Official Android thread

here is whats in 2.1 for droid

• Voice recognition for virtual keyboard. Anywhere you can type, you can dictate. Swipe your finger across the keyboard (or press the microphone button) to activate. Same as on the Nexus One.
• Virtual (on-screen) keyboard enhancements.
• 3D Gallery: Should be the same as the new gallery that’s on the Nexus One, and that’s been ported to the Droid.
• Pinch to zoom: Already on board for Google Maps, now you’ll have it in the browser and gallery.
• News and weather widget/app. That’s the widget from the Nexus One that we get questions about in our videos.
• Previously published Google Maps 4.0 improvements.
• Enhanced Music application. New tabs at the top for easier access an navigation to artists, songs, albums and playlists.
• Google Goggles: Now built into Android 2.1. No separate downloads.
• Fixes the security lock bypass.

• Yahoo e-mail now has setup optimization.
• Battery life improved.

I wonder if they added multitouch to the keyboard

Super!

I might have to correct my previous statement. In this case, Google actually published their OTA update for Verizon Droid. Therefore, bypassing Verizon??

I hope similar Eclair update (with pinch-to-zoom) will be available for T-mobile MyTouch 3G.

Motorola is the one that is coding/releasing the update. It must pass verizon’s testing though. I do not know how they deploy it, but I would assume that Verizon servers deply the software.

and Motorola says no update for us this week…

you can change the facebook setting so that it only syncs with existing contacts

right

I am pretty sure that Verizon would want to test the build pretty thoroughly before releasing to the wild.

so me and my gf have been having some issues my phone the past couple days my phone has been freezing with the screen locked so i have to take the battery out and turn it back on, and on my gfs eris her message box keeps saying that its not responding. what gives any ideas?

GF and I just cashed in on the buy one get one for the droids…fucking phone is awesome! I prefer it to my iphone

You made a good choice sir

So it appearsthe nexus one is dropping on verizon in a few weeks anyone here handle both devices yet?

both devices as in droid and N1?

N1 is unofficial for march 23rd.

yes the n1 and droid. Hasanyone handled both?

Mmmmm, cant wait!

and apple sues HTC for patent infringement

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/03/02patents.html

mine keeps doing the same thing, it’s been PISSING ME THE FUCK OFF

So I didn’t see much in the way of details - what’d HTC steal? I see user interface and architecture/hardware. Specifics?

Apple should quit their bitching, lol. I’m sure that’ll make everything better.

the one thing i heard was the ability to unlock your pone using a gesture. Apple is bunch of bitches.

If that’s seriously one of the things they’re crying about they need to fucking move on. Can you customize your gesture on an iPhone?