[Q] Will flashing a firmware in Odin wipe the phone?

[viva.fidel]

Hi.. I want to keep the apps/data/msg etc on the phone, can I flash the official branded firmware through Odin without it wiping the phone?

I'm sick and tired of Kies f**king me over, it offers an update but FirmwareUpdate crashes whilst downloading the update (tried on Win7 and XP, multiple cables, reinstalls etc)

Kies is offering me the JVH update.. I'm on JP6 (2.2) and am rooted through SuperOneClick and have flashed the Speedmod Froyo kernel, undone lagfix

I'm guessing this should be possible as I have updated to JP5 and then JP6 through Kies in the past and all the data was preserved.

 

[tyby1997]

Hi.. I want to keep the apps/data/msg etc on the phone, can I flash the official branded firmware through Odin without it wiping the phone?

I'm sick and tired of Kies f**king me over, it offers an update but FirmwareUpdate crashes whilst downloading the update (tried on Win7 and XP, multiple cables, reinstalls etc)

Kies is offering me the JVH update.. I'm on JP6 (2.2) and am rooted through SuperOneClick and have flashed the Speedmod Froyo kernel, undone lagfix

I'm guessing this should be possible as I have updated to JP5 and then JP6 through Kies in the past and all the data was preserved.

Every firmware will you flash via odin....everysingle one will wipe all your data... There are some cases when it won't but after flashing you'll get FC of all your apps...


If you're running a lagfix you must deactivate it when you want toinsstall a 1 file firmware If you want to flash a 3 file firmware you shouldn;t care about it

 

[kauh1970]

yes, the ROM wipes PERSONAL data, like messages, phone book and so on,,,but NOT the SD card, so basiccaly if you back up these data via Titanium back up, the back up folder will be stored on the SD and will remain.

 

[bududroid]

Your data is wiped but sdcard isnt

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[viva.fidel]

Thanks guys for the replies, knew it was a good idea to ask before I found out the hard way!

Guess I'll just wait until Samsung fix that p.o.s. Kies

 

[slaphead20]

Might be a good time to come over to custom roms and f**k kies off for good!

GTi9000 insanitycm010/insaneglitch

 

[kulachi543]

Might be a good time to come over to custom roms and f**k kies off for good!

GTi9000 insanitycm010/insaneglitch

Try criskelo rom you might like it

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[Jobiza]

There is titanium backup, but don't backup system apps. Use sms backup&restore app to backup messages, it works from 2.1-2.3.4

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[Amit649k]

flashing firmware with odin will format only data. not sd card. do a nandroid backup before you flash.

 

[viva.fidel]

Might be a good time to come over to custom roms and f**k kies off for good!

GTi9000 insanitycm010/insaneglitch

Personally, if it were my phone I would have backed up the important stuff and update through Odin but it's my gf's phone and she doesn't want me messing up her homescreen/msgs/contacts/settings/apps etc..

I ended up emailing and bitching to Samsung about Kies and they've suggested I take the phone down to one of their Service Centres and let them deal with it, might try that out.