Android 2.1 Hitting The Droid This Week

Motorola has announced via Facebook that they will be rolling out Android 2.1 to the Droid this week. Here’s what the build has to offer (via 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.

The browser's now multitouch enabled. No Flash though.

No active wallpapers.

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?

The most exciting upgrade, though, is probably the browser’s new multitouch capabilities. The Droid saw multitouch earlier this week in an update to the Google Maps app, and now it's coming to the browser, too.

The update will not be offering are the animated backgrounds and 3D launcher, as apposed to the drawer launcher in the current software, that we've seen on the Nexus One. Very well may be that the flashier features are being quarantined to more brawny processors. There's also no word on whether or not there will be an increased number of home screens just yet. If the build passes all of Verizon’s testing department’s requirements, we should be seeing updates hit devices this week.

Update on Friday, February 12, 2010 by Mark Burstiner

Woops! Looks like Motorola was feeling a little hasty. Seems as though the update will not be pushing this week. It will be coming, but not quite so soon. Thanks, Engadget!