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The Motorola Droid Android 2.1 update - Day 2

Phil Nickinson News Friday, 19 March 2010

And so, we wait. But all hope is not lost, as Verizon told Phone Scoop yesterday that the update isn't delayed and is rolling out as planned, with the small, initial batch pushed out.

"The Android 2.1 upgrade for the Droid by Motorola was deployed to a small number of Verizon Wireless test users as scheduled. It is expected the broader phased rollout to all Droid by Motorola users will take place, but not just yet. No date scheduled yet."

That definitely

Palm CEO: Pre better, could have been bigger, than the Droid

Phil Nickinson News Thursday, 18 March 2010

Any Motorola Droid owners out there looking for a direction to which some frustration needs to be channeled? We present comments today from Palm CEO Jon Rubenstein, who had some things to say about Verizon and the Droid during Palm's third-quarter earnings call this afternoon. Mainly, he says that the Pre's a better product and that it could/...

Droid OTA update now 'to be determined'

Phil Nickinson News Thursday, 18 March 2010

Motorola Droid Android 2.1 updating rolling out today; who's got it?

Phil Nickinson News Thursday, 18 March 2010

The Motorola Droid's Android 2.1 update should be pushed out to the first 1,000 guinea pigs lucky users anytime now. Sing out if you've got it (we'll know if you're lying!) and be sure to post your thoughts in our Official 2.1 Findings thread.

Update: Not to panic anyone, but we're getting whispers of server problems or some...

Russian Motorola Milestone's keyboard makes the Droid's look usable

Phil Nickinson News Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Russian is a hard language to learn. I know -- I took years of it and can still order the vodka but keep forgetting how to ask for the loo. Anyhoo, above is the Russian version of the Motorola Milestone. Now the Milestone (aka Droid in the U.S.) doesn't exactly have the world's best keyboard to begin...

Latest on the Motorola Droid Android 2.1 update

Phil Nickinson News Wednesday, 17 March 2010

We're getting a few more details about the Android 2.1 update that's dropping tomorrow for the Motorola Droid. Here's the deal:

The first batch of 1,000 updates will be pushed out at 9 a.m. PDT.Assuming all goes well, another 9,000 updates will go out at 8:59 p.m. PDT.After that, there's a 24-hour waiting period (to...

Motorola Droid's Android 2.1 update to be rolled out OTA starting Thursday

Phil Nickinson News Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Update 3/17: And we got even better details on the roll-out. Head here.

And just like that, we now have the date for the official Motorola Droid's Android 2.1 update. It was just approved today and...

Motorola Droid update gets some details

Phil Nickinson News Tuesday, 16 March 2010

The above just popped onto Verizon's Web site and, well, you can plainly see it's pointing to the impending Android 2.1 update. We'll let you read through the thing yourself, but there's live wallpapers, pinch-to-zoom, voice-to-text everywhere ... basically all the good stuff that you've been waiting on for so long.

Anybody...

We get it -- the Nexus One didn't sell as many as the Droid or iPhone ...

Phil Nickinson News Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Here's another one of those charts that shows (and when we say "shows," we mean estimates) just how few units of the Nexus One Google has sold in comparison to the Motorola Droid and Apple's iPhone over the first 74 days that each was available.

And here's the sentence

Metal Droid cases, HTC Eris and 2.1, Nexus One on Verizon, Twitter clients

Jeremy Sikora News Monday, 15 March 2010

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Still looking for some protection for your Moto Droid and those plastic cases just...

Moto Matt stirs the Droid 2.1 pot

Phil Nickinson News Friday, 12 March 2010

Ask us when the Motorola Droid is getting its long overdue (but not yet late) Android 2.1 update, and we'll tell you unequivocally, "Don't know. Soon." Officially, Motorola says it's "expected to roll out soon."

On Motorola's official forums, it's much of the same. Though forum manager...

Inventor of the cell phone gave up his iPhone for a Motorola Droid [update]

Phil Nickinson News Thursday, 11 March 2010

As if Android needed yet another endorsement, it turns out that Martin Cooper -- the inventor of the cellular telephone who pretty much is responsible for all of us being here at this fine Web site today -- is the proud owner of ... wait for it ... a

Android sees huge growth through Jan. (what phone could have caused that?)

