yo im a noob

>>59281093
Just ask your parents for their vcards again.

>>59281101

hurrdurr

Resync your Google account they were backed up on.

>>59281664

i didn't back them up on a google account, i did a full system backup in TWRP recovery and thought I might get them back from that recovery

>>59281093
I know it's annoying, but restore that backup and save the contacts. It's the easiest way.

>>59282119

ah, damn, no way though I'll restore the old rom, reset the phone, install the rom I just installed and fix all the apps etc again. I'll just do all the contacts manually again

>>59281093
>Cyanogen
>2017
???

>>59282351

im not a fucking nerd who keeps track of all "d latezzt dank ROMz", I just wanted something small without bloatware and it seemed OK

>>59282351
>>59282401

Not to far off though. http://techbreach.net/best-custom-roms-android/773/

>>59282401
The Cyanogen project doesn't exist anymore.
Your ROM has security vulnerabilities.

>>59282401
cyanogenmod got renamed to lineageos btw

>>59282481

Not OP, but I've been using Cyanogen for my phone for a few months, and I like it. I got it from Team Superluminals website, it was a version from when Cyanogen still existed. Could you elaborate what vulnerabilities it could have?

>>59282643
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html

>>59282683
>https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html

I have no idea how to interpret that. Could you recommend any alternatives to Cyanogen? Should I go to LineageOS instead?

>>59282718
There are multiple security problems discovered in Android every month.
>Should I go to LineageOS instead?
Yes

>>59282225
>make a backup of the new ROM
>restore the old backup
>make vCards
>restore the new backup
Here you go anon

>>59282738

Thanks. Will do.

>>59282757

ah ok, sry not to bright atm, all work no sleep y know

>>59282738

Okay, so I downloaded the latest "nightly" version from LineageOS' website, started up in recovery, made a backup, did the factory reset but I couldn't flash it? Got an error when I tried to.

I thought the download seemed small, only about 390 mb. Did I download the wrong one or something?

>>59281093
Get a Nandroid Backup Explorer Tool and extract /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db to some place. Then get a root file explorer and put that file into the same place on your current rom installation. Make sure file permissions. Are set to "rw- rw- ---".

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>/g/ is NOT your personal tech support team or personal consumer review site.

>>59283145

sod off <3

>>59281093
Download Nandroid Manager from Play Store and use it to restore your contacts, SMS, etc.

>>59282897
nobody ever thinks of that