Verizon as promised, has started rolling out Over the Air (OTA) update for the much advertised Motorola Droid phone. The OTA update for Droid brings bug fixes, improvements  and more. (Full list of changes and improvements provided below)

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The update also called ESD56 brings the following changes:

  • Improved OS stability.
  • Improved battery life.
  • Camera’s autofocus is improved, time between shots is reduced.
  • Three-way calling enhancements.
  • Incoming call quality is improved.
  • Speakerphone remains on when call waiting kicks in.
  • Better Bluetooth, background echo eliminated, improved phone book transfer of contacts to in-vehicle systems.
  • GPS icon will disappear after a GPS app is closed.
  • SMS and MMS messages can be received after an EMS message is received.
  • SMS and MMS can now go to seven-digit addresses.
  • Google contact merging supports seven-digit numbers.
  • Visual Voice Mail notices arrive instantly.
  • Corporate calendar widget is updated.

How to get the update

If you can’t wait for the automatic update, then follow the steps listed below to manually update your phone

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Move to the About Phone option.
  3. Check for System Updates.

The update will take between 6 to 10 minutes. During the update process, you won’t be able to use your Motorola based phone. So that would be a good time to get coffee for yourself.

Forum users are reporting that the camera has become faster, however the indoor shots are still not that good. Interestingly, the update has arrived a little bit earlier than we were expecting, since 11th December was  the rumored update date as we told you. Do share with us your feedback regarding the just released OTA update.