Motorola Droid X Handsets Upgraded With Android 2.2

Americans with the Motorola Droid X smartphone on the Verizon Wireless network should start receiving the Android 2.2 operating system upgrade.

Verizon Wireless spokesman Albert Aydin confirmed the upgrade, telling eWEEK that the software bump is happening in waves over the air.

Push Or Pull

Droid X users can also “pull” the update today by pressing “Menu” > “Settings” > “About Phone” > “System Updates.”

Verizon offers more info on the upgrade at its Droid X support web page here.

Verizon began selling the Droid X with Android 2.1 15 July after executives from the carrier, Motorola, Adobe and Google introduced it at a glitzy launch event in New York City 23 June.

Like the HTC Evo 4G Sprint launched before it, the device features a 4.3-inch screen, making it a mini multimedia consumption machine.

The device also records high-definition video in 720p and comes with an HDMI port to play video through HD TVs.

The device proved extremely popular, selling out for the first several weeks of its availability.

Android 2.2

However, the handset launched with Android 2.1, catching the tail end of that build cycle. Verizon would proceed to launch the Motorola Droid 2 in August with Android 2.2. Verizon’s original Droid and HTC Droid Incredible devices also received the upgrade.

Android 2.2 affords users better enterprise capabilities, faster web browser and application processing, a cloud-to-device messaging API for programmers to play with, and mobile hot spot capabilities.

The Samsung Galaxy S devices from the four US carriers are the remaining smartphones to get the Android 2.2 bump before Google revs a release for Android 3.0 later this fall.