Official: Verizon rolling out Android 2.2 for original Motorola Droid beginning next week

After all the waiting and hoping for Android 2.2 roll-outs to begin, it looks like we now have a race to see who is going to be first. Just the other day we had Sprint confirm the Android 2.2 update for the HC EVO 4G and now we have Verizon making the roll-out official for the original Motorola Droid.

According to the docs, which are in the gallery below, the update will be listed as Android 2.2 (FRG01B) and it will arrive next week. Though at present there has not been an exact date given. Either way, this seems more of a response to Sprint and the EVO. In other words, lets not hold our breath waiting for the update to arrive.

Interestingly enough, I would have figured the Droid X would have been updated before the original Droid. But maybe Verizon wanted to get those sporting an original Droid into a good mode before they officially EOL’d the phone in favor of the Droid 2.