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Motorola ATRIX 4G gets fed Gingerbread

Motorola ATRIX 4G gets fed Gingerbread

Posted: 22 Jul 2011, 22:02, by Alan F.

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Just the other day, we reported that the Motorola ATRIX 4G was undergoing a soak test for the Gingerbread update. The "World's Most Powerful Smartphone" must have passed the test as the OTA upgrade to Android 2.3 has begun. However, if you rooted the phone or unlocked the bootloader to download the beta version of the update, you will have to flash back to receive the OTA download, which is v.4.5.91.

The Motorola ATRIX 4G is now getting upgraded to Gingerbread

Besides updating the Android OS build on the device, the upgrade brings a number of enhancements to the phone. One enhancement allows you to aggregate all your photos, your friends' photos and photo comments from social networking sites like Facebook and Picasa in one place, making it easier to view. A change in the UI of the phone makes the background white on menus to make them easier to view. An enhancement to the app tray will now allow you to divide your apps into groups to make them easier to find.

The update brings location based social networking to the ATRIX 4G, allowing you to find reviews from Yelp and Facebook in one place so you can see what people around you are recommending. FireFox 4.0 comes with an enhancement to the Webtop dock to make browsing using the accessory faster and easier. After the update, video can be viewed at 1080p. Groups can be made to divide your email into and a conference call can be set up with just one touch. Once you have downloaded the update, you will be allowed to sideload apps and there is an enhancement that allows you to dismiss one notification at a time.

There are a few more changes that you will notice from this OTA update. Click on the sourcelink for more information. In the meantime, there is a comment box below hungry for your words telling us your feelings about updating your Motorola ATRIX 4G to Gingerbread, and the enhancements that came with the update.

source: Motorola via AndroidCentral

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1. theo14461 posted on 22 Jul 2011, 22:23 0 0

Downloading it now, this made my day!

2. nelsonl21 posted on 22 Jul 2011, 22:24 0 0

Finally... about time

3. Eric (unregistered) posted on 22 Jul 2011, 22:24 0 0

Just updated nice...

4. CitizenX (unregistered) posted on 22 Jul 2011, 22:24 7 1

Phonearena, can you guys not use flash-based objects in your website. My iPad and iPhone can't view many of your phone pictures!

6. Thump3rDX17 posted on 22 Jul 2011, 22:26 14 2

we Android users have no idea what you're talking about. xD

46. zeidof posted on 23 Jul 2011, 14:08 0 0

loooooool

50. biophone posted on 24 Jul 2011, 00:20 1 0

I can view its just fine on my iphone. The iphone has flash just download skyfire. Anyway even in safari i can view it.

5. Thump3rDX17 posted on 22 Jul 2011, 22:25 1 0

now AT&T finally has a REAL high end Motorola Android phone. enjoy you guys! do some benchmarks for us! ;]

7. RORYREVOLUTION posted on 22 Jul 2011, 22:33 1 0

With 1gb of RAM I wonder how fast the device is now. I have heard it was pretty laggy.

8. networkdood posted on 22 Jul 2011, 22:42 0 2

Yeah, Gingerbread is nice...just ask my yr old SAMSUNG CAPTIVATE....

10. DannKaiser posted on 22 Jul 2011, 22:54 1 0

Gingerbread is good.. Love my Incredible S.

55. The Devil (unregistered) posted on 24 Jul 2011, 13:33 0 0

Yeah Gingerbread is great. My Nexus one loves it and Cyanogenmod.

9. InspectorGadget80 posted on 22 Jul 2011, 22:50 2 2

Did it @ 10pm. Finally Motorola ATT you guys did something right for a change. Atrix worlds first dual core pbone now with sweet gingerbread. All it needs next is some Ice Cream. N its fast.

14. Thump3rDX17 posted on 22 Jul 2011, 23:33 0 0

actually the LG Optimus 2X was the first. :P

61. InspectorGadget80 posted on 24 Jul 2011, 22:41 0 0

If you remember at CES Motorola have their conference first befor LG. LG just paid guiness book of records of being the worlds first dual core phone they announce their phone a week later.

64. Thump3rDX17 posted on 25 Jul 2011, 00:53 0 0

um..LG was at CES with the Optimus 2X and it was rumored long before that. :P

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65. Thump3rDX17 posted on 25 Jul 2011, 03:05 0 0

what matters is LG LAUNCHED the first dual-core phone.

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17. protozeloz posted on 22 Jul 2011, 23:51 0 0

Would love to hear some feedback ^_^

11. Sniggly posted on 22 Jul 2011, 23:10 3 1

Well, that about settles it. Once T-Mobile is returned and next Friday rolls around, I'll be snapping up a 4G (shut up) dual core, GB of Ram, 16 G internal memory Gingerbread Android phone for 75 bucks.

18. cheetah2k posted on 22 Jul 2011, 23:57 1 3

My SGSII is way better I'm affraid..

Did they finally give the Atrix 1080p video recording??

And what about the rest of the world... Only AT&T has Gingerbread... f**k you Motorola.