Do you root or do you go straight to ROMs?

  • BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    I’m pretty sure I was able to use the Google account phone backup (I think it’s called Google one) to restore apps, home screen, and other things since I’m not committed to degoogling yet. I guess flashing gapps brings the cloud backup section into the android settings and that’s been super useful. It reinstalls apps from play store and supposedly includes app data, sms/MMS, and device settings, though i remember always having to re log into a bunch of apps still.

    I think there’s also a local transfer wizard when doing the first time setup after flashing but I can’t remember what the compatibility is for that or whether you need gapps to get that option.

    • rdyoung@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Thanks for the info. I have some older pixels that I can play around with. Time to get back to geeking out with roms.