Questions tagged [data-transfer]
Use this tag if your issue is with any kind of data to be transferred between Android devices (e.g. contacts, messages, app data) -- except for those having dedicated tags like 'file-transfer'.
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Transferring data from old android that doesn't have much space left
Since the old phone ran out of space I got a new one with 4x storage space. Now I'm trying to transfer all the data from the old one to the new one. Alas, data transfer fails because there's not ...
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Copy Apps and Data From Phone With Dead Screen
My unrooted phone's LCD screen is dead but touchscreen still works. By using a series of stencils for where on-screen buttons and prompts would be, I am able to unlock the device and authorize ADB, ...
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How to transfer user data, namely tracks and favorite places, from OsmAnd to OsmAnd+ application?
I used to use OsmAnd application, and while using it have created a few favorite places, and recorded a few tracks.
Now that I switched to OsmAnd Plus, I'd like to copy all user-created data, like ...
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How do I transfer game save data between two phones?
I recently switched from a Nokia XR20 to an ASUS Zenfone 8. After transferring my data with the ASUS Data Transfer app, I noticed my progress for the game Dicey Dungeons did not carry over.
How do I ...
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Why did I lose stored content when I got a new phone
I got a new phone and went to T-Mobile (my carrier) to switch my Motorola to my new Samsung. However, my memory card in my Motorola was set as internal NOT portable so I couldn't remove it and put it ...
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Spyware installed on phone, need to backup data before giving it to police [duplicate]
A friend of mine installed a spyware on my phone about three years ago, and made the access to that spyware public and i didn't know about it untill recently. I was always confused as to how people ...
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How to backup a rooted Samsung into a csc file
Essentially, I have a Samsung Tab A7 that I rooted with Magisk, and it got damaged due to me dropping it, however, I have warranty and they will fix it for me. I was wondering if there is a way to ...
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Very slow data transfer between my smartphone (Huawei Y6s) and Laptop (HP Elitebook 840G1)
So, recently I got a new Huawei Y6s and transferred all my data to my HP Elitebook 840G1. It is just 5GB of data with almost 45000 photos. It shows about 1 day on the PC transfer dialog box. I am very ...
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Auto backup so I can share the same app data on Bluestacks and phone
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5, running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. I also have BlueStacks 5.
A group of games I play does not have Google Play transfer, and I thought I could use the import button on ...
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Can ADB backup/restore transfer data between personal/work profiles
If Phone 1 has no work profiles and has a given app installed normally, Phone 2 does have a work profile enabled with Shelter, and Phone 2 has the same app installed only in the work profile, can ADB ...
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I want to transfer all my recordings done AND KEEP the date of creation with my huawei P30 lite to my Oppo Reno7 5G/Find X5 Lite
I transfered all my data from my Huawei to my oppo without any trouble, except my recordings. I was able to transfere them but the date of creation was reset. I really want to keep this information, ...
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Transfering WhatsApp Data Between Two Phones
I recently had a problem while transferring my WhatsApp. I had lost access to my primary phone (Samsung Galaxy A71) for a while and had to use a secondary phone(Huawei P20). During that time I ...
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How To Move Picsart and Phonto Fonts To A New Phone
I have two apps on my phone (PicsArt & Phonto) that can handle fonts on images.
It took me a long time to install fonts on these apps, especially the non-English fonts.
My old phone was Samsung ...
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SELinux denials after migrating application data between devices
I'm trying to migrate application data between devices. The application was installed to the work profile using Shelter The steps I did were:
On source phone, tar cvf appdata.tar.gz /data/user/10/com....
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Can I transfer purchased apps+license info between devices via adb?
I've some desk phones that are basically a 7-ish-inch tablet with a handset hanging next to it. Since nobody uses the phone anymore, the only thing they've served for these days was as control ...
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Need to move data from a specific app from LG Q7+ to Samsung
I have data on my LG Q7+ phone that I need to move to a Samsung Galaxy S22+. The app on the phone is called Note (notes.notebook.memo.pad.color.notepad.locker).
