tablet with Android version 4.4.2.

Needless to say, I would REALLY like to back up my game scores and everything from the older tablet, and restore to the new. I have already done the cloud backup and restore for original AB and Star Wars II, but I would not look forward to starting all over again on the other games....!

If your backup program will work on both those devices, I would very much appreciate your sending it to me....​

So, if anyone actually knows the answer to the version question, feel free to post it while I wait for Sergio to get back to me with the app. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
Hi,

For versions below Android Jelly Bean and Kitkat the device doesn't need to be rooted, So with 2.3.7 it should be fine.

The problem is with 4.4.2, probably my app will not work without the device rooted. And I think Helium will not work in 2.3.7.

If this is a problem my suggestion is to try to use both my app and Helium (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup)

1. make a backup in 2.3.7 using my app

2. do a backup in 4.4.2 using Helium

3. check the content of the backup created by Helium, and try to replace the files with the ones from my app backup (2.3.7)

3.1 make sure when replacing the files to maintain the file names in the helium backup

Note: I haven't tried this and don't know if Helium checks for the backup integrity, so it may or may not work.
[Android Apps and Games] crankybeach:
Thank you SO MUCH for the detailed (and easily understandable!) instructions, and the app. I'll be AFK for several hours, so will have to address all this later... but I will definitely report back when I have some results. Again, thank you! :cool:
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
The link for Helium? The link is ok.

Just search in the play store for Helium - App Sync and Backup
[Android Apps and Games] crankybeach:
Well. I was able to back up my old Angry Birds scores and settings on the old tablet, and then I copied them over to a folder on the computer.

Now, Helium for the PC is not recognizing my new android device. Per the Helium Wiki I found while searching for answers, I have uninstalled it AND the Samsung drivers, rebooted, reinstalled, rebooted again, and the 'pooter is still not talking to the tablet via Helium.

So. Does anyone know of any other android backup software that might be able to handle the restoration?

Or, does anyone know if perhaps using the PAID version of Helium might solve the problem? I am not necessarily allergic to paying for an app if it will do what I need it to do....

P.S. Sergio, you were right... your app does not work, alas, on the non-rooted Samsung Nook tablet. :(

---------- Post added at 04:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:06 PM ----------

Next question. I was able to download "root browser" which enables me to at least see the permissions on all the folders on the device. Whether nor not I'll be able to change those permissions, I haven't figured out yet... but does anyone know the names of the folder(s) the Angry Birds scores are kept in on Android 4.4.2, so I can find those folders and get one step closer to restoring my old score data? Thanks....
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
The paid version of Helium shouldn't make any difference, only gives you more features.

The files are located in /data/data/com.rovio.*, but I doubt that you can change the permissions without root.

Helium can replace the files because it uses the android backup api (if I'm not wrong).

If you can't make Helium to work try to search for other backup apps in the play store. Or try to contact the Helium developer to see if he can help you.
[Android Apps and Games] crankybeach:
Again, thank you. This is just a progress report, in case anybody has any other ideas, or in case my dilemma might help someone else.

I have not yet succeeded in changing the file permissions for the /data folder (which currently appear as rwxrwx--x) and in fact, on opening that folder, it appears to be empty. My Unix is about 30 years rusty and was never all that good to begin with, so I don't know for sure whether that list of permissions is causing the folder to appear empty. I haven't given up yet on finding a way to change those permissions.

Meanwhile, I had the idea to try installing Helium on my phone (Samsung Galaxy Centura Tracfone, Android 4.0.4) and see if I could get that device talking to Helium on the computer. That did not work either, so I suspect the problem is on the PC end.

I just wrote a detailed email to the Helium developer, and if I get any enlightenment from there, I will be back here to report.

Again, thank you for all your helpful suggestions! :good:
[Android Apps and Games] Dimitris13:
Sergio can you please send me your apk file for backin up my angry birds?

Did you have also Star Wars II option inside?

PM send with my email.

Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] PerfectSkull:
Good Idea!
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
PM sent with link for updated version.

And yes, Star Wars II option is included.
[Android Apps and Games] crankybeach:
Next progress report. With all my tinkering, it had gotten to where the computer wasn't even recognizing the Nook and kept failing to install the device driver. Some kind soul on one of the Barnes & Noble forums suggested the following, which I am posting here in case someone else is having a similar issue:

So I did all that--and the computer started talking to the Nook again. Not only that, Helium was now enabled on both devices. So I have now made backups of Angry Birds on the new Nook.

