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Updating Your Device Firmware
You can update your phone software using the
Update Firmware
option.
Before Updating Your Firmware
Updating your phone firmware may erase all user data from your
device. You must back up all critical information before updating
your device firmware.
As an added precaution, to preserve any data on your microSD
card, please remove it from your device prior to starting the
update process. (See “Removing the microSD Card” on page 96.)
Back Up Your Data Prior to Update
To back up your Gmail information:
1. Press
➔
and tap ➔
Accounts &
sync
. (See “Synchronizing Accounts” on page 65.)
2. Tap the
Auto-sync
option to enable the feature (green
checkmark). (See “Synchronizing Your Google Account” on
page 65.)
•
If the
Auto-sync
option is on, email, Calendar and Contacts
automatically synchronize whenever a change is made.
•
If the
Auto-sync
option is off, simply tap within the
account field to reveal the account’s synchronization settings
screen.
To back up your Exchange Mail information:
1. Press
➔
and tap ➔
Accounts & sync.
2. Tap within the Corporate account field to reveal the
account’s synchronization settings screen.
3. Toggle the onscreen checkmark to manually synchronize
the desired parameters (Contacts or Calendar).
To back up stored text messages:
1. Press and tap
➔
.
2. Select the text message from the list to view the message
thread.
3. Touch and hold on a portion of the text message from the
string. The
Message options
context menu appears.
Note:
You can back up stored text messages by forwarding them to your own
phone number. Open the messages after you have updated your
firmware.
4. Tap
Forward
.
5. Enter the recipient’s phone number and tap
Send
.
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