14 DAY TRIAL // A new software update is currently being delivered to Dell Venue Pro handsets on the airwaves of AT&T, available as firmware 2.12, the Dell has just announced.
This is the same software update that arrived on Dell Venue Pro devices on shelves at T-Mobile a few months ago, and is set to arrive on devices before the Mango update is being released to them.
The same as all other updates for Windows Phone devices, the new software can be downloaded and installed via Microsoft’s Zune software, or through the Windows Phone Connector for Mac.
Dell announced that all Venue Pro AT&T customers should receive on their devices a notification on the availability of a new software update, and that they can also perform manual searches to see whether it is available for them or not, through heading to Settings –> Phone Updates.
“If you are a customer who recently ordered an AT&T-locked version of the Venue Pro, your new phone should have the latest firmware already installed,” Lionel Menchaca, chief blogger, Dell, notes in a recent blog post.
“If it does not for some reason, you can update it via this same process. To check what version of the firmware you have installed, click Settings, then click About, then the More Info button.
“The Firmware revision number will be the second line in the second section of text. Look at the last three digits of this number,” he continues.
As stated above, the update will have to be performed via a desktop PC, and users will have to have the Microsoft Zune software or the Windows Phone Connector for Mac installed on their machines to get through the update process.
All of the necessary details on the installation process for this software update can be found on the company's website here. The instructions are for T-Mobile's Dell Venue Pro, but the process is the same as the one for AT&T models.
In the near future, Venue pro will receive the Mango update from its maker, just as reported yesterday. AT&T's models will taste it a little later, most probably as soon as the new firmware 2.12 arrives on all devices.