Today marks the first day you can go out and pick up a shiny new Droid X from Verizon wireless and Motorola. The Droid X is the latest model of Android phones from Verizon’s Droid line and features some pretty impressive numbers and has gotten a few really good reviews. The first thing you’ll notice Continue Reading…
As I continue to use my Nexus One, I keep running into features that I had forgotten about, or otherwise didn’t know how to find. I don’t know if this says something about Google’s lack of advertising Android 2.1′s features, or maybe Android’s interface could use some clarifying. Or maybe I’m just not that smart. Anyway, enjoy the last two weeks’ revelations, maybe you’ll learn something about your phone. I know I did!
Sprint’s support page for the HTC Hero is officially showing the Android 2.1 – Eclair update and states the update is available as of today, 5/19/2010. Follow the link for instructions on installing the update. Note that this is not an over the air update, you have to download it to a Windows based PC Continue Reading…
Google recently updated their Resources page for Developers highlighting the currently in use platform versions of Android OS. For the first time, Android 2.1 takes the lead with a 3% boost over second place Android 1.5. However, Android 1.6 is right there in the running as well at 28%, which basically means about 1/3 Android Continue Reading…
It looks like the official, signed release of the Android 2.1 update for the Sprint HTC Hero might have been leaked ahead of the official release. The file is labeled Hero_C_Sprint_2.27.651.5_R_signed_release. After a few developers looked through it, notably damageless who’s custom ROM I currently have running on my Hero, it appears to be the Continue Reading…
Spring has released the official update announcement for the Samsung Moment for Android 2.1. This has been long in the making and apparently Sprint isn’t going to wait for HTC to get it’s act together on the HTC Hero to try and release both at the same time. This is great news for Moment owners Continue Reading…
Apparently that rumored May 11th release date for the Droid Eris update is actually fairly accurate. VZW Support’s twitter account is all abuzz and the above tweet says it all. If you are looking for more information follow to Verizon link below. Verizon
As a little double bonus, T-Mobile’s VP of product innovation Andrew Sherrard told Techland that they are currently testing the Android 2.1 update for the original myTouch 3G internally. On top of that little tid-bit of news, he stated that it will feature a UI much like the myTouch Slide and even have a “Genius Continue Reading…
Looks like more and more Android 2.1 news just keeps appearing in the wild. This time it’s coming from MobileCrunch. They’ve gotten a number of tips and a screenshot showing Android 2.1 firmware updates should be rolling out to Verizon Droid Eris users starting May 11th via an Over The Air update. Of course, the Continue Reading…
A new leaked screenshot is now pegging May 21st as the day the Android 2.1 update will be available for Sprint devices. The document is a little cut off, but it starts by stating “Due to changes made by H[TC]…again, the deployment was delayed.” I’m not sure how much of that sentence was cut off, Continue Reading…
