[pcguys]

My galaxy S3 needs a factory reset.

Any tips before I wipe it?

What's the best way to get all the apps and settings back with the least pain?

Thanks
Mike

[craig_xatik.com]

To make sure you have all of your apps, use Titanium Backup. This app is by far THE best app for backing up your apps along with data!
You won't lose another level in Angry Birds

For restoring settings... I haven't really tried anything to do that. It's usually a bad idea to backup system data with Titanium backup. You could really screw up your phone.

The only downside to Titanium backup is that you need root: ..

Oh, and just for safe keeping, pull everything off your SD card to save any data that Titanium Backup misses.

[pcguys]

I'm not interested in rooting.

I do wish there were good backup / restore tools that didn't need root.

Thanks,

Mike

[pcguys]

I found this great app called ShareMyApps which creates a handy hyper-linked inventory of what I've installed, so I can easily re-install.

Here's what's on my phone I'm about to erase:
(the email I sent to my self had hyperlinks, I guess they don't paste right here, sorry).


ABLACK
Alarm Clock Xtreme
Amazon Kindle
Auto Ring
Beautiful Widgets
Beautiful Widgets Animations Addon
Blue Neon Theme
Camera ZOOM FX
Chrome
Dropbox
Drudge
Einstein HD free
Engadget
eWallet
Facebook
Family Locator
GO Contact Widget
GO Keyboard
GO Launcher EX
GO Launcher EX Notification
GO Search Widget
GO SMS Pro
GO Switch Widget
GO TaskManager EX
Goggles
GSam Battery Monitor Pro
ICE Card
Image Shrink
Instagram
IP Cam Viewer
Keypad S
LevelUp
MeContacts
Missed Call Reminder
Multicon
MyCar Locator Free
Note 2 Self
Opera Mobile
Philly Area Traffic
Philly D App
Pocket
Profile Scheduler+
ShareMyApps
Smart Keyboard Trial
Speech Synthesis Data Installer
Speed Test
Stitcher
SwiftKey 3
SwipePad
SwipePad Dynamic Pads
Tapatalk
TouchDown for SmartPhones
TweetCaster
Visual Voicemail
Vlingo
Voice SMS
WeatherBug Elite
Wikidroid

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