So you say it is possible. any help how to find out how i extract the wiped internal phone storage data, although it is wiped? where can i read and learn about this and how to do it? (i mean the details, i know of course the tutorials and everything...) that would be soooo amazingly cool...! Unrealshade
On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > If you have root you can do pretty much anything. > > Fwiw, if you build the Cupcake platform, there is a "backup" command that > provides very simple backup/restore when running as root. The source is > here: > > http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/extras.git;a=tree;f=backup > > > On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 7:55 AM, Unrealshade <sche...@googlemail.com>wrote: > >> >> if i modify my android system and obtain root, is it possible to do >> what i want then? >> >> >> On Jul 1, 5:03 pm, "Justin (Google Employee)" <j...@google.com> wrote: >> > This is not possible without modifying the Android system. Such a >> > process would require root access in order to either change the >> > filesystem permissions or get around them by reading them as root. >> > Obtaining root is not possible on retail Android configurations. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > Justin >> > Android Team @ Google >> > >> > On Jun 30, 12:41 pm, Unrealshade <sche...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > Hello Android Developers, >> > >> > > I wanted to know if it is possible tocopythe raw data of the >> > > internal phone storage to the sd-card of the phone (or to some other >> > > device, maybe through internet/ usb/ bluetooth connection). Maybe even >> > > further, could users then read the raw data, so they can recover what >> > > they lost? >> > >> > > The reason for me to ask this is that i had to wipe my G1 and read >> > > about recovering data, but there seems to be no way - not a the moment >> > > at least. Furthermore I found that quite a lot of people didn't make a >> > > backup of their data (for whatever reason) so they can't access it >> > > anymore and have no hope to do so, even in future, which i find pretty >> > > sad and frustrating for the user. Probably there will be even more >> > > people who want to recover internal phone storage data as Android >> > > grows more popular and spreads wider (which i am very sure of). >> > > Depending on the possibilities, I possibly will try very hard to write >> > > an application or programm (if the device is connected to a computer) >> > > to get that data back and eventually maybe even, at least parts of it, >> > > readable. >> > >> > > I _don't_ want to simplycopythe internal storage data, but read >> > > _all_ the internal storage content, even if it's not used by Android >> > > anymore because the phone has beenwiped, andcopy_that_ so the user >> > > may be able to decrypt (if it is encrypted) the data and read his old >> > > "erased" data (like contacts, sms, application data, calender data, >> > > etc.). >> > >> > > I don't know how hard it really is, but i know it's not going to be >> > > easy and i won't get discouraged by some people who only say "it's >> > > impossible" or think that I am not skilled enough to do this. >> > >> > > So let me hear your rating for the possiblities and tips, opinions, >> > > help, maybe there are even some people here who would like to see >> > > something like that. >> > >> > > Thanks in advance, >> > > Unrealshade >> >> > > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > hack...@android.com > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > answer them. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---