Just a few quick tips before jumping into Android 4.3 when it does roll out. Last week I got the gift of Android 4.3 on my Sprint HTC One so I felt I'd share some of the common tips and things to do before hand to make your experience less problematic.
Common Tips :
Rooted Users :
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Common Tips :
- Make sure all your important stuff is sync'd w/Google and you have made backups of any important photos, music, etc off your device. NO YOUR DEVICE WILL NOT BE WIPED!!! But... just in case something does go wrong better safe than sorry.
- You have app/data options like Helium for a quick backup of your stuff. Again just another precaution for those important Angry Bird's cheevios!
- Make sure your device is fully charged or at least over 50% before attempting to download and install the update. The device will not allow you to update unless its over 30 %, I think is the standard.
- Be prepared in the event you may have to do a factory reset afterwards because its not performing as it should. This is a huge OS update in file size and visual and under the hood tweaks. Again perform the backups I mentioned above.
Rooted Users :
- If you wish to accept the OTA update you will need to have the stock recovery in place of your custom recovery to complete the update. Consult your devs or toolkit to RUU back to stock or to obtain the stock recovery.
- Keep in mind, if you plan on staying rooted and flashing ROMs, etc.. You may now want to consider going S OFF. Currently on the Sprint version we can't S OFF from the new boot loader. Again consult the toolkit or dev for instructions on doing so.
- Be patient, your devs will have flashable stock ROM up quickly but don't jump the gun until all instructions are out concerning upgrading firmware/radio, etc.
- As stated above for my common tips, make your backups!! Photos, apps, data, etc using the app or method of choice. Titanium, MyBackup, Helium, Nandroid's, etc.
The wait is almost over! Enjoy your update
Paul
Forums Moderator.