Force Galaxy S3 to download previous apps after reset?

[Syringer]

I did a factory reset of my Galaxy S3, then signed in with the same Google account I had before (95% sure I did).

Are all the apps I had previously supposed to restore automatically, or is there a way to force this? It hasn't done it yet.

When I bought my Nexus 7 recently, it d/led all apps I had on my Galaxy on there, so I assumed it was a Google/Android thing. Is this not the case?

 

[blackangst1]

It will if you have Google set to backup/restore your apps. Its in your settings somewhere. If its not, easiest way is to log into the play store via browser, log in, go to apps, my apps, and go through and push them to your phone.

 

[Syringer]

Ahh that's a great solution, I love Android for being able to so easily install apps this way.

 

[cmdrdredd]

I assume you are not rooted because if you were, Titanium Backup could do a full backup of all your apps and settings and restore it after a factory reset/wipe.

Otherwise pushing them to your device from a PC is probably the fastest method if it wasn't automatically synced from the cloud.

 

[Red Storm]

For non-rooted devices there's Helium, but you will need a PC.

 

[shabby]

For non-rooted devices there's Helium, but you will need a PC.

Think you can backup to internal memory too with helium.

 

[ethebubbeth]

For non-rooted devices there's Helium, but you will need a PC.

Titanium Backup does it if you have root too. No PC necessary.

 

[Red Storm]

Titanium Backup does it if you have root too. No PC necessary.

I know, Helium is for non-rooted devices. You need a PC to activate the app from what I remember, then it's good until the next time you reboot the phone (then you need the PC again).