Android 2.2 update for T-Mobile Motorola Defy users released!

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More details here:

http://direct.motorola.com/ENG/Soft...d/Blur_Version_34.179.6.MB525.T-Mobile.GB.pdf

Are there any software utilities to back up the games I have purchased??

Here is the official T-Mobile announcement:

http://support.t-mobile.co.uk/discu...topic&newguid=801019ebe47fb01311e30872a007414

 

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what's the point in this and why would you choose it over gingerbread 2.3 (CM7)?

I would rather use the offcial ROM for the time being as the phone is relatively new and within warranty. AFAIK,this is meant to be the sanctioned T-Mobile version. Once the warranty is finished I will have a good mucking around with it.

On top of this I have one of the later Defy models and I did read some of the current aftermarket ROMs were a tad buggy with the newer ones.

How do I get this official 2.2 update?
The link is just for the device software, to which if I install it and then go on software update it asks to choose country - UK (or anywhere from Europe in fact) is not there.

It recognises my phone OK. I installed the software and when the Motorola Software Update is run it says may phone is a T-Mobile UK phone automatically.

I still need to find a utility to backup some of the installed software.

 

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It should not touch the apps on the phone. My desire didn't touch anything when updating the OS.

Thanks!! However,is there any software to backup any of my installed games just in case?? The Motorola web-page states all third party applications will be deleted.

 

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Titanium backup: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=en
(requires root)

While this is good as HTC did it the right way, Motorola are taking the cheap way out and performing a factory reset it would seem:

You can backup your apps & app data with titanium backup if you have root. I think it's safe to say you shouldn't leave your memory card in the phone when you do this, if Motorola can't figure out how to leave /usr intact I wouldn't be suprised if they wiped /sdcard.

Thanks!! However, I have not rooted the device ATM since I got it recently.

 

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Is there any way to backup the software without rooting?? It seems a complicated way to do something quite simple. Is there anyway to root a Defy without having to muck around copying files??

Edit!!

What about Z4root??

 

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I tried MyBackup which worked fine.

However,the update seemed not to be destructive.