Has anyone seen the Droid 2.1 update yet?

EDIT: I guess I missed the latest on this update. There’s something to be said about official announcements. Please see comments.

It should be dropping at any moment. The blogs will be buzzing with accounts of the update, comments praising the new features, and complaints about those that are seemingly restricted to “Google Phones.” What about you? Has your Droid been updated? Whether it has or not, I’d like to know what you think about not having live wallpapers and the new app drawer. Does the eye candy really matter? I don’t even use those features.

You’ll still have Maps 4.0 with Buzz; pinch-to-zoom in Maps, the native browser and (3D) gallery; Google Goggles; News and Weather widget, and more. I have a feeling that people will be pretty satisfied with the update, even if it seems they’re getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop right at this moment. If you were Google, wouldn’t you keep some features to yourself? Maybe I’m just saying that because I have a Nexus One.

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i was anxiously awaiting the arrival of the 2.1 update until i saw what the update would bring to droid. Once I read about the update and how it is being delayed i went ahead and installed the smupdater from the market. I am here to tell you first hand that it is extremely simple but a very long process. It is well worth it though with addons from bitchin bagel I now have the multitouch native browser from the moto milestone, the 2.1 gallery(pinch to zoom),maps 4.0(pinch zooming), smoked glass look to the notification bar and the widgets like power bar, and overclocking to 800mhz to 1ghz it works great and flawless the sholes team did an excellent job. So if the 2.1 update comes or not doesn't matter to me now this rom is great and fast and very stable at 800mhz as well as 1ghz only down side is battery life but that is a small price to pay for a better experience with my faster droid. The SMUpdater app also can easily take you back to stock (no root) whenever you wish and it only cost $5. And is available now (MOTOROLA) hint hint!! anyone wanting to keep updated on 2.1 update go to www.motorola.com/mydroid for latest info on the update or lack there of.

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WHat are the new features going to be on the phone and what am I losing? When is this suppose to take place? I still haven't received my update yet.

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I would bet you are right. The fact that they took down the page seems to signal that the update release has been delayed. I'm not going to be shocked at all of I still haven't seen it by then end of the week.

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I would like to see all of the goodies. If people dont like them they at least have the option to not use them such as live wall papers. And to me, it is more about the point of not getting them. To have a bunch of different android phones out and not all of them have the same software is scary to me. What is going to happen in the future, or is this the future. In order to have the newest most eye catching software you need to buy the newest phone. I am curious to see at the end of my 2 year contract with my droid, I wonder how chopped down the software will be compared to the newest phone. Cause at the rate these android phones are coming, there is going to be a ton of new phones within 2 years. Why couldnt they be like Apple in the sense that when at update comes out, everything from the 1st generation to the new 3gs gets the same update at the same time.

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I think this would be a nice update to the Droid

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i was anxiously awaiting the arrival of the 2.1 update until i saw what the update would bring to droid. Once I read about the update and how it is being delayed i went ahead and installed the smupdater from the market. I am here to tell you first hand that it is extremely simple but a very long process. It is well worth it though with addons from bitchin bagel I now have the multitouch native browser from the moto milestone, the 2.1 gallery(pinch to zoom),maps 4.0(pinch zooming), smoked glass look to the notification bar and the widgets like power bar, and overclocking to 800mhz to 1ghz it works great and flawless the sholes team did an excellent job. So if the 2.1 update comes or not doesn't matter to me now this rom is great and fast and very stable at 800mhz as well as 1ghz only down side is battery life but that is a small price to pay for a better experience with my faster droid. The SMUpdater app also can easily take you back to stock (no root) whenever you wish and it only cost $5. And is available now (MOTOROLA) hint hint!! anyone wanting to keep updated on 2.1 update go to www.motorola.com/mydroid for latest info on the update or lack there of.

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i was anxiously awaiting the arrival of the 2.1 update until i saw what the update would bring to droid. Once I read about the update and how it is being delayed i went ahead and installed the smupdater from the market. I am here to tell you first hand that it is extremely simple but a very long process. It is well worth it though with addons from bitchin bagel I now have the multitouch native browser from the moto milestone, the 2.1 gallery(pinch to zoom),maps 4.0(pinch zooming), smoked glass look to the notification bar and the widgets like power bar, and overclocking to 800mhz to 1ghz it works great and flawless the sholes team did an excellent job. So if the 2.1 update comes or not doesn't matter to me now this rom is great and fast and very stable at 800mhz as well as 1ghz only down side is battery life but that is a small price to pay for a better experience with my faster droid. The SMUpdater app also can easily take you back to stock (no root) whenever you wish and it only cost $5. And is available now (MOTOROLA) hint hint!!

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WHat are the new features going to be on the phone and what am I losing? When is this suppose to take place? I still haven't received my update yet.

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I would bet you are right. The fact that they took down the page seems to signal that the update release has been delayed. I'm not going to be shocked at all of I still haven't seen it by then end of the week.

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I think this would be a nice update to the Droid

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I love the nexus one but live wallpapers is a feature I show off to punk out my iPhone using friends ha.. However soon as they go away, i turn that sh*t off and don't use it because as much as I like interacting with a moving image for no reason.. its just not worth power consumption.. I do like the app Luancher tho, bc it brings a level of enjoyment to opening apps.. I just love that Android is starting to come around to the value of appearence, just as Microsoft did with Windows 7... Both those companies Nailed it on features and function and its good to see there now adding the good look touches too... rather that aproach than beauty before function (iPhone)

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I really don't care about the eye candy would have expected it to slow this phone significantly anyway, but I am ready for this update and ready for flash to roll out as well..... can't wait ready and waiting!

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Wait, did you ask if I got a Droid or 2.1? Droid I got today, 2.1 i did not get. Just to clarify..

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If I had a Droid (got a myTouch 3g right now...) I wouldn't mind the missing live wallpapers and new app drawer. Personally, I wouldn't use the live wallpapers anyway. I'd *like* the new app drawer, but I could live without it. Maybe in 2.2 Google with give *everyone* the new toys. ;-)

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yes i did and so far its awesome.

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Did you get it today?

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For your information.. .Motorola has came out and said that the info leaked yesterday about the details of the update have been prematurely leaked and were taken down off the motorola site completely. I'm not so sure were even going to get this update this week as Matt(the forums manager at motorola) has said the update has not been released yet.... So I dunno man... So to answer your question.... No.. hahaha I dont think ANYONE has gotten an update yet

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hook me up! i got a shiny new Droid ready for 2.1!

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