Quench/Dext/Backflip stuck on 1.5

[JaysOne]

In response to news article: http://ausdroid.net/2010/09/14/own-a-mot...droid-1-5/

foreva!

To Motorola from me:
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Hi there,

Since you guys aren't updating Android for the Motorola Quench in the Asia/Pacific region, what are the chances of the Cliq XT update that is being released for the American audience being made available to those of us that want it?

I bought my Quench (from Optus) with the belief that Motorola would be upgrading to 2.1

Hoping there is a solution to this.

Kind regards, Justin
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From Motorola back to me...
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Dear Justin,

Thanks for reaching out to Motorola. I’ve reviewed your e-mail dated 15/09/2010 07.40 AM and I’m ready to help.

For the moment, Motorola Quench phone will remain on firmware 1.5, there is no announcement they are still going to provide update for your model and for your region, however, when update is available, you will be notified by your service provider that it is ready for download. You just need to download it when it is pushed to your phone, or you may manually get it by going into Settings, About Phone, and System Updates.

All Motorola Android Phones are capable of updates, however, the evaluation and implementation of this update for all Asia Pacific consumers are not only done by Motorola and Google, before we make public of this update and the enhancement that came with it, it must be configured to work according to your carrier configuration and setup.

Here is the latest Motorola Android Software Upgrade News, please click on the link below:

https://supportforums.motorola.com/commu...reupgrades

We hope that you find this information useful and we remain at your entire disposal for future questions you may wish to ask.

If you have further questions or need additional assistance, please contact our Cellular Information Center at 1300 138 823. Our business hours are Monday through Saturday from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm, GMT +10 and we are closed on Sunday and National Public Holidays

For information about Motorola products and services, please locate http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/AU-EN/Home

Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to be of service to you.

Best Regards,
Philip Andrew Gonzales

[JaysOne]

Motorola Quench, Dext and Backflip, no longer sold by Optus. Guess that means even Optus are a bit put off by this news, and also means even less chance of getting it upgraded, unless you do it yourself.

[zathras0]

(09-20-2010 02:33 PM)JaysOne Wrote:  Motorola Quench, Dext and Backflip, no longer sold by Optus. Guess that means even Optus are a bit put off by this news, and also means even less chance of getting it upgraded, unless you do it yourself.

Yeah I know and I'm with you. I got the DEXT x 2 back in late April and my my decision was influenced by the then planned upgrade to 2.1 over going with another handset.

While there is some rom out there running 2.1, maybe the CLIQ will get official update in the US and someone can put the Australian baseband in and we can do it on our phones

[mike279]

DickSmith are selling the quench XT5 with android 2.1 $399 outright. The spec's look the same as The HTC wildfire, is this phone any good, I have never owned a Motorola nor HTC for that matter, but I am eager to get my hand's on a $400 android phone.

[JaysOne]

Can't find it on the dse.com.au site nor dse.co.nz Can you post a link? Would like to get a look at it.

Not sure I would buy a Motorola again after their dropping of the O.S. upgrade,especially when Android 3.0 is coming.
I don't find my phone too bad for a base model, aside from the loud camera shutter noise, may be different on the XT5.

[mike279]

The brochure was in the mail box today sale start's tomorrow.

GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2010, July
Status Available. Released 2010, August
SIZE Dimensions 114.9 x 56.8 x 12.6 mm, 80 cc
Weight 114 g
DISPLAY Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches
  - Trackball
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- MOTOBLUR UI with Live Widgets
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
  - 3.5 mm audio jack
MEMORY Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photo call
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 100 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
DATA GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
CAMERA Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, LED flash
Video Yes, 320x480@15 fps
Secondary No
FEATURES OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
CPU Qualcomm MSM7227 600 MHz Processor
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Downloadable
Colors Brown
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Via third party application
  - Social networking integration with live updates
- Digital compass
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- MP4/DivX/H.264/H.263 player
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
- YouTube, Google Talk
- Document viewer
- Photo viewer/editor
- Organizer
- Voice memo
- T9
BATTERY   Standard battery, Li-Po 1270 mAh
Stand-by
Talk time

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I just checked the Dse[/align] and it's there, under the heading android has landed. Also saw the huawei for $345 might check that out to it has a 3.5 inch screen.