Droid 2.0.1 Updates Are Starting Today!

daretoomnia
Contributor - Level 1

Yay!

 

I haven't received the update yet, but on another forum I follow (http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid/24628-ota-update-starting-today.html), several have....anyone on this forum received the OTA 2.0.1 update today?

 

If so, how do you like the new screen lock slider? I'm not to sure about the looks of it, but I guess whatever works.....

 

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daretoomnia
Contributor - Level 1

The "official" word everyone has been waiting for....

 

http://learning.verizonwireless.com/learning/Droid_Motorola_Software_Update.pdf

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mricet1005
Enthusiast - Level 2

Can you initiate the OTA update on your own or do you have to wait for it to be pushed to your phone? From the verizon web site it seemed you had to wait until you get the update available notification on your phone.

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daretoomnia
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mricet1005 wrote:

Can you initiate the OTA update on your own or do you have to wait for it to be pushed to your phone? From the verizon web site it seemed you had to wait until you get the update available notification on your phone.


 

You will receive a notification on your Droid when it is pushed to your phone...from what I have gathered from following other forums today, they are staggering the update throughout the week to various parts of the country, so it is not all being done all at once....so we'll just have to wait to receive the notification to start the update...here's the instructions you will receive in the notification....

 

http://support.vzw.com/how_to_use/droid_upgrade.html

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Dreamline
Newbie

Any word on the Bluetooth HandsFree dial support? Or is that going to be the January update (or later)?

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strent04
Newbie

Have to wait but I would back up my contacts first! I lost some of mine when I got the update this morning.

 

strent04

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Chiica99
Newbie

I'm still waiting for the update as well. After replacing my Droid twice,. it seems that I finally have a phone that works properly. I don't want to risk it by maunally updating.

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willanaya
Contributor - Level 3

strent04 wrote:

Have to wait but I would back up my contacts first! I lost some of mine when I got the update this morning.

 

strent04


 

in the androidforums.net, they talk about people losing some of their contacts that were associated with FB.  however, they also tell you how to retrieve them.  you did not lose them

 

it's a sticky forum for the update.

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JDO201
Newbie

I got the update last night at midnight. I didn't like the new slider at first but i'm getting used to it. at first the weather didn't come up on the screen when i put the droid on the cradle. now it seems to be doing it. I also lost all my contacts and pressed a bunch of things over and over and they suddenly came back. Also, twice today my icons/shortcuts/widgets have disappeared. Both times I reset the phone and they all came back. but it's rather annoying. anyone else have this problem?

 

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rjdroid
Newbie

I just got the update and I HATE it! What the[edit]?! My phone was great and working fine after 2 days of ownership! Now I hate the new unlock slider, it's VERY awkward. The new time and date thingy is ugly! It removed ALL my contacts, I had to reload them from the SD Card. The Gallery short-cut on my homescreen won't work anymore, says "app is not installed". And my yahoo e-mail that I had managed to configure and set-up manually now won't work! And the general function of the touchscreen is much rougher and less accurate! The windowshade notification screen is all but impossible to grab and pull down now, where it was fine before. The overall function of the touchscreen is MUCH less smooth! What the[edit]! Fix or this phone may be returned! Why screw with something that was working just fine?!

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willanaya
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rjdroid wrote:

I just got the update and I HATE it! What the[edit]?! My phone was great and working fine after 2 days of ownership! Now I hate the new unlock slider, it's VERY awkward. The new time and date thingy is ugly! It removed ALL my contacts, I had to reload them from the SD Card. The Gallery short-cut on my homescreen won't work anymore, says "app is not installed". And my yahoo e-mail that I had managed to configure and set-up manually now won't work! And the general function of the touchscreen is much rougher and less accurate! The windowshade notification screen is all but impossible to grab and pull down now, where it was fine before. The overall function of the touchscreen is MUCH less smooth! What the[edit]! Fix or this phone may be returned! Why screw with something that was working just fine?!


 

have you tried to reboot the Droid.  at androidforums.net, most of the problems that came up after the install of the update were cured by a simple reboot or factory reset.

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Chiica99
Newbie

I finally got the update early this morning. Everything seems to be working like it was before. I didn't lose my contacts like other people have. The phone seems to work super fast now I love it. The new unlock/call answer screen isn't as bas as some users are making it out to be imo. Nice overreacting there. All in all, I'm loving the update thus far..

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josh23
Newbie

i am thinking about getting the droid, could somebody tell me which plan i should get and how much a month its goins to run me.  I am currently on a family share plan, could i just pay extra on top of that or would i need a whole new plan?

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PCD_Greg
Newbie

you should be able to upgrade to a droid if upgrade eligible(or buy one outright), it would be a $30 smartphone feature for your line.

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josh23
Newbie

ok thanks a lot

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nedaroth
Enthusiast - Level 3

OP explain how slider works to ulock screen

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fezzik
Contributor - Level 3

I would rather be able to change the whole slider thing.  I get the idea but don't like having to drag my finger across the screen to unlock it.  I don't like having to do it to answer phone calls either.  It makes it difficult to answer the phone while driving or to unlock the screen while doing other things.  In otherwords it is difficult to do anything one handed on this phone.  It seems to read my palm on the lower right while I try to do stuff on the left and it doesn't register a full motion.  More a problem with the design of my hand with this phone but there should be a way to adjust that.  I mean isn't the whole thing about Android the ability to customize it. 

 

My understanding and I hope this is very wrong is that yesterday at noon 1,000 phones got updates.  Last night at midnight 9,000 phones got update notifications and then there will be a 48 hour waiting period before it starts 200,000 a night at around midnight every night till they are all updated.  I hope it is just a regional thing and it will roll out a little smoother than that but aside from the there won't be one tonight but it will start again tomorrow night seems a bit odd to me other than that it kind of makes sense they have to test the system then a little bigger test then adjustments and massive roll out a little at a time to not crush the network.

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rmcdroid
Newbie

I don't have the update yet, but hope to get it today or tomorrow.  Sounds like they're sending out the updates a little at a time.  I like the unlock bar as it is, but will see how the new version works before providing an opion.  I sort of like the idea of locking the screen so things don't go on randomly.  If you haven't obtained an Bluetooth FM tuner for your car, you need to do this!  I play Pandora & Slicker over my car speakers & it's just incredible!  Love my Droid! 

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Mustangman
Newbie

Mine updated last night at approx. 11:00pm...............everything is fine so far!!!  Joe

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steveindajeep
Newbie

what brand and where did you get you FM transmitter?

 

IM near allentown so if this update is going by region I havent gotten it yet.

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supitsmike
Specialist - Level 2

<- Is tremendously jealous that you all have the 2.0 Update.

 

I wish I could manually install it :smileysad:

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