Motorola Droid to receive Android 2.1 upgrade this week

Motorola chose to announce some pretty exciting information via Facebook earlier today. Rather than issuing a formal press release, Motorola has stated the Motorola Droid will be receiving an Android 2.1 upgrade sometime this week. Unfortunately, it is not known whether all Droid users will be lucky enough to upgrade to 2.1. Motorola plans to have additional announcements about other software upgrades later this month as well. We will keep you updated when our Droid receives the upgrade, or when we hear about other users receiving it. Android 2.1 is the version of the Android platform the Google Nexus One smartphone runs on, so it has been available for quite some time.

According to Engadget, the 2.1 upgrade for the Droid will include a multitouch browser, pre-installed Google Goggles and upgraded news and weather widgets. However, no animated wallpapers nor 3D app icons will be featured in the upgrade. Check out Motorola’s Facebook message below.

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 …this week as well. Thanks for your patience and continued support.

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