So, I used to be pretty heavy into Androids and custom ROM's and all that, so I am pretty used to flashing devices regularly. Of course, with Windows Phone, that's not really the case.
One thing I learned is that updates are great because, mostly, you don't lose data, apps and settings. However, sometimes I see some weird issues from updates.
Now, I know I am in a more unique situation with my 1520 since I used to be running internal Microsoft OS builds and all that, but one thing I found to be true with Windows Phone that I found on Android, if you update and have strange issues, Wipe and Restore.
So I installed a build a bit back and my Call Blocker stopped working. The app just opened and closed. No error. I had the phantom back button issue and auto-brightness had a mind of it's own.
I decided to wipe and restore my stuff. This worked, for the most part, but all was not fixed.
Just recently, I had to restore my phone back to retail, as my last day with Microsoft is tomorrow (Aug 01), I wasn't going to walk out with an internal build on my device. So I rolled back to WP 8.0 and let the updates come (Cyan and WP 8.1). Before I added back my Microsoft account and restored, I let everything settle and reset my phone. After all of the updates and flashing, doing the final reset and then adding all my stuff back, my phone has never run this good since the day I unboxed it.
I guess the moral of this story is, yes, resetting your device and having to put all your info back in is a pain, a royal pain, but if you have issues after a flash, just wipe and reset. More often than not, this will fix lingering issues from the updates and make you love your phone again.
This is NOT a Windows Phone issue, nor is it a Microsoft/Nokia/HTC/other issue, this is just a plain technology issue. I have faced these kinds of issues with Windows Phone, Android and IOS. That's the way of the world, let's just do this and move on.
One thing I learned is that updates are great because, mostly, you don't lose data, apps and settings. However, sometimes I see some weird issues from updates.
Now, I know I am in a more unique situation with my 1520 since I used to be running internal Microsoft OS builds and all that, but one thing I found to be true with Windows Phone that I found on Android, if you update and have strange issues, Wipe and Restore.
So I installed a build a bit back and my Call Blocker stopped working. The app just opened and closed. No error. I had the phantom back button issue and auto-brightness had a mind of it's own.
I decided to wipe and restore my stuff. This worked, for the most part, but all was not fixed.
Just recently, I had to restore my phone back to retail, as my last day with Microsoft is tomorrow (Aug 01), I wasn't going to walk out with an internal build on my device. So I rolled back to WP 8.0 and let the updates come (Cyan and WP 8.1). Before I added back my Microsoft account and restored, I let everything settle and reset my phone. After all of the updates and flashing, doing the final reset and then adding all my stuff back, my phone has never run this good since the day I unboxed it.
I guess the moral of this story is, yes, resetting your device and having to put all your info back in is a pain, a royal pain, but if you have issues after a flash, just wipe and reset. More often than not, this will fix lingering issues from the updates and make you love your phone again.
This is NOT a Windows Phone issue, nor is it a Microsoft/Nokia/HTC/other issue, this is just a plain technology issue. I have faced these kinds of issues with Windows Phone, Android and IOS. That's the way of the world, let's just do this and move on.
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