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    My phone won't turn off, it restarts.

    That's the strangest thing I've heard. But you're right. I was looking for a solution to this "problem" and when I disconnected the charger, it didn't reboot. So thank you. I wonder what the rationale behind this "feature" is.
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    Backup always fails

    Okay, just to let you know... regarding my previous post (#118) I took a chance and hard-reset the phone. The backup worked. My Lumia 820 went from 3051.40000.somenumbers to 3051.50000.somenumbers. Cyan included. If you want to use the backup to restore the phone, you MUST log into your MS...
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    Backup always fails

    I tried to watch the process real carefully. It gets stuck on 96% for some time, and then, for a fraction of a second, it does show 100% before it displays the error message. That would be an argument for your hypothesis no. 1. I'm so aggravated by this. Urgh!
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    Backup always fails

    I'm trying to find the solution for this backup ****up too because my phone tells me my last backup is 4 months old. I came across this thread on Reddit: /r/windowsphone/comments/27dkmu/backup_appssettings_error_on_wp_81_and_my/ A guy says there that even though he got the error message, he...
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    Battery draining rapidly after 8.1 dev preview install

    I created an account here only because this issue! I've been looking for a solution for this all over the net! Thanks for the suggestions, it seems the soft reset really helps. My Lumia 820 started draining the battery up to 7%/hour after the WP8.1 update. Yes, the phone was overheating in...