Here's where I am now not sure where to go next, as far as trying to match the old tablet's backup filenames with the new. For example:

Old (Android 2.3.7) backup filenames:

angry_birds_rio_highscores.lua (size: 33 kb)

angry_birds_rio_settings.lua (size: 33 kb)

New (Android 4.4.2) backup file structure:

Folder name: com.rovio.angrybirdsrio

Names of files in folder:

.nomedia (0 bytes)

com.rovio.angrybirdsrio.ab (40.4 MB)

com.rovio.angrybirdsrio.json (212 bytes)

Seems obvious, with that large file, that the Helium backup is backing up more than just the settings and scores....

Of course, the other games besides Rio have the same file structures; I only posted one as an example.

Any enlightenment on which files I replace and rename with what?

Of course, being the semi-geek that I am, I will ALWAYS keep original files, and make copies to fiddle with, so if something goes wrong, I will still have the originals.

Thanks!:cool:

P.S. I opened the .json file with Notepad, and this is what it says, just in case it's helpful:

{"enabled":true,"system":false,"flags":9223748,"packageName":"com.rovio.angrybirdsrio","versionCode":2211,"label":"Angry Birds","versionName":"2.2.1","locked":false,"date":1409162241164,"apk":false,"backup":true}
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
I think you have made a backup of only the app on Helium.

What you want is to do a backup of the app data, no need for the app itself. Just check the options on Helium, I though that the default option on Helium was app data only.
[Android Apps and Games] crankybeach:
Hmm. "App data only" is indeed checked in Helium on the tablet. I reran the backups and got the same thing I did the first time.

Because it's the free version of Helium, I can only back up to internal storage on the tablet, not the SD card.

Just to see what would happen, I unchecked the "App data only" box and reran the backup for just Rio. Here are the files I now have in internal storage, along with their full paths:

/Tablet/carbon/com.rovio.angrybirdsrio/com.rovio.angrybirdsrio.ab (file size: 85.6 MB)

/Tablet/carbon/com.rovio.angrybirdsrio/com.rovio.angrybirdsrio.json (file size: 211 bytes)

/Tablet/carbon/com.rovio.angrybirdsrio/.nomedia (file size: 0 bytes)

So the json file stayed about the same size, but the .ab file got a whole lot bigger.

Interestingly, as of the time I first ran the Helium backups, I now have the following empty folders on the SD card:

/Card/Android/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsrio/files/ (empty folder)

Anybody know a SAFE, reasonably easy way to crack open an .ab file to see what's inside?
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
Tried Helium here and I have the same files as you, probably it's not possible to open the backup as I though.

I have an idea to fix this.

Send me by email your backup files generated by my app. I have a tabled rooted with Android Kitkat. So will load your files, and then generate a Helium backup. I will then send you this backup and you should be able to load it in Helium.
[Android Apps and Games] crankybeach:
Files uploading to email as we speak.... Thanks for offering to do this! :)
[Android Apps and Games] crankybeach:
Sergio, got your return email with the attachments... downloaded, took a deep breath, made spare copies of everything... then restored the files via Helium to the new tablet, and THEY WORK! Yaaaay! You, sir, totally ROCK! Thank you SO much!

:laugh:
[Android Apps and Games] MarioBeldea:
Hello, i think i used this app to backup to dropbox, now it has been romeved and i am in pain coz i reinstalled everything, i backed everything up using this app (worked, backed up to dropbox) now i can't reinstall the app...can someone give me an apk?

it's the one made by Rice Labs
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
PM sent with app download link.
[Android Apps and Games] bls83:
Hello Sergio,

can you send me yhe apk of angry birds backup?

Thanks in advance,

Giorgio
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
PM sent with app download link.

PS: anyone needing the app just send me a private message.
[Android Apps and Games] Vitin1010:
Tanks
[Android Apps and Games] Waldemarius:
angry birds backup

Dear Sergio,

can you send me yhe apk of angry birds backup?

my email is: simply.vladimir@ukr.net

Thanks in advance

Vladimir
[Android Apps and Games] Loveland:
Could someone please send me the link for the Angry Birds Backup app? Thank you so much! :fingers-crossed:
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
Sent.
[Android Apps and Games] svmpatel:
Hi Sergio,

Does your backup tool also work for Angry Birds Transformers? If it does, please can I bother you for a PM with a link to your wonderful app?

Thanks a lot :)
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
Hi, Transformers version is not supported.

