Motorola Droid Getting Minor OTA Update?
| by Rob Jackson on January 19th, 2010 |
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Don’t get all excited – your Droid isn’t yet going to get the Android 2.1 leap to catch it up to the Nexus One – but minor updates are better than no updates at… right? If you’re a facebook user than the answer is probably yes.
The only thing this phantom OTA update seems to actually do is enable Facebook users to update the application from Android Market. Previously users were experiencing data corruption issues when they attempted to bring Facebook up to date but after receiving this OTA – which did not change the version number – they were able to update Facebook without a problem.
On to the next one, on-on to the next one. (2.1)
[Via AndroidForums]
1. DgDeBx wrote on January 19, 2010
first
2. zoobcool wrote on January 19, 2010
Is this why I do not have 3G in Vegas now?
3. Drew wrote on January 19, 2010
Does the facebook ap have any actual improvements though?
Mine still:
1) sends me unpredictably to the mobile application for various photo operations.
2) has no way to set it to “live feed mode” meaning I randomly end up with “here’s a random collection of posts from two weeks ago!”
3) doesn’t update me on notifications
4) the news feed screen doesn’t simply have an icon showing notifications: it’s a separate part of the ap to check, which is just silly.
The touch app would be far closer perfect except for it’s totally wonky way of handling things like comments on photos (i.e. you can’t see them: you get a notification of a comment on a photo, you go, and you get the photo with no way to see or make comments)
4. Jacwashere7 wrote on January 19, 2010
Agree with Drew.
doesn’t update me on notifications
The touch app would be far closer perfect except for it’s totally wonky way of handling things like comments on photos (i.e. you can’t see them: you get a notification of a comment on a photo, you go, and you get the photo with no way to see or make comments)
5. WhyKillRobots wrote on January 19, 2010
When do we get it? Is it ready now? Have I already received it and just didn’t know?
6. Z-liberator wrote on January 19, 2010
@WhyKillRobots – Go to settings > About Phone > System updates to get yours ahead of the crowd.
@Drew, if you really need all those features go to the website on a option on the touch page, facebook widget only updates profile status.
7. WhyKillRobots wrote on January 19, 2010
@Z-liberator – It says that my system is up to date, but I never did an update. Maybe I will get mine later…
8. TF wrote on January 19, 2010
Is this really an OTA update? I installed the “upgraded” version of Facebook off of the Market over a month ago, about the same time I noticed a newer version of Google Maps on the Market… has it changed anyone to 2.0.2? Or are people just now noticing that Facebook (and Google Maps) has been available for download with newer version #s than the pre-installed versions?
9. Jeremy wrote on January 19, 2010
Already deleted facebook. Don’t have to worry about this one…
10. john wrote on January 19, 2010
This article is wrong. Facebook has always worked for me and I haven’t gotten the update yet. I have always been able to install the facebook app from the market then let it update the preinstalled facebook.
11. Riles wrote on January 19, 2010
I was wondering what the hell that was about, I got the update late yesterday afternoon and couldn’t tell if anything changed. I think you would know if you received it as I had to agree to letting it download the update and restart my phone.
12. superdave42 wrote on January 19, 2010
Has anyone converted this to update.zip ? I cannot find this anywhere yet and I’d like to force this update on my rooted droid to make sure I get whatever other stuff the 64MB file contained.
13. bEN wrote on January 19, 2010
I havent gotten an update yet, and my facebook has been working fine
14. kyle wrote on January 19, 2010
“On to the next one, on-on to the next one” thats a good Jay-Z song rob!
15. AarynK wrote on January 19, 2010
Nothing yet on mine still in Southern California
16. paris wrote on January 19, 2010
Rob you are them shit for quoting that song
17. Patrick Moto Droid wrote on January 20, 2010
The only thing that has changed for me is my FB Widget. Instead of arrows pointing East and West, they are now North and South.
18. Andrew wrote on January 20, 2010
This is for people who DID have a problem. For example, I couldn’t update my facebook app, and this update appeared at 2am in the morning. It then let me update to the version listed in the marketplace (1.1.0 –> 1.1.2)
19. ryan wrote on January 20, 2010
I still don’t have an update, mine allways says your software is currently up to date.
20. Dannyboy wrote on January 21, 2010
Facebook!!!! I don’t give 2 craps about face f*#kin book I want 2.1! You know what this is, Google won’t let Droid have the new firmware just yet. I guess they’re going to let Nexus 1 have more time in the lime light. After all Moto Droid, running 2.1, on Verizon network. Who needs Nexus or t-mobile.
21. Paul wrote on January 22, 2010
Still no update here…
22. Johnny wrote on January 22, 2010
no update in albuquerque, 2.1 would be SICK on my droid! if anyone gets an update to 2.1 post it on this site ASAP!!!!
23. Jonathan wrote on January 22, 2010
No update for you. Motorola’s denying any updates since december.
24. Chris wrote on January 24, 2010
Bottom line. There are no updates unless you accept one. There’s no such thing as “phantom updates”.