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HTC Legend Camera bug fix pushed OTA

HTC has just released an OTA firmware update fixing a rather important bug affecting the recently released HTC Legend. The bug in question prevented…

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HTC has just released an OTA firmware update fixing a rather important bug affecting the recently released HTC Legend. The bug in question prevented third-party application to have access to the camera functionality of the handset. The results was that several applications on the Android market were unavailable to the HTC Legend users (QIK, Google Goggles etc..).

Update – HTC Legend Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update
In our commitment to providing you with the best user experience, we are pushing out a new firmware update to your phone to enable apps that use the camera. Your phone will receive a notification of this update when it is made available. Simply press OK to accept the update via a data connection such as Wi-Fi or GPRS/3G. After installing the update, you can confirm a successful update by confirming the Software Number (From the Home Screen go to MENU> Settings> About Phone> Software information> Software number). The new software number after the update will be 1.31.405.4 for an HTC phone. Note? We recommend using a free Wi-Fi hotspot or an unlimited data plan to apply this update. If not, standard data connection charges may apply.

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