Latest update makes Amazon’s Fire phone slightly more usable than before
The Internet has not been kind to Amazon’s first foray into the smartphone market. The ironically named Fire phone has received a frigid response from consumers, failing to make any significant impact on the sales charts and prompting some very harsh comparisons from BGR, but the first major software update from Amazon might begin to repair the phone’s already badly damaged reputation.
Many of the new features added in Fire OS 3.5.1 are substantial, but it’s also hard to imagine how Amazon shipped the Fire phone without including them in the first place. First up is Quick Switch, the Fire phone’s version of multitasking. By double-tapping the home button, Fire phone users can pull up a menu which will allow them to quickly switch between or close recently opened apps.
Other additions include App Grid Collections (folders), the ability to pin apps to the home carousel, deleting emails from the home screen and improved battery life. If you own a Fire phone, you should have already received the update, but the full list of improvements (and instructions on how to install Fire OS 3.5.1) follow below.
The latest software version is Fire OS 3.5.1 (111009920).
The software version includes new and enhanced features:
To determine the current software version on your device:
To check if an update is available from your device:
To manually download and transfer the latest software version via USB:
Note: Before you begin, follow the steps above to determine the current software version on your device, since you may already have the latest version.
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