Following up on the saga of the Motorola Droid autofocus bug, Verizon has confirmed that the forthcoming Android 2.0.1 update for the device will indeed address the autofocus issue and is still expected on December 11th as previously reported.
In related news following up HTC’s confirmation of the HTC Droid Eris update earlier today, Verizon has also confirmed in the same press statement that the forthcoming Droid Eris update will in fact be an Android update to “at least version 2.0” with the previously confirmed Google Maps with Navigation support along with Sense UI.
The wording of the confirmation does suggest that the device might be updated further to version 2.1 in the same timeframe, which has been confirmed in recently leaked screenshots this week.
Can i use a aftermarket solar charger with my droid phone? Does motorola include any software that prohibits aftermarket chargers form working?
I’ve run into no Palm Pre-like problems on aftermarket chargers. The Droid is the first Motorola phone that appears to drop the charger verification crud.
I do not know if there is enough power supply from an aftermarket solar charger, those are typically the most likely to cause charging problems with a phone.
I couldn’t tell you about the solar charger, but I use my old LG charger from my old phone on my droid everyday and it works fine!
USB is USB. Of course any USB charger will work.
Funny. Tell that to any Nokia, Palm Pre or Moto Synergy/MAGX-era phone owner. While the Droid matches HTC’s class-act status on USB power, USB isn’t USB.
Protection chips, and voltage variances continue to plague mobile USB charging.
My Droid Eris has worked with every mini usb charger I’ve tried…. it works with a plain old usb cable into any AC/USB converter or cigarette lighter USB adapter.
gotta love that
Does this mean we can expect the HTC Hero on Sprint to get a 2.0 upgrade too?
Or will sprint just leave it at 1.5 and continue to charge twice as much as Verizon for an inferior product?
Google has said that they expect to upgrade all HTC Hero models to Android 2.0. The only device really in question of getting an Android 2.0 upgrade officially, is the T-Mobile G1.
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