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Originally Posted by darkhelmet
I know very little about flashing or ROMs but am becoming more curious about all this stuff. I just got the Sprint HTC Touch Pro and the battery drains like crazy. I have read several threads and most of you seem to change/flash ROMs just as fast as my battery drains. I bricked my last phone, a Samsung i760, just by trying to update to Windows 6.1!
1. Are there any hazards to flashing my new phone?
2. If I screw up can I return to the factory version?
3. Does flashing remove all my data?
4. If so, when do you folks that flash all day long ever use your phone?
Again, I just spent $300 on this phone so pardon my ignorance and hesitation, but I really would like a solution, even slight, to the major battery drain - and it seems a new ROM is the answer other than a backpack sized battery. In my opinion, the battery drain is the only bad aspect of this phone.
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1. Yes, there are hazards. But I think it's if you do it WRONG. I think if you follow the directions then you're safe. If you don't, you can "brick" your phone, (i.e. kill it). First you have to unlock it before you can flash a custom rom. See HERE :
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=42503
Use SPL 0.37. If you follow directions, this is very easy stuff.
2. you can usually flash back to a stock rom if you can find one on here. Here is the thread:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=42741
3. Yes, so if there is anything you want to keep make a backup of it using PIM backup or SPRITE BACKUP or SPB BACKUP or RESCO BACKUP or via SkTOOLS, or whatever other means you find to backup your data. It does not erase your memory card, just all the data on your device.
4... WHAT? If you don't have time to do it.. don't do it. Simple as that.