Well that didn’t take very long. Verizon announced last week that they would be rolling out an Android 2.0.1 update for their Motorola DROID before the end of December. We’re now barely in the second week of December and Verizon has already started sending out over-the-air updates to its DROID fleet. If you haven’t yet gotten a notification on your DROID, asking you to update your handset, sit tight, the update will get to you eventually.
The Android 2.0.1 update brings with it a bevy of enhancements and bug fixes. Chief among them is a patch that should make the DROID’s autofocusing camera focus more accurately. Shot-to-shot time has also been shortened, which means you’ll be less likely to miss that critical photo as you wait for your DROID to recover from the last photo. The update also improves voice call quality and Bluetooth functionality.
Here’s the full changelog:
- OS stability is improved.
- Battery life is improved.
- Camera auto focus functionality is improved, and time between shots is reduced.
- Enhancements for three-way calling.
- Audio for incoming calls is improved.
- When receiving a call on call waiting, the speakerphone now remains on.
- Bluetooth® functionality is improved; background echo is eliminated.
- Improved Bluetooth phone book transfer of contacts to in-vehicle Bluetooth solutions.
- After closing a GPS application, the GPS icon will now automatically be removed from the notification panel.
- Users can now receive SMS and MMS messages after an EMS message is received.
- MS and MMS may now be sent to seven-digit addresses.
- Google® contact merging has been updated to accommodate seven-digit numbers.
- Visual Voice Mail notices now arrive instantaneously.
- The corporate calendar widget user interface is updated.
You’ll have to wait on Verizon to push the update to your DROID, so be patient. While you wait, you can check out Verizon’s DROID update page and prepare yourself for the update.
[Via: Verizon]