Android 2.2 upgrade for Droid X may already be trickling out, other Droids shortly?

We've already gathered that Verizon, Moto, and HTC all seem to be pretty well committed to bumping most of their Droid models to Froyo (as well they should), but things are starting to get real -- really real. First off, we've been fed a shot of a tipster's Droid X that has apparently already been blessed with 2.2 over the air; the baseband version is a tick older than the one in a shot leaked over on My Droid Life, but it's anyone's guess how Motorola is staging this and what the final gold binary really contains. We've also seen a 2.2 ROM for the Droid Incredible leak recently (and the Droid before that), so uncorroborated rumors we're seeing that three of the four retail Droids will be getting 2.2 by the 15th of next month aren't necessarily crazy. Remember: think positive thoughts.

[Thanks, Shane]

[RioRyan Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:02AM]

... and I jiz in my pants

[NuklearPanda Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:06AM]

OMG. This better be legit or I'm going Duke Nukem on somebody's ass.

[ustna Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:08AM]

@RioRyan

WTF...C'mon Sprint and HTC, give us our 2.2 on the EVO.

[Theguywiththehair Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:08AM]

@RioRyan

A sign of good things to come!

[I Fling Poo Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:09AM]

@NuklearPanda my incredible is waiting patiently.

[shadowj0 Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:19AM]

@RioRyan

THERE BETTER BE A DROID (O.G.) FROYO UPDATE IN THIS!!!

OR ELSE... WE RIOT!!!

[Mike10010100 Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:20AM]

@ustna

Calm down. It will come in time.

(OMG 2.2! AL;KASDL;VN;ALKWNEF!!!!! WAAANTTTT!11one!!! Why?????)

Seriously. Just calm down.

[Plazmic Flame Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:23AM]

Now if only there were a GSM Droid X.....


=(

[jareth86 Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:40AM]

@RioRyan
I keep hearing so many "2.2" is out rumors, but none of them are ever true. Froyo is the lochness monster of OS's.

[IcerC Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:51AM]

@Androidsugly ..not as ugly as ur face ooo
Oh I don't know maybe because home button goes home and menu button opens the menu.

[jtf323 Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:52AM]

@Androidsugly

Uhh you realize "menu" and "home" do two completely different things right?

[MisterWarmth Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:56AM]

I have to be honest, I kinda don't care when my Galaxy S (Vibrant) gets Android 2.2, since its already doing everything I want it to. Music Player that comes with Galaxy S is best in the android universe, and it plays 720p/1080p MKV files with full hardware acceleration, which only it and the Droid X can do right now.

I know responsiveness is supposed to go up with Froyo, hopefully the battery life as well. Just more icing on the cake, the Android experience is already amazing, especially the sexy widgets.

[kpenning Posted Jul 28th 2010 1:41AM]

@MisterWarmth Galaxy S getting Android 2.2 PDA tonight: http://briefmobile.com/galaxy-s-android-2-2-build-leaked

[Waltah Posted Jul 28th 2010 1:42AM]

@jareth86
Tell that to my N1;)

[bufbarnaby Posted Jul 28th 2010 1:50AM]

@NuklearPanda If they don`t upgrade my Droid soon...I`m going MEL on Google/Moto/Verizon.
WP 7 here I come !

[John52 Posted Jul 28th 2010 2:46AM]

@NuklearPanda

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE3KdcTgrno

[grumbles Posted Jul 28th 2010 3:00AM]

@jtf323

You'll have to forgive him, Apple users aren't too familiar with having more than one button ;)

[Barguast Posted Jul 28th 2010 3:19AM]

@Androidsugly
That simply ain't true and just shows that you've never used an Android device. Menu shows options for the current app, I.e. in Engadget it let's me search or tip Engadget. Home takes you to the front screen.

Why I'm trying to educate a troll who'd prefer to live in ignorance, I don't know. :/

[ChazClout Posted Jul 28th 2010 3:25AM]

@Androidsugly
No. Menu opens other options.

Home takes you here:
http://www.chazclout.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/snap20100728_081923.png
Menu opens the menu (shockingly) or additional settings options here:
http://www.chazclout.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/snap20100728_081927.png
Simples?

[ChazClout Posted Jul 28th 2010 5:46AM]

@Androidsugly
No.
Menu is a button that brings up dynamic menus depending on which app you are using.
Browser:
http://www.chazclout.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/snap20100728_103529.png
Engadget app:
http://www.chazclout.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/snap20100728_103901.png
Google Maps:
http://www.chazclout.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/snap20100728_103925.png

You want to know the definition of redundant? Your brain could very well be. ;)

[ChazClout Posted Jul 28th 2010 6:14AM]

@Androidsugly
One last thing... Not all Android devices have a dedicated search button, hence the search option in the menu screen.
http://www.chazclout.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dellarchos.jpg

It could be worse, it could be missing copy and paste (accessed by hitting the menu button). :D

[That guy 2 Posted Jul 28th 2010 8:29AM]

@shadowj0 Does O.G. Mean original? Cause we won't riot if it doesn't get froyo, the original droid sucked, sucks, and should be discontinued and verizon should just give everyone that believed their stupid "droid does" campaign a free iPhone 4 on verizon with a bumper, now, I'm not saying the other droids suck (incredible, and X) just that the phone that all of a sudden made android a success was probably the worst one of every android phone, "droid does a keyboard" but it sucked and just added a teeny bit of thickness, "droid does multitasking" yah but now the iPhone does it too- a bit better, "everything idont droid does" those were basically the only 2 things and everything else the iPhone does better, and some stuff the droid can't, except for maps
nav which rocks seriously

[Rick James Posted Jul 28th 2010 8:36AM]

@bufbarnaby

Lols--comeon now, waiting for the droid to be updated nearly isn't as excruciating as waiting for the orginal Storm to be updated. Now that WAS excruciating!

