Android 3.2 rolling out for European Motorola XOOM

Users in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK  – keep your eyes peeled for an update on your Motorola Xoom. Word on the streets is, you’ll be getting Honeycomb aka Android 3.2 in the next few days. Granted, this is a little behind the times, but late is better than never, eh?

In addition, Motorola has included the MOTOPRINT application, which is their own spin on WiFi printing. QuickOffice and a few extra enterprise tools will be included as well. Hit the break below for the full press release.

Software update for the MOTOROLA XOOM™ with Wi-Fi 

Introduction 

This is a software update for MOTOROLA XOOM™  with Wi-Fi users who are currently

using software versions 6.4.20 and 6.4.20.3. This new software package will update

MOTOROLA XOOMâ„¢ tablets to software version 6.6.23 and provides many new features and

performance improvements.

In addition to the Motorola software that will be updated, the release will also update the

Googleâ„¢ Androidâ„¢ OS from version 3.1 to version 3.2 of Honeycomb.

For optimal performance, we encourage you to download and install this latest software update.

For more information on your MOTOROLA XOOMâ„¢ with Wi-Fi, visit us at

http://www.motorola.com/myxoom.

Who can use this release? 

MOTOROLA XOOM users in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands,

Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

After downloading this release you will have access to the following new features: 

• Improved Compatibility Mode – Ability to switch to double pixel mode for selected

applications. When selected, application sub-windows and drop down menus are

also doubled. In addition, pixel doubling settings are saved for each application.

• Rotation Acceleration – Screen rotates faster when tablet is rotated.

• Docking support – automatically detect when device is docked and launch an

application or docking profile.

• QuickOffice™ – full version – Provides support for editing of Microsoft® Office

files and viewing of pdf files.

• MOTOPRINT – A printing application for your MOTOROLA XOOM. This

application allows you to print content from your tablet to your printer over WiFi.

You can print most types of content, including pictures, directly from your tablet.

• Enhanced VPN support.

• Language support for Croatian, Hungarian and Romanian.

• Additional External keyboard layouts for Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, Spanish, Italian,

Greek, Turkish & Polish.

• Citrix™ client

• 3LM™ enablers for remote management of the MOTOROLA XOOM devices in a

corporate environment.