[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
[MENTION=2662249]sShadowSs[/MENTION]!

Oh man, your hard work with that restore all current apps and data is the Ultimate restore method of putting everything back, On the same device, with same rom and version

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Hey, the Galaxy S5 was to be my next choice of phone. I could afford it and for sure it beat the "Tap and Wait" Razr. Let me see the Galaxy S5 specs again. Smaller phone, not bad, nice specs. But I am over 50 and REALLY appreciate that big screen you get today. Price?

Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900H Factory Unlocked Cellphone, International Version, Black

It is unlocked but that is a lot of money, man. The Moto-X Pure Edition was $400 base, $450 w/32 GB internal card, put any external card you want up to 120 GB. I just checked specs on the Nexus 6 and found out that the Nexus 6 whoops all of our phones, has a 7" screen, and power to burn. Look at the Amazon prices! $250-$300!

Had I known that, I would probably gotten the Nexus 6 and they are all Moto phones. Ni "sour grapes" or anything like that, I am very, very happy with what I got and I LOVE talking to the phone and getting INSTANT results. I use the Moto app instead of OK Google. Moto handles all the phone and it's hardware but defaults to Google for anything it cannot immediately comply with. Best of both worlds. "play google music Madonna", phone says okay and starts playing. "Call Bill Jones cell", phone says "calling" and Bill is on the phone. How much is 2.3 pounds sterling in American money? Phone hands that off to Google who will explain in a cheery male or female voice by your

preferences.

I was talking to some Admins and Moderators at XDA, they caught my threads discussing this phone, the Moto-X. One guy wanted it bad and it was to be his choice of next phone. He does not like CyanogenMod anymore and quite frankly, my loyalty to them is ...gone. He said there will be NO CM rom for the Moto-X phones unless a team member gets one. And with better and cheaper phones out, this is not likely. He settled for the Nexus 6 and when I looked it up, not only did it blow me away with specs, the 5.9" screen, and power to burn, it costs almost $200 than what I paid for the new Moto X. So how is the Galaxy S5, Shadow? MUCH faster and better than the Razr? Didn't you want a bigger screen? Did you get a good price, are you satisfied with it? [MENTION=5057697]welder73[/MENTION] kept telling me NOT to buy it, better ones out there. Once I did my homework and decided on [MENTION=6309629]dtiger1138[/MENTION] and the Moto-X Pure Edition, I was sold. Now, how to "Create an emergency to warrant buying it" was all that was left.

We all the time hear "Never install data!" and for most restores, this is true. You restore data from CM10 to CM10.1 and the database may have changed, the file tree structure has changed, thus 'restoring data" could very well put it in the wrong spot. This is the second time I used it and man this was SWEET! Since swiping Factory Reset, in TWRP, the WIPE button, (Normally we use the Advance Options to only wipe dalvik and cache.), you get a full Factory Reset, wipes all of your data and system. i.e.: You get a brand new Kit Kat, Lollipop, or Marshmallow phone that you have.

You must download at least two apps from play store at this point. Go to play store and download SuperSU, root is still there in system but cannot be accessed so you must download the SuperSU app. I paid for the Pro one so I used that but either one will work. Now download Titanium Backup and some kind of good, root file manager such as Solid Explorer or ES File Manager. On first run, TiBu will see you have a different Android ID and offers to restore your ID. I always do this but in Marshmallow, it never happens. Tap the button to say OK and TiBu freezes, trying to restore the old ID. Stop the TiBu process in Settings/Apps. If you have your text license file from Titanium Backup, put it in the root of your sdcard. If you don't have one, install both TiBu and the Root Key. Email TiBu tech and they will give you a text license file.

Before any wiping or ANYTHING else, Check the TiBu Menu, Preferences for "Backup Folder Location". Make sure this folder is on your ext-sdcard! If you have to, copy the entire folder over in a good file manager like Solid Explorer or ES File Manager so that all of your TiBu backups are on the ext. card. I say this just in case your internal card gets wiped. Mine did not. If you must move it, then go back to TiBui, preferences, backup location, and point it to the new location on on the ext sdcard.

