G+_David Herron Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 So, this stuff on the show about a factory reset helping with performance. 1) Does it work? 2) Do you need to back up your apps? Doesn't the phone just start downloading all your apps again once you sign in to your account? 3) If you need to back up, how would a non-rooted user do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Elizabeth Whitmire Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Yes it works. As long as all your apps came from the Play Store or Amazon's app store, your apps are already backed up at those services. What you do need to back up is all your data. If you're non-rooted, I recommend My Backup for backing up your data. It will also back up any apps you want, which is useful if any came from non-official sources. I assume you've already cleared caches, but if not, try that before resetting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Lucas Nichols Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Does the my backup app save your progress in games too? I've never used it before. I reset my device every 2 mo or so. I lose all my data but the performance boost is usually worth it. Imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Chris Quinn Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Doing a factory reset works with helping with performance. But what are you trying to back up. Photos? Contacts? Texts? Apps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Lucas Nichols Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 I keep my contacts backed up with g+. And I have an ext sd card for my pics and docs. I just have this one game that I play and every time I reset I lose all progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Elizabeth Whitmire Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Backing up data means backing up your game progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Chris Quinn Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Sounds like game app developers need to push saved progress to their servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ned Jeffery Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 I don't think you need to do a factory reset. What I would suggest is go through your phone and uninstall all apps that might be doing something in the background (except the ones you absolutely need). These would include things like facebook, widgets, things that mod your UI e.g. notification toggles. Then if your rooted boot into CWM and clear cache. Make sure that you also disable background syncing for apps you have left. e.g. currents. This will essentially do everything a factory reset would do, minus the reinstalling of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Lucas Nichols Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 But even if I unintstall certain apps, they leave files behind on my phone. A for is the only way to clear everything. Well without spending an hr or more searching and deleting through a file explorer app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Johan Appelgren Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Lucas Nichols Leave files behind where? On external storage? Easily fixed from Settings -> Storage on recent versions of Android. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Chris Quinn Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Do the reset. You will be happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ned Jeffery Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Lucas Nichols leaving files behind does not slow down your phone. it's just annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Nancy May Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 For non-rooted back up check out Helium by Clockwork Mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Corey Fields Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Chris Quinn All my photos, music, etc. are in the cloud. I'm mainly interested in backing up the settings in my apps. A factory reset is not worth it if I would have to spend the hours necessary to reconfigure all my apps the way I had them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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