Setup for upgrading from Droid 1 to Droid 3..

[dsimmelink]

Hello,
I will be receiving my Droid 3 in a day or two. I remember that when I reset my OG and signed into my google account, it redownloaded all my old apps. Well I DO NOT want that to happen with my new phone. I want to be selective and methodical as I add apps to my new phone.

Is there any way to keep it from adding all the old apps from my old phone? Do I just uninstall my old apps from the old phone before I deactivate it and activate the new one?

This is my first upgrade (from android to another android) so I appreciate all help/advice I can get.

Thanks again.

 

[bizzshow]

Just skip adding your google account during the initial setup and add it after you get to the home screen it shouldn't resync your apps if you do that

 

[Bullitt6996]

Actually i came drom the d1 as well and it didnt do it. I signed in to google, but actually had to look all the apps i had up again. It might've had somethingto do with the recent market update tho. You'll dig the d3 tho, cool gadget i think...

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[steveff4]

Yeah, I'm doing this same exact upgrade today. I added my Google account and it synced all of my contacts, and my wifi settings. It did not install all of my applications, although when I go into market, it does show the ones I have purchased.

 

[dsimmelink]

Hi All,
OK thank SO MUCH for all the helpful replies! I had read somewhere a mention of not signing into google during initial setup. Even if it does not do the auto download at initial setup, I will do that "trick" just to be safe.

Yes I CANNOT wait to get my new phone. Going on vacation road trip for a week this coming weekend so there will be lots of breaking-in fun while navigating the coast! dancedroid

Thanks again everybody and cheers!

 

[dsimmelink]

I also have one more question... when I activate my D3 and my D1 is deactivated, will I still be able to access the apps and whatnot on my deactivated D1 in case I forget to transfer some content over to the new phone? It's not like an iPhone where the entire phone is basically locked down when it isn't activated, correct?

 

[celtic11]

Just wanted to say that the thing about not signing into google during setup must be correct. I went from a d1 to d3 this weekend and the first d3 the guy had me sign in during setup and it transferred all of my apps and even my background. That phone had a bad mic do they had to activate another one for me. I told the guy to just get service on it so I could get out if there and i'll do the google stuff later. This time nothing transferred except my contacts.

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[The_Rick_14]

Just wanted to say that the thing about not signing into google during setup must be correct. I went from a d1 to d3 this weekend and the first d3 the guy had me sign in during setup and it transferred all of my apps and even my background. That phone had a bad mic do they had to activate another one for me. I told the guy to just get service on it so I could get out if there and i'll do the google stuff later. This time nothing transferred except my contacts.

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There are checkbox options when you activate to not transfer apps. I left that unchecked to manually re-add all my apps. Haven't had a single reboot (although I probably just jinxed myself :icon_eek

 

[Bullitt6996]

I also have one more question... when I activate my D3 and my D1 is deactivated, will I still be able to access the apps and whatnot on my deactivated D1 in case I forget to transfer some content over to the new phone? It's not like an iPhone where the entire phone is basically locked down when it isn't activated, correct?

I still use my deactivated d1 via wifi at my house or other hotspot. The device will basically function like a wifi only mini tablet once deactivated.

 

[akhi216]

Just wanted to say that the thing about not signing into google during setup must be correct. I went from a d1 to d3 this weekend and the first d3 the guy had me sign in during setup and it transferred all of my apps and even my background. That phone had a bad mic do they had to activate another one for me. I told the guy to just get service on it so I could get out if there and i'll do the google stuff later. This time nothing transferred except my contacts.

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There are checkbox options when you activate to not transfer apps. I left that unchecked to manually re-add all my apps. Haven't had a single reboot (although I probably just jinxed myself :icon_eek

This... There are checkbox options to restore or not restore apps that are backed up on Google's servers when you activate the phone and after you do a factory reset.

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[dsimmelink]

Excellent! Thanks again people. I look forward to moving on with my sweet new phone while still having my Wifi only OG! dancedroid