I can transfer the app, but the data ...
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Transfer WhatsApp messages from iOS to Android
I want to move my WhatsApp messages from my iPhone 5c to my OnePlus Nord N200 5G running Android 12. I've been running WhatsApp in an iPhone 5c with iOS, which is the last iOS version for this iPhone. ...
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Transfering data from non-default apps to new phone
I'm currently in the process of transferring my old phone's (Samsung Galaxy A8) settings, data, media etc to the new one (Samsung S22 Ultra). The Samsung Smart Switch app does transfer things like the ...
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Move user apps and data from old Samsung stock firmware to LineageOS?
My phone only had a single user, and I installed LineageOS. I backed up /data/app and /data/data directories and after installing LineageOS, wiped /data and I restored the two backed up /data/app and /...
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Think im being hacked
Firstly I'm a technophobe,totally useless and accept that hence why I need advice and answers before I lose my mind...
I believe my old friend and of recent girlfriend could be hacking me. I dont ...
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Samsung: switching to new phone
I recently switched phones for the first time in several years. My vague recollection from past switches was that it was fairly smooth. Here is what happened this time.
I switched from a Galaxy S9, ...
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Can someone help me with my data transfer "in the field" issue with Android?
I have an Android phone. I have a drone, a Go Pro, and a 5TB Seagate HDD that can be powered by the phone. I have a USB-C male to USB standard female adapter, that also has slots for microSD and SD ...
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how to transfer app data from old phone to new one?
There seems to be a lot of questions regarding this topic, but what I want to know is, how do I transfer the data from all of my apps (not just one or two specific ones) from my old phone to my new ...
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How does one transfer data from an iPhone 6 to a Pixel 6 pro that has already been set up (without a reset)?
So this is not the first time I turn on my Pixel 6 pro. When I connect the devices with a cable (this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071G6NLHJ/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza) no options appear so it is ...
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How to transfer Chrome start screen links to a new mobile phone?
On my old mobile phone (Samsung, Android 10) on the desktop, I have many folders with website links (you know, the ones you can create in Chrome when you select the "..." menu and then ...
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Should I migrate my data on my moto G7 power
I have a Motorola Moto G7 power. I just recently formatted my SD card to internal bc I needed the space but now my phone seems to be lagging bad and I see this migrate data thing but idk if I should ...
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Migrate LG QuickMemo+ notes to ColorNote/Google Keep
I bought a new phone and it didn't have any note app aside from Google Keep. I mess around with Google Keep and didn't find any import option so I try ColorNote.
Then from my old LG phone, I tried to ...
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How is it possible to hack/steal the data of a stranger's Android phone by holding it by hand for a while?
Several years ago, I saw in my university a demonstration that someone wearing a special finger ring can transfer the data of a stranger's (Android) phone to somewhere without the owner of the phone ...
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How to transfer/clone data from one internal storage SD card to another?
So I've been using a micro SD card as internal storage. It's getting full, so I'd like to transfer the data to another micro SD card.
I tried cloning it, but for whatever reason (I think it's got to ...
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I can't transfer data to my microSD
I'm on Android 7.1.1. I can't transfer data to my microSD, allegedly because of a lack of space which it has plenty of, actually (it used to be brimful, though).
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Transfer data of phone with partially broken touchscreen
I recently dropped my S7 edge and the bottom half of the screen is now unresponsive (It still displays the image but the touchscreen doesn't work) I'm getting a new phone for christmas so I'm not ...
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Setup new device - old phone won't find the new one
I'm trying to use the Google "setup new device" feature to transfer my SMS, apps etc to my new phone. The old phone however won't recognise the new one. Bluetooth is on on both devices, ...
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How to extract data from app?
So I want to switch pedometer apps but move over my data.
I thought I could just get the database, extract the relevant entries and inject them into the other app's database. But no.
First off adb ...
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Can Windows 11 synch data with my Android 'phone?
