Motorola XOOM 4G Software Update Details

Although Verizon and Motorola promised that the XOOM will receive its 4G upgrade earlier this spring, the upgrading process was delayed until September.

Verizon customers who own Motorola XOOM tablet started to receive emails about the upcoming upgrading process several weeks ago.

The emails were pretty explanatory and advised XOOM users to back up their data before sending the tablets to Verizon for the upgrade.


 However, Verizon Motorola XOOM received more than just a new piece of hardware, but the carrier did not disclosed any details regarding the software changes that the tablets will receive, at that time.

Two weeks after the upgrading process has started Verizon decided to go public with the software changed that will be added to all XOOM 4G tablets.

In this regard, software update HLK75D for Motorola XOOM 4G brings the following improvements and bug fixes:

Device Features

- Android Market has been updated;
- When toggling between Airplane Mode, you will no longer receive the following error message: “Wrong Operator: SIM card is from an unknown source;”
- After performing an over-the-air (OTA) update, the Android Market shortcut on the homescreen works correctly;
- Android Books app has been upgraded;
- Android Market Terms and Condition text is now easier to read against background color;
- Android Market app now updates on its own.

Web Browsing

- Improvements in browser security help to block rogue certificates;
- Enhancements to the 3G/4G data connection help prevent data stalls.

Even though the new 4G LTE radio is the main improvement of Motorola XOOM 4G, it's nice that several connectivity bugs were also addressed and the new version of Android Market received the ability to automatically upgrade to the latest iteration.

More details about the latest software update for Motorola XOOM 4G can be found on Verizon's support site.