OFFICIAL: 2.1 to release this week on the Motorola Droid

[p1ngputts]

If i do get a new phone from Verizon, will i have to dl my apps all over again?

 

[MrKleen]

I sure hope all you people complaining and griping about what or what isn't in this update DON'T accept the update. Since you don't want it, don't take it.

For a long time everyone was dreaming of the update and now all you beotches are whining like a bunch of little brats.

Every one of you don't forget to dismiss the update when it comes. With all this whining I hope they delay it for another month, then maybe you will appreciate whaat you are getting.

 

[dpw2atox]

First off i'd see if they will just replace your battery. If that doesnt fix the issue, then you might need a new phone.

If you do get a new phone it "should" automatically re-download and install all your apps but it takes a bit and some people have reported that it doesn't always do so.

 

[LrdElderon]

All I want is my damn caller to not tell me I sound like my hand is over my mouth when talking to them. The clarity on my phone is horrible.

+1, THIS!

Of all my gripes this is the biggest. If I get told I sound like I'm speaking through a blanket again I'm gonna flip. :icon_evil:

that's a personal issue with your phone , not a phone issue in general. my phone sounds fine and so do all the other people with droids I know. You can try changing the audio codec to the evrc-b or whatever it was and also I remember reading a post stating that the droid has two mics. one is located i think top back ish and if it's covered or something the noice cancelation will cancel out your voice on accident, which is probably what is happening.

 

[wirezd]

I sure hope all you people complaining and griping about what or what isn't in this update DON'T accept the update. Since you don't want it, don't take it.

For a long time everyone was dreaming of the update and now all you beotches are whining like a bunch of little brats.

Every one of you don't forget to dismiss the update when it comes. With all this whining I hope they delay it for another month, then maybe you will appreciate whaat you are getting.

Uh, why would we dismiss it? This still brings updates, but the amount of updates it brings is pretty pathetic. People who ported 2.1 ROMs over to the Droid have done a better job than Motorola/VZW/Google have; just because we are getting something doesn't mean we shouldn't be disappointed.

Maybe you should stop being such a blind fanboy? I will accept my update, but I'll also voice my opinion when we aren't receiving the attention that we should be.

 

[pjschultz04]

First off i'd see if they will just replace your battery. If that doesnt fix the issue, then you might need a new phone.

If you do get a new phone it "should" automatically re-download and install all your apps but it takes a bit and some people have reported that it doesn't always do so.

you can use astro to back up all your apps to your micro sd card. it works great i used it when i factory reset my phone. you just back up and click on the apps you want to restore when you get your new phone.

 

[dpw2atox]

I sure hope all you people complaining and griping about what or what isn't in this update DON'T accept the update. Since you don't want it, don't take it.

For a long time everyone was dreaming of the update and now all you beotches are whining like a bunch of little brats.

Every one of you don't forget to dismiss the update when it comes. With all this whining I hope they delay it for another month, then maybe you will appreciate whaat you are getting.

sounds like someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today lol...

Personally I am disappointed that the "google experience" isnt really staying true to that. I for one think the App Launcher introduced with the Nexus One looks great and would love to have it on my Droid. This doesnt mean I don't want 2.1 any less, but it would be nice to get that feature at some point.

My main concern is again getting some of the bug/security fixes and the improved battery life Motorola advertised. Everything else is just icing on the cake.....

 

[cereal killer]

I hope they delay it for another month, then maybe you will appreciate whaat you are getting.

Then I can send you hundreds of PM's telling you "I told you so"

hahahaha j/k

 

[LrdElderon]

I sure hope all you people complaining and griping about what or what isn't in this update DON'T accept the update. Since you don't want it, don't take it.

For a long time everyone was dreaming of the update and now all you beotches are whining like a bunch of little brats.

Every one of you don't forget to dismiss the update when it comes. With all this whining I hope they delay it for another month, then maybe you will appreciate whaat you are getting.

The only way to make companies to realize what we want is to voice our opinions which is usually in the form of whining and complaining. if we were just complacent with whatever we were given no progress would ever be made.

I would go so far as to even say that moto should feel greatful that people are complaining. it shows that a lot of people really care about this phone and making it the best it can be.

you seriously edited that? I'm surprised there wasn't a filter. ah well.

