Houstatlanavegas

ok so i recently came from verizon wireless and the man there stated that in order to complete the update process you have to factory reset your phone is this true or did i just do it for no reason at all??

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andrizoid

what update?

EDIT:
To clarify...a factory data reset only clears out all the user specific data-passwords, apps, .db files, etc. All it does is format the /data partition. A FR doesnt touch the /system partition where all the files relevant to the OS are found.
What this means is that if you did an update, an FR isnt going to "undo" those changes.

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Last edited by andrizoid; July 20th, 2010 at 01:22 PM.

cmajpwc

What I think he means is not that he wants to undo the changes, just that he is curious as to if a factory reset is necessary after an update.

I also assume you are talking about the update that went OTA July 17th.

No, a factory reset is never "necessary" to complete an update. It will work if you don't perform one. However, it helps a GREAT deal if you do a factory reset after an update, as many users on here seem to report resets fixing issues they have. It's highly recommended that you do it.