Motorola CLIQ Gets A Crucial Update
I know a lot of you Motorola CLIQ owners out there are hankering for a fix to your phone troubles: if a laggy and buggy interface wasn’t bad enough, the actual MOTOBLUR service has all but pissed off quite a few people. T-Mobile and Motorola certainly heard you and they’ve released an update late last night to help address some of these issues.
Hate your battery life? Getting sick of those force closes? Do you just want a phone that’ll just work without fail? Then this update is pretty much for you. The list of improvements and bug fixes is massive compared to what you’d expect from a routine software update, but here’s the full rundown of the changes you’ll be seeing as you finish installing it:
Relocated “End Call” Button: The “End Call” key was relocated within the calling screen to reduce instances of unintentionally ending Active calls
Text Messaging: General improvements to text messaging – especially for longer message threads
Improved Battery Life: Enhanced battery performance
Improved Touch Screen Sensitivity: Improves the touch screen sensitivity and response of the device-including touch sensitivity for keys on or around the display borders
Improved Audio Quality for Calls: Enhances audio quality in certain scenarios in which users experienced issues
MOTOBLUR Set-Up Screen: Set-up wizard improved to make MOTOBLUR set-up for new users or those who have been prompted to re-enter information easier
Better Audio Routing: Repairs audio routing to prevent: spontaneous speakerphone activations during calls and the random occurrence of music playback through the earpiece instead of appropriate external speakers
Improved Caller Notification: Improves user interface performance-consistently notifying the user when a new call is coming in which reduces missed call notifications
Faster GPS Performance: Provides faster GPS performance for applications such as Google Maps, Geotagging of photos and other GPS functions
Support For Additional Windows Media Formats: Compatible with more media formats including .WMA and .WAV Windows media files
Bluetooth Improvements: Enables the user to listen to visual voicemail via Bluetooth and enables the Bluetooth car kit to sync to user’s device therefore the car kit can display the names of incoming callers and download phone book contacts (calls can now be made from the car kit display and enables users to view the call history list from the car kit display)
SIM Card Management: Enables user to import, export or delete contacts individually or in groups
Additional Stability: Additional device stability reduces occurrence of unresponsiveness and/or programs quitting unexpectedly
The Latest Versions of Google Applications: Updated Google Mobile Services application provides access to the latest Android 1.5 compatible versions of Google applications such as Maps, Talk, YouTube, Market, and more
Updated Quickoffice: Adds the ability to view documents in Microsoft® Office 2007 format
There are some pretty necessary changes to be had here, but there are some new bells and whistles that you’ll want to get your hands on, too. If you have no problem with updating your own phone, then head over to Motorola’s site for the full details about how you can install it. We’re not sure if they’ll be providing this update via USB transfer or not, but we’ll keep you posted if we hear anything.
Quick update: T-Mobile USA has confirmed that the update is indeed being rolled out in stages, so if you can’t manage to get the update pulled over the air, then be sure to check back every couple of hours on your phone.