How to Save Contacts on a Bootloop Android – Smartphones or smartphones with the Android operating system are indeed very popular and have been used by almost everyone, this is because these tiny devices have very diverse functions. In addition to its function as a communication tool, smartphones with the Android operating system can also be used as a means of entertainment and to support productivity. Although it has so many benefits, Android smartphones are also not free from shortcomings.
Yes, as an electronic device, of course Android smartphones can experience some problems. One of the problems that can occur on Android smartphones is bootloop which is a nightmare for Android users. Android smartphones that experience bootloop of course will not be able to be used so there are many people who are worried if the contacts stored on the smartphone will be lost. But you don’t need to worry because in the following we will discuss how to restore contacts on a bootloop Android.
How to Save Contacts on a Bootloop Android
Make Sure You Have Access to CWM Recovery
The first way you have to do to save contacts on Android that is experiencing a bootloop is to have access to CWM recovery (Clock Word Mod). You can first install CWM on Android, if it can’t be installed, you don’t need to worry because you can still replace it with another recovery as long as you can retrieve the contact database file, CWM installation can be done by flashing it using a PC.
Backup All Data Via CWM to External Memory
After you finish installing CWM, the next thing you need to do is back up all the data in the internal memory to external memory via CWM. In general, you will find data files in the form of compressed files, you can extract the data files, then look for the contacts database file with the name contact2.db in the extracted folder where the directory is data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/ databases.
How to Save Bootloop Android Contacts, Convert Contacts
The next thing you have to do is convert the contacts, you need to know that the contact2.db data does not only contain contact numbers, but also contains the last log on the smartphone. In general, this contact database contains a large number of contact numbers, that’s why you have to convert the file to .vcf format so that you can import the contact numbers stored in the database using email.
Import Contacts Into Android
The next step that must be done after converting contacts is to import them into the Android device. You must first login to your Gmail account, then go to contacts.google.com. Select the More option, and select Import, then select the csv/ or vcard file to import. After the import process is complete, the contact file will automatically be entered into your Gmail account.
If your Android smartphone is experiencing a bootloop and you want to save the contacts stored on it, then you can follow some of the methods listed above.
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