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Verizon Says Droid Fix Coming In A Few Weeks
This evening I received an email from Verizon Wireless. It contained some welcome news for owners of the Motorola Droid. You see, Google has pushed out new SDKs for Android 2.0.1 and Android 1.6. This means the folks over at Motorola and Verizon can dig their hands into the code to fix the Droid's camera issue. Oh, and I have some info on the Droid BOGO event happening this weekend.This evening I received an email from Verizon Wireless. It contained some welcome news for owners of the Motorola Droid. You see, Google has pushed out new SDKs for Android 2.0.1 and Android 1.6. This means the folks over at Motorola and Verizon can dig their hands into the code to fix the Droid's camera issue. Oh, and I have some info on the Droid BOGO event happening this weekend.The first thing that happened today was that Google made a bunch of new Android SDKs. The Android 2.0.1 Release 1 SDK includes minor API changes, bug fixes and framework behavioral changes. Android 1.6 Release 2 includes new features for users and developers, as well as changes in the Android framework API.
Android developers are welcome to download all these wonderful new tools from Google. You can find links to more information here. Now that those tools are handy, that will speed up a fix for the Motorola Droid, which is having problems with its autofocus feature.
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Verizon spokesperson said in an email that every Droid owner "will receive a free over-the-air download that will be automatically pushed to their phone within coming weeks. This download will enhance the user experience with the most noticeable modifications being an improvement to the camera autofocus capability and the phone's voice reception. The advanced technology of the DROID means customers will only have to accept the download to their phones for continued use and enjoyment of this feature packed Android phone."
I am sure that Droid owners will be pleased to know this.
Also, about Droids. If you're in the market for not one, but two Droids on the Verizon network, this is the weekend to hit up the stores (after you learn about the total cost of ownership, of course). Verizon is running a buy-one-get-one promotion this weekend. Customers can buy a Droid by Motorola and get a Droid Eris for free. (In short, this is a Droid Eris promotion.)
So there you have it.
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