Kyocera Hydro EDGE User Manual page 156

CAUTION! Make sure to back up all data prior to updating your phone as it may be erased.
To back up your account information:
1. Touch Home
2. Touch a category such as Google and Email under ACCOUNTS and then touch the
account containing the data you want to back up now.
3. Select the check box of the items you want to back up.
4. Touch Menu
To back up stored text messages:
1. Touch Home
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. Touch Forward.
5. Enter your phone number and touch
As an added precaution, to preserve any data on your microSD card, please unmount it from
your phone prior to starting the update process. Touch Home
settings > Storage > Unmount SD card.
Update Your Phone Firmware
Once you have backed up all your data, use the Update Firmware option to update your phone
firmware.
1. Touch Home
2. Touch Update firmware. (Your phone automatically downloads and installs any
available updates. You may be required to power your phone off and back on to
complete the software upgrade.)
Confirm Your Current Phone Firmware
1. Touch Home
2. Locate the version number.
Tools and Calendar
> Menu > System settings.
> Sync now.
> > Messaging.
> Menu > System settings > System update.
> Menu > System settings > About phone.
or .
> Menu
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> System