[HankG Posted Jul 28th 2010 8:54AM]

@MisterWarmth You've never used 2.2 if you don't care about it.

[dyinman Posted Jul 28th 2010 9:51AM]

@That guy 2
" "droid does multitasking" yah but now the iPhone does it too- a bit better"

I don't usually feed the trolls, but that is too much. LOL

[MrGoodCat Posted Jul 28th 2010 9:53AM]

android 2.2 is steadily taking over our droids. i am surprised though that engadget hasn't posted about the 2.2 ota leak for the incredible. oh well, 'sall good. props to verizon for rolling this out quickly! even if some are "unofficial"...

[MrGoodCat Posted Jul 28th 2010 9:54AM]

@MrGoodCat

...and apparently i can't read...its too early

[iroq d mullet Posted Jul 28th 2010 10:14AM]

@Androidsugly
"menu" has apps, yes. "home" may or may not have apps, but can also have these awesome little things known as "widgets". if i want to get certain info from a certain widget, i will go "home", if i want to browse for certain apps and/or settings, i will go to the "menu". let it simmer...

[crow610 Posted Jul 28th 2010 10:58AM]

@Androidsugly fragmentation

[dalex7777 Posted Jul 28th 2010 11:45AM]

@NuklearPanda Is that like Duke Nukem 3D--a threat that never materializes?

LOL Apogee geeks know what I'm talking about...

[njbianco96 Posted Jul 28th 2010 1:18PM]

@Androidsugly I guess having more then one button is just to much for some people (like others said the home and menu button have 2 different functions........common sense)

[Canizorro Posted Jul 29th 2010 12:25AM]

@That guy 2

Hehe. okay gotta feed the troll on this one too. You are comparing the original droid to the iphone4? It was a 3gs competitor. The iphone 3gs was the worst of the iphones with it's crazy inability to keep calls, although it looks like the iphone 4 will be taking the crown. Droid killed the 3gs with it's existence of a keyboard and FULL multitasking. The ios4's gimped multitasking pales in comparison to Android. It is even better then the iphone4's same gimped multitasking. Now there is going to be a Droid 2 with improved keyboard, Froyo, and comparable hardware that will be the actual competitor to iphone 4. HAH. Okay, done with the feeding.

[OCJP Posted Jul 29th 2010 1:01AM]

@Androidsugly You seriously don't know what you're talking about lil' trollie, and I suggest you do your homework first before you turn in your assignment... F-

[Shooter McGavin Posted Jul 29th 2010 4:40AM]

@That guy 2

You're dumb, stfu.

[Jean Marc Posted Jul 29th 2010 8:18AM]

@Androidsugly Seriously how many times do you have to be banned, you could at least try to be clever we all know its you no matter which name you decide to use: MicrosoftOwns, MicrosoftOwns2, Android looks Hacked Together, fragmented, BecauseItsNotGoogle, FragmentedAndroid, annoynimous, account5. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE go away or at least get away from android post!

[victorstuber Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:03AM]

w00t!

[Teerim Posted Jul 28th 2010 3:03AM]

@victorstuber

Shit just got real.

[Hoopla Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:04AM]

Speedy! Good job Moto!

[cdf74dc9 Posted Jul 28th 2010 2:59PM]

@Hoopla

Not as fast as independent developer.

[Physicsguy89 Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:04AM]

Good for them, although I've been enjoying some tasty Froyo on my Nexus One for a little while now :P

[Lethallax Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:05AM]

Way to go droid x, now I want froyo on my samsung moment

[JDubbs115 Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:06AM]

So what does 2.2 bring to the Droid X? Not sarcasm, just don't actually know

[kapanak Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:10AM]

@JDubbs115

Performance boost. Flash, REAL FLASH. Optimization for the Wifi and camera...A home row at the bottom of the screen...you know, the usual.

[JDubbs115 Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:19AM]

@kapanak

wow, the Droid X and Incredible are already so fast. I can't imagine them getting even faster! I hope flash is slick; skyfire on my WinMo phone works pretty well even though it's outdated

[adamwjohnson5 Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:21AM]

@JDubbs115 The new search widget in 2.2 is brilliant. Search everything, apps, music, web. OTA file push, Chrome to Phone is a good example but will be used to push music and apps directly to your phone from the browser.

[kapanak Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:33AM]

@JDubbs115

If you think Incredible is fast, then you are in for a treat...

I mean, I thought my Nexus One was fast, but after 2.2 upgrade, it is BLAZING...especially when rendering webpages.

As for Flash, as long as you remember to set the setting to "on-demand", then you are fine...

[ramborocky Posted Jul 28th 2010 2:03AM]

@JDubbs115
Froyo 2.2 adds much-needed enterprise features like Exchange 2010 support, including remote-wipe and device locking and password requirements.

[JaZzo Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:06AM]

Flash!

[MrPrezidential Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:07AM]

I wonder what else comes with this OS update

[Jokool7777 Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:07AM]

HEll yeah!!!!