All you need is a computer and a device running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or newer. Remember, a full backup is not useful if it is too old, so you’ll probably need to make regular backups. When chosing option 1 or 2 it is a tradeoff between how much you value the backup vs how much hassle you are willing to put up with. Droid Explorer (v0.8.8.7+) will be able to handle this for 4.0+ devices. While Droid Explorer is currently optimized for Rooted devices, this functionality will work for non-rooted devices as well. In Windows Explorer navigate to where you installed the Android SDK and SHIFT+RIGHT CLICK on the platform-tools folder. It costs $5/month for a basic plan with no ads and limited features, or $30/year for a premium plan with no ads and unlimited features.
Are we talking about the conventional memory sector state, or the fuzzier user experienced state of functionality. This isn’t a “full backup” in so far as it comes to system settings, but it does restore application settings and data. It does not backup your internal storage (the user files), so you’ll have to backup those files separately.
We’ll go over the most popular and reliable ones down below. It is important to know that your firmware needs to be backed up before you make any changes. Back up your MTK Android firmware is a very important aspect of the whole process and it is worth mentioning here. The device will not work properly without the correct backup in place.
- Installing TWRP using the official TWRP app is a convenient and easy-to-use method.
- In order to backup your stock ROM, after you root your phone and before you install a custom ROM you will need to install “ROM Manager” (available in the Market).
- Your Android phone can be connected to a computer and transferred to its internal storage so that the files you want to keep can be transferred.
- When phones were slow and needed an extra push, root users used to overclock processors to make things a bit snappier.
- Congratulations, You have successfully installed Cell C Titan Stock ROM using SPD Flash tool.
Note that your device should be rooted and bootloader should be unlocked before installing TWRP. In this guide, we will show you how to install TWRP without PC. But with TWRP recovery, the NANDroid backup feature makes sure that all is never lost, even in the bleakest situations. It’s something every custom recovery user should take the time to do, so I’ll show you how it works below. It flashes ROMs, makes backups, and even installs factory images without losing root.
Google and Motorola are among the major companies that do. It’s normally possible to get factory images from Samsung and LG, but you may need to download them from third-party sites. If you downloaded a pre-rooted stock ROM and stock firmware ROM want to keep it that way, you’re now good to go.