Now like Shadow says, make a backup from the SCHEDULES tab: "Backup all user apps & system data". You will need this later. You will be *amazed* at what all comes back and how quickly it does too! I only had to put my desired wallpaper back and I keep a copy on ext-sdcard. I did copy it to a Pictures folder on internal sdcard.

Then I buzz through the startup wizard asks for your WiFi SSID from list if active in your area and puts you online by WiFi, then the Google Account, and you are mostly done. Google will immediately start updating the very few apps you have and Google services. Allow to finish. Then run the fantastic Shadow restore feature as outlined above. It took me less than an hour to restore about 90 apps and data. When done, the phone will be 90% done. If Marshmallow, tap any widgets to give permission to run. (In Marshmallow, ALL new apps must ask for various permissions such as access your camera, contacts, whatever, on first run.)

Add your missing email accounts, I use the GMail app for all my mail and it works great. You can check any password apps and put in the passwords now. Does not help to get pulled over by a cop car and cannot access your Geico insurance information because you did not log in with user/pass the first time.

Use the phone if you have to, be sure to be on WiFi and NOT cell data because Google will now update every app you have, did 90 of them for me over a long night sleeping. And at first tap, agree to the permissions.

Dude, I swear I had a totally working phone after a FULL FACTORY RESET in an 1-2 hours. I DID NOT restore any Xposed stuff such as framework or modules except for Greenify. Once everything is updated and working, if you are smart, make a nandroid backup BEFORE INSTALLING XPOSED AND MODULES! You are good to go, Bay Bee!

That's it, really man. Shadow, I cannot thank you enough. This would have taken me WEEKS to get done and I had it all done in one night, about 6 hours. I could easily have split the work into more than a day, but once TiBu restores your stuff, Google is going to update almost all of it. GREAT time to go to bed.

Dude, I am SO Freaking Happy and never in my life would have believed I could completely restore the phone in less than one day. No more issues of self soft booting or dark screen lock. I made a LOT of mistakes along the way because I have ZERO experience with this new phone, Lollipop, or Marshmallow and they are quite a bit different. My fault, but the factory reset got me out of it.

Last Thing. I consider your sd_shadow's [Collection] to be "The Bible" for android hobbies and enthusiasts. Would you please consider putting it in your signature? Hardly anyone knows about it unless you mention it in a thread. I have it bookmarked and go there often to find what I seek. It is a bit haphazard with the Google Sheets layout and all, but it works. I would love to help you turn it into a real web site with proper pages and template, but that is a HUGE job you would have to do at your own pace. If interested, PM me and I will set you up with everything you need.

Pleased with new phone, hidden from those not interested.

I cannot believe it. I now have the Ultimate Android Marshmallow Phone that I always wanted and after reset, it is pristine, out of the box like new, nothing is broken, everything works! I say "Okay Moto X, Call Bill Myers at home", and and she replies, "calling", in that lovely UK Victoria female voice. (I purchased Victoria from SVOX) but there are plenty of male female UK voices you can use. Must be set to default language or won't speak in Maps. Everything else in "Language & Input set to English US.

[MENTION=2662249]sShadowSs[/MENTION] I will *never* lose this method, so simple yet so effective. And, when used in the right situation, saves days or weeks of time. Thank you buddy, you really nailed that issue, dead on. I no longer fear or hate Factory Reset! :laugh:

Shadow, I would be "up the creek without a paddle" and your tip saved me. Will you forward me tips like this when you get them? I will send a friend request to you on XDA, accept please and accept as a contact. I will NEVER PM you, I will use the MENTION in a post to get your attention, but you could message me back if you find something good. Think about it. Thanks buddy! :)

[MENTION=838017]sherri[/MENTION] I am looking into Llama now, thanks for the tip!

This thread is all but a graveyard. Going to stop watching it every day. But I am subscribed and will be notified if a post appears and of course you call can get my attention with a MENTION, the @ symbol before my name. It has been fun. Many of you are in my contact and friend list and do say hello from time to time.The rest of you can find me if you need me. Happy New Year Guys@