It has been a phenomenal month for handset owners. First, Apple came out with an iPhone OS update. Then Google came out with an update for the Nexus One that was nothing short of awesome. Then, the Motorola Droid got an update Friday that had multitouch enabled in Google Maps.
Well, Google has another surprise up their sleeves.
The Motorola Droid’s next update is going to be, gasp, Android 2.1 and it is going to have a multitouch browser among other things. Engadget caught wind that the next update is circulating within Verizon for testing, an update that might make potential Nexus One buyers take a step back and look at their options.
From Engadget:
• It's based on Android 2.1. The build currently being circulated is identified as 2.1 version 1, mirroring the update just pushed to the Nexus One last week.
• Google Goggles is now pre-installed (no matter how unhelpful it may be).
• The browser's now multitouch enabled, just like Google Maps 3.4. Huzzah! No Flash, but then again, we weren't really expecting that.
• Interestingly, the home screen's still got the same look as 2.0.1, meaning it doesn't adopt the Nexus One's rotating 3D grid of app icons -- it's still got the pull-up drawer tab at the bottom.
• No active wallpapers. Bummer!
• The news and weather widgets introduced on the Nexus One are included. Maybe certain capabilities of 2.1 are going to be restricted to devices with minimum performance benchmarks?
It looks pretty good and it definitely is going to make current Droid owners happy. It also presents future Android customers with a nice choice. Google’s Nexus One? Or Motorola’s Droid? Head here to find your local Verizon store here in San Francisco and hop on the Android bandwagon.
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