Update The Software On Your Phone - Palm PIXI PLUS User Manual

Update the software on your phone

Palm continually provides updates to your phone's operating system. Update
notifications are sent to your phone automatically when a system update is
available (see Respond to a system software
your phone's operating system, your personal information and files are not
affected. In addition to receiving update notifications, you can manually
check for operating system updates at any time (see
system updates).
What's more, both Palm and many application developers make updates
available for applications you have installed on your phone. You can check in
App Catalog at any time for application updates (see
applications).
Respond to a system software notification
When you get a notification that a system update is available, do one of the
following:
• Tap Install Now twice. When installation is complete and the phone
resets, tap Done. Installation may take around 15 minutes.
• Tap Install Later. The next time you charge your phone, you receive
another update notification. You can again choose whether to install the
update now or later. If you do not tap Install Later within 10 minutes of
receiving the notification, installation begins automatically.
NOTE You can use your phone while updates are being downloaded, but you
cannot use your phone—including making emergency calls—while updates are
being installed.
IMPORTANT Do not remove the battery while updates are being installed.
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notification). When you update
Manually check for
Update downloaded
Here is some additional information about system updates:
• If you have Wi-Fi turned on and the battery has at least a 30% charge,
your phone automatically downloads a system update if one is available—
you don't have to do anything. If Wi-Fi is not turned on when the update
becomes available, the Palm servers continue to check your phone for
Wi-Fi availability for two days.
• If you do not have Wi-Fi turned on anytime within two days of an update
becoming available, your phone automatically downloads the update over
AT&T's network as long as the battery has at least a 30% charge and you
have a 3G data connection, as indicated by the
screen. Your phone cannot download an update over an EDGE or GPRS
data connection, as indicated by an
• If the battery has less than a 30% charge, you must charge the battery
before you can download or install an update.
• To avoid roaming charges, updates are not downloaded if your phone is in
roaming coverage.
• If you do not install an update immediately after downloading it, you are
prompted to install the update the next time you charge your phone. You
can choose whether to install the update now or later. You have ten
minutes to decide; otherwise, the update installs automatically.
Manually check for system updates
1 Open Updates .
icon at the top of the
or icon at the top of the screen.