Motorola Droid 2.1

[EmmVeePee]

I have no loyalty to Motorola. If they **** me on this one, I just won't buy from them anymore. Brand loyalty is a dangerous thing, and a huge hindrance to technology. Be careful, and always be objective with your technology.

So in a sense, yes, they are obligated to.

Using things as "'multi-touch' and 'flash' capable" for marketing is pretty despicable if they don't make good on that. While I understand that is almost entirely Google/Adobe/3rd party, if the technology exists and the phone can handle it, then its ultimately Motorolas decision.

 

[joeymoose]

You know what I meant. The Droid did save Motorola and that is why they are trying to update and keep us happy and bring in new customers.

I honestly don't care when the official 2.1 drops because I am rooted and am able to do everything and more with my Droid. Let's just be glad we don't have RIM as our leader...

They both gave us great phones and don't owe us jack...

They are being nice enough to provide us with an update "soon".

Thou they are in no means obligated to do so.

They didn't 'give' us anything, we paid for these phones. If anything the Droid for all intents and purpose saved Motorola as a company and put them back on the map. Given the open nature of the Android OS, they are obligated within reason to provide updates related to advancements and especially bug fixes.

By not retaining any kind of support they realize they would lose customer baseline to competitors, especially for future purchases.

 

[hookbill]

You know what I meant. The Droid did save Motorola and that is why they are trying to update and keep us happy and bring in new customers.

I honestly don't care when the official 2.1 drops because I am rooted and am able to do everything and more with my Droid. Let's just be glad we don't have RIM as our leader...

OMG, can you imagine how nuts people would go if RIM was controlling this? First, RIM can't make anything like Droid or they would have done it now so this is all hypothetical but it would be 6 months between updates. Or longer.

 

[joeymoose]

Whats ups Hook! I remember you from Crackberry. I am thankful everyday that i don't have a BB/RIM anymore. Oh the days when the servers where down and when a new leak crappy OS dropped the forum would be nuts. The sad thing is I don't remember those updates actually doing anything...LOL

 

[Womp]

RIM's updates are one of the reasons I ditched my Berry for the Droid after a year of ownership.

Tis would be hell indeed.

 

[diverbelow]

I have no loyalty to Motorola. If they **** me on this one, I just won't buy from them anymore. Brand loyalty is a dangerous thing, and a huge hindrance to technology. Be careful, and always be objective with your technology.

So in a sense, yes, they are obligated to.

Using things as "'multi-touch' and 'flash' capable" for marketing is pretty despicable if they don't make good on that. While I understand that is almost entirely Google/Adobe/3rd party, if the technology exists and the phone can handle it, then its ultimately Motorolas decision.

Motorola did their part on making the 2.1 for the Droids, and passed it off to Verizon for them to test and if their testing passed, push it to us.

 

[hookbill]

Whats ups Hook! I remember you from Crackberry. I am thankful everyday that i don't have a BB/RIM anymore. Oh the days when the servers where down and when a new leak crappy OS dropped the forum would be nuts. The sad thing is I don't remember those updates actually doing anything...LOL

And all the different hybrids. I ran into one hybrid all the time I was there that I can absolutely say made a difference in my OS.

The leaked updates did help. But they would also break things too.lol

OK, that's our trip down Blackberry Memory Lane. Back on topic now. I'm still waiting for 2.1 hasn't shown up yet.

 

[joeymoose]

Ok, ? about the "soon" to be released 2.1 ROM for Droid. What does it have they i don't already have running BB OC?

 

[hookbill]

Ok, ? about the "soon" to be released 2.1 ROM for Droid. What does it have they i don't already have running BB OC?

I doubt it has anything better then what a rooted Droid has. And I kind of wish I hadn't gone back to stock but due to some reception problems I'm currently having I don't want to root my Droid again. Just in case I need a new phone.

I should know more about that by Monday. Hopefully Droid will update to 2.1 on it's own by then.

Yeah, I know. Dream on.

 

[Womp]

Ok, ? about the "soon" to be released 2.1 ROM for Droid. What does it have they i don't already have running BB OC?

I doubt it has anything better then what a rooted Droid has. And I kind of wish I hadn't gone back to stock but due to some reception problems I'm currently having I don't want to root my Droid again. Just in case I need a new phone.

