I need to make a correction on my post from yesterday. Originally I had said there was no OTA download of the upgrade for the Storm. You can, in fact, download the OS upgrade over the air by selecting Wireless Upgrades from Options > Advanced Options. I would, however, have appreciated a text message that would have guided me through this option. My guess is that VZW will send one out in about a week after most people have already upgraded…
I did this yesterday with my wife’s Storm with good success. There were a few responses early on that you must answer, but once going, the upgrade works fine on its own. It took less than 30 minutes for the entire download, backup, upgrade and then restore of data.
After two days with the upgrade on my own Storm I am very pleased. The OS seems to be much more stable and also speedier. The Internet browsing is also much faster. A few new features I have found so far including a full keyboard option in portrait mode is now available from the menu.
One of the best new features, however, is the ability to slide the cursor back and forth to select the right insertion point when editing text. A box (that is originally annoying) that looks like a faint transparent button surrounds the cursor. Simply sliding that “button” back and forth moves the location of the cursor.
Has anyone else found any good features they like? Please let me know.
Tags: storm, upgrade, verizon wireless
