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Question on the new Droid update...can I decline it?

My daughter and I both have Droids and she got the update yesterday. But it changed the look of the messaging screen. It's no longer white lettering on a black background, it's now light blue letters on a white background and is very hard on the eyes. Is there anyway to change that? She also said the tab menu changed and it's driving her crazy. She'd like to delete the "upgrade" since it seems to be of little use to her. Meanwhile, my phone keeps giving me the message that an update is waiting and I keep putting it off. BTW, adjusting the brightness is of no help at all.

I really don't know what to do. I don't deal with glare very well at all and the thought of wearing my sunglasses indoors to read texts is making me nauseous. Is there any way OUT of the upgrade???

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jasnmar

Early documentation that I saw on the update indicated that it is a required update.
There are, of course ways out of this, but the require you to do things to your phone that are not supported by Verizon and will likely void your warranty. Details of these procedures are not allowed on this forum.
My texts aren't blue? Are you sure she's using the default messaging application?

jerseystitcher

The page that changed was the list of "message senders"...it used to be black with white lettering. Now it's gone to white with blue lettering and it's hard to read. But in reading other Droid forums, I found an app I can use instead of the standard messaging app that changes the background and even lets me choose custom text. My daughter's happy now and I finally downloaded the update.

However I'm NOT happy with the extra garbage that was included with the download. Latitude is a useless invasion of my privacy. I was stunned to receive an email that let me know my location was being disclosed online. I think that's outrageous, but I know there is a younger crowd out there who will disagree with me. Unfortunately, I can't uninstall it, but I did disable it. It will stay that way permanently.

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