Motorola Droid 2.1

[Abby Normal]

just like to say.. Kudos to abby Normals Sig.. in facebook terms.. "like"

THANK YOU kindly.....

 

[Technoman]

My main desire for wanting 2.1 is the voice to text feature that I've heard about. Illinois now has a law that you can't text while driving, which I've always tried to avoid anyways, but it would be nice to be able to reply to an important message just by talking. The 5 screens would be nice too, but V-t-T is the main thing I'm looking for.

Yes, I've looked thru the market, but the V-t-T apps don't seem to have very good reviews.

I'm confused... I have speech to text???

If you open the menu while in messaging there is an icon with a microphone that says "speak" and if you speak it types.

Sno....
If you have Speech to txt, it is built into the messaging APP that you are using. Currently that option is not there for the standard messaging APP, and most other APPs. It is built in the default application in 2.1 from what I understand and have read.

 

[thebourbonnflip]

text to speech is going to be very useful

 

[Magdroid]

The speach to text is built into the Handcent SMS program

 

[Technoman]

The speach to text is built into the Handcent SMS program

There are also several other APP's including replacement keyboards that have "SPEECH to TEXT". Supposedly using GOOGLE's speech engine. I will tell you that the one that I tried "although it did convert my speech to text" was not very accurate at all. When I give a speech command for navigation or search functions it is usually dead on.

 

[jcrome04]

Is there any known date for 2.1 on droid? Last I heard was towards end of Jan

 

[hookbill]

Is there any known date for 2.1 on droid? Last I heard was towards end of Jan

Nobody knows for certain. Welcome to the forum and thank you for not starting another thread on this.

 

[samredman]

I have simply adjusted my thinking to March 31. Someone from Motorola (in the days following the release of the Google phone) said that the Droid would get 2.1 sometime in the first quarter. A statement like that tends to make me think it could be all the way at the end of the quarter. Since I accepted the (speculated by me) March 31 date, I am now able to relax and not be concerned about the release. But toward the end of March if it still isn't here... well, I'm planning to be disturbed.

 

[smokingspore.com]

Could someone refer me to a "confirmed" list of updates connected to the 2.1 update that are droid specific (not live wallpapers or speech to text, etc). Or is there only speculation?

 

[YA123]

I have simply adjusted my thinking to March 31. Someone from Motorola (in the days following the release of the Google phone) said that the Droid would get 2.1 sometime in the first quarter. A statement like that tends to make me think it could be all the way at the end of the quarter. Since I accepted the (speculated by me) March 31 date, I am now able to relax and not be concerned about the release. But toward the end of March if it still isn't here... well, I'm planning to be disturbed.

Ha March 31 is my birthday

 

[SnoDrtRider]

My main desire for wanting 2.1 is the voice to text feature that I've heard about. Illinois now has a law that you can't text while driving, which I've always tried to avoid anyways, but it would be nice to be able to reply to an important message just by talking. The 5 screens would be nice too, but V-t-T is the main thing I'm looking for.

Yes, I've looked thru the market, but the V-t-T apps don't seem to have very good reviews.

I'm confused... I have speech to text???

If you open the menu while in messaging there is an icon with a microphone that says "speak" and if you speak it types.

Sno....
If you have Speech to txt, it is built into the messaging APP that you are using. Currently that option is not there for the standard messaging APP, and most other APPs. It is built in the default application in 2.1 from what I understand and have read.

Yep... sorry my bad. I thought it had been there all along because I remember seeing the mic icon when i first got the phone but that must have been for search.
I reverted to the OEM messaging to check and you are correct it is in Handscent. I really don't see why anyone would wait for 2.1 just for the speech to text when you can get it now with Handscent.
It has some glitches but if you need to make a quick reply that can't wait and the person on the other end can't take calls it works OK.

 

[iclickjohn]

Interesting thought.

Here's what I found that relates to your comment. I wondered which company would have the most clout. To answer this is to find the market capitalization, which is an indicator of the company's valuation.
Google = 172 Billion
Verizon = 84.8 Billion
Motorola = 17 Billion
Then factor in the "Power factor" I think Google reigns leader in consumer power as well as corporate power.
In this light an update stands within Google's domain to do or not to do and when THEY want to do it.

I stated in another thread, and believe it makes sense, that even though 2.1 might be ready to roll for Droid, VZW/Moto aren't doing it because of one thing....

Google just launched the Nexus One, with Android 2.1 on it. Right now, sales are not that great, and from what I have read, the N1 is having some issues with it's OS. It makes sense to me, that Google is not allowing updates to the Droid/Eris right now, because they want to get 2.1 straightened out for their "flagship" phone. The N1 is Google's, HTC may have made it, but it was designed, from what I understand, by Google, for Google, to promote their "Google Experience" as it were. Yes, the Droid is a "Google Experience" phone, but, the Droid was build by Motorola without as much input from Google. T-Mobile provides the network, and the marketing, but Google stands to profit the most from this phone proving to be popular. Updating the Droid, an already stable device, as well as the Eris, with a good customer satisfaction could direct sales away from the N1, and to the pockets of VZW/Motorola more so then themselves.

A consumer looking for a smart phone, might consider a Droid with 2.1 over an N1 with 2.1, because the Droid is more stable, and the N1 has been having some trouble. Believe me, when I was making a decision on which phone I wanted, I looked at everything VZW offered, not just the Droid, and weighed pros and cons, read consumer reviews, and well as tech reviews on the devices, and ultimately decided on the Droid. Almost anyone will do that, because people by smart phones because they want the productivtiy/organizer benefits that come with it, and if they are going to plunk down a couple of hundred dollars for a device, they are going to make sure they are buying the one that will work best for them.

So, if the N1 is having issues, and Google allows the "competition" to be upgraded, they are cutting their own throats, in a way, because they then would be taking the focus off of their "flagship". Google has an interest in the Droid, and the Eris, they helpled develop them, but the N1 is their baby, and they are going to want it to succeed, so if that means letting Droid owners hang a bit while they stabilize 2.1 for the N1. When they get bugs ironed out, complaints go down, and sales go up, they will release the 2.1 to the rest of us.

Start thinking late spring, early summer....

 

[ips]

Did you ever think that maybe the OS isnt out because if the N1 has issues so will the droid...and theyre just trying to fix it before release. Google said 2.1 was going to be out a few days after CES and im sure moto and VZW have been working to fix 2.1 and releaser it ASAP..... the droid is a google experience phone too and they want it to sell also...that and the fact that the Nexus isnt out on VZW yet.

 

[emscapt47]

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As with the 2.1 Google News/Weather, the 2.1 Gallery, and the 2.1 Clock you can install the 2.1 App Drawer now and have 5 home screens. AFAIK you can't have live wallpapers unless you are willing to root.[/QUOTE

So where do i find this? Hmmm confused..lmao...

 

[Dmoralize]

Why do people keep making posts with weird speculations about which company has the most "clout"?

Google has nothing to do with this. Once the source code for 2.1 was put out, they have nothing to do with it anymore. The only way their status as a company matters, is if they paid Moto or Verizon to not update. Some of you guys are acting like Android is the same as WinMo or something. But it's not. It's free. There's no paid licensing. When new source code is released, it's up to the handset manufacturer/provider to decide when/how each device gets updated. Moto and VZW don't need Google to "allow" them to do a damn thing.