Playing with this year’s flagship devices, it’s been great going back to see how good our phones were last year. In an era of premier phones all sporting 5+ inch screens, the HTC M7 stands as one of the last high end phones with a SLIGHTLY smaller screen. It’s a joy to use one handed, so that makes updates like these even more enjoyable.
HTC has really stepped up on the support front, and are following Google’s example in separating apps and services from full OS updates. The M7 is now getting updated to the newest version of Sense (the skin HTC developed to customize their phone experience). Now services like Blinkfeed and HTC’s TV remote app can be updated through Google Play. This brings much faster support to the ecosystem, as individual services can get updates and bug fixes without having to push OTA updates through carriers.
The M7 gets a great new Blinkfeed, it adopts the nicer camera app from the M8, and a few other goodies alongside the normal slate of patches and bug fixes. It breaths a little more life into on of the best Android’s from last year, and should prove to keep the phone running current software longer into the future.
You can check to see if you have the update by jumping into your settings, and AT&T’s changelog is below.
Update the Software for the HTC One (PN07120)
Update summary
Effective Wednesday, June 4 2014, AT&T and HTC will release a software update for the HTC One (PN07120). This software package updates your phone’s interface to HTC Sense 6.0.
The update file is 672MB, and is available to download over Wi-Fi only.
What’s changing?
- User interface has an updated color palate, customizable fonts and multiple themes.
- HTC BlinkFeed (TM) has an updated interface and includes more news sources.
- Camera app has been updated with a new easier-to-use design and quick access to the different camera modes such as the Zoe 3-in-1 solution.
- Gallery is now easier to find the photos you want plus Point of Interest locations in Map view and Image Match to find photos more quickly.
- Apps Tray is redesigned for quicker access to customizable options.
- HTC Sense TV now features a redesigned user interface, live sports scores, stats and social media integration.
Additional information on HTC Sense 6.0 can be found at: http://www.htc.com/us/go/sense-6-update/
What to expect after the update
Although there should be no impacts to settings or data, we recommend that you back up your contacts and files to a PC or with AT&T apps prior to upgrading the software.
How to update
NOTE: All services (including emergency calls) will be suspended during the install.
- Connect to a Wi-Fi network.
- From the home screen, tap
. - Scroll to and tap Settings > AT&T software update > Check for updates, and then follow the on screen instructions.
- Once the software update has been downloaded, a status message will be displayed. Tap Continue to install the update.
- After the software is installed, the phone will automatically restart.
- Once the update is complete, tap OK.
How to verify the update
- From the home screen tap .
- Scroll to and tap Settings.
- Scroll to and tap About.
- Tap Software information. The following information will be displayed:
- Android version: 4.4.2
- HTC Sense version: 6.0
- Software number: 5.12.502.2