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Windows Mobile 6.1 Update for Motorola Q9h on AT&T Coming Soon...

Posted on Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008 by Dieter Bohn
 
Filed Under: Rumors; Tags: windowsmobile6.1, motorola q9h

Motorola Q9h

I've been rocking the Windows Mobile 6.1 Update on my Motorola Q9h for some weeks now and I can tell you in no uncertain terms: you want it. That said, you'll have to wait a bit before it arrives. Perhaps not too long, though. Hot on the heels of the 6.1 update for the Sprint Q9c, Motorola appears to be prepping it for the Q9h. So says Mike, who did a bit of sleuthing:

Looks like Motorola is prepping for the release of the WM 6.1 upgrade for AT&T Q9h. Although you can’t find it from the drop down boxes of their website, you can find it here
Note that the file currently being linked to is a placeholder and is not the actual update as far as I can tell. I did try to install and run it, but the software said “There is no software update currently available for your mobile phone. Please check back for new releases.”

We'll let you know when it's up for really-real so you're not spamming “refresh” on the Motorola Software Update Page. But it does appear like Moto has the infrastructure in place for a release of the 6.1 update. Threaded Text, Sliding Panels, and more await those who ....wait.

[via EverythingQ forums] ...Thanks Mike!

 
 

Comments

it's just a placeholder? it's 55 megs! I'm still downloading it to see for myself!
Submitted by jasonsca (not verified) on Wed, 06/11/2008 - 15:39.
Yes, just a placeholder, at 55 mb. When extracted, it appears to be an update for the Q9m, as Q9m appears in the file name. When you do install it, it says the update software itself is out of date and performs an update. Afterwards, when you try to run the software, it will tell you there are no updates for your phone.
Submitted by mvierling (not verified) on Wed, 06/11/2008 - 15:52.
So do you think that the Treo 750 will get the 6.1 update, or will we just have to wait for the 850? I know there are a ton of "special mix" roms out there but is an official one possible?
Submitted by driazen (not verified) on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 06:45.
If some of use are using Facade and extreme txt to handle homescreen customizing and threaded txt is it worth the hassle to upgrade?
It doesn't affect me yet because I am on verizon :)
Submitted by cadman (not verified) on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 07:14.
where are the updates for the BlackJack2 and the TILT?

The leaked 6.1 ROMS have been out for months ... where's the official ones?

Are we waiting on the manufacturers (Samsung, HTC) or AT&T at this point?
Submitted by Proto732 (not verified) on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 11:45.
You're waiting on AT&T. Moto has had the AT&T customizations done for quite some time. They're just waiting on AT&T to give the go ahead to release them.
Submitted by mvierling (not verified) on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 13:25.
Will i be able to get the update using my mac? I have missing sync installed.
Submitted by glew2ns (not verified) on Sat, 06/14/2008 - 08:58.
The Place holder is false. The name of the phone is changed through changing a value of the string in the URL called strPhone go to the url but change strPhone to whatever you want and you find an update for that phone. ex. http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/motosupport/source/SoftwareUpdateSummary.asp?country=USA&language=ENS&web_page_name=SUPPORT&strCarrierId=ATT&strPhone=BMill&strCable=Ethernet
Submitted by bmill12321 (not verified) on Sun, 07/06/2008 - 11:34.
It is not false, you'll note in the string you put ATT but it returns AT&T. You can put what ever model phone you want. The link is for ALL Q9 phones. If you take time to extract the files you'll find a q9h firmware directory, but it happens to be blank.
Submitted by mvierling (not verified) on Sat, 07/19/2008 - 21:20.

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