Droid Updates 2Day: Motorola to Update Android OS to 2.1 for Droid

droid_upgrade1.jpgDroid by Motorola owners will be getting an update this week.  Motorola by Droid owners recently were able upload an update to Gogle Maps 3.4 to enable multi-touch in mapping, following a super mult-touch update to the Nexus One.

Android OS 2.1(Eclair) has a lot features that the present Droid Android OS 2.0 doesn't have like:

  • Multi-touch support in the browser, maps and camera features.
  • Google Goggles scan to search pre-installed.
  • Voice to text in all all fields except for curse words.
  • "Sentient" live-wallpapers.
  • News and weather widgets.
  • App launcher.
  • 3D photo gallery.

Engadget reported that "trusted exclusive" sources revealed that the
update will have multi-touch and Google Googles without the "live"
wallpaper.

Verizon heavily promoted the Droid and offers a free Droid Eris when you buy a Droid.

The current Droid Android OS 2.0 does allow for voice search which is very useful. The Droid by Motorola has gotten excellent reviews. Droid came in second in The Wireless Mobile News' Top Ten Best Smartphones of 2009 Review of Reviews. The Droid has voice search and turn-by-turn directions.  The Droid is packed with  cool time-saving  features.

The Droid is currently on sale for $99 at Wirefly for new customers and $119 for renewing Verizon customers with a contract.

Here's what Moto wrote on their facebook page, "Hi all-- we know you
are frustrated with the lack of details regarding Android software
upgrades and we sincerely apologize for not being able to share info
sooner. We're happy to relay the 2.1 upgrade to DROID will start to
roll out this week, and we will have more information to share on other
device upgrades later.
'