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Checking for updates on your Android phone

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Tutorials

Wednesday September 14, 2011

In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to manually check for updates and

update your Android phone

. Though your Android phone will generally alert you if there are any updates, checking manually is the best way to ensure beyond a doubt that your phone is up to date and has both the latest features and protection against the latest threats.

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Show Notes

- Android system updates can add new features, fix security holes and more. As Android system updates happen over the air, no computer is required.

- Some manufacturers modify Android and may block this feature or require you to connect to a PC.

- From the home screen, tap the menu button and choose Settings.

- Scroll all the way down to About phone and tap to enter. Tap the top item in this list, System updates.

- If there are any available updates, you'll see details of the update and an option to update.

- Because updates happen over the air, they can take a while to be downloaded. Ensure you're connected to a Wi-Fi network and you have your Android phone plugged in for the duration of the update process.

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