Updating your device firmware, Before updating your firmware, Back up your data prior to update – Samsung SCH-M828CAATFN User Manual

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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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