Motorola Suffers From Premature Release

We reported to you yesterday that Motorola announced via their Facebook page that starting this week Droid users would start seeing the update to Android 2.1, well looks like that was a little premature on Motorola’s part.

According to Matt the forum manager over at the Motorola Owners’ Forum that announcement was a tad premature. Here’s what he had to say:

Well that was apparently clear as mud because he followed up with this:

People over on the owners’ forum are a tad bit upset and rightly so, the way this has been handle by both Motorola and Verizon is pathetic. Will Droid owners be getting the Android 2.1 update this week or not? No one really knows as all communication from Motorola and Verizon about the update has ceased flowing. What’s interesting is the fact that Motorola hasn’t updated their Facebook page to reflect the new information.

See what was supposed to come with the update after the jump

This is straight from Motorola:

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.