Make An Online Nandroid Backup without Booting into Recovery

August 13th, 2012

Patric

Ugh! I absolutely loathe making a Nandroid. It simply takes entirely too long. Some even report having missed calls and such. Soon this will be a problem of the past, thanks to an up-and-coming developer over at XDA

. Now you can make a Nandroid and save it to the cloud, all while the device is still on and operating!

Keep in mind that this is still a work in progress, so you will most likely encounter some random bugs. And since this is the case, we definitely recommend making a conventional backup as a safety precaution.

There are a few things you need to know

before you decide to make an online backup. Check out the checklist below:

Requirements
1. Rooted android phone
2. A terminal emulator installed on phone
3. Busybox
4. A working CWM based recovery installed
5. Some patience

Installation
1. Download and copy zip file to SD card
2. Reboot into recovery
3. Choose install zip from SD card, select zip and flash .
4. Reboot!

Usage
1. Open terminal emulator
2. Type su to obtain root
3. Type onandroid
4. Wait and watch

Imagine where this could be going. Make a quick backup on your smoke break. Have a major bug in a ROM update? Restore a previous backup while in a meeting! This could be a game changer, if

done right. I will definitely be looking for updates to this! If you would like to see it progress, stay glued to your phone, and I’ll let you know! Oh! Go over to the XDA thread for all the required files and some more in-depth instructions.

Source

Patric Sanders

Patric, aka thirteen_20, is from Anadarko, OK. Some of you may know him from the countless forums and social networks to which he is a member. He is a mechanic by trade, specializing in Honda. He is also a certified automotive window tinter, and owns a shop. Patric is an aspiring Android developer under the name Rolls Royce Designs.