Waiting for OTA updates takes a large amount of patience or you can just manually perform the update. This is not a root process rather the approved update without the wait.
Instructions to manually install Android 2.2 Froyo (FRG22D) on the Original Motorola Droid
Hold the Power button and the X key on the physical keyboard (This will boot into recovery mode)
When you see the /!\ triangle with an exclamation point release both keys
Press the Volume up and Camera button at the same time
Using the D-Pad (aka mouse pad on the keyboard) select apply update.zip
Press the D-Pad down
The update should run and the phone will reboot once completed
This is the same process for updating or installing any ROM on the Motorola Droid. This process is for non rooted phones or those phones running the currently available ROM from Verizon.
It appears Motorola Droid users are getting the Android 2.2 update now. Verizon must have started staging the update. Keep in mind if you rooted this update is not for you but finally the original Droid is getting updated. Enjoy and thanks for the tips.
If it was not for a pool incident I would be installing Android 2.2 (Froyo) on my Motorola Droid, then again I had the rooted version. Regardless, Verizon is starting the phased rollout of Android 2.2 for the Original Droid Users. The update file is on Google servers download Android 2.2 for the Motorola Droid here. If you have the rooted 2.2 don't update unless you no longer want root access. The update is for people with a approved ROM.
Install Instructions
1) Rename the file to update.zip (Download link is above)
2) Copy update.zip to the root of your SD card.
3) Power off your Droid.
4) Power on your DROID holding down the X key on the keyboard.
5) When you see the exclamation image, press the volume up and camera keys at the same time.
Motorola’s Facebook page let out a little early their new ad campaign. Recent;y Apple lowered themselves and attempted to deflect some of their antennae blame. Their claim, everyone has the issue. In the video they held the back of the DROID X and showed it losing signal strength. Unfortunately for them, no one is jumping out there to say they can reproduce it. The new add makes fun of Apple giving away free bumpers so people can make phone calls. The simple statement “ No jacket required “.
The rooting community got a rooted version of Android 2.2 running on the Motorola Droid last week. Well there is a new update that addresses some of the issues with the first update including patches for overclocking the CPU as well as fixing Wi-Fi. Brent is the mad man of our team, I have no doubt he has upgraded or is in the process of upgrading again. I will be updating later today.
*Rooted users only. Still not rooted?
This is not in ROM Manager yet, but should be soon.
It had to be less than 3 days ago I said I would go back to the Motorola Droid if they got Android 2.2 (Froyo) faster than I got root access to my HTC Incredible. Let me just say my wife just got her HTC Eris upgraded to the HTC Incredible and I am rocking the Motorola Droid Froyo style.
This is not the offical Android 2.2 release. I for one believe in the rooting community. This build does not support WiFi directly, so if this is a deal breaker turn back now (but there is a fix included in the instructions). I cannot wait to have Quick Boot again as this app requires root access. Motorola has said the official update is "coming soon" but I can switch back later if desired. For not root me baby. [click to continue…]
With humor I signed up to be notified about progress or when Android 2.2 will be available for the Motorola Droid. Â I have no doubt RSS and bloggers will beat this notification system, but you have to try. Â There is part of me hoping to see something similar for the Incredible soon. Â As much as I would hate to put my HTC Incredible down, I will go back to the Motorola Droid for Android 2.2, unless there is a jailbreak on the Incredible. Â Such a difficult debate some day I will stick with a technology longer than 30 days, but not today.
Since the day I got my Motorola Droid I have listened to complaints about call quality from friends. I did verify that one of my issues was a faulty microphone which was resolved with a hardware swap. Recently, after switching back to the Droid from my Blackberry Storm I started hearing the same classic complaints. I purposely told no one about the switch to see if I would get any comments and it took less than 2 phone calls. [click to continue…]
After my 17 month old son tried to drown my Motorola Droid in the bathtub I just learned an interesting new fact. Â Droid can survive water! OH THANK HEAVEN!
I will be watching for major advancements on the HTC Sense UI getting ported to the Motorola Droid. Â My wife runs the Droid Eris and there are a variety of widgets on the Eris I like. Â The progress is not enough to get me to install, because my phone needs to function as a phone, and 3G voice is still and issue. Â At the very least this is going to be fun to watch the progress.
