HTC Backup sucks

I’ve had to reset two phones recently: the Samsung Galaxy S2 so I could repartition it, and the HTC One because the Mail app had stopped working (and nothing else seemed to work).

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Upgrading old Android devices to Cyanogenmod – marvelous!

I recently upgraded my Samsung Galaxy Tab (the original one) from the Overcome Experience ROM to Cyanogenmod 10. I liked the Overcome Experience – but the tablet was slow as molasses. That may be due to app creep, but I thought I’d give the “Project Butter” experience from Android Jelly Bean a try. I went with stock Cyanogenmod 10, rather than derivatives, because of the simplicity of doing so. And: it works like a *charm*.

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Rooting Samsung Galaxy Tab

Z4root is the application that needed to be side-loaded. Was no longer available in Android Market. AT&T does not allow side-loading (installing applications from directories). But to change that, you need root…  Here’s what I did:

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