Motorola promised about upgrading many of their Droid handsets line-up to Gingerbread version and they have already upgraded many Droid devices with Gingerbread update. Now the users of the Verizon branded Motorola Droid Pro handsets can expect to get Gingerbread love straight form the sky as the OTA (over-the-air) update has started pushing out by Verizon and it is bringing the latest version of Motorola’s Gingerbread build along with other fixes and enhancements provided at below.
# Addition of Download Manager App to manage the downloads from web browsing, email attachments, from other apps.
# Improved battery life while using Wi-Fi / Bluetooth.
# New ability to enter numbers and symbols with keyboard shortcut combos.
# Improved word selection and Copy/Paste functionality.
# New UI with new widgets, icons and screens in refreshed colors.
# SMS messages will display the correct contact name.
# Accurate display of Mobile Hotspot status.
# GPS will no longer cause the Droid Pro to reset.
# Pre-loaded V CAST Media Manager.
# Addition of App Menu to create custom App Groups – All Apps, Recent, Downloaded.
# Addition of Dock Icons
# Contact Syncing improvisation from multiple email accounts.
# Forward SMS message conversations correctly.
# Clock widget updates time correctly.
# Updated Calendar app.
# Pre-loaded Google Books.
# Addition of Geo-tagging features for camera apps.
Download
Motorola Droid Pro users should be seeing the notification alerts on their handsets’ screens or they force the update just by heading to Settings menu, then click About Phone, and then hit up System Updates and tap the “Download” button –> wait for some time to finish the downloading process –> Tap Install button –> Installation should start now –> Handset Reboots Automatically –> Tap the OK button on screen –> Done. That’s it, if you’re a Droid Pro handset owner, now you should be taking a part of the Android 2.3 club. After finishing the installation of the update, the software version should be shown as 4.6.8.XT610.Verizon.en.US. The size for this latest software upgrade from version 1.2.148 to 1.3.232 is 96.1MB and it should take 60 minutes to download and finish installation process. Hit the source links for full instructions regarding the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for Motorola Droid Pro handset.
Source: Verizon
I got update and I hate it…can I return to previous version of Android? is there any way to do so? HELP