User's Manual

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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 your phone number and tap Send.
To back up your Google apps:
Your Google app purchases are reloaded remotely and can be re-installed after the update is applied.
1. From home, tap Apps > Play Store .
2. Tap Menu > My apps > ALL tab.
3. Scroll through the list of previously downloaded Google apps and choose those you wish to
reinstall.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.
As an added precaution, to preserve any data on your micro SD card, please unmount it from your phone
prior to starting the update process. From home, tap Apps > Settings > Storage > Unmount SD
card.
Update Your Phone’s Software
Once you have backed up all your data, use the Update now option to update your phone’s software.
1. From home, tap Apps > Settings > System updates.
2. Tap Update software.
 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.
Alternatively, you can access system updates through the notifications window.
1. Locate the System Update Available icon ( ) in notifications.
2. Drag the status bar down.
3. Tap to open the System Updates screen.
4. Tap Download and follow the onscreen instructions.
 The downloading icon ( ) appears within the status bar to indicate the phone is downloading the
necessary files.