Droid to get 2.2 soon, says Motorola spokesperson

SSinisterSS · May 25, 2010

dmodert66 said:
What makes you think that 2.2 will give Droid 5 screens and a 3d Launcher? Both of those items where left out by Moto/VZW with the 2.1 update...Just curious if you know of something we don't

since JIT is in froyo to speed up the phone maybe motorola will keep them in the OS since it wont have any lagginess.

dmodert66 · May 25, 2010

SSinisterSS said:
since JIT is in froyo to speed up the phone maybe motorola will keep them in the OS since it wont have any lagginess.

True...I hadn't thought about that. Until I see this in a rom, or listed by VZW as a *feature*, I'll take the wait and see approach. But you make a good point...

@ nstallion - Yep, for sure once the AOSP is published, we will have a rom shortly after. Cyanogen, Pete and others are still trying to find a way to deodex the the N1 dumps, but have had not luck thus far...

PeDe7 · May 25, 2010

i think moto will update the Droid ASAP just b/c of all the attacks they got from Droid owners over 2.1 delays so unless they dont want history to repeat itself and possibly lose some customers, it'll be in their best interest to release a stable and fully functional 2.2 immediately

tec1ra · May 25, 2010

Why does everyone think that Verizon will do something to the wifi hotspot, wasn't it Verizon that allowed it on the Palm Pre and Pixi?

Just my 2 cents.

OMJ · May 25, 2010

man voting in this poll is pretty optimistic.

jmims · May 25, 2010

Why does everyone think that Verizon will do something to the wifi hotspot, wasn't it Verizon that allowed it on the Palm Pre and Pixi?

Just my 2 cents.

Apparently Verizon DID do something to the wifi tethering... in case you haven't seen the new update on DroidLife.

tjreishus · May 25, 2010

More things to make it look like it could come sooner than.... 65.82 percent of the people might think. Yes, thats July and later added up as of the day of this post.

First Photos of Motorola Droid Running Android 2.2 | Droid Life: A Motorola Droid Blog

And even more that makes it look like that the wifi tethering is gone!!!! I was one who believed that they would keep it because of the palm pre and pixi having it. BUT, its only what it looks like at this time. We won't know for sure until it's on our phones.

More Android 2.2 Photos on the Motorola Droid | Droid Life: A Motorola Droid Blog

The fact that it looks like it has been removed already makes me think that it might be pretty close to sending out. Their obviously working on removing the things that big V doesn't want on it.

tjreishus · May 25, 2010

Why wasn't May in the poll? I would have voted for that.

sranger · May 25, 2010

I think it will be closer to the end of the year. The hold up will be Verizon... They will probably try to kill tethering ( or figure out how to charge for it ). Also, I am not sure Verizon wants the Moto Droid to have more features than the new Flagship Incredible which will take longer due to the Sense UI. I am 99.99% sure Verizon will not release the update for the Moto before the Incredible. ( Pure politics )

I say well after September......

rjoudrey · May 25, 2010

They have already been through a roll out like this. Maybe this experience will help! I mean it's not like VZW is a government agency.

crackdroid1 · May 25, 2010

SSinisterSS said:
i hope we get the FULL 2.2 minus the tethering if vz allows. i want the 5 screens and 3d launcher, apps2sd especially since the phone will run faster with JIT.

I really want the 3d launcher, and 5 homescreens. If Moto/VZW don't deliver, I'm rooting. (I've been too scared to root, lol)

crackdroid1 · May 25, 2010

tec1ra said:
Why does everyone think that Verizon will do something to the wifi hotspot, wasn't it Verizon that allowed it on the Palm Pre and Pixi?

Just my 2 cents.

I think VZW allowed it on the Pre and Pixi because they anticpated that approximately 5 units were going to be sold nationwide, judging by Sprint's results.

EDIT: I spent a good deal of time in a Verizon store once, and I saw Android phones going like hotcakes(relatively speaking, and some BlackBerrys too.) I didn't see a single Pre or Pixi go...

MicroNix · May 25, 2010

What a lot of over optimistic poll results!! June?? LOL! How quickly we forgot about the 2.1 deboggle...we'll be so LUCKY to see the OTA by September. I think maybe people didn't see the OTA part of the question

barry99705 · May 26, 2010

Where is the "When pigs fly" option?

Optimus · May 26, 2010

By these poll results alone I predict alot of angry threads over the summer about the lack of a 2.2 update for the Droid.

tec1ra · May 26, 2010

jmims said:
Apparently Verizon DID do something to the wifi tethering... in case you haven't seen the new update on DroidLife.

What did they do, I guess I missed it?

dmodert66 · May 27, 2010

Optimus said:
By these poll results alone I predict alot of angry threads over the summer about the lack of a 2.2 update for the Droid.

I predict many more people will root so they can run 2.2 before the OTA!

irregularjoe · May 27, 2010

2.2 will be available OTA after Verizon figures out how to disable tethering unless you pay them a monthly premium.

Optimus · May 27, 2010

Based on the Droid life news I may go the root route myself. I think I'm fine with how my Droid currently works..I don't care for anymore radio updates. The verizon/motorola OTA being made seems like it gimps some of 2.2's appeal. If the community produces a stable, fully featured 2.2 rom...I'll take it. I've always bemoaned how much 'rooters' boasted about having the latest and greates...now it looks like i'm poised to join them.

SSinisterSS · May 27, 2010

when you tick the tethering checkbox there will be a pop up asking "please insert left testicle into envelope when paying bill"

Alfalfa-Male · May 27, 2010

SSinisterSS said:
when you tick the tethering checkbox there will be a pop up asking "please insert left testicle into envelope when paying bill"

Guess I better get that one back from the wife.

clos1084 · May 27, 2010

hoping for July, but expecting in August

Lock-N-Load · May 27, 2010

SSinisterSS said:
when you tick the tethering checkbox there will be a pop up asking "please insert left testicle into envelope when paying bill"

what if you pay electronically :eek:

barry99705 · May 27, 2010

Alfalfa-Male said:
Guess I better get that one back from the wife.

Good luck with that.

Lock-N-Load said:
what if you pay electronically

Ohhhh, that's going to tickle.

Redflea · May 27, 2010

crackdroid1 said:
I really want the 3d launcher, and 5 homescreens. If Moto/VZW don't deliver, I'm rooting. (I've been too scared to root, lol)

The 3D launcher is not necessarily a great option - for a lot of people the 3D version gets very laggy...

If you want a great launcher now, w/out rooting, load Launcher Pro from the market (free). Has 3D explode/implode for the icons when launching, and brilliantly fast/smooth 2D scrolling. Best of both worlds...no lag.

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