A Noob's Questions about 6.5

[supdawg]

Originally Posted by tkjames

Okay, I've read 50 bajillion threads about 6.5, stock and cooked. I'm still kinda new to all this, and would like to know the following:

- What's the big deal with 6.5 over 6.1?

- When it's finally released by Sprint, do we update via the phone itself or have to go to a Sprint store or what?

- When/If we update, do we lose all our current data, like with a hard/factory reset?

- If we have 6.1 data backed up using SPB Back-Up and need to restore once updating to 6.5, will a restore be possible since the roms will now be different?

- What's the big deal with 6.5 over 6.1?
Nothing too big. Just some more kinetic scrolling support. Here's a list of the top 10 improvements (according to MS) found here

- When it's finally released by Sprint, do we update via the phone itself or have to go to a Sprint store or what?
You will download a file off the internet that will flash the new ROM. It's something the end user is supposed to do themselves.

- When/If we update, do we lose all our current data, like with a hard/factory reset?
Yes

- If we have 6.1 data backed up using SPB Back-Up and need to restore once updating to 6.5, will a restore be possible since the roms will now be different?
Not 100% familiar with SPB backup, but a 100% restore will not be possible. It may be possible to partially restore some things though. The good news is almost everything can be backed up and imported into the new ROM via some 3rd party software (MS Myphone, Pim Backup, etc)

I think most people are looking forward to the new 6.5 ROM because there is a chance Sprint will release a native 2.5 Sense UI for it, which is a huge upgrade over the stock 2.1.

HTH