<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Photon	I-Application
4G	I-Application
was	O
a	O
high	O
end	O
Android-based	O
mobile	O
smartphone	B-Application
that	O
was	O
distributed	O
exclusively	O
by	O
Sprint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Photon	O
runs	O
a	O
customized	O
interface	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
Android	B-Application
interface	O
with	O
several	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
provides	O
custom	O
widgets	O
to	O
toggle	O
settings	O
for	O
airplane	O
mode	O
,	O
bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
wireless	O
4G	O
access	O
(	O
WiMAX	O
2.5GHz	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
WiFi	O
access	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
resizable	O
widgets	O
for	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
calendar	O
,	O
social	O
networking	O
,	O
a	O
world	O
clock	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
also	O
,	O
like	O
most	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
,	O
features	O
WiFi	O
access	O
,	O
Bluetooth	O
2.1	O
,	O
GPS	O
,	O
3.5mm	O
headset	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
micro-USB	O
port	O
for	O
charging	O
and	O
data	O
sync	O
with	O
a	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
port	O
allows	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
HDMI-mirroring	O
and	O
separate	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
access	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
mail	O
servers	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
several	O
Exchange	B-Protocol
ActiveSync	I-Protocol
profiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
Atrix	I-Application
4G	I-Application
,	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
integrated	O
Ubuntu-based	O
'	O
Webtop	O
 '	O
application	O
from	O
Motorola	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Webtop	O
mode	O
,	O
offering	O
similar	O
user	O
interface	O
of	O
typical	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
desktop	O
,	O
the	O
phone	O
can	O
run	O
several	O
applications	O
on	O
external	O
display	O
such	O
as	O
Firefox	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
SNS	O
clients	O
and	O
'	O
mobile	O
view	O
 '	O
application	O
enabling	O
total	O
access	O
of	O
the	O
Photon	O
and	O
its	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Motorola	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
Webtop	O
application	O
at	O
SourceForge	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Motorola	O
joined	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Upgrade	O
Alliance	O
,	O
promising	O
to	O
release	O
operating	O
system	O
updates	O
to	O
all	O
its	O
phones	O
for	O
18	O
months	O
following	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Motorola	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
forum	O
post	O
that	O
several	O
phones	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Photon	O
4G	O
,	O
will	O
not	O
receive	O
updates	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	O
Ice	O
Cream	O
Sandwich	O
,	O
instead	O
offering	O
a	O
rebate	O
program	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
trade	O
up	O
to	O
newer	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
