Method and apparatus for maintaining user settings for over-the-air upgrades

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for performing a wireless software upgrade, the operations comprising:

• determining a mobile endpoint device affected by the wireless software upgrade;
• scheduling a deployment of the wireless software upgrade to the mobile endpoint device in accordance with a schedule;
• transmitting a notification of the deployment of the wireless software upgrade to the mobile endpoint device, wherein the mobile endpoint device is for storing a user setting in a memory of the mobile endpoint device responsive to the notification, wherein the user setting comprises at least one password setting;
• and
• downloading the wireless software upgrade wirelessly to the mobile endpoint device for installation by the mobile endpoint device, wherein the wireless software upgrade is for causing the mobile endpoint device to install the wireless software upgrade and to restore the user setting from the memory of the mobile endpoint device.

A method for performing a wireless software upgrade, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a mobile endpoint device, a notification of a deployment of the wireless software upgrade in accordance with a schedule;
• storing, by the mobile endpoint device, a user setting in a memory of the mobile endpoint device, wherein the user setting comprises at least one password setting;
• receiving, wirelessly by the mobile endpoint device, the wireless software upgrade;
• installing, by the mobile endpoint device, the wireless software upgrade;
• and
• restoring, by the mobile endpoint device, from the memory the user setting after installing the wireless software upgrade.