got a question about flashing a new rom...

[Tex_Norseman]

So I have been rooted before, but always went with stock rom. I currently am running rooted stock kit kat, and installed twrp today. I'm thinking of trying cloudy 1.2 , and did a full backup of stock beforehand. My question is this, if I run cloudy and don't like it, if I restored my backup, will it put my phone back in the previous state it was in, with all my apps saved?

 

[Golfdriver97]

If you made a backup in TWRP today, the backup would restore everything you had. Settings, apps, data, all would be there.

 

[Tex_Norseman]

Ok good to know, ty

 

[acejavelin]

I would highly recommend getting an OTG USB cable and a thumb drive, you can backup and flash ROMs from the USB stick via TWRP... it is nice in case you accidentally wipe your phone since many ROMs recommend doing a factory reset. It isn't necessary, but it can be very handy. The USB OTG cable can be had for under $5 shipped from Amazon or eBay.

And Golfdriver97 is correct, when doing a backup in TWRP, the entire phone, less the bootstrap and recovery, are backed up in a format called "nandroid"... a restore can be done bringing the phone back to the exact state it was in prior to the backup.

 

[Tex_Norseman]

Thanks Ace!

 

[mumfoau]

I've been thinking about getting an OTG USB cable but that just screams "crack flasher in the making" lol

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