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Update Your Phone
From time to time, updates may become available for your phone. Use System update options to update
your phone
’s internal software.
Before Updating Your Firmware
Updating your phone firmware will erase all user data from your phone. You must back up all critical
information before updating your phone firmware.
Back Up Information to Your Google Account
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Backup and reset
.
2. Tap
Back up my data
to turn on the feature (checkmark).
Tap
Backup account
to choose or sign in to a Google Account to use for backups.
Tap
Automatic restore
if you want information saved to the Google Account above to be
restored when you reinstall apps, such as after a firmware update, or when setting up a new
phone.
Back Up Account Information
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
.
2. Tap
Accounts
, and then tap an account.
3. Tap
More options
>
Sync all
.
Preserve Information on an Optional Installed Memory Card
As an added precaution, to preserve any data on an optional installed microSD card, please remove it
from your phone prior to starting the update process.