System Update

[jnbdesigner]

How long before I can get my system update? 2.3.20.en.US

[jasnmar]

It has begun rolling out, but they usually start small.

[Ms_Shonta]

Operating system improvements and enhancements are being rolled out for the DROID 2 by Motorola beginning 10/28/2010.

[swordfish]

I still haven't got my update, trying doing a manual update and it says I already have the latest version. 2.2, its the 29th now, when will I be able to dl my update?

[jasnmar]

No way to tell. They haven't announced how they are rolling it out, but I know that they started with a reasonably small set of customers as a test group.
Sorry I don't have more information.

[swordfish]

its halloween now, I still haven't got an update! I want it ... -_-

[deborah3756]

Still waiting for my update too. Would be nice if someone from Verizon could tell us how the rolling out of updates work. Do they start with a certain region of the country, do they update by when the phone was bought, do they update by phone number, what?

[jasnmar]

Based on past updates we can confirm that it isn't by region and it isn't based on when the phone was purchased. All other variables are a possibility until we have proof that they are excluded

I understand that they have the ability to deploy updates based on specific telephone numbers (probably indirectly, by relating the phone number to an ESN), but exactly how they go about selecting those numbers is a complete mystery (at least to me).

jason

[HelividD]

Yes, it would be nice to know, as it has some significant improvements for the phones. I have been going into my phone every day checking and hoping for it. To no avail. It's even more frustrating that the model has only been out for maybe 3 months and its being upgraded to a new and faster device. But,as long as my unit works as it should, no complaints. But for me, the battery life for mine and my wifes units(I am on my second droid2) suck juice like crazy. I stripped mine down, removing all the motoblur widgets and changing to "max battery saver", but with this update I am hoping I no longer have to do this.

[jasnmar]

There are some option out there for applying the update manually if you just have to have it. Opinions vary as to whether or not these methods will void your warranty.

[mjkahn]

I had major problems with the Froyo upgrade this summer. I had to get a replacement phone twice - very frustrating! Is this upgrade safe?

[HelividD]

Just got mine this morning. I have to check my wifes to see if hers has it also.

[HelividD]

Yes, so far it seems very stable and fast. A nice improvement in the overall feel of the phone. I never had used the wifi tons, but now that it turns on and off fast, it is more like an extension of my lan speed, loading and unloading pages fast, not to mention that I am still getting my emails (i think), why not use it. It's like the best of both worlds.

I will have to see at the end of the day if the battery life is any better. Overall though,i am satisfied with it.

[HelividD]

Yep! Getting email and texts! Two just came through.

[Droiddudeaz]

I got my update on 10.28, but read this morning that the update was finally being sent out in large batches. I can say, that I had issues with Froyo 2.2 on my Droid 2 since I've bought and have had 2 replacements. Since the 2.3 update, my Droid 2 is running much smoother, I've only had to reset it once in the last week, where before it was daily, for freeze and non gmail downloading issues. The screen scrolling is extremely smooth now, dare I say....iphone like. I wish they would've addressed the problem with the '&' symbol being backspaced to the end of the last word, thats a biggie to people who text a lot, to have to go back and correct the spacing problem every time you type '&'. Overall though, its a definite improvement. Battery life is noticeably better too. I'm on the internet a lot with my phone and send text's take pics, and have all the Motorblur feeds up and running all day and I still get a full day out of  it usually. With light use, I can still have 50% of the battery at the end of the day. Not bad!

[ziptie]

Question for Droid 2 owners?

1) Have you received the latest update that started going out last week?

2) If you answered “Yes” to question 1, is your exchange e-mail working again if you use it.

I have a Droid 1 and obviously my exchange e-mail does not work.  I was told by Verizon that they would send me out a Droid 2 and they said that the new update for the Droid 2 “should” fix the problem.    If this is less than accurate, then the Droid 2 will not solve my problem.  I dont want a Droid 2 just because it is a new version.  I want my e-mail to work again.

Thanks

[ziptie]

Question for Droid 2 owners?

1) Have you received the latest update that started going out last week?

2) If you answered “Yes” to question 1, is your exchange e-mail working again if you use it.

I have a Droid 1 and obviously my exchange e-mail does not work.  I was told by Verizon that they would send me out a Droid 2 and they said that the new update for the Droid 2 “should” fix the problem.    If this is less than accurate, then the Droid 2 will not solve my problem.  I dont want a Droid 2 just because it is a new version.  I want my e-mail to work again.

Thanks