How to Upgrade a Motorola Backflip to Android 2.1

1. Tap the menu key on the front of your Backflip. The key has an icon resembling four squares. You don't need to open the keyboard for this procedure.

2. Press your finger against the touch screen and slide it up and down to scroll through the list of applications on your menu. Locate 'Settings' and tap it.

3. Scroll through the settings list and tap 'About Phone.' Tap 'System Updates.' Your phone checks for new updates and displays the results on screen.

4. Tap 'Update' when prompted that a new version of the Android OS is available for download. Your phone begins downloading Android 2.1.

5. Continue using your phone while the update downloads. Depending on your connection, this can take as much as 30 minutes. To check its progress, tap your finger on the notification bar at the top of the screen and slide it down to open the notification panel, where you'll find the download progress bar. When the download is complete, your phone will prompt you to install the update.

6. Tap 'Install' to install Android 2.1 on your Motorola Backflip. Don't turn your phone off while the update is installing.