It seems that Windows 11 can run Android apps. This could, possibly be a major breakthrough, if ...
Until now, I choose apps, such as the TaskCoach to-do manager which run natively on both Windows ...
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How to access texts on rooted Android device from terminal
How do I access text messages on my rooted device using the command line?
I specifically want to extract a text transcript, without using any cloud services and thereby exposing sensitive or personal ...
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Is there a way to get all the internal storage data from my LG W30 which doesnt turn on? [duplicate]
My android phone LG W30 fell pretty bad from a decent height and it doesn't turn on now. No response from any buttons. when connected to power, the indicator LED turns on and nothing else. This is the ...
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What content (exactly) is transferred during setup by cable, that is not transferred by other means? Pixel warns a cable required for "most content"
The exact official warning message shown on a modern Google Pixel 5 is a cutely worded "Copy another way? You'll get the most content, including photos, videos, and MMS messages, if you use a ...
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How can I transfer tab data from the Chrome App to another phone - including back and forward data?
So my nexus 6p is getting on in years, and I'd like to back up my chrome tabs onto another phone. I'm aware there's a sync function, but that:
Does not cover the back and forward data from each tab, ...
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How to transfer Triviador World app so as not to lose the progress from one device to another without rooting
I try to transfer Triviador World app so as not to lose the progress from Lenovo (K6 Note) to a Motorola device.
I tried this by using the app Helium. However I found that this up is not compatible ...
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Can I transfer documents from the files app on iPhone to my new Android phone?
I’ve already tried to use google drive to do so, but for some reason only empty folders get transferred. I’m switching to a Oneplus so the Galaxy Smart Switch app (which I had used to go iOS to ...
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Can I move an app's data to another phone?
I have a game running on an old phone and since the game doesn't save any data in a cloud and neither does google play, I wanted to transfer the data from my old phone's storage to my current one, or ...
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How to fix apparently-incomplete adb backup?
I need to hand in my old phone, but before I do, I want to be sure I am not going to lose any data, including app data.
I've tried the usual adb backup -apk -shared -all, however this produced a file ...
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Migrate entire WhatsApp from iPhone 6 to Android [duplicate]
I'm looking to migrate my WhatsApp from iPhone to Android, including media (not just chat). I know that it is not possible via native WhatsApp features. I don't want to use a third-party app (not ...
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Cloning Android Phone
Is there a way to image an android phone and flash that image onto another Android phone WITHOUT rooting the device? I don't want to just backup the data onto a new phone. I want to completely clone ...
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How to recover lost/deleted images [duplicate]
So basically it went like this:
1.) I plugged my phone to my laptop and transferred all my photos.
2.) After having successfully copied the pictures, I deleted them on my phone via the laptop then ...
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Migrating my data to a new MIUI Android phone
I'm switching from a Xiaomi RedMi 3S phone (Android 6.0.1) to a MI 9 SE which I just got. None of the phones are rooted. I don't have a Google account, nor a "Xiaomi account" - but like any ...
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Getting back to the first-time phone transfer wizard without factory resetting
During the first-time setup process, Android asks to connect my new phone to my old phone with a USB cable. I'm not ready to transfer yet but I want to test drive the phone. Is there a way to get back ...
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How can I find / transfer a single app's data files to a new phone? (unrooted)
I just got a new phone and I was able to have almost all my apps and data transfer over without an issue. Neither phone has root access.
But a couple apps (a game, a cocktail app) didn't transfer ...
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How can I transfer the numbers from my old Android phone onto my new iPhone if I lost the old Android phone?
I lost my old android phone. Decided to try out an iphone just to get literate. I'm wondering what the process is for transferring my contacts from my old android phone (which i don't have access to) ...
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How can I copy specific wifi networks from one Android device to another?
I have a rooted Android 7.1.1 phone with a large number of wireless networks configured; some of these are relatively complicated (EAP-TTLS, custom CA certificate, whatnot; the point is it's more ...
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