Verizon Rolls Out Gingerbread for Droid 2 Global and Droid Pro

Verizon has begun to roll out Android Gingerbread for both the Droid 2 Global and the Droid Pro with both OTA and manual updates available. Both the Droid Pro and Droid 2 Global have multi-touch keyboard support enabled with the update as well as a task manager and full encryption for the SD card and internal memory. Both changelogs are posted at the Continue reading link.

Droid 2 Global Android Gingerbread Update
Enhancements:
+ Download Manager App:
New App to manage all of your downloads from web browsing,
email attachments and other apps.
+ App and Power Management Details:
Under Manage Applications, a new “Running” tab displays a list of active
applications and the storage and memory being used by each.
+ Multi-Touch Key-Chording:
New ability to enter numbers and symbols with keyboard shortcut combos,
instead of having to change to the numeric keyboard mode.
+ Improved Word Selection and Copy Functionality:
New capability to select a word via press-hold. A second press of
the selected word copies the selected characters.
+ New User Interface and Color Scheme:
New widgets, icons and screens with refreshed colors.
+ Dock Icons:
Static Phone, App Launcher and Contacts icons are replaced within a
customizable dock. Three swappable icons and the App Launcher icon
are fixed to the Dock at the bottom of all home screen panels for easy
and instant access.
+ App Groups:
New App Menu allows creation of custom app groups, in addition to 3
default groups: All Apps, Recent and Downloaded.
+ Security:
Added Device and SD Card encryption. VPN enhancements integrate
IPSec VPN clients into device security settings.
+ Updated Calendar Options:
• Display Calendar and event times in your home time zone when traveling.
• Dismiss individual reminders, such as dismissing one meeting reminder
without dismissing other meeting reminders.
• Easy conference dialing – simply dial and automatically enter a
conference code directly from your Calendar.YOUR DROID 2 GLOBAL BY MOTOROLA
JUST GOT EVEN BETTER.
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Additional Improvements:
Email and Messaging
+ Sporadic issues with unintended recipient list corrected for text,
picture, video and audio multimedia messages.
+ Exchange ActiveSync calendar events created on the device will now
push to your PC calendar.
+ POP3/IMAP emails now show the correct date stamp.
New ActiveSync Email Policy Support for the following:
+ Data encryption for both the internal and SD card memory.
+ Require manual synchronization while roaming.
+ Allow HTML email.
Additional Device Features
+ Improvements in stability prevent lockups, resets and force
close errors.
+ Bluetooth® devices will now select the correct audio recording level for
optimal voice capture and alert you when your audio level is too low.
+ Improved battery life while using Bluetooth.
+ Access My Verizon without any force close errors.
+ Reset Backup Assistant under Manage Applications menu.
+ Enhanced connectivity when roaming in GSM/UMTS networks
(Europe and India).
+ Improved battery life during Wi-Fi use.
+ Exchange ActiveSync encryption fails after OTA update.
Preloaded Apps and Programs
+ Google Books
+ Accuweather
+ Amazon MP3 Store
+ Blockbuster®
+ Adobe® Flash® Player 10.2

Droid Pro Android Gingerbrad Update
Enhancements:
+ Download Manager App:
New App to manage all of your downloads from web browsing, email attachments
and other apps.
+ App and Power Management Details:
Under Manage Applications, a new “Running” tab displays a list of active
applications and the storage and memory being used by each.
+ Multi-Touch Key-Chording:
New ability to enter numbers and symbols with keyboard shortcut combos,
instead of having to change to the numeric keyboard mode.
+ Improved Word Selection and Copy Functionality:
New capability to select a word via press-hold. A second press of
the selected word copies the selected characters.
+ New User Interface and Color Scheme:
New widgets, icons and screens with refreshed colors.
+ Dock Icons:
Static Phone, App Launcher and Contacts icons are replaced within a customizable
dock. Three swappable icons and the App Launcher icon are fixed to the dock at
the bottom of all home screen panels for easy and instant access.
+ App Groups:
New App Menu allows creation of custom app groups, in addition to 3 default groups:
All Apps, Recent and Downloaded.
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For step-by-step instructions on how to perform
the download, please visit verizonwireless.com/droidprosupport
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+ Updated Calendar Options:
• Display Calendar and event times in your home time zone when traveling.
• Dismiss individual reminders, such as dismissing one meeting reminder without
dismissing other meeting reminders.
• Easy conference dialing – simply dial and automatically enter a conference
code directly from your Calendar.
• Update Calendar appointments using Exchange ActiveSync without deleting them.
+ Google Books now comes preloaded.
+ Geo-tagging features available for camera applications.
Other improvements:
+ Improved contact syncing from multiple email accounts.
+ Improved battery life while using Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth®.
+ Correct contact name is displayed when receiving SMS messages.
+ Forward SMS message conversations correctly.
+ Mobile Hotspot status is displayed accurately.
+ Clock widget updates time correctly.
+ GPS apps and programs no longer cause unnecessary device resets.
+ V CAST Media Manager now comes preloaded.