14 DAY TRIAL // Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless promised not too long ago that it would release a software update for the Motorola DROID during the coming weeks, and the operator already started delivering the said new OS flavor. The new software version AP:ESD56/BP:C_01.3E.01P comes towards DROID userrs with a series of improvements, as well as with some fixes for bugs the handset might have been delivered to the market with.
According to Verizon, “the following enhancements to the Droid by Motorola have been made: - OS stability is improved. - Battery life is improved. - Camera auto focus functionality is improved, and time between shots is reduced. - Enhancements for three-way calling. - Audio for incoming calls is improved. - When receiving a call on call waiting, the speakerphone now remains on. - Bluetooth functionality is improved; background echo is eliminated. - Improved Bluetooth phone book transfer of contacts to in-vehicle Bluetooth solutions. - After closing a GPS application, the GPS icon will now automatically be removed from the notification panel. - Users can now receive SMS and MMS messages after an EMS message is received. - SMS and MMS may now be sent to seven-digit addresses. - Google contact merging has been updated to accommodate seven-digit numbers. - Visual Voice Mail notices now arrive instantaneously. - The corporate calendar widget user interface is updated.”
Previous rumors on this update suggested that both the Motorola DORID and the HTC DROID ERIS would receive it but, as you might have learned already, it seems that the latter will enjoy a software update only in the beginning of the next year. However, users of a DROID ERIS still have a reason to rejoice, as the said update is expected to bring the Android platform on their devices up to version 2.0, or even to the 2.0.1 iteration, which now arrives on DROID, and which was already included in the Android SDK last week.
You can check on additional details on the Android 2.0.1 software update for Motorola DROID on Verizon's website here.