Following recent upgrades to the Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx smartphones, Verizon Wireless has officially started rolling out the same Android 4.1 Jelly Bean firmware update to the legacy Motorola Droid 4. The D4 was previously on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, so users should notice significant improvements and enhancements. The .XT894 software upgrade will be pushed out in phases over the next week, so users can either wait patiently for an automatic update notification or trigger it manually through the system settings menu. Check out the full list of changes below.
Droid 4 Android 4.1 .XT894.Verizon.en.US Update Changelog (March 19):
VOICE SEARCH
Sometimes you’d rather just speak your search query. Android lets you search the web with your voice, and it’s convenient for getting quick answers. It speaks back to you and is powered by the Knowledge Graph, bringing you precise answers and ranked search results.
NOTIFICATIONS
Take action directly from the notifications panel. Send emails, return calls, share photos and more. Notifications are expandable and you scan multiple emails, see event details or full images and more.
SMART KEYBOARD
More accurate and relevant dictionaries have been implemented. Jelly Bean’s keyboard guesses the next word before you type it and voice typing now works even when you don’t have a data connection. Text-to-Speech capabilities have been improved.
GOOGLE NOW
Just the right information at just the right time. Get today’s weather before you start your day and know when the next train will arrive as you’re standing on the platform. Cards appear throughout the day automatically.
ADDITIONAL JELLY BEAN ENHANCEMENTS
+ Move between Home screens with intuitive graphics and smooth transitions.
+ Enjoy reactive and uniform touch responses.
+ Personalize home screen easily by placing widgets directly on the screen.
DEVICE ENHANCEMENTS
+ Improved voice and data connectivity.
+ Calendar settings have been improved for a better user experience.
+ Improved reliability and connectivity of Back Up Assistant Plus & Visual Voicemail.
+ Mobile Hotspot data connectivity has been improved.
+ Sling and MOG application preloads have been removed.