Mkuy…. So this app is works well for backing up SMS, call logs, music and browsing history.
Leave calendar and contacts alone! They sync automatically with GMail anyway. I was dumb enough to keep those boxes checked when I tried to restore my phone and paid dearly.
So here’s a little background on what happened.
Apparently the Droid headphone jack goes bad after a few months if used consistently. I use it everyday so 4-5 months later I finally gave in and got a replacement.
I was looking for the ultimate solution for backing up and restoring my phone EXACTLY how it was and read in a forum that MyBackup Pro was the solution. Don’t know if the guy talking about it was a good writer, but one way or the other he convinced me to shell out the 6-7 bucks.
Fun and easy to use app really… schedule automatic backups to the web while you’re sleeping.
Then, crunch time came… and I was excited. My shiny new refurb was waiting for me to tap the restore button on MyBackup Pro and I was glad to do it.
An hour later or so I… and the 100’s of people I’ve been doing business with for the past year began receiving declined event emails from my Google Calendar. For some reason the f’n app went through and declined past events, sending an email for every occurrence to all attendees! … I’m still feeling the effect of that a week later. It also merged calendars & added me as owner of some re-occurring events.
Other shortcomings:
- restored my homescreen with the exception of my widgets
- failed to restore all applications
So in conclusion, I’d recommend this app for the backup schedule functionality. Just make sure you’re not an idiot like me and try to backup and restore information that’s already backed up on Google.
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Ben,
You’re not an idiot! You just didn’t expect that kind of tawdry behavior from a legitimate app – I wouldn’t think anyone would actually. I’m sure you’ve heard this but, dude, get an iPhone