{"id":541429,"date":"2010-04-22T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phonedog.com\/2010\/04\/22\/motorola-milestone-users-get-android-2-1-update\/"},"modified":"2010-04-22T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-22T18:00:00","slug":"motorola-milestone-users-get-android-2-1-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/541429","title":{"rendered":"Motorola Milestone users get Android 2.1 update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/r.phonedog.com\/shared\/images\/2010\/4\/100501-Motorola_Milestone.jpg\" alt=\"Motorola Milestone\" width=\"410\" height=\"365\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, the agonizing wait is over for Motorola Milestone users on Telus. The long overdue Android 2.1 update has arrived, but in a distasteful manner.&nbsp; Unfortunately, Telus users don&rsquo;t get an OTA update option, but a multi-step process using the nearest PC will have you boasting your multi-touch within Google Maps in no time.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s new with Android 2.1:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Animated wallpapers and multiple home screens <\/strong><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><em>You can choose between 3, 5, 7, and 9 homescreens.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Live wallpapers are now available, others can now be installed from Market.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Facebook App and Widget <\/strong><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Names, profile pictures, and status will can be implemented into your Contacts.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>A widget can be placed on one of your homescreens.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Google Maps Updates <\/strong><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Personalized suggestions: Autocompletes locations based on personal search history.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Syncs with desktop: Synchronizes starred items between Google Maps application and maps.google.com.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Multi-touch is now enabled within Google Maps.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Other Enhancements <\/strong><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Help: A new Help Center application is included for mobile access to user guide, video tour of key features, tips and tricks, and FAQs.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Bluetooth support: Support for Bluetooth headset multi-function for initiating voice calls.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Security: Prevents unauthorized pattern lock bypass, allows for PIN security and local device wipe following PIN error input.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Music Player: Album art 3D gallery view supported in landscape orientation.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Battery life: Ongoing battery life optimization.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Email account removal: Improvements to manual removal of email accounts.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What are you waiting for? Update your Milestone from your PC by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/direct.motorola.com\/ENS\/SoftwareUpdateSummary.asp?country=CND&amp;language=ENS&amp;web_page_name=SUPPORT&amp;strCarrierId=Telus&amp;strPhone=Milestone&amp;strCable=Micro%20USB%20Data%20Cable&amp;strURL=No%20URL\" >here<\/a> and following the provided 4-step instructions. An OTA update would have been nice, but I think justifying four simple instructions should be easy after you&rsquo;re reaping the benefits of 2.1. If you&rsquo;ve already updated your Milestone to 2.1, tell us what you think!<\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2010\/04\/21\/telus-motorola-milestone-update-to-os-2-1-now-available\/\" >MobileSyrup<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/zipL140sEhwW5E_67F7jJj2waeE\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/zipL140sEhwW5E_67F7jJj2waeE\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/zipL140sEhwW5E_67F7jJj2waeE\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/zipL140sEhwW5E_67F7jJj2waeE\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/phonedog_cellphoneblog\/~4\/cXqX-WyEg-I\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finally, the agonizing wait is over for Motorola Milestone users on Telus. The long overdue Android 2.1 update has arrived, but in a distasteful manner.&nbsp; Unfortunately, Telus users don&rsquo;t get an OTA update option, but a multi-step process using the nearest PC will have you boasting your multi-touch within Google Maps in no time. What&rsquo;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":671,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-541429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541429\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}