i updated my phone on friday last week to android 2.1. this was a significant and long-awaited upgrade from version 1.5 i had been running for a long time.
the update went rather smoothly once i found a windows pc available to recognize my usb connection. of course, it turns out my third-party usb cable seemed to be holding back the ability for my phone to be recognized as a shared drive, a problem i thought was to blame on either the phone or my os. the original usb cable proved to be required for the phone to be seen. noted for future reference.
i have to say that i really love the update. aside from being able to run some apps that run under android 2.0 and up, the interface is much improved. and some of my apps which did run under android 1.5 run much better under 2.1. sprint boasted of these improvements:
- Keypad backlight optimization
- Bulk Bluetooth contact push
- Various Bluetooth fixes
- Increased speed and performance
- Swipe to Unlock/Mute/Speakerphone
- New camera features
- Pandora enhancements
of course, i don’t care at all about pandora since it is lame. the swipe to unlock feature is very nice. the camera responds better too.
