Are you the happy owner of a Motorola Photon 4G on Sprint? If so, your cell provider has a treat for you today and it comes in the form of an over-the-air software update for your beloved phone via the Now Network.
What can you expect? For more on that, here's Sprint:
- More easily import contacts from SD card.
- Improved music playback, both streaming from Amazon Cloud or Internet Radio services and music saved to the phone - minimizes occasional skips or repeats
- Enhancements for WiFi hotspot in GSM/UMTS mode and adding new WiFi connections.
- Now supports 1080p HD video capture, and enhanced video settings for more responsive playback.
- Easier creating and accepting calendar meeting notices on the phone.
To get the update (version 4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_13), just point your thumbs to the Photon's settings menu.
Other sources
- Phandroid
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Sprint Motorola Photon 4G receives OTA update
As with any update be sure to check for it in your settings menu, and since this may be a staggered process don’t be alarmed if your phone doesn’t find it right away.
- PhoneDog
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Motorola Photon 4G maintenance update begins rolling out
Looks like the HTC EVO 4G LTE isn't the only Sprint handset that'll begin receiving an update today.
- Mobile Burn
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Sprint releases maintenance update for Motorola PHOTON 4G smartphone
The PHOTON's update addresses a number of bugs and performance issues and adds new features, like the ability to import contacts from the SD card and the ability to record 1080p HD video.
- Phone Scoop
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Sprint Pushing Maintenance Update to Moto Photon
The update does not include Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.