Starting 03/30/2010, Verizon Wireless is pleased to announce a new software update for the DROID by Motorola. Users will be able to upgrade their software to version AP: ESE81/BP: C_01.3E.03P to receive new improvements and enhancements.



*Key Advantages:*



o Email - Yahoo Mail is now supported - customers can simply

sign in with their Yahoo! Email address and password. Note:

Yahoo! Email is not available over Wi-Fi

o Pinch to Zoom now available in the Browser, Maps, and Gallery

o Speech-to-Text - Customers can now use their voice instead

of typing whenever a text-entry box appears

o Google Goggles is now preloaded

o The new Gallery application uses 3D layout and shows both

pictures taken with the customer's Android device and images

from Picasa Web Albums account online



*Software Schedule:*

Below is the software-upgrade notification schedule (All times listed are Eastern Time):



o At noon on 03/30, 1,000 users will receive notification of

the update.

o At 11:59 PM on 03/30, 9,000 more users will receive the

update notification.

o After the first 10,000 users receive the update on 03/30,

there will be a 24-hour period when no additional upgrades

will be delivered.

o On Day 3 (04/01), 200,000 users will receive the update

notification at 11:59 PM. This schedule will continue each

day thereafter until the update has been delivered to all users.



*Download & Install Conditions:*



o An OTA download requires 40% or more power availability if

the device is not connected to an external power source or

20% or more power if it is connected to an external source

o If roaming, the customer will not receive the update. The

only option in this scenario is for the subscriber to enable

Wi-Fi and wait for a mandatory OTA. The wait period in this

case will not be more than 12 hours

o User must wait to receive the upgrade via OTA

o User is unable to make or receive calls, including emergency

calls during this time

o Users will see the following information when they select*

More info* on the update screen:/ This software update

includes new enhancements to support Yahoo! Email,

pinch-to-zoom, and many other improvements for your DROID by

Motorola. You will be unable to use your device or make

emergency calls for the duration of the install. The

software updates automatically, and your DROID will power

off and on as part of this software upgrade.