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DROID 4 by Motorola receives Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean

March 21, 2013 : BY Motorola

We’re happy to announce today that the Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade is rolling out to DROID 4 by Motorola owners in phases. This upgrade offers many features to help organize and make your life easier, including expanded notifications, Voice Search and Google Now. Here are some of the features included in the upgrade:

  • Expanded Notifications – So much to do and keep track of, so little time in the day. Now you can get reminders about important meetings from your calendar, like that big presentation you’re running late for. Email participants right from the notifications tab, so the there will never be a ball dropped with the client. These and many other notifications help organize your life, all right on your mobile..

  • Voice Search – Ask a question and get back the answer you’re looking for, ranging from “What is the weather today?, to “Where is the closest Thai restaurant?” or even “How far away is the moon?”  You’ll either get a spoken response back or search results that answer your query.

  • Google Now – With Google Now you get notifications generated automatically even before you ask as it learns what you search for the most. On a travel day, you can get the weather at both the departure and destination cities, traffic conditions to the airport to let you know if you should take public transit, which is also an available card, and when you arrive at the airport, your United Airlines boarding pass is there for you, ready to be scanned so you don’t have to dig through everything to find the paper version. What is normally a stressful event, is traveling made easy with Google Now cards guiding you every step of the way.

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Tagged as: android 4.1, droid 4, jelly bean, motorola

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MOTOROLA ELECTRIFY™ 2 receives Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean

March 15, 2013 : BY Motorola

We’re happy to announce today that the Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade is rolling out to MOTOROLA ELECTRIFY™ 2 owners in phases. This upgrade offers many features to help organize and make your life easier, including expanded notifications, Voice Search and Google Now. Here are some of the features included in the upgrade:

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  • Expanded Notifications – So much to do and keep track of, so little time in the day. Now you can get reminders about meetings or appointments from your calendar, and you can either tap once to snooze them or even email participants to say you’re running late. Your Google Play Music controls show up in the notifications menu so you can pause, fast forward or go back to the beginning of your new favorite song. These and many other notifications help organize your mobile life all in one place.
  • Voice Search – Ask a question and get back the answer you’re looking for, ranging from “What is the weather today?, to “Where is the closest dry cleaner?” or even “When is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday?”. You’ll either get a spoken response back or search results that answer your query.
  • Google Now – We could all benefit from a personal assistant every now and then to keep track of our busy lives. With Google Now you get notifications generated automatically and in real-time even before you ask as it learns what you search for the most. Now your ELECTRIFY™ 2 can deliver sports scores, stock updates, weather reports, traffic updates, airline boarding passes, movie showtimes, and so much more, so you have all the information you want even before you’ve had your morning coffee.

Tagged as: android 4.1, electrify 2, expanded notifications, google now, jelly bean, motorola, software upgrade, voice search

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Your media made easy with the gallery in Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean

March 14, 2013 : BY Motorola

There are still plenty of people that carry around non-cell phone cameras, but for most of us, our phones have become the go-to choice to snap the photos and shoot the videos we  take everyday.

With the gallery in Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean, your media is organized into albums, which you can scroll through by swiping. Select any image to share it, or zoom out to filmstrip mode where deleting a photo is as simple as swiping up or down. With seven Motorola phones currently running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, including the entire DROID RAZR line, the MOTOROLA ATRIX™ HD and the MOTOROLA ELECTRIFY™ M, you have plenty of options to pic the model that’s just right for your lifestyle.

Check out this video to learn about using the gallery to make viewing, sharing, and managing your content much easier.

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Tagged as: android 4.1, camera, gallery, jelly bean, motorola

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DROID RAZR & DROID RAZR MAXX by Motorola receive Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean

March 7, 2013 : BY Motorola

We’re happy to announce today that the Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade is rolling out to DROID RAZR and DROID RAZR MAXX by Motorola owners in phases. Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean offers new features and apps that make your life simpler. With features like Google Now, Voice Search and expanded notifications, all of your key information is at your fingertips.

  • Google Now – We could all use a good planner to keep track of our busy lives. With Google Now you get notifications generated automatically and in real-time even before you ask. Now your DROID RAZR and DROID RAZR MAXX  can deliver sports scores, stock updates, weather reports and traffic updates so you have all the information you want even before you’ve had your morning coffee.
  • Expanded Notifications – You should be able to call or text someone back right from your missed call notification. With Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean you have the ability to do that and more. When you get a reminder about a meeting you can either tap once to snooze or even email participants to say you’re running late.
  • Voice Search – Ask a question and get back the answer you’re looking for, ranging from “When is the next bus?” to “Where can I find a great Mexican restaurant?” You’ll either get a spoken response back or search results that answer your query.

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Please visit our brand new Android upgrade page for information on our Global Android upgrade schedule. You can search by device, country and these pages will be updated when new information is available.  You can learn more about Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean here. Also, keep in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ as we will notify users when the upgrade is available to be manually installed.

Tagged as: 4g lte, android 4.1, droid razr, droid razr maxx, jb, jelly bean, motorola, verizon

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Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean on Motorola: Things you might not know

February 27, 2013 : BY Motorola

With the Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade on your eligible Motorola devices, you get a whole lot of new features, some which you might not even know about.

We all love to search. How do I make crab cakes? Where is the closest theater showing that new blockbuster movie? What kind of saw should I use for my upcoming project? The problem is, our lives are so hectic, we often start things with a search, but forget to follow through because we closed the tab or it just got lost in the shuffle. Well with some of the cards available on Google Now with Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean, your Google searches will pop up within a day or so to jog that memory back into place.

