14 DAY TRIAL // Mobile phone maker Motorola is gearing up for the release of a software update for one of the most appealing smartphones it brought to the market during the ongoing year, namely the Motorola ATRIX 4G, currently on sale in the United States in the airwaves of wireless carrier AT&T. No official release date for this software update was unveiled for the time being, but the company announced via its support forum that it is testing the software, and that it would deliver it to 1,000 users who would volunteer for the trial.
“Motorola and AT&T are happy to announce a pre-release of the first software update for ATRIX 4G with MOTOBLUR, before it is officially released to all customers. We are recruiting 1,000 ATRIX owners to test and provide feedback on the update,” the company notes in a forum post.
According to the company, only members of the Motorola Owners' Forums can register for being part of the testing process.
“This registration period will be open until we receive our limit of qualified applicants. Note that you must be a member of the Motorola Owners' Forums to register. If you're interested in testing and want to take part, just join Motorola's community now and then fill out the short registration form,” the vendor announced.
Specific info on what would the update include was not offered for the time being, but it seems that it won't solve the slow HSUPA speeds that users have been reporting with the device.
“HSUPA is not included in this update though a future update will enable it,” a Motorola representative notes in a post.
Chances are that the software update would be targeted as some voice quality issues that ATRIX users reported a while ago. The company already admitted to those problems, and announced that a fix would arrive in the not too far future.
One thing that is certain now is that the software update is in its final development stages, and that Motorola and AT&T might deliver it to users soon after completing
“Motorola Software Pre-Releases are final software checks, with a limited group of users, before upgrades/updates are provided to the general public. Software tested may be no different than what other users receive once testing is complete,” the company announced.