13 making the most of your phone, 1 upgrade, 13 making the most of your phone – Alcatel Pixi 4 4017 D User Manual
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12.4.6 About phone
This contains information on items ranging from legal information, model
number, firmware version, baseband version, kernel version, build number etc.
related to the following:
System updates
Touch to check for system updates.
System updates (storage)
Touch to check for system updates (storage).
Status
This contains Battery status, Battery level, My phone number, Network, Signal
strength, etc.
Legal information
Touch to see legal information.
You can learn more information about the phone such as its model number,
firmware version, baseband version, kernel version and build number.
13
Making the most of your phone
You can download software upgrades for free from the website (www.alcatel-
mobile.com).
13.1 Upgrade
You can use Mobile Upgrade tool or FOTA Upgrade tool to update your
phone's software.
13.1.1 Mobile Upgrade
Download Mobile Upgrade from the ALCATEL website (www.alcatel-mobile.com)
and install it on your PC. Launch the tool and update your phone by following
the step by step instructions (see the User Guide provided together with the
tool). Your phone’s software will now have the latest software.
All personal information will be permanently lost following the update
process. We recommend you back up your personal data using Smart
Suite before upgrading.
13.1.2 FOTA Upgrade
Using the FOTA Upgrade tool you can update your phone's software.
To access
System updates, touch the Application tab from the Home screen,
then select
System updates or touch Settings\About phone\System
updates. Touch
to check for updates, and the phone will search for the
latest software. If you want to update the system, touch the button
, after
it is done touch
to complete the upgrade. Now your phone's software will
be the latest version.
You should turn on data connection or Wi-Fi before searching for updates.
Settings for auto-check frequency is also available once you restart the phone.
If you have chosen auto-check, when the system discovers the new version,
dialog will pop up to choose download or ignore, the notification also will show
in status bar.