Updating Motorola Defy with Gingerbread 2.3.5 Firmware

If you own a Motorola Defy and you love your phone then you will love it even more if you update it with the Gingerbread 2.3.5 Firmware. It has mane updated facilities as its one of the most stable Android OSs that has some great features. This Android OS version is customizable and easy to use OS.Things to do before updating   

• Once you update your Motorola Defy with Gingerbread 2.3.5 Firmware, all your data from phone memory will be lost. That’s why it’s very important that you take a backup of all your important data.
• The contact list of your phone can be synchronized with the Google server with Android sync function available in every Android smart phone.
• To take back up of your messages, use SMS back up tools. They can save your messages and you can again restore it when needed.
• The settings of your Motorola Defy will be lost once you update it with Gingerbread 2.3.5 Firmware. All the settings, including the internet settings can be noted down and entered later.
• Make sure that the battery of your phone is completely charged as you don’t need the phone to turn itself off in the middle of the procedure.
• You need a computer to update your Motorola Defy with the Gingerbread 2.3.5 Firmware. The computer must have Windows XP or higher with the updated USB driver. Keep the antivirus and firewall programs deactivated.
• Make sure that you are using the exact model of phone for this update. Otherwise your phone may stop working properly. Be very careful about it.

Procedure to update the phone

• Before starting to update your phone with the OS, it’s very important to root your phone first. Once the phone is rooted, start with the updating process.
• Once the Motorola Defy is rooted, you must clear cache from the phone. Turn the phone off and turn on again while pressing the Volume Down button. it will turn your phone on in recovery mode. You will find an option to clear the cache. Select it and the cache will be cleared and the phone will restart.
• Download the zip file for Gingerbread 2.3.5 Firmware in your computer. Connect the phone with the computer using the USB cable of the phone. Copy the zip file in the SD memory card of your phone.
• To update your Motorola Defy with Gingerbread 2.3.5 Firmware, you must download an app named 2ndInit Recovery Installer. It can be found in the Android Marketplace. Install the app in your phone.
• Enter the recovery mode of your phone once again. Choose the clear cache option once again. Now find the option that says install Zip from SD card. It will show a list of zip files from your phones SD memory card. Choose the zip file that you have copied from your computer. It will update the phone with the OS.
• Reboot your Motorola Defy and it will start updated with Gingerbread 2.3.5 Firmware. Now enjoy the phone with maximum stability.