Looks like all that waiting was actually worth something after all. We’re hearing reports, and have final confirmation, that Verizon Wireless is finally letting loose the dogs of updates, and allowing Android 2.1 to get pushed to DROIDS all over the country. Sure, there’s a bit of a stipulation with that, but at least it’s happening, right? Right.
Engadget just received word from Verizon Wireless that the update to Android 2.1, which involves the delivery of all sorts of goodies, has officially been served up on the servers, and will commence its roll-out starting at noon. Noon, we imagine, on the Eastern front, so that’s about right now. The only issue, is that the company is keeping with their staggered roll-out plans, to make sure that there aren’t any problems when the update hits devices. So, first up is 1,000 handsets. And then at midnight, another 9,000 updates will roll out. Once those 10,000 users have the update, there’s going to be a 24 hour holding pattern put in place, while everything gets checked out.
On the third day, which is April 1st (man, we hope this isn’t an April Fool’s joke), 200,000 DROID users will get the notification update at 11:59 PM. And then, from that point on, the update will continue on that path until all the DROIDS out there are officially updated. So, it’s finally begun (for real this time), and we don’t have long to wait at all. Of course, if someone in that 1,000 member market can provide the install file, then many people will directly install it onto their devices, and not wait for Verizon to push out the update to them. What are you going to do?
The update is bringing Live Wallpapers to the DROID, along with Yahoo! Mail capabilities. It will also bring the 3D Gallery application, which was shown off on the Nexus One during its launch keynote. Also, pinch-to-zoom will be made available in the Browser, Maps, and Gallery. Speech-to-Text will also be supported in any text field. And, if you hadn’t already downloaded it from the Android Market, Google Goggles will now be pre-loaded onto your device.
[via Engadget]
