Upgrading my i9300 from 4.1.2 to 4.2.2 gives me lots of problems
I must consider myself "newbie" to Android - if only for lack of experience.
BUT: how what where are the desktop items stored?? Same question for shortcuts, folders & gadgets.
If you have a lot of apps (say, more than 10 ;p) and have it organized neatly in folders, all on their logical screen ("desktop") with their own gadgets... When you restore all your apps after a new clean ROM, how do you restore your screens layout and contents??
I know Titanium Backup does the job. BUT...
I had many problems upgrading from 4.1.2 to 4.2.2.
I determined that was mostly caused by pseudo system apps.
Things like Google Voice, Google Search, Google, Google, Yahoo and some more Google * Titanium would crash while restoring, with no apparent logic.
So after testing for a few days, I last night decided to restore everything (user + system apps + data) EXCEPT for everything marked in "red" in Titanium ***.
Because all things marked "red" seem to be "special" programs. Those programs should already be included in the new ROM (or at the very least: can always be easily installed afterwards!).
This time restoration worked like a charm - except for all my screens: they stayed 'virgin'-like :s No folders, no shortcuts, no nothing :s
I also sent out a support request with Titanium (see next reply). If anyone else can shed some (technical) light on all this... Much appreciated!
PS: I guess folders, icons etc are all properties for / within the Apps data itself...? So restoring Apps with Data SHOULD restore my screens settings too...? Guess not ; -)
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*** items marked in red? FROM:
http://www.droidsage.com/guides/day-3-titanium-backup-application-settings/"System Apps – These are the applications that either came with your device or were pre-compiled in your ROM. Usually these are marked in red text in the Titanium Backup application list"