Please help! How do I move my apps from my xperia x10 mini to my new xperia mini st15i???

[#1]

Just bought a new Xperia Mini ST15i and would really like to move all my downloaded apps (paid and free ones) from my old Xperia X10 mini (with all their data) rather than have to download them all over again (and change all the customised settings and saved data etc) but I can't work out how to do this please can anyone help? there are so many great answers on here but can't find anything relating specifically to this... thanks in advance!

[uliwooly-wooly]

you have to download them all again, are you going to use the same SD card?

[uliwooly-wooly · Accepted solution]

Make sure you backup everything

Use one of these links to download the

Backup & Restore app

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193802

or

http://www.elita-clan.com/downloads/backup_and_restore_v010935.apk

http://www.elita-clan.com/downloads/backup_and_restore_v010935.apkor
http://www.mediafire.com/?1n07llajeaoo03y

How to install it

You need to

go to settings -> applications -> check unknown sources

download IO File Manager

https://market.android.com/details?id=org.openintents.filemanager&feature=search_result

download the backup & restore app, transfer it to your SD card, use OI file manager to find it -> tap on it -> install it

Contacts

just to play it safe sync your contacts w/ google if you haven't already

open your phonebook

press MENU button -> tap on Send Contacts -> select all -> send it to your email

on your computer

-> download the file -> go to your gmail -> click on contacts -> click on more actions -> on the drop down menu click on "import" -> choose the file -> and click import

Apps

Don't worry so much about backing up your apps

on your computer go to

market.android.com -> log in -> click on My Library -> and send all your apps to your phone

SMS/MMS

if you don't want to use the backup & restore app then

Install "backup SMS" to back up your SMS and MMS to your Gmail

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zegoggles.smssync&feature=search_result

or your SMS use

"backup & restore SMS"

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&feature=search_result

or for your MMS use "Save MMS"

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.schwimmer.android.mmsextract&feature=search_result

Call Logs

And for call logs this is great

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.yang.android.ansta

[#4]

yes same SD card. selected "back up and restore" on the Xperia mini X10 and backed it all up to the SD card but then the new Xperia mini ST15i doesn't have "back up and restore" functionality so I can't select restore how rubbish is that!!!

Such a shame as it backed up all the calls lists, message lists, apps, everything...

I've followed the advice in the post below and used android marketplace >my library to send all the apps I want to the new ST15i (but it hasn't downloaded anything yet so not sure if this works yet).

Very frustrating - why don't SE just leave the backup and restore function on the newer/upgrade versions of their phones??? I'm sure they do it to P!ss us off!

I'm hoping once i've reinstalled Chomp SMS on the new phone it will let me restore the backed up message log and messages...

thanks for helping - if you have any other suggestions to add please do

[#5]

Any idea how long it takes to download them to the new phone once you've selected and ok'd the ones you want??? do I need to switch on and off or open marketplace or anything to get it to start downloading them?? thanks again

[uliwooly-wooly]

that's why if you install the above you will be able to recover everything as long as you use the same SD card

[uliwooly-wooly]

I suggest you use wifi connection its hard to say how long, since it's directly proportional to your 3G/H or wifi connection speed

[#8]

hi when you say "install" am I installing this to my PC or to my old phone or my new phone??? thanks

[uliwooly-wooly]

which part?

[#10]

the back up and restore, the sms/mms and the call logs links - do I install them on my pc, my old phone or my new phone?? thanks