Jon Westfall
09-24-2010, 02:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.matrixrewriter.com/android/' target='_blank'>http://www.matrixrewriter.com/android/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"On Jon's Phone" is an ongoing <a href="http://www.androidthoughts.com/news/show/100159/introducing-on-jon-s-phone-follow-me-on-appbrain.html" target="_blank">series of short posts</a> about software that I personally use</em>. <em>The goal is to provide a Android fans a quick spotlight on an app they might have not seen yet, and get those who do use these apps talking. Thanks to <a href="http://www.appbrain.com" target="_blank">AppBrain</a>, you can now <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/user/jonwestfall/apps-on-the-nexus-one" target="_blank">view all the apps on my phone</a>, and even subscribe to me within the app (username: jonwestfall)!</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/wpt/auto/1284993032.usr7.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>There are quite a few ways to backup and restore apps in Android (such as my first method, <a href="http://jonwestfall.com/2009/08/backup-restore-android-apps-using-adb/" target="_blank">good old ADB</a>) but Titanium Backup is a must have solution for anyone looking to really keep a handle on their apps. First of all, it lets you schedule backups regularly. By donating a small sum, you can also keep older versions of apps on hand just in case a new update mucks up your existing setup. You can backup programs as well as data, and the program is pretty peppy. I regularly like to clean my phone of apps I'm not using, and this lets me do that without worrying that I'll be somewhere soon and need that app again - I can always restore it! The only downside is that you must have root access to your phone, and for some of the advanced features, a $3.99 license is required (you're encouraged to donate more if you can). A great app to check out - so great it's built into some custom ROMs!</p>