CRed05 Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 http://www.facebook.com/motorola?v=feed&story_fbid=294428153158&ref=mf Motorola 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 2.1 upgrade to DROID will start to roll out this week, and we will have more information to share on other device upgrades later But dont expect it to look like the Nexus, according to Engadget. * It's based on Android 2.1. The build currently being circulated is identified as 2.1 version 1, mirroring the update just pushed to the Nexus One last week. * Google Goggles is now pre-installed (no matter how unhelpful it may be). * The browser's now multitouch enabled, just like Google Maps 3.4. Huzzah! No Flash, but then again, we weren't really expecting that. * Interestingly, the home screen's still got the same look as 2.0.1, meaning it doesn't adopt the Nexus One's rotating 3D grid of app icons -- it's still got the pull-up drawer tab at the bottom. * No active wallpapers. Bummer! * The news and weather widgets introduced on the Nexus One are included. Maybe certain capabilities of 2.1 are going to be restricted to devices with minimum performance benchmarks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staywide8 Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Upgrade really gives me nothign to look forward too. Rooted, with Bugless Beast, o/ced to 1g. Have all the stuff there coming out with anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted February 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Upgrade really gives me nothign to look forward too. Rooted, with Bugless Beast, o/ced to 1g. Have all the stuff there coming out with anyway. The upgrade will give ROM cooks a better and more stable platform to begin with. One that was actually designed for the Droid, as I am assuming they used a Nexus dump to create one for the droid. So even for Rooted and custom rom folks its good news. Rooted stock 2.1-update1 is the best ROM I've ever ran, better than anything even Cyanogen has released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 When can I upgrade my Eris from 1.5 damnit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted February 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 When can I upgrade my Eris from 1.5 damnit. I cant believe no one has Rooted the Eris yet, or you could have been using 2.01 already atleast. I ran it on my G1 for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 This is good news. I can't wait until march 19th. That will be D(roid)-Day for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 sweeeet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 when the fuck is it coming out for ATT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jizzle Juice Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Sweet ill be waiting on the message that says update available. Congrats Eric you will love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli1647545497 Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 nice. looking forward to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted February 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 At this rate Nexus will get 2.6 before droid gets 2.1 This week we’re finalizing our move to 2.6.32 for the Android “Froyo” release, and we’ll likely be on .33 or .34 for “Gingerbread”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted February 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 When can I upgrade my Eris from 1.5 damnit. http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/07/htc-incredible-caught-on-video-rocking-snapdragon-android-2-1-w/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/07/htc-incredible-caught-on-video-rocking-snapdragon-android-2-1-w/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted February 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 I dont think that will make it over to the Eris officially. Will have to be a hack job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 I dont think that will make it over to the Eris officially. Will have to be a hack job. What a crock of shit. So they basically outright lied to me when I bought this phone. Still love it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted February 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 What a crock of shit. So they basically outright lied to me when I bought this phone. Still love it though. Hey I could be wrong, but looking at the specs on that one, and Sense being a resource hog on top of the added features in 2.1, I dunno... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Ive know about this for a few days now..Finally got around to unrooting my phone and returning it to stock for the update. I guess I can go without having a overclocked phone for a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted February 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Ive know about this for a few days now..Finally got around to unrooting my phone and returning it to stock for the update. I guess I can go without having a overclocked phone for a bit Not sure how it works for the Droid. But people had the update rooted for the nexus in a matter of minutes after they got ahold of the update url. I didnt have to unroot, I just had to install update.zip, and then flash the rooted boot.img to re-root. The update will automatically unroot the phone, but it needs to be modified to ignore the signatures, which someone kindly did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Not sure how it works for the Droid. But people had the update rooted for the nexus in a matter of minutes after they got ahold of the update url. I didnt have to unroot, I just had to install update.zip, and then flash the rooted boot.img Sounds similar from what I understand.. I had my phone set to block OTA updates a while ago, I don't know if that setting was ever restored to normal. Oh well, I'm watching the droid forums carefully for the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 What a crock of shit. So they basically outright lied to me when I bought this phone. Still love it though. I had that happen to me with my current phone. I feel your pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 What a crock of shit. So they basically outright lied to me when I bought this phone. Still love it though. Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh fapppppppppppppppppppp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 what does this mean for g1 owners? do you still have your g1 chris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 what does this mean for g1 owners? do you still have your g1 chris? G1? Hah! Don't people know they aren't supposed to hang on to phones that long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 G1? Hah! Don't people know they aren't supposed to hang on to phones that long? i love my g1, i dont like the droid. plus, i dont believe droid is offered on t-mobile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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