Users will be able to upgrade their software to version AP: ESE81/BP: C_01.3E.03P to receive new improvements and enhancements. Approximately 200,000 users will receive the update notification each day. This schedule will continue each day for about a week, until the update has been delivered to all users.
Key Advantages:
- Email - Free Yahoo Mail is now supported - customers can simply sign in with their Yahoo! Email address and password. Note: Yahoo! Email is not available over Wi-Fi
- Speech-to-Text - Customers can now use their voice instead of typing whenever a text-entry box appears
- Google Goggles is now preloaded
- The new Gallery application uses 3D layout and shows both pictures taken with the customer's Android device and images from Picasa Web Albums account online
- Pinch to Zoom now available in the Browser, Maps, and Gallery
Download & Install Conditions:
- An OTA download requires 40% or more power availability if the device is not connected to an external power source or 20% or more power if it is connected to an external source
- If roaming, the customer will not receive the update. The only option in this scenario is for the subscriber to enable Wi-Fi and wait for a mandatory OTA. The wait period in this case will not be more than 12 hours
- User must wait to receive the upgrade via OTA
- User is unable to make or receive calls, including emergency calls during this time
- Users will see the following information when they select
More info on the update screen: This software update includes new enhancements to support Yahoo! Email, pinch-to-zoom, and many other improvements for your DROID by Motorola. You will be unable to use your device or make emergency calls for the duration of the install. The software updates automatically, and your DROID will power off and on as part of this software upgrade. For more information please visit: www.verizonwireless.com/droidsupport.