Phil Nickinson News Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Take a look at the latest smartphone usage numbers from Comscore, and you're likely to do a double-take -- Android increased by 4.3 percentage points from November '09 through January 2010 over the three previous months, giving it a 7.1 percent share. There's no doubt that Android's popularity continues to grow. But those numbers likely can (and should) be attributed to the introduction of just one phone: The

Free Android phones at GDC! (Or, how to make a mountain out of a molehill)

Phil Nickinson News Tuesday, 09 March 2010

You know all those stories about developers getting free Android phones this conference or another? Our pal Rene Ritchie (of TiPB) is at GDC in San Francisco and got to witness the carnage in person. Check it out after the break.

Verizon shows off its (newly) exclusive Skype service for Android phones

Phil Nickinson News Monday, 08 March 2010

Meet the new Skype, same as the old Skype. Except that this Skype is exclusive on Verizon (and is no longer welcome on Windows Mobile, apparently). But no bother. We've got the Android-powered Motorola Droid,

Droid brightness, Top Twitter app, Nexus One ROMs/hacks, Android killing itself?

Jeremy Sikora News Monday, 08 March 2010

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Leaked Droid 2.1 update shows live wallpapers

Phil Nickinson News Monday, 08 March 2010

We've had discussion of the ESE53 build of the Android 2.1 update for the Motorola Droid (yeah, say all that 10 times fast) for a number of days, but now there's video to go along with all that talk. And the buzz is that live wallpapers are included and run just fine. There are only three homescreens, though that's easily fixed, isn't it. Peep the whole video after the break. [

Throwing fuel on the Nexus One and Motorola Droid multitouch fire

Phil Nickinson News Friday, 05 March 2010

Update: OK, OK. I get it. I've been learned a thing or three over this one. So have at me in the comments, call me a bad person, throw things at my dog, whatever. I only hope one day we'll wake up an our long national multitouch nightmare will be over. :P

Let the debate...

When you should blame Google (and when it's not their fault)

Phil Nickinson News Friday, 05 March 2010

Our pals at JK on the Run put up an excellent piece today breaking down Google's supposed (or blatant, depending on who you ask) favoritism regarding the latest OS versions, features, etc. Basically it boils down to this: Has Google put some of the latest features (i.e. Buzz, Google Maps Navigation

Droid's multitouch not the same as Nexus One's (and there's a reason for that)

Phil Nickinson News Wednesday, 03 March 2010

That at least some Nexus Ones suffer from some apparent problem with the touchscreen is not news. We've pointed out an issue with the keyboard before. And now Taylor from Android and Me has a...

Verizon's network seeing issues today [updated]

Phil Nickinson News Wednesday, 03 March 2010

Getting word this morning that those of you with Motorola Droids, the Droid Eris and just about any other device that connects to Verizon are having issues with data connections. Some seem to have it back, while others are still in the dark. Stay tuned while we have some coffee and croissants get to the bottom of this.

Nexus One ROMs, Droid battery life, Hero YouTube issues, Verizon Nexus One

Jeremy Sikora News Monday, 01 March 2010

 

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HTC's new Sense user interface ported to the Motorola Droid

Phil Nickinson News Sunday, 28 February 2010

It's hardly shocking, but HTC's new Sense user interface (read our review here) has been ported onto the Motorola Droid. It's still a little buggy, but damned if its not the same ROM (more or less) that was ripped off the HTC Desire and thrust...

How to: Play Quake III Arena on the Motorola Droid

Phil Nickinson News Friday, 26 February 2010

Forget Flash. Who needs Farmville? Here's the only gaming anybody really cares about: Quake III on the Motorola Droid. And after the break, we show you how to do it and have video of the game in action.

Desire speculation, Legend specs, Droid hacks/ROMs, Nexus One on Sprint

Jeremy Sikora News Thursday, 25 February 2010

 

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The rumor mill is churning around the HTC Desire, and the latest rumors peg have it on AT&...

HTC Desire ROM on Nexus One, Eris 2.1 update, Sholesmod Updater, Moto Backflip

Jeremy Sikora News Tuesday, 23 February 2010

 

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Good news for Nexus One owners looking for Sense UI as it can be run (unofficially) with the Desire...