I should know more about that by Monday. Hopefully Droid will update to 2.1 on it's own by then.

Yeah, I know. Dream on.

I am using the SholesMod at the moment, but didn't check all the features - Just the stuff I really figured I'd actually use. I also didn't overclock and only underclocked it when in sleep.

I wasn't really impressed with the whole rooting thing and the ROMs that came with them but a few of the hacks such as auto HQ in YouTube, the 2.1 Gallery with integrated Picasa and the smoked glass theme finally made me bite after rooting and unrooting for the past month.

In any case so far so good. After a couple of days of use it's been running great with no weirdness, including reception. Just a FYI if you wanted to give it a shot since I forget which ROM you were playing with earlier. It does make it harder to go to official 2.1 at this point however.

 

[DeeMat]

Whats ups Hook! I remember you from Crackberry. I am thankful everyday that i don't have a BB/RIM anymore. Oh the days when the servers where down and when a new leak crappy OS dropped the forum would be nuts. The sad thing is I don't remember those updates actually doing anything...LOL

+1. I am simply much more patient these days. My phone works for me. The thought that an update can make it even better is something I look forward to.

 

[oaklandexplosion]

2.1

after going back to stock on my droid i tried out home++ again and havent had any problems at all for the last two days.

its pretty bad ass...i have 5 landscaped home screens and that slider at the bottom of the phone is pretty amazing... just wish i could add a txt msging icon to it instad of putting it as a shortcut on one of my homescreens.

do you guys think that home++ will run after the update? if we dont get 5 screens i really hope it does, to have 5 screens AND multitouch for everything would make this phone perfect to me.

if we dont get the 2.1 update tonight (start rolling out) then i will just add one more complaint to whoever informed.. then uninformed, then informed, then uninformed us yet again. maybe they look at the end of the week being at 12:00am monday?

 

[hookbill]

after going back to stock on my droid i tried out home++ again and havent had any problems at all for the last two days.

its pretty bad ass...i have 5 landscaped home screens and that slider at the bottom of the phone is pretty amazing... just wish i could add a txt msging icon to it instad of putting it as a shortcut on one of my homescreens.

do you guys think that home++ will run after the update? if we dont get 5 screens i really hope it does, to have 5 screens AND multitouch for everything would make this phone perfect to me.

if we dont get the 2.1 update tonight (start rolling out) then i will just add one more complaint to whoever informed.. then uninformed, then informed, then uninformed us yet again. maybe they look at the end of the week being at 12:00am monday?

I don't know anything about home plus, but obviously any more speculation on 2.1 release date will be taken with a grain of salt. I thought the original source I read it from was reliable, and this isn't a knock on CK he can't help it if plans get changed, but I probably wouldn't have taken my root out if he hadn't started the thread.

And anyways, I can always root again if I want.

 

[gregsjh13]

The 2.1 Update is expected in the next 3 weeks everyone.The update was delayed probably due to bug and i have heard reports of bricking phones.Be calm because MANY Android Devices are running 1.5 and 1.6 and at least we are running 2.0.Although Motorola has been very quiet with the delay of this update its coming.If you want a time frame of when your device will get 2.1 click on this link https://supportforums.motorola.com/community/manager/softwareupgrades

If you truly want this update ROOT YOUR PHONE AND INSTALL HERE. http://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-help/10247-how-install-2-1-easy-way.html

 

[jea2004]

The 2.1 Update is expected in the next 3 weeks everyone.The update was delayed probably due to bug and i have heard reports of bricking phones.Be calm because MANY Android Devices are running 1.5 and 1.6 and at least we are running 2.0.Although Motorola has been very quiet with the delay of this update its coming.If you want a time frame of when your device will get 2.1 click on this link https://supportforums.motorola.com/community/manager/softwareupgrades

If you truly want this update ROOT YOUR PHONE AND INSTALL HERE. http://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-help/10247-how-install-2-1-easy-way.html

I was just about to post that link. Thanks. Yes, it says nothing new, really, but it does come from the forum manager at Motorola, so at least somewhat of an official word. Soon is ambiguous, yes, but I at least know it is coming.