[olug] Android phone backup question

[T. J. Brumfield]

The Droid X2 is about to drop.

Sent from my iPhone 5

On May 13, 2011, at 12:52 PM, George De Bruin <sndchaser at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'll second the recommendation for Titanium Backup.
>
> I'd also like to know how you like the Droid X?  I've been torn for some
> time between upgrading to a Droid 2 or a Droid X.  The hardware (processor,
> memory, etc.) is mostly identical.  The differences are the Droid 2 has a
> keyboard, and Droid X has a larger screen (with the same resolution), from
> what I see...  Was there any specific deciding factor for you?
>
> George
>
> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
>
>> I've finally entered the smart-phone era and recently got a Droid X.
>>
>> When I activated the phone, I tied it to my "dan at linder.org" account - a
>> Google Apps hosted e-mail domain and things have worked fairly well.  I
>> have
>> been able to install apps via the on-phone Android and Amazon marketplace
>> apps.
>>
>> Unfortunately, using a non "@gmail.com" e-mail address seems to have it's
>> own set of problems.  For instance, when I use my computer to browse to the
>> Android market place it won't let me login with the @linder.org account,
>> and
>> my gmail address isn't associated with a device...
>>
>> From what I read, I need to re-associate my phone with the
>> @gmail.comaddress, but that requires a factory reset.  When I do that,
>> I'll loose my
>> purchased apps... :-(
>>
>> I am going to write the support lines for the purchased apps providers to
>> see if they can move the app, but my main question is this:
>>
>> Is there a way to backup the apps on my droid, then re-install them after
>> I've reset it?  Is the installation "apk" file stored on the phone
>> somewhere
>> that I can use, or is there more to the app installation process?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Dan
>>
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