APN Backup & Restore

Mar 9

APN Backup & Restore is a simple App to backup and restore APNs. The backup is stored in the /sdcard/APNBackupRestore/ folder.

Please report any problems you are having with the App here in the comments section or email me with the details as I cannot respond to problems in the Android Market. My email address is on the market.

The screen has 4 buttons:

Backup APNs: Backup all the APNs defined on the phone to the xml file.
Restore APNs: Reads the xml file and creates a new APN for every entry found in the file.
Delete Backup Files: Allows selection of old backup files to be deleted.
Delete APNs: Deletes all the APNs defined on the phone, so that a Restore can be performed.

Menu Options:

Help: Help information about the App.
Send by Email: Allows you to send the backup file by Email.
Donate: If you wish to donate for the App via PayPal.
Enable Logging: For troubleshooting purposes, logs any errors encountered to the system log.

MMSProtocol: It seems its an optional setting, the G1 doesnt even have the setting for it in the APN screen. By default the value for this setting does not appear in the backup xml because “WAP2.0″ gets displayed even if nothing is selected in the APN Setting screen. If you go into the details and explicitly select a value then it will be correctly backed up and restored.

NOTE: If you have deleted all the APNs by mistake and want to go back to the defaults then you can always do so by going to Settings -> Wireless Controls -> Mobile Network Settings -> Access Point Names, then press the Menu button and select “Reset to default”.

Backup format is independent of the Android version so the messages can be easily moved from one phone to another, irrespective of which version of Android it has. Tested with 1.5, 1.6, 2.01, 2.1.

Change Log:
v1.5:

Fixed bug with Send by Email.

v1.4:

Support for multiple backup files:
- Backup asks to input a file name.
- Restore asks to select a file.
Button to facilitate selection of files to be deleted.

v1.3:

Backup xml is now properly indented.
Option to send backup file by email.

v1.1:

Minor bug fixes, now handles missing SD Card while backing up.
Now Ad supported.

v1.0:

Now handles invalid APN settings (missing MCC & MNC) in some custom ROMs (CyanogenMod, MyHero etc)
Added menu option to enable/disable Logging.
Added button to donate via PayPal.

v0.4

Now asks to delete existing APNs before restore.
Checks for duplicates and overwrites any existing APNs based on Name, MCC and MNC

v0.3

Now handles the missing mmsprotocol setting on the G1.

v0.2

Changed the xml tags a bit, not compatible with the previous version.
Better handling of null values.

v0.1

Initial release.

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Viktor

July 20th, 2010 at 9:37 PM


Today i installed the new ROM-Release of hero (2.1). Before that i made a backup which i wanted to restore after the installation of new ROM.
Everything worked well and APN told me that 420 app are restored.
But the problem is i can’t find this app. neither on the screen nor on the menues.
Can somebody tell me where i can found the restored app?

Ritesh

July 22nd, 2010 at 6:47 AM


This app is for APNs which are settings to connect to internet.

jason

June 29th, 2010 at 5:47 PM


hi, I have backed up my apn’s and sms using your app but when i go to restore it says there are no back up files in the folder designated by your app. but if i search via usb on a pc the route given shows there are files

Ritesh

June 29th, 2010 at 7:20 PM


Can you try a new backup with the app and confirm that the files are going in the same folder?

Patrick

June 13th, 2010 at 8:50 AM


first of all thanks for your app over here in germany my provider o2 had the cunning idea of letting you connect to its access points regardless of the settings you use. so i can freely change the name, port or proxy settings for my apn, my n1 is always able to go online.

the only option i have if i want to stop ota-connections is to remove the apn completely, which is where your app comes into the game

i’m not quite sure where the apn settings are coming from, but i can only see one apn in my settings while your app still backs up 426, which takes some time, especially the restoring.

therefore i’d greatly appreciate it if you could add an option to only save and restore the active apn(s) visible in the settings, not the list containing every provider setting throughout europe

and if you’re still in the mood for coding, i’d like to be able to ‘activate’ i.e. restore the last backup or ‘deactivate’ i.e. save and then remove the active apn through a simple on/off-widget. do you think you could add this?
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May 17th, 2010 at 4:52 PM


[...] Originally Posted by JayC'sIncredible The application Settings(Process com.android.settings)has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. I found a similar issue, at APN Error – com.android.settings dies [FIXED] – Android @ MoDaCo. Though his issue is not the exact same as yours, it does appear to be very similar in the sense that you both cannot access your settings menus. He recommended an application called APN Backup & Restore. Although, I'm not personally familiar with the app, it might be worth looking into. For more information about APN Backup & Restore: APN Backup & Restore – Android Stuff [...]
Amy

April 23rd, 2010 at 4:40 PM


Hey I also flashed an Eris (after updating ROM to Android 2.1 rooted)to MetroPCS, I have 2 problems. I can receive MMS, but not send (I get an error). Also if my SMSs are too long (over 4 lines) I also get a general network error and the error keeps flashing every 2 minutes until I power down the phone.

My biggest problem is the internet. I can get mobile internet on the default browser and using the gmail and calendar functions. However I cannot get android market, or use any other app that accesses the web like Trapster. I can only access use these web dependent apps through wi-fi. Any ideas about how to solve this? Oh man I would be so happy if I could get this going!
Parag

April 17th, 2010 at 3:01 PM


I recently flashed Android 2.1 on my Samsung Galaxy Spica. Before flashing I backed up my APNs using your app. The App said that 39 APN were successfully backed up. After flashing I installed the app agian and tried to restore the APNs. The apps shows that 39 APNs were restored successfully. However my GPRS doesnt work any more . Can you help? Thanks in advance.

Ritesh

April 17th, 2010 at 3:07 PM


When you go to the APN Settings screen do you see any APNs there? If yes, are they the correct APNs for your network?

Parag

April 21st, 2010 at 7:56 PM


No, I don’t see a single APN entry on the APN Settings screen. Just wanted to provide you some more info:

Firmware version: 2.1-update 1
Baseband version: i570EXXJD1
Kernel version: 2.6.29 root@SE-S611 #2
Build number: ECLAIR.XXJD1

My Country: India
My Network: AirTel

I hope this info would be helpful for you to provide me some guidance.

Ritesh

April 22nd, 2010 at 10:17 PM


Try deleting all the APNs using the app and restoring them again. Although you cannot see any APNs there are probably some there as the phone only shows the APNs configured for your current network. Have you changed your network provider since the ROM change?

Parag

April 24th, 2010 at 4:30 AM

Tried it but no joy . Also I haven’t changed my network provider since the ROM change.

Gopal

March 25th, 2010 at 7:01 PM


Hi, I had recently flashed a verizon droid eris to metropcs in the usa. I was able to use APN backup restore to exit the APN settings. how every any chages to the MNC and MCC are not updates and they revert back to default. Any thoughts???

Thanks
-Gopal

Ritesh

March 25th, 2010 at 8:42 AM


I’m not sure why it would do that, may be it only allows to enter settings for the current MCC & MNC.
William

March 26th, 2010 at 9:14 PM


Hey I also flashed an Eris (after updating ROM to Android 2.1 rooted)to MetroPCS, I have 2 problems. I can receive MMS, but not send (I get an error). Also if my SMSs are too long (over 4 lines) I also get a general network error and the error keeps flashing every 2 minutes until I power down the phone.

My biggest problem is the internet. I can get mobile internet on the default browser and using the gmail and calendar functions. However I cannot get android market, or use any other app that accesses the web like Trapster. I can only access use these web dependent apps through wi-fi. Any ideas about how to solve this? Oh man I would be so happy if I could get this going!

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