Nexus One Getting An Update


The early adopters of the Nexus One will be getting an over-the-air update this week that will enable some nice features and include some bug fixes.

Some of the updates and new features include:

Google Goggles: this mobile application will now be available directly on your device by launching it from your All Apps menu. Just use your Nexus One camera to start searching the web.

Google Maps: the Maps application with be updated to a new version, Google Maps 3.4, which will include:

  • Starred items synchronized with maps.google.com – access your favorite places from your phone or computer
  • Search suggestions from your personal maps.google.com history – makes it easy to search for places you’ve searched for before
  • Night mode in Google Maps Navigation – automatically changes your screen at night for easier viewing and driving

Pinch-to-zoom functionality: devices will now include a new pinch-to-zoom mechanism in the phone’s Browser, Gallery and Maps applications

3G connectivity: we will provide a general fix to help improve 3G connectivity on some Nexus One phone

The 3G connectivity fix should help those that have had a difficult time connecting to T-Mobile’s 3G network, even when they’ve had another phone connected sitting right next to it. The other important update is the muti-touch, “pinch-to-zoom”. In the beginning, there was debate if multi-touch was a hardware limitation or if it was a software restriction. This answers that question.

Manual update instructions after the break (thanks NIKKG).

Source: BGR

Manual Update Instructions:

1. Download the update from here (Google official) or here (mirror).
2. Rename the file to update.zip. Note that if you’re using Windows, just rename it to “update” (no quotes, of course) because it’s already a zipped file.
3. Copy the update.zip file onto your microSD card.
4. With your Nexus One off, hold down the trackball and press the power button.
5. You’ll be booted into a white screen with three Android robots on skateboards. Select “Bootloader.”
6. On the next screen, select “Recovery.”
7. Your phone will reboot, giving you a picture of the Android robot and an exclamation point inside a triangle.
8. Now press the power button and volume up button at the same time. It could take a couple of tries.
9. Now (using the trackball this time) choose “Apply sdcard:update.zip” and let things run their course.
10. You may have to soft reset a couple of times after this.

Source: AndroidCentral


Comments are closed.