Comments on: Motorola Droid OTA Update Starting Today?

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:46:45 +0000

I just got my new droid about a week before christmas with the 2.0.1 update already on my phone. Everything does work very smoothly for me and works great. I did do some following up research that when your doing system updates from an earlier version, you are just doing an upgrade to your system, while on the other hand if you get the phone already updated from the manufacturer, you’ll have a lot less problems because it’s not overlaying the earlier version.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:33:20 +0000

I just got the droid and checked its firmware version and is 2.0.1, but doesn’t work with my Ford’s Sync system. My other phone worked with the bluetooth setup, but my new Droid doesn’t. This will not do!

By: erich

erich — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:15:13 +0000

i agree with a few people, i like the old slider unlock feature. i had problems with the update. i clicked install a few times and it never started. then for a few days in my task manager it listed system updater. i went in to setting/apps/manage apps and filtered so all showed. then i went into system updater and cleared the 4kb of data in it. rebooted my phone and the auto-updater came back and installed fine. how bout this on the update since therer are apps out there that can do it: give us the ability to change the led notification lights color. sounds stupid and minor but id like it

By: GHH

GHH — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:42:58 +0000

I downloaded and installed the update and it all but crashed my phone. After a few hours with verizon phone tech support and then a couple of more at the local verizon store I left with a replacement phone. We never could get the voice mail to work right. I am now leery about updating the replacement phone.

By: Leo

Leo — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:44:30 +0000

Btw: Forgot to add that my google maps isn’t working either. When i click on maps it just sits there and can’t open/show/identify its location.
I mean this and above mentioned problems didn’t exist before the update. Phone was pretty much flawlessly operating. What to do now? I’m pissed!

By: Leo

Leo — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:22:39 +0000

I got my update at 5Am today and i’m very disappointed. My browser got so much slower, at times it times out and gives me error messages, also picture messaging stopped working. I can no longer send pic message but can recieve.. Wonder if anyone else’s having these issues following their update? Plus like someone else mentioned i liked the arched unluck key more then the new one. I’m very disappinted and frustrated at this point!

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:57:58 +0000

I got the update this morning. My camera worked OK before so I haven’t noticed any changes there. Messaging will now tell you when you exceed 160 characters. Hopefully the phone won’t crash/lock-up on me so much now.

The only downside with the update so far, in my opinion, is the unlock screen. I really liked the old thumb swipe that was an arc shape to unlock the phone. Now it is a horizontal swipe that your right thumb cannot unlock as easily or comfortably.
Wonder if there is a way to change this back???!!!

Lastly, when I view any of my contacts now, it lists Facebook Profile twice. It went thru sync after the OTA update, and now I have 2 sets. Gotta figure out how to remove one.

By: armando

armando — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:16:52 +0000

I just got my update for my droid and i can say everthing is noticibly faster and smoother. The camera is better now. You guys gotta get the update to see for your selfs. Your gonna fall in love with your droid even more!!!!

By: DroidFan

DroidFan — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:53:38 +0000

Yes It Does Give You An Notification Update.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:54:17 +0000

Not bad. Even on Tiger Direct, the Eris is going for $19.99 for new and extensions.

But the Droid is going for $119.99 on Tiger, compared to $149.99 everywhere else.

By: Jef

Jef — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:03:51 +0000

I’ll post info and screen shots as soon as I get the update on my blog here:

http://jeftek.com/583/verizon-releases-ota-update-for-the-motorola-droid/

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:53:37 +0000

Here is the process:

verizonwireless.com/how_to_use/droid_upgrade.html" rel="nofollow">http://support.verizonwireless.com/how_to_use/droid_upgrade.html

By: CJ

CJ — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:40:56 +0000

1st Checking System updates on your Droid “will not” force it to check for an update! Google and Verizon addressed this when they 1st announced an update would be released on the 11th.

2nd You will get a notification that an update is available and that will take you to the System update screen where you will be prompted to install now or later.

3rd Anyone that tells you any different is a liar!

4th If you’ve received the update and have installed it, please be so kind as to upload a pic of it for all to gaze at in awe. Otherwise I regard your claims of having it as a lie!

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:39:48 +0000

For those that got the update how did you get for it? Did you have to check or did it tell you?

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:26:41 +0000

@Dean:

I disagree. You’re always going to have problems with new tech (and the Droid, being the first of the second-gen Android phones as well as something new from Moto definitely qualifies), regardless of what it is. The 30-day trial should cover major issues, IMHO, not minor quibbles.