My suggestion is to use Helium (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup)
[Android Apps and Games] telmoabff:
I'd also like to get the apk. Looks like a solution to the problem I have right now! Sent you a PM anyway... Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] endormem:
Hello Sergiopat

I would like to have that app, may you send it?

endormem@gmail.com

Thank you in advance
[Android Apps and Games] alessfan:
Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] antony_hg:
no root , that's great, thanks
[Android Apps and Games] robotbrain:
Hey Sergio,

I'm scared to start playing angry birds again unless I have a reliable backup solution. Please send me the app link. Thanks a lot!
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
PM sent with details.

Please note that in recent versions of Android (Jelly Bean, Kitkat, Lollipop) the game files are protected by the system and are not readable or writeable. Because of this, your device needs to be rooted to allow backup or restore of the game files.

Rovio already added a new feature called Rovio Account that allows to save the progress, this is on some of the games.
[Android Apps and Games] luchos297:
Hi, thanks for your effort! I had been playing Angry Birds 2 and i wanna to backup the savegame.. it has support this version? Anyway, I'm playing Angry Birds Seasons so i need backup the savegame because i have to update the ROM, so send me the donwload link.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] :
Can someone send me the angry birds backup from rice labs .apk?

Many thanks in advance!
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
Hi, I don't know "rice labs".

Just sent you the link to my app by email.
[Android Apps and Games] claval:
Hi,

I need to backup Angry birds Seasons and transfer the data on my new tablet.

Sergiopat can you help me? Can I use your apk without rooting the device?

Thanx in advance:)
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
Hi, PM sent.

In recent versions of Android (Jelly Bean, Kitkat, Lollipop, Marshmallow) the game files are protected by the system and are not readable or writeable.

Because of this, your device needs to be rooted to allow backup or restore of the game files. If your device is rooted then enable 'Request root' in the app preferences menu.
[Android Apps and Games] daredevil313:
Hi

I have Sony Xperia ZR and I have the .ab file of my save for Angry birds Seasons but I can't restore it

and the application has been removed from googleplay

what can I do??? please Help!! [MENTION=2050174]sergiopat[/MENTION]

thank you
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
[MENTION=7600583]daredevil313[/MENTION] The app is not in the store anymore, see the private message I sent you.
[Android Apps and Games] wingnutduner:
Angry birds backup

The link to this is no longer valid.

Do yu still have the app?

I just changed phones.

Please help!
[Android Apps and Games] sukucorp:
I have an old backup from around 2014. In that, the scores were backed up in my dropbox as:

Apps/Angry Birds Backup/com.rovio.angrybirds/<filename>.lua

In the latest app, the files are backed up as:

Apps/AngryBirdsBackup/<profilename>/angry_birds_<filename>.lua

How do I restore my backup from the previously saved data? Do I need to rename every file in dropbox to the new name and restore?
[Android Apps and Games] sergiopat:
I think my app never used that directory structure, so maybe that's the backup from a different app.

But yes, if you rename that to the new path it should work.
[Android Apps and Games] sukucorp:
Oh! I was pretty confident it was your app, maybe it was another. I will try renaming the files and reply whether it succeeds.
[Android Apps and Games] sukucorp:
Yes, it worked!
[Android Themes] pruebecita:
Hello,

I have been reading the thread "Want to learn how to theme?" and saw that there are a lot of files in the framework-res.apk

I have the problem of the screenshot, the background color is too dark and I am trying to find the proper file to change de hexadecimal colour to fix this.

Can anyone tell me wich file I am looking for?

Thank you in advance.
[Android Themes] marius88cc:
textbox to dark

hello ! i am hawing same problem only wors

i found your thred only now. hope someone comes up whit a solution
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AsinX:
Does anyone else notice when sending MMS the pics are of the worst quality? Im using FC14.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sniper:
MMS pictures have always been compressed to lessen the file size.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
If you want something near stock Calks E4GT 2 v1.2 which is FC18 might be to your liking. He has adjusted the MMS compression among other things. Only word of warning is the rom uses the Rogue Repack Kernel so you might have an app or two that will require a sd card dismount to install. The only one I have is Team Viewer.

If your on stock FC14 might give FC22 a spin see if they adjusted it at all.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RayTrue04:
Yes. Use handcent or another third party messaging app it does a better job at it. I touched on this subject a while back. Whenever I would send a screencap people wouldn't be able to read it bcuz the writing would be blurred. Samsung did a horrible job on the mms compressing in this phone. Never had this issue on the galaxy s epic. Handcent was a life saver for me my pictures are of higher quality now!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tenazrael:
Only issue with the suggested apps is that they do not allow you to select email addresses from your contacts list.