 

[rkeller62]

I agree with you only partially. I can understand certain phones lacking power or certain features are not able to have it included in an update, but as far as release timing? well if google wasn't hogging the 2.1 source tree with htc for their precious nexus everybody could have been working on upgrades and patches all this time and we probably would have had updates for all devices pretty close together.

I'm not sure what happens behind the scenes with the manufacturers and google, but afaik the source for 2.1 didn't hit the repos until like a week after they started selling the nexus..... that whole time they were working on that phone, moto could have had the sourcecode also and been working on our updates.....:icon_evil:

And everyone else with an Android phone in hand could have said the EXACT same thing about the Moto Droid and 2.0 when it was released in November.

 

[MrKleen]

"Maybe you should stop being such a blind fanboy? I will accept my update, but I'll also voice my opinion when we aren't receiving the attention that we should be."

I am running Bugless Beast, and if you don't like what you are going to get as an update either refuse it or root. Stop acting like a bunch of junior high kids and pretend you are adults. I am happy there is an update coming... I thought the rest of you were also.

btw... bugless beast has the standard app drawer and it has 5 screens. It's out there if you want it, and the update will only make things better.

And those that don't appreciate it, don't accept it.

 

[nyijedi]

I have a feeling that the issue most people have is that when we all bought our phones, we bought them with this "Google Experience" tag, which Moto/Verizon/Google all claimed to mean that as features develop from Google, they would be added to our phones. The issue is NOT really about the 2.1 update, but HOW those three handle this update. We are all nervous that we signed 2 year contracts (most of us) with the expectation that with regular updates our phone would stay competitive for the duration of our contracts. So far they ARE keeping up with that, although I think it's hitting a nerve that they are leaving things out. A few things this time, more and more next time.....at what point are they just throwing us a bone to shut us up, while they quietly leave us behind? The Droid was Verizon's direct Iphone option, however if you bought an Iphone today, it WILL be updated with all the new Iphone features over the next 2 years.......can we say the same for the droid?

This.:clap::clap::clap::clap:

 

[wirezd]

"Maybe you should stop being such a blind fanboy? I will accept my update, but I'll also voice my opinion when we aren't receiving the attention that we should be."

I am running Bugless Beast, and if you don't like what you are going to get as an update either refuse it or root. Stop acting like a bunch of junior high kids and pretend you are adults. I am happy there is an update coming... I thought the rest of you were also.

btw... bugless beast has the standard app drawer and it has 5 screens. It's out there if you want it, and the update will only make things better.

And those that don't appreciate it, don't accept it.

So you are saying this shouldn't be a problem because I could root my Droid, essentially voiding my contract to fix these problems? No thank you, by that same logic the iPhone is a customizable smartphone which you can multitask on. I'm well aware of what Bugless Beast can do, I've rooted many of my past phones. I'd rather actually use the UI that is released by the company who manufactured my phone.

Your point is still hilariously void; though, just because they are bringing some enhancements doesn't mean it's acceptable. Telling us to stop complaining and accept it or to mod our phones is pretty ridiculous.

 

[LrdElderon]

I agree with you only partially. I can understand certain phones lacking power or certain features are not able to have it included in an update, but as far as release timing? well if google wasn't hogging the 2.1 source tree with htc for their precious nexus everybody could have been working on upgrades and patches all this time and we probably would have had updates for all devices pretty close together.

I'm not sure what happens behind the scenes with the manufacturers and google, but afaik the source for 2.1 didn't hit the repos until like a week after they started selling the nexus..... that whole time they were working on that phone, moto could have had the sourcecode also and been working on our updates.....:icon_evil:

And everyone else with an Android phone in hand could have said the EXACT same thing about the Moto Droid and 2.0 when it was released in November.

that's true, but none of your phones were google experience phones. droid and the nexus are flagship phones. A lot of those android phones were never built to handle 2.0 and onwards, the hardware isn't good enough.

 

[homemadehitshow]

nyijedi, that's a really warped view of reality. Apple's mode of operation has been to bring out a brand new phone every year and NOT give many of the features to the existing users. It seems that the assumption of negativity here is ridiculous. I'm a techy gadget guy and I would NEVER have bought the Droid over some assumption of what would happen over the 2 years. I was happy as it was and happy to get anything else they offer. Absolutely every issue people are whining about can be dealt with one way or another either now or in the future.