What would be the best update practice/method to next SF version (i.e. March update)? [answered]
As the next SF update for our Jollas is so called first official/commercial what would the best way to make the update?
- Make the update normally by updating over SF 1.0.3.8?
- Make the factory reset and start from scratch?
if one would make the factory reset what would the advisable actions to do before making the factory reset e.g. taking backup etc.?
Will there be new issues with lost 3rd party apps data like we had when updated to SF 1.0.3.8 like desribed in here => https://together.jolla.com/question/21842/howto-restore-lost-3rd-party-apps-settings-after-update-1038/
Is it still needed to do the actions indicated in the above mentioned post?
Edit: 18.03.2014/Kari March update SF 1.0.4.20 has arrived and on my Jolla it installed quite nicely on top of the SF1.0.3.8 without factory reset.
However I have experienced big problems after the update related to both Mobiledata and Wlan connection, but for those issues there will be new dedicated questions and this post will be now closed as outdated
Due to the additional update to the answer by @zlatko the closing tag will be also updated from Not relevant to Answered - Thanks for the update on the answer related to the Update best practise of the SF OS.
It's my fair belief that the guys at Jolla take into account that people can update from different versions. In any case, if you do a factory reset, you will lose the app data with it, so I'm not quite sure how that would be better?
Acce ( 2014-03-01 15:48:36 +0200 )edit@Acce I remember to see posts complaining that removing applications during the beta phase had not been 100% perfect.
Idea of starting from really clean slate was coming from these small things we have all experienced.
I am not a developer nor linux user, but many of you have already done your own tweeks to your jollas and some of them has caused problems as well.
The last update was not 100% perfect from Jolla as many users lost their app data until the issue was found. However many users aren't skilled enough to make to changes under the hood and thus starting from scratch could one solution.
Kari ( 2014-03-01 16:20:15 +0200 )editI wouldn't recommend resetting your phone "just in case". Do it only if you're having serious problems with it. Just install the new update when it comes.
If you perform a factory reset, you'll have to download and install all system updates released this far, one by one. I mean if you have 1.0.1.10, you have to update to 1.0.2.5 before you can update to 1.0.3.8 – at least that's how the updates have worked this far.
In case you at some point need to do a factory reset, there's some info in this question on how you can backup your data and restore it to the resetted phone. But I'm hoping there will be an easier way to do that when the next update comes.
ssahla ( 2014-03-01 23:18:58 +0200 )editUntil the update is available, users can only read tea leaves. If you want to be sure, just wait until sufficient users have updated and shared their experiences here on Together.
jgr ( 2014-03-02 00:45:45 +0200 )editWhy would this update be any different than other OTAs that have arrived to the phone? There is never a need to factory reset a phone cause of update (unless explicitly asked for). This question should be closed for being too subjective or localized (or for not being really a question).
foss4ever ( 2014-03-02 05:17:35 +0200 )edit