Late yesterday, we’ve reported that a Motorola employee has confirmed that Android 2.3 Gingerbread update will be coming to Motorola Droid X handset along with the Droid Pro, Droid 2, and Droid Global handsets. It is being heard that Motorola have nailed down all the Gingerbread update builds for the Droid series devices.
And now Verizon has released a support page, containing the change log and benefits of updating the Motorola Droid X to the Google’s latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. So Verizon is going to announce the Gingerbread update for Droid X very soon. The upcoming Gingerbread update is bearing the build number – 4.5.596.MB810.Verizon.en.US. and bringing several improvements and enhancements to the Droid X.
Update: Verizon has confirmed that the Gingerbread update for Motorola Droid X will be rolling out from May 27th, Friday.
The Features To be Updated After Upgrading to Gingerbread:
# A new Download Manger App will be added, which will manage every download form web browsing, email attachments, and other apps.
# Multi-Touch Key-Chording allows you to enter numbers and symbols with keyboard shortcut combos, and you don’t need to change to the numeric keyboard mode.
# New widgets, icons and screen will be updated with refreshed colors.
# Using ‘New App Menu’ you can create custom app groups – All Apps, Recent, & Downloaded.
# Geo-Tagging option for Camera applications.
# Improvements for Calendar, E-mail, and many more.
# ActiveSync fixes, Improved battery life.
# Enhanced Auto Focus camera feature to use in low-light situations.
The Gingerbread OTA update should soon be rolled out on any day starting today. So Droid x users have to keep checking for notifications on their handsets. The update is weighing at the size of 112MB.
Droid X users need to select “Menu” > “Settings” > “About Phone” > “Settings” > “System Updates” > and tap the “Check New” button –> Tap Install –> Installation should start now.
For more info on the features and download instructions of the 4.5.596.MB810.Verizon.en.US (Gingerbread) update, check the source links 1, and 2 below.
hasnt shown up on my droid x yet
I have not got the update yet but my wife did.
I just installed it and I’m having an awful time getting my phone to NOT freeze. I’m on my third try of taking the battery out and putting it back in. I have reset, everything comes up, then when I hit an app, all but info bar at top of screen goes to black and nothing works.
Installed it yesterday and my dialer hasn’t worked since. After pushing the dialer button it flashes the dialer screen for less than a second and then minimizes. Tried clearing, force stop, powering off and pulling battery. I do NOT want to reset. Any way around it?
Installed a few hours ago, required that I pull the battery because the phone froze but after 3 battery pulls everything seems to be working great! I like what I see so far.
Installed the new version, but the dialer screen shows for less than a second after initiating a call. The home, back, and power buttons are not responsive to make the dialer reappear. Any suggestions to correct this?