Unfortunately, that's a picture of 2.1 since the youtube widget is plain like we have in 2.1. Google changed the widget to look a little different with some previews on the widget with Froyo 2.2.
My assumption is that it'll ship with 2.1 and very quickly after be receiving 2.2, but they may be able to code and push 2.2 to all these Droids by the time of release. I could see Verizon delaying the release date (maybe that's why nothing has been announced? They knew Froyo was coming and are waiting to see how fast Motorola can get the software onto their devices and push it through the VZW testing process? - just a thought)
Either way, there's NO WAY Motorola would make a phone that looks this nice and not do whatever they could to get Froyo on it as soon as humanly possible. I think anyone would be silly to worry much about not having Froyo on this phone around the time of release.
The huge screen is awesome - much better for texting, but for me, honestly, the question comes down to what kind of touch sensors Motorola is using in this phone. If the touchscreen sensors can only register two inputs at a time (like the current Motorola Droid) and not more than 2 (like the new Amel MaxTouch sensors found in the Incredible which can register much more than 2 simultaneous touches, and which are MUCH more responsive overall to individual presses) then I could see me passing on this device and waiting for the next big thing in another 3-4 months, or waiting until Christmas. I don't want a phone with a really fast processor, lots of RAM/ROM and tons of potential to be bottlenecked by awful touch sensors.
I hope Motorola put every premium part (within reason) into this phone - it could sell really well for them and be just as big as any Droid before it.
its a moto, and it will come with 2.2 and a bigger screen
looks sick
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Will the shadow be branded as a Droid, like Droid Xtreme?
It should be assumed so. However, the LG Ally (which runs Android 2.1) isn't branded as a Droid, but simply as the "LG Ally", so we know of at least one Verizon phone that runs Android that isn't a "Droid" - but I would say that this phone looks like a Droid in and out and it's probably 99.9999% safe to assume it's going to be a Droid <insert descriptor name here>.
Please god don't let them name it the "Droid Extreme", "Droid Shadow", or "Droid Ultimate." Those are all horrible names that make the phone sound like it's something it's