Besides the very helpful appointment, flight, public transit and many other info cards on your Google Now page, you can also enable the Movies, Research and Real Estate cards. After learning what you’re looking for based on your searches, the Google Now cards will act like your own personal assistant by reminding you about the things you’re already interested in. The cards will also offer additional recommendations that are related to your searches, like other recipes, because you can’t eat crab cakes every day.

And now your recently snapped photos will be ready for instant share to your connected  Google+ account in the expanded notifications menu. If you don’t want to share, simply swipe them away and they will be removed from notifications.

These are just a few of the enhancements available. Please visit the Jelly Bean tab on our new Android™ landing page.

Check out this how to video for Google Now on Motorola devices:

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Tagged as: android 4.1, google now, jelly bean, motorola

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Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean arrives for MOTOROLA ELECTRIFY™ M on U.S. Cellular

February 7, 2013 : BY Motorola

We’re happy to announce today that the Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade is rolling out to MOTOROLA ELECTRIFY™ M owners in phases. Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean offers new features and apps that make your life simpler. With features like Google Now, Voice Search and better notifications, all of your key information is at your fingertips.

  • Google Now – Ever wonder if a smartphone could prepare you for your day? With Google Now you get notifications generated automatically and in real-time even before you ask. Now your ELECTRIFY M can deliver sports scores, stock updates, weather reports and traffic updates so you have all the information you want even before you’ve had your morning coffee.
  • Voice Search - Ask a question and get back the answer you’re looking for, ranging from “When is the next bus?” to “Where can I find a great Mexican restaurant?” You’ll either get a spoken response back or search results that answer your query.
  • Better Notifications – You should be able to call or text someone back right from your missed call notification. With Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean you have the ability to do that and more. When you get a reminder about a meeting you can either tap once to snooze or even email participants to say you’re running late.

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You can learn more about Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean here. Also, keep in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ as we will notify users when the upgrade is available to be manually installed.

Tagged as: android 4.1, electrify m, jelly bean, motorola, u.s. cellular, us cellular

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DROID RAZR M by Motorola: Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean commercials

February 6, 2013 : BY Motorola

The DROID RAZR M by Motorola with Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean makes life a lot easier for everyone from yo-yo dieters to human rockets. With Google Now, you have voice search and a multitude of cards to bring you everything needed to plow through your hectic life.

Check out our series of commercials and see where the DROID RAZR Mcan take you.

Tagged as: 4g lte, android 4.1, commercials, droid razr m, google now, google voice search, jelly bean, motorola, verizon

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The MOTOROLA RAZR™ i: Now with Android™ 4.1 in the U.K.

February 5, 2013 : BY Motorola

UPDATE 2: We know you’re all excited about the Jelly Bean upgrade so we wanted to provide an update on the time frame. As we said, the roll out will be phased, if you bought your device from EE directly (online, phone or retail store) you will be able to upgrade now. If you bought your phone from a third party retail store, and not EE directly, or have the handset connected on a different network, you’ll receive an upgrade by early March. As ever we’ll keep you updated if anything changes.

UPDATE: Android™ 4.1 is rolling out to MOTOROLA RAZR™ i owners in Germany and France who purchased their device through retail outlets.

We’re excited to announce that MOTOROLA RAZR™ i with Intel Inside is getting upgraded to Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean. Starting today, the upgrade will be rolled out to users in phases. Jelly Bean includes a number of fantastic new and improved features, including Google Now, Voice Search, and improved notifications. Check out Motorola.com/jellybean to learn more, and watch the three videos below to see Jelly Bean in action:

Learn how to use Google Voice Search for the answers to your questions.

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Learn about Google Now and get what you need to know, before you even have to ask.

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Learn about the rich and expanded notifications.

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Google Play Books on the DROID RAZR HD by Motorola featuring Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean

January 15, 2013 : BY Motorola

A good book can make the long commute home on the train or a cross-country plane flight go by so much quicker. The DROID RAZR HD by Motorola offers an amazing reading experience with a 4.7” HD display featuring a higher resoultion that makes every page easier on the eyes. Looking at images from content on Google Play Books means you get richer colors and more true-to-life visuals.

With Android™ 4.1, Google Play Books offers multiple new features to enhance your reading experience:

  • Embedded audio tracks and videos can now be easily streamed directly within the book you’re reading.
  • You can now add bookmarks to remember important information for later or pick up where you left off reading.
  • Play Books now offers fixed layout books, optimized for tablet-reading of books with beautifully designed graphics and layouts, like children’s books and comic books.
  • For visually impaired users, automatic text-to-speech settings have been enabled.

So whether you’re reading a guidebook for building your new piece of furniture or cozying up to a thrilling mystery during a rainy day, DROID RAZR HD and Google Play Books have you covered. Let us know what your favorite book is in the comments below.

Tagged as: 4g lte, android 4.1, droid razr hd, google play books, jelly bean, motorola, razr, razr hd, verzion

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NFC sharing on the DROID RAZR MAXX HD by Motorola

January 9, 2013 : BY Motorola

There are a lot of ways to share data with your circles. You can email them, share on Google Drive, use a flash drive, etc. But with many of the latest Android phones coming with NFC capabilities, you can now easily share contacts, web pages, directions, apps and more with a simple touch and tap. Near field communication (NFC) technology makes it all possible. Just touch your DROID RAZR MAXX HD to another NFC-enabled Android device, then tap the screen to beam the content from your phone to another. With a future upgrade, you’ll be able to use NFC to make purchases at participating store registers.

Check out this video to see more on NFC sharing.

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Tagged as: 4g lte, android 4.1, android beam, droid razr maxx hd, jelly bean, motorola, near field technology, nfc, sharing, verizon

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