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Beginning Thursday at noon, batches of 250,000 Droid customers will begin to see Android 2.1 rolled out them via an over-the-air (OTA) update. Based on Verizon’s website, the update is finally official and it seems Droid users are besides themselves happy. Will it be worth waiting for?
Software highlights:
Big ones:
Pinch and zoom now active for Google Maps, internet browser and gallery
New Weather and News app plus widget
New voice-to-text entry for text boxes
New 3D gallery layout
Live Wallpapers
Smaller fixes:
Yahoo! Mail support
Google Maps update (desktop sync and night mode)
Improved pattern-lock
Better audio when handing off wired headset
After OTA, email accounts will remain
In all, it looks to be a decent upgrade. Droid users rejoice!
Beginning Thursday at noon, batches of 250,000 Droid customers will begin to see Android 2.1 rolled out them via an over-the-air (OTA) update. Based on Verizon’s website, the update is finally official and it seems Droid users are besides themselves happy. Will it be worth waiting for?
Software highlights:
Big ones:
Smaller fixes:
In all, it looks to be a decent upgrade. Droid users rejoice!
Update info page (.pdf): [Verizon]
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