Prepare For A Phone Update - HTC Sprint User Manual

Prepare for a Phone Update

You can update your phone's software using the System updates settings. Updating your phone
firmware will erase all user data from your phone. You must back up all critical information
before updating your phone firmware.
Note: Updating your phone firmware may not permanently erase all data from your phone,
including personal information.
Back Up All Data Prior to Update
To back up your Gmail information:
1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch
sync.
2. Do any of the following:

Turn on the Auto-sync option. When Auto-sync is on, Gmail email, Calendar, and
Contacts automatically synchronize whenever a change is made.

Touch Google, select the Google Account you want to back up, and then select the
items you want to synchronize.
To back up your Exchange ActiveSync information:
1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch
sync.
2. Touch Exchange ActiveSync, select the account you want to synchronize, and then
touch > Sync now.
To back up stored text messages:
■ See
Back Up and Restore Your Text
To back up your Google applications:
Applications you've purchased from Google Play are reloaded remotely and can be re-installed
after the update is applied. After the update, make sure that you add your Google Account on
the phone.
1. Touch >
2. Touch to open the slideout menu.
3. Touch My apps, swipe to the ALL tab, and then touch the app you want to restore.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.
Tools and Calendar
> Play Store.
Messages.
> Accounts &
> Accounts &
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