Android 2.1 to be released to Moto Droid Owners Today

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Mar 18, 2010 9:36 AM
Well that was fast. Soon after we posted the official Android 2.1 change log for the DROID did the folks over at Android Central get their hands on an internal Verizon memo that mentions update ESE53 will be “rolled out in stages via OTA starting 3/18 at 12PM EST” (obviously someone at Verizon didn’t get the EDT vs EST memo). The update will supposedly be sent out in groups of 250,000 meaning the vast majority of DROID users will have to sit tight until they’re randomly selected, but we have to imagine the lucky few will be eternally grateful for being selected first, if only because it gives them something to do other than focus on their raging St. Patrick’s Day hangover.
UPDATE: Verizon hit us up to confirm that the Android 2.1 OS update will roll out to a “select small group” of users Thursday and expand to everyone soon enough.
I wonder who the select group is.... post an update if you get it!

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/03/17/motorola-droid-2-1-update-said-to-start-rolling-out-thursday/
Mar 18, 2010 9:36am
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Mar 18, 2010 1:37 PM
nothing yet here.
Mar 18, 2010 1:37pm
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Mar 18, 2010 1:48 PM
I don't have it yet. Although I have a Nokia phone running Symbian. That's probably why.
Mar 18, 2010 1:48pm
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Mar 18, 2010 1:50 PM
i think people over at Droidforum.net started freaking out over this news, the website is down.
Mar 18, 2010 1:50pm
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Mar 18, 2010 3:51 PM
I don't have anything yet but my phone is about to die here at work.
Mar 18, 2010 3:51pm
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Mar 18, 2010 4:04 PM
^^^^ haha i was just about to post that. although it is not from an official source.
Mar 18, 2010 4:04pm
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Mar 18, 2010 5:11 PM
Been running this for a few weeks :D
Mar 18, 2010 5:11pm
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Mar 31, 2010 5:48 AM
looks like it is finally starting to go out. shouldnt start to reach the majority of the population until the 1st though from what i hear.

and gut, from what it sounds like, its a slightly different version that you may be running.
Mar 31, 2010 5:48am
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Mar 31, 2010 9:10 AM
Im not sure I wanna risk blowing my phone up...just gonna wait for the OTA...
Mar 31, 2010 9:10am
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Mar 31, 2010 9:27 AM
bases_loaded wrote: Im not sure I wanna risk blowing my phone up...just gonna wait for the OTA...
I don't think it would blow up your phone but there is always a chance it might turn it into a paper weight.
Mar 31, 2010 9:27am
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Mar 31, 2010 12:28 PM
haha yeah i am just gonna wait. could be some kind of conspiracy to get rid of all the hackers or whatever who manually install the update. when the real update comes, BOOM, phone explodes.
Mar 31, 2010 12:28pm
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Apr 1, 2010 11:07 AM
Glory Days wrote: haha yeah i am just gonna wait. could be some kind of conspiracy to get rid of all the hackers or whatever who manually install the update. when the real update comes, BOOM, phone explodes.
THIS
Apr 1, 2010 11:07am