Control Verizon FiOS TV with your Droid

Casey Chan News Friday, 19 February 2010

We don't know how many times we've searched far and wide for the TV remote and wish that we could just use our Droid as a remote control. We're talking about hundreds of times here. Luckily, Verizon is looking to save the day and eliminate that scenario forever. Verizon just announced the FiOS Mobile Remote App for the Motorola Droid...

Nexus One dislikes, Droid 2.1, Games, Sena Case contest, Windows Phone 7 Series, HTC Legend & Desire

Jeremy Sikora News Wednesday, 17 February 2010

 

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There is no doubt in anyones mind that the Nexus One is a great device but if there was a...

Adobe Flash 10.1 and AIR on the Motorola Droid [AC @ MWC]

Phil Nickinson News Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Yeah, yeah. another teaser showing Adobe Flash on Android. We get it. We're as tired as seeing them as you are and are ready to see Flash 10.1 roll out. And the folks at Adobe assure us it's coming. They're just not saying when.

The good news is that that that we've gotten our hands on it, we're a little less fearful than we might have been earlier. We're not totally on board, and we can't...

Verizon Has BOGO For Droid & Droid Eris

Casey Chan News Tuesday, 16 February 2010

 

Verizon is doing their BOGO thing (buy one get one free) for the Droid & Droid Eris again. But unlike the previous times, you can actually score a Droid for free (and not just the Droid Eris). Pretty good deal if you ask us but with

Motorola Milestone Now Available on Telus

Casey Chan News Tuesday, 16 February 2010

 

Rejoice Canada. The Motorola Milestone is finally officially available on Telus! It's going to be interesting to see if the Milestone can take off in Canada without having the marketing push that Verizon had with the Droid. We're definitely hopeful because even with new Android devices around, the...

Motorola spells out Droid update plans

Phil Nickinson News Saturday, 13 February 2010

OK, folks. Motorola's been quiet for a few days as all of us Droid owners have quietly (or not) wondered if and when the Android 2.1 update would finally roll out. While the official word for those of us in the U.S. it's still "expected to roll...

Verizon employees told Droid 2.1 update is 'expected to roll out soon'

Phil Nickinson News Friday, 12 February 2010

OK, folks. Here's where we stand. We still haven't heard anything official from Motorola regarding the Android 2.1 update for the Droid, and considering the PR whoopsie that's been experienced the  past few days, we're...

Regarding those Motorola Droid Android 2.1 update details ...

Phil Nickinson News Wednesday, 10 February 2010

For those of you who were wondering (that was one or two of you, right?) here's the situation regarding the details of the Android 2.1 update for the Motorola Droid: First Moto said on its Facebook page that the update is coming "this week." Then we got a look at what

(Update) Motorola details exactly what you're getting in the Droid 2.1 update

Phil Nickinson News Wednesday, 10 February 2010

Update: Interesting. Motorola took the page down. But the bullet points likely still stand. Stay tuned, folks.

OK, let's put an end to the speculation and confusion as to what Motorola Droid owners can expect when they update this week to Android 2.1. This is straight from Motorola:

Voice recognition for virtual keyboard. Anywhere you can type, you can dictate. Swipe your finger across the keyboard (or press the microphone button) to activate. Same as on...

Droid getting 2.1, Verizon Nexus One, Google Buzz, Gingerbread

Jeremy Sikora News Wednesday, 10 February 2010

 

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Motorola Droid owners got some great news earlier this week with the

Google Maps updated to Version 4.0

Phil Nickinson News Tuesday, 09 February 2010

We mentioned it in the Google Buzz launch post, but it bears repeating: Google Maps has been updated to Version 4.0. With it you get support for the Buzz layers, along with the previously mentioned night mode and synchronized starred items.

Droid's 2.1 update coming this week, Motorola says on Facebook

Phil Nickinson News Monday, 08 February 2010

We learned this morning what we'll likely see once the Motorola Droid gets the update to Android 2.1. Now we have have a time frame. Motorola, on its official Facebook page, dropped the following (emphasis ours):

Hi all-- we know you are frustrated with the lack of details regarding Android software upgrades and we sincerely apologize for not being able to share info sooner. We're happy to relay the...

