Right. And with very rare exception (mentioned earlier in this thread), and unfortunate exception at that, an OS upgrade from the phone manufacturer will not wipe everything. Certainly not for Android. But one should expect a factory reset to wipe all user data: that is why it is called "factory reset": it resets the state of the phone to what it was when it left the factory.
Of course, you know this, Mark. I added it only for the benefit of others who might not. On Jun 24, 12:11 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 6:47 AM, Jon Wikman <[email protected]> wrote: > > I lost all apps and data when I did a factory reset of my Android > > phone (X10 Mini). > > A factory reset is supposed to wipe everything. An OS upgrade is not. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://github.com/commonsguyhttp://commonsware.com/blog|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android App Developer Books:http://commonsware.com/books -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
