Titanium Backup No Root

[Badomero Schoulund]

I have backed up and restored Signal with Titanium for years without any incident, up until now. The other day I was encountering a boot loop playing around with an Xposed module. I did a re-flash of the ROM to regain access and then backed up my data with Titanium as usual. After a full wipe and re-flash all data was restored correctly (even for system apps), except Signal which force-closes instantly every time I open it. I've read about false UID re-assignments and tried the Fix Permissions app without any result.

Fellow member @Josh experienced the same issue and attributed it to changes in the most recent Signal version 4.16 which pointed me into the right direction to find a workaround. I installed version 4.15.5 from here and then restored data only from Titanium. Now Signal will start normally again, but my messages from about the last 2 weeks are missing. Of course this can only be considered a temporary solution. I wonder what can cause this kind of behavior in Titanium, and if there are any similar backup solutions available that do work with Signal.

For rooted users, it would still be easier to backup and restore all apps in one batch after a ROM switch. Unfortunately, the upgrade from 4.15.5 caused Signal to crash instantly upon opening. All I could do was downgrade and export a plaintext backup which means I have now lost all media and group messages. Note that when you import the plaintext backup, you might need to use an earlier version. I couldn't restore with 4.17.5 since the app would always crash (10+ MB file). Only after going back to 4.15.5 the plaintext import was successful. Upgrading afterward went without problems.

Titanium Backup is a backup utility for Android that backs up your system and user applications along with their data on external storage of your choice. It is a leading Android application that uses root access to pull all your important applications and data from the system partition and stores them for future restoration. Whether your phone is corrupted or flashed with a custom ROM, Titanium Backup can save the hassle to get your phone loaded up just like it was before. Best of all, it is FREE! If you use it regularly, the PRO version will enhance the experience like never before! Get it today and protect your precious data before its too late!

I have a Pixel 6 Pro rooted using magisk manager and I love it. I have made a titanium backup (rooted application on my phone) and wanted to restore the apps to my khadas, for which I wanted to get root access on VIM4. Can someone please help me out here? I enabled developers options, OEM Unlocking is true, now all I need is to have boot.img file that I can use the magisk app to root. Any suggestions?

Hey @goenjoy

Thank you for your reply. Can you please let me know is there is a way to obtain the 64bit.so file from windows drivers? I see that this is the drivers package link to the support page to the modem:

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Back in the early days of Android, Titanium Backup was considered the go-to backup solution for those with full root access. Its impact on the power user community over the years is undeniable. However, Titanium Backup's days are numbered because the original developer no longer updates the app. This means smartphones and the best Android tablets are out of luck since new device support is nonexistent. You now have other options that are nearly as good. This guide covers how to tap into the power of Shizuku to back up your device.

When using Google One to back up and restore your device, the data for your apps are only partially saved to your online account. It keeps a list of the installed apps and downloads them directly from the Google Play Store. That means you'll need an active internet connection to restore your device in this manner each time. If you frequently perform factory resets, downloading these apps from scratch can be a hassle. Because of this, you may be looking for a reliable and alternative method to restore your apps without going the Google One route.

Swift Backup is the perfect choice for all your backup needs, giving you offline and custom cloud storage options without requiring root access. It relies on the Shizuku service, which uses powerful on-device ADB commands and system APIs to elevate your Android experience. This allows you to have temporary higher-level system privileges without rooting your device, perfect for those who like to tinker with minimal risk. Using Swift Backup after a factory reset can save time, battery, and network data since you don't have to redownload your apps from the Google Play Store.

Swift Backup was tested up to Android 13 and the first Android 14 public beta. During our testing, we didn't experience any issues using Swift Backup and its core features with the Shizuku service. As such, you can back up and restore your apps after a factory reset without worry.

You'll need to use the Shizuku service combined with Swift Backup to get the most out of your experience short of having full root access. Still, you must have root privileges for some Swift Backup features to work correctly. However, the Shizuku service gives you plenty of control over your app backups to make up for that.

You can also learn how to set up Shizuku in greater detail if you need extra help with this part. From wireless debugging to ADB commands on a computer, we cover the methods you can use to enable the Shizuku service.

One of the best things about Swift Backup is that you can batch backup and restore your apps when paired with Shizuku. This means you can select the apps you want, press a button, and it does everything for you from there. In other words, the days of manually tapping one app at a time to back them up are long gone, and you don't have to lift a finger. Once you use the feature on your device, you'll see how convenient backing up and restoring your apps can be.

Before you can back up or restore the apps on your device, you'll need to connect Swift Backup with the Shizuku service to enable the necessary features. To get started, check out the following steps:

If you plan to do a simple backup of your installed apps, you'll be fine using only the APKs option. Gamers may want to check Ext. data and Expansion to save the external resources that most games require you to download.

After your device has gone through a factory reset, you'll want to quickly get things back up and running to avoid unnecessary downtime. The recovery process is simple, so it shouldn't take much of your time.

Swift Backup combined with Shizuku allows you to easily back up and restore your Android apps without root access. There are a few limitations, but many of the core features from Swift Backup are readily available. You can also back up more than your apps, so consider checking out the extra features it offers. For example, keeping an offline backup of your text messages, call logs, and homescreen wallpapers would be beneficial. And if you upgrade to premium, you can set up a custom schedule to automate the entire backup process.

You can also tap into the Shizuku service to freeze unwanted system apps and bloatware to help optimize your device. Use it to clear the icon clutter and stop rogue apps from running in the background, potentially saving a little extra battery life.

Even if you're not planning on trying out different ROMs, having an extra backup around is not a bad thing. Wonder how to use it? Well, first of all, you need to have a rooted phone. The rest of the steps are covered in the gallery below.

If you want to get serious about backing up your Android phone, including everything from system app data to saved Wi-Fi nodes, Titanium Backup can help. Read on to learn how to backup your Android phone from A to Z.

Android phones already come with some handy backup features; anyone who has purchased a new Android phone and plugged in the Google Account login they were using on their previous Android phone has surely been impressed with the ease in which their old contacts appeared. Newer versions of Android (2.2+) even have some extra backup features like the ability to backup your wallpaper and some applications (if the developer allows it).

While that's great and certainly eleventy-billion times better than dealing with transferring contacts from phone to phone in the age of "dumb phones" it's not a perfect or complete solution. If you want fine control over your backup process and the ability to backup every application and its associated data, system settings, and more, you're going to need to rely on a third-party solution. In this tutorial we'll show you how to backup all data with the powerful and popular Android backup app Titanium Backup.

Why a rooted phone? Rooting an Android phone simply means modifying your phone so that applications can have root (administrator) access to the Android operating system. Titanium Backup requires root access to Android in order to effectively backup every aspect of the system. If Titanium Backup did not have root access it would not be able to access systems files to backup system data and it would not be able to access restricted applications in order to copy the application itself and (sometimes) the data for backup.

Phone-by-phone rooting instructions are beyond the scope of this tutorial but don't worry. If your phone isn't rooted already there are some excellent resources available to help you root. One of the best resources around is the XDA Development forums. Search for your specific phone/carrier for detailed guides on how to root your device. In the process you'll learn more about your phone than you ever thought possible. Avoid simply searching Google for a rooting guide as many guides are outdated and will lead to big headaches---XDA's forum posts and guides are frequently updated and it's easy to make sure you're looking at a current version.

Finally, a word on Titanium Backup. It comes in two flavors: free and premium ($6.56). We'll be using the free version for this tutorial; it's a more than adequate program loaded with great features. The premium version adds in some additional features power users may find useful like versioned backup, backup encryption, unlimited backup scheduling, and such. You can compare the free and premium features here.

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