Verizon has begun sending out an Over-the-Air (OTA) update for the Droid 2, update 2.3.20.A955.
The Droid 2 update improves battery life, proximity sensor sensitivity, visual voice mail, video audio and GPS fixes.
The Droid 2 update adds new features, such as allowing users to add photo Gallery photos to contacts and the ability to export contacts to the microSD card.
When updating any Droid phone, be sure that your battery is at 40% charged and that you have at least ten minutes to wait for the process to complete. Just in case, you should also backup your contacts, photos, and note what software you had installed.
Wi-Fi connectivity is faster and less likely to have data corruption. During the update, you can't make or receive calls, including emergency calls.
Complete List of Droid 2 update Improvements:
- Improved battery life.
- Heightened proximity sensor accuracy to enable faster screen response.
- View the Weather widget in both landscape and portrait orientation.
- Simpler setup, improved user interactions, and better notifications for Visual Voice Mail.
- Background Email Sync during display inactivity.
- Support for email domain suffixes containing more than three characters.
- Keep text messages organized with chronological in-box screen.
- Edit text messages after you've inserted a video file.
- Improved audio sound during recorded video playbacks.
- Stream Guided Tour videos on device in Help Center application with ease.
- Faster location tracking during GPS navigation.
- New ability to add pictures from your Gallery.
- Export all your contacts to the SD card.
How to Update:
- From the main menu, click on Menu.
- Select Settings.
- Select About phone.
- Select System updates.
- Select Download to continue with the download of the update.
- Once the download is complete, select Install now.
- When Software installation is complete, select OK.
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