Titanium Backup (root needed)

Titanium Track

About this app

☆Needs ROOT, Android 1.5-10+ (ARM,x86,MIPS)
☆Over 25 million users, 32+ languages.
☆PRO Key is available on Play Store!
☆Voted #1 TOP ROOT APP on Twitter.
☆Problem? See titaniumtrack.com/kb
☆Scroll down for more info & DEMO VIDEOS ;-)
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Titanium Backup is the most powerful backup tool on Android, and then some.

You can backup, restore, freeze (with Pro) your apps + data + Market links. This includes all protected apps & system apps, plus external data on your SD card. You can do 0-click batch & scheduled backups. Backups will operate without closing any apps (with Pro). You can move any app (or app data) to/from the SD card. You can browse any app's data and even query the Market to see detailed information about the app.

Also see the paid PRO key which adds EVEN MORE awesome features such as:
[✔] 0-click batch restores
[✔] Keep multiple backups per app
[✔] Backup/restore SMS,MMS,calls,bookmarks,Wi-Fi AP as XML
[✔] Multi-user app data
[✔] Apps freezer
[✔] Sync to/from Dropbox (manual/scheduled)
[✔] Sync to/from Box (manual/scheduled)
[✔] Sync to/from Google Drive (manual/scheduled)
[✔] TB Web Server: download/upload your backups as a single ZIP on your computer
[✔] Convert user apps <=> system apps
[✔] Integrate system app updates into ROM
[✔] Encryption
[✔] Market Doctor (relink apps to Market)
[✔] "Destroy all Market links" feature
[✔] Hypershell speed
[✔] Backup apps without closing them!
[✔] Create your own update.zip containing apps+data!
[✔] Restore individual apps+data from non-root ADB backups!
[✔] Restore individual apps+data from CWM backups!
[✔] Restore individual apps+data from TWRP backups!
[✔] Market "auto updating" manager
[✔] System logs cleaner
[✔] Dalvik cache cleaner
[✔] Integrate Dalvik cache system elements into ROM
[✔] Unlimited schedules
[✔] Load/Save a Filter and use it in Widgets/Schedules
[✔] Change the device's Android ID, restore it from a backup or after a factory reset
[✔] Protect backup against deletion
[✔] Send backup (to e-mail/cloud) and import it in 1 click
[✔] Backup→Verify→Un-install an app in one shot
[✔] Freeze/defrost/launch apps in a single click
[✔] CSV export any app DB (e-mail or Google Docs)
[✔] Convert app data to/from fast WAL format
[✔] WAY MORE!

Check out this in-depth review of TB PRO:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vuvDTS9RDrM&hd=1

And check out the new TB PRO demo video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YU33zabluSY&hd=1

Here's the older TB demo video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pZdqITHxCsM&hd=1

More info on permissions:
• "Internet" is used to access Market,Dropbox,ChangeLog.
• "Accounts" is used to access Market.

Some advice:
• We recommend to avoid "modified" TB versions because they can cause various problems down the road.

Ratings and reviews

I downloaded this app after having read years worth of reviews attesting to how handy it is. Apparently the app is not very compatible with modern versions of Android, because it gets stuck when trying to restore the majority of apps I backed up and whose recovery files I verified within TB. The interface is super antiquated and convoluted. Finally, the update.zip file produced by the app failed to work, and could not even be saved to an external SD Card with more than enough space to store it.

I've been reading a lot of people complaining about this app not working after Oreo. I can confirm I've used it recently to back a OnePlus 3T running Nougat, restore everything on a Pixel 2 XL running Pie, backing it up before returning it to the owner who had lent me the device and then restoring the backup to an LG V30 running Oreo. Some apps are poorly written and don't fully allow for this to work (one of my banking apps) or have enhanced security measures that don't allow for a full backup (Google Pay), but I have some 200+ apps on my phone and most of them were restored using Titanium Backup, and also call logs, SMS and even WiFi connections. Been a very happy Pro user since 2010/2011 and I can't praise enough how well this app works for people who can actually dig into the system - but I'll concede that this isn't one of those plug'n'play backups apps for every single use case.

Unfortunately the current top review is correct: Titanium Backup no longer can restore backups. I believe the issue is one of permissions (each app has its own writable path and a separate user/group generated "randomly." The backup restore process likely does not compensate for this.) On current Android versions, restoring a backup causes the app to crash continuously until you clear its data. Titanium Backup was one of my most important essentials, so this is a terrible loss.

What's new

• Fixed built-in MENU action not appearing on some devices (+ added GUI setting to forcibly hide it).
• Updated translations.