Motorola Droid 2.1 update fleshed out, may include multitouch in browser

Phil Nickinson News Monday, 08 February 2010

The guys and gals at Engadget apparently have gotten word of what we can expect when the Motorola Droid gets its next update. Here's the scoop:

Looks like it'll be based off the Android2.1-update1 build that Google put out last week on the Nexus One.And that means expect multitouch in the browser, to go along with the pinch-to-zoom that...

SDKs, drivers and roots - Oh, my!

Jerry Hildenbrand How To Saturday, 06 February 2010

Hey, all. Introducing a new feature to our AndroidCentral readers. It's a little space where we can discuss and feature the weeks best in the Android modding and hacking community, in terms that even those new to Android can understand.

This won't be device or carrier specific, so think of it as a showcase of everything Android has to offer us because of its open nature. Our seasoned veterans may find some of this redundant, but we're going to try to keep things on a level all can understand so we stay on the same...

Motorola Droid gets pinch-to-zoom in Google Maps application (update)

Phil Nickinson News Friday, 05 February 2010

You guys wanted pinch-to-zoom on the Motorola Droid, and you're getting pinch-to-zoom on the Motorola Droid. At least in Google Maps, thus far, which has been...

What the other Editors said about Android -- Smartphone Round Robin

Casey Chan Round Robin, News, Featured Friday, 05 February 2010

The Smartphone Round Robin is finally over! After a long trip through five other smartphone platforms, we're finally back on our own lovely Android. Having played with so many different platforms, we can say with full confidence that there's been no better time to be a smartphone user. Really, any smartphone you pick up is worth your time. We've come a very long way from maddening UIs and cruddy hardware.

And maybe we thank the iPhone for...

Nexus One update, Hero Dust, General ROM FAQ, Moto Droid freeze

Jeremy Sikora News Thursday, 04 February 2010

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Nexus One owners were blessed with a recent update that enabled multitouch. Discuss it our

Google, Motorola weigh in on future multitouch updates

Phil Nickinson News Thursday, 04 February 2010

One of the biggest (and best) questions you all asked after Google brought multitouch to the Nexus One this week was "What about the Motorola Droid? Will it get multitouch, too? Of course, the Droid has multitouch outside the U.S., and you can hack it on to your phone if you have the American version. But we're talking about an official, sanctioned update here....

Android Phones Get Their Screens Compared, Which is the Best ?

Casey Chan News Thursday, 04 February 2010

 

Android devices all have large, clear screens that are amazingly video-friendly. Sure, the Nexus One and Droid took it to the next level but for the most part, Android screens have been pretty awesome. So did you ever wonder which Android device had the best screen...

Motorola Milestone Coming Soon To Telus in Canada, Says Telus & Best Buy

Casey Chan News Tuesday, 02 February 2010

 

The Motorola Milestone (GSM version of the Droid) is expected to hit Canada on Telus...soon. The Milestone has popped up in a Best Buy Mobile's Guide and Motorola has posted a new splash page for prospective Canadian users to get informed about one of the best Android devices available. We've previously...

Droid Gets Overclocked to 1.1 GHz

Casey Chan News Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Thanks to the guys at Alldroid, the Motorola Droid just got its processor overlocked and can now run at speeds as high as 1.1GHz. The ARM Cortex A8 Processor in the Droid typically runs at 550MHz so that's exactly double the frequency. To be honest, the guys who did the overclocking actually said 800GHz is actually the ideal usable...

Nexus One remorse?; Task managers; Dolphin browser, N1 Cases

Jeremy Sikora News Tuesday, 26 January 2010

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It's been a few weeks since the release of the Nexus One ... so ... are you happy with your purchase of the...

Google To Give A Free Nexus One Or Motorola Droid To GDC Attendees

Casey Chan News Monday, 25 January 2010

 

One of the weaker points of the Android platform (especially when compared to the iPhone), is the lack of high quality games. Considering the hardware of the high-end Android devices (such as the Nexus One and Droid) is certainly capable of such games, it's really all a matter of getting enough developers behind Android as a gaming platform. So how do...

Motorola says no OTA update being pushed to the Droid

Phil Nickinson News Friday, 22 January 2010

Throwing a wrench into some of the discussions in our forums and here on the site, Motorola took to Twitter today to say that it hasn't pushed out an update for the Motorola Droid since the December...

 
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