ZTE Blade S6 Upgrade Guide

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ZTE Blade S6 Upgrade Guide (Through an SD Card)

1. Backing Up the Data

1) Download the upgrade package.  Open http://www.ztedevice.com.cn/support and download the upgrade

package (update.zip) that matches your phone model. To check your phone model, select SETTINGS > About phone > System updates>Storage card updates. If the downloaded package is not update.zip, unzip the package to obtain update.zip.

 Get a blank micro SD card （at least 1GB）.

2) Remove the SIM card before the upgrade. Back up the data and APPs in your phone by using a third-party PC tool (Wandoujia or 91assitant) or the built-in Backup function. To enable the built-in Backup function of your phone (an SD card must be inserted), select Backup and Restore from the main menu, see Figure 1-1.

Figure 1-1

3) Perform data backup. Note: You should not remove the SD card during the backup process. To avoid data lost, it is not recommended to cancel the backup process.

4) Verify that your phone has enough (at least 20%) power. Charge the phone

if required. To avoid data lost or upgrade failure, it is not recommended to upgrade your phone through an SD card when the phone is being charged.

Note:

You should not perform any other operation on the phone during the upgrade process. To avoid upgrade failure, do not forcibly remove the battery.

A normal upgrade should be completed in 2-3 minutes. If the phone does not reboot or show any response in three minutes, you should perform the upgrade process again. If the phone cannot be started, perform a forced upgrade. If the forced upgrade does not work, you should contact an after-sale service agent for support.

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2. Upgrade Description

There are two upgrade methods: normal upgrade and forced upgrade. If the phone cannot be started properly, for example, the phone cannot be started, or the phone does not enter standby state, perform a forced upgrade. If the phone can be started properly and the Settings menu can be selected, perform a normal upgrade.

3. Upgrade Steps

A. Normal upgrade (the primary upgrade method)

1) Download the upgrade package that matches the phone model from ZTE official website (http://www.ztedevice.com.cn/support/), extract update.zip from the package, and copy update.zip to the root directory of the SD card, see Figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1

2) Select File Manager>SD CARD and verify that the update.zip file in the SD card, see Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-2

3) Click Home key to return to home screen and subsequently click Menu

key>SETTINGS>About phone > System updates>Storage card updates. see Figure 2-3.

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Figure 2-3

4) Click Storage card updates and then click OK. The message will prompt to remind you save data, see Figure 2-4.

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5) Click CONTINUE. The message will prompt to confirm update, see Figure 2-5.

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Figure 2-5

6) Click OK. The phone will automatically power off. After the phone reboots, the SD Card Upgrade screen is displayed, see Figure 2-6.

Figure 2-6

After the phone is upgraded, it is rebooted again. After the phone starts properly, it is recommended to manually restore the phone to its original factory default settings by selecting SETTINGS > Backup & reset > Factory data reset to enhance the system stability. The phone is upgraded properly and can be used.

B. Forced upgrade (for the phones that cannot be started or the phones that

cannot enter standby state)

1) For a powered-off phone, press and hold both the volume key + and power key until the phone shakes once. Then the phone will enter into “Android system recovery”.

2) Press the volume key - to select apply update form sdcard, and press the power key to confirm it.

3) Choose update.zip to start update. The phone completes the upgrade process in about three minutes.

4) On the Upgrade Complete screen, select reboot system now and press the power key to confirm it.

The phone is automatically rebooted. After the phone starts properly, it is recommended to manually restore the phone to its original factory default settings by selecting SETTINGS > Backup & reset > Factory data reset to enhance the system stability. The phone is upgraded properly and can be used.

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4. (Optional) Restoring the Data

If you have backed up data before upgrading your phone, restore the data.

1) Select Backup and Restore from the main menu, see Figure 3-1.

Figure 3-1

2) Perform data restoration.

Note: Do not remove the SD card during the restoration process. To avoid data lost, it is not recommended to cancel the restoration process.