update from android 2.3 to 4.0

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Hi guys,

I m new to this forum and browsed a bit through it - hope this question is in the right place. I think it is a very basic question but I couldn t find a quick answer yet:

What will happen to my settings and apps of my current 2.3 android when I update to the coming 4.0? Will all my 2.3 apps work on 4.0?

Thanks alot and greetings,

Insi

well they will be wiped or not wiped dependin on the rom and your way of flashing i mean if the rom is no wipe everythin will remain as it was if not everythin will be wiped but dont worry as you are concerning about the apps download app restore and back up and restore [infolife] from market its the best free app for back up and restore of apps its free and very simple enjoy

Originally Posted by insaner2

Hi guys,

I m new to this forum and browsed a bit through it - hope this question is in the right place. I think it is a very basic question but I couldn t find a quick answer yet:

What will happen to my settings and apps of my current 2.3 android when I update to the coming 4.0? Will all my 2.3 apps work on 4.0?

Thanks alot and greetings,

Insi

ICS will be entirely different than GB. so don't think apps will remain same after upgrading to ICS. but you can install it later after updating to ICS.
We should see how Samsung will release. i mean wipe or non-wipe. My guess is complete wipe.

I know Android is "Linux", and probably acts different, but
it's always been my experience that going from the "same" version of windows
via service packs, updates can be done with no wipe (XP>sp1>sp2), but
I've always had better luck, going from one version OS to another, (XP>Vista>7)
by WIPING everything clean and starting over.
I'm guessing going from GB 2.3>2.3.4>2.3.5 and so on would be like XP>sp1,
and going from GB 2.x to ICS 4.x would be like going from XP>7.
You get a better experience wiping so there are no left overs of the old code
still on the system.
When time comes for ICS for my Note, I'm wiping everything clean, not even going to bother backing up, just cataloging what's on my system, so I can install it
again....LOL, this will be one of those rainy weekend, nothing to do installs for
me.

Originally Posted by p51d007

I know Android is "Linux", and probably acts different

That's stretching it... the Kernel has a Linux past history... but I wouldn't call it Linux.
Neither would any Linux dev's...

I'm sure a clean install would be a better option, hopefully Samsung give us the option so the phone is all pretty and new again

Originally Posted by insaner2

Hi guys,

I m new to this forum and browsed a bit through it - hope this question is in the right place. I think it is a very basic question but I couldn t find a quick answer yet:

What will happen to my settings and apps of my current 2.3 android when I update to the coming 4.0? Will all my 2.3 apps work on 4.0?

Thanks alot and greetings,

Insi

If I get it right, you want to know if your current apps are compatible with ICS 4.0 system or not ?
I think it may or may not, depending on how Google builds their system. And what we can do is to back up all our apps with a reliable backup tools (like Titanimu BackUp). When ICS 4.0 comes, we'll try to restore them and see if they work or not!

thanks everybody for the information. I m a bit smarter now. I ll just wait until 4.0 is on the market and then read the forums again before I do any installation.