<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
VS740	I-Application
(	O
LG	B-Application
Ally	I-Application
,	O
LG	O
Apex	O
,	O
LG	O
Axis	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
mid-range	O
smartphone	B-Application
manufactured	O
by	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
,	O
with	O
LG	O
customizations	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Themes	O
application	O
allowing	O
the	O
Ally	O
to	O
run	O
LG	O
's	O
own	O
launcher	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
,	O
Motoblur	B-Application
,	O
and	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
optional	O
by	O
default	O
;	O
and	O
LG	O
widgets	O
including	O
the	O
Socialite	O
application	O
,	O
which	O
aggregates	O
Facebook	O
and	O
Twitter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
four-row	O
slider	O
keyboard	B-Device
with	O
a	O
d-pad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LG	O
Apex	O
(	O
US740	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
Ally	I-Application
for	O
US	O
Cellular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
received	O
an	O
official	O
update	O
to	O
2.3.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Verizon	B-Application
US	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
updates	O
have	O
been	O
issued	O
(	O
dates	O
may	O
vary	O
based	O
on	O
when	O
the	O
over-the-air	O
update	O
was	O
received	O
)	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
28	O
April	O
2011	O
:	O
a	O
firmware	O
upgrade	O
to	O
2.2.2*	O
(	O
to	O
VS740ZVE	O
)	O
(	O
This	O
upgrade	O
required	O
Ally	O
owners	O
to	O
install	O
an	O
application	O
called	O
Update	O
Utility	O
for	O
Ally	O
from	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
modified	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
and	O
not	O
the	O
full	O
FroYo	O
(	O
no	O
Adobe	O
Flash	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
allow	O
APPS2SD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