For example, if I go to create a new message, and I open my contacts list in either GoSMS or Handecent, it shows me all my contacts and their phone numbers, but it does not show their email addresses. If I wanted to send the message to their email, then I'm stuck using the default messaging app. Granted its a small price to pay in the end (its free), but optimal settings would be to completed remove using the default app and using one of those free apps instead.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RayTrue04:
If ur emailing the pic why not just use the built in email app or google email. You can share pictures that way too and there's no compression.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iahk:
this.
[LG Optimus 3D] gleybert:
Someone already got to carry our device honeycomb 3D OPTIMUS ?
[LG Optimus 3D] Markyzz:
Wat?

Honeycomb 3.0 is for tablets only.

See: ice cream sandwich
[LG Optimus 3D] Meemo23:
Honey come is for tablets ics is for our phone but don't hold your breathe..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] marcoplo:
Did you know that some devices have slightly diffrent touch firnmware in side

some of them does have 6 and 7 but there are definetly diffrences in contranst and colour depths

Since i did some comparision
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] idtyu:
Mine is 10 points,maybe more,but I run out of fingers...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Icywasabi:
test today and my LT26 jammed in 7 point, put one more it will decease one more
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Efe64:
10 or more..

No more fingers :p
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] markiemice:
I'm using pdaimatejam's 7.8 Tango build, and it's working really nicely, but I'd like to change the Green key back to the camera button. Currently, it doesn't do anything.

I tried going to advanced settings, but there's no camera option there. Is there another way I can do this? Or am I just doings something wrong?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] dxdy:
use Extra settings and set Focus down to set ot camera...

is explained in Tutorial v1.6
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Octhellion:
I've been trying to get ICS on my Galaxy S but every single ICS rom I install causes my phone to bootloop.

I'm on JVU firmware in combination with:

This is the December 29, 2011 / Android 2.3.6 / JVU / Value Pack ? build:

CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVU_2.3.6-v4.3-CWM3RFS.zip

So far I've tried to flash CM9, Slim ICS and Team ICSSGS RC4.2.

What happens when I try to flash any of these roms:

Progress bar show up, it starts installing

At 5% phone reboots

Boot logos show up

Phone enters recover again and some lines of text show up (not long enough to be able to read but looks like error messages)

After less than 1 second the phone reboots again and the process repeats itself

Does anyone have an idea how to fix this? Would be much appreciated because this issue has left me frustrated and I just want to have working ICS on my phone.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lexrsk:
When installing ICS over the top of Gingerbread there is a requirement to Flash the ROM twice.

Once to upgrade the bootloader to ICSSGS 4.2 version and second for the ROM to fully install.

I did this and was able to successfully upgrade to ICS.

Searching the thread for ICSSGS 4.2 would have provided the answer for this issue.

If this is unsuccessfull flash back to a gingerbread ROM using Odin Darky's 10.2 worked for me. allow the phone to fully boot. then retry you ICS ROM

Before flashing ICS you also must disable anny lagfix that is applied.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Octhellion:
I tried flashing twice already, didn't work. I'm flashing darky 10.2 atm and will try flashing an ics rom again when it's done. Thanks for the tip.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -pepe-:
I had kind of the same problem, although my boot loop was a little different i think. I Odin'd Darky's 10.1 a few times, but in the end also tried 9.2. That worked. No idea of that made the difference, you could give it a try.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Octhellion:
Allright flashing Darky's 10.2 first and then ICS twice was the solution, so weird. Thanks for the help :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrohanjs:
i got a broken power button and i have to return the phone to the service centre but since i am rooted and bootloader unlocked i have void my warranty, so i want to unroot my phone and i cant figure out how to do so with a broken power button !!!

is ther any other way, like if i just flash a stock rom and give the phone, would they come to know ?

the man over there said they will upgrade the software first to check if its a software issue then they will check for a hardware issue, they have already ordered a motherboard from samsung.

what should i do ? im using a i9023 model
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkhShadow:
If you flash a stock rom and lock bootloader they will be non the wiser

Oh and boot up at least once so it replaces cwm with stock recovery

Sent from my ice cream powered Nexus S
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrohanjs:
From where can I get a stock rom? I had a backup but my laptop got formatted
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harbb:
For best results, might be wise to wipe as much as you can, flash a Full ROM from here and lock the bootloader.

You may be able to play around with you power button enough to get what you want done (hint: tap just behind the power button) as you always would.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrohanjs:
ive tried the tapping it doesnt work for me, hence the problem, i dnt know how to unlock the bootloader nw with a broken power button
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiriazis:
can you at least boot to recovery?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrohanjs:
yes i can, i can use recovery flash roms, search button works as select button in recovery

but i can boot into recovery only if the phone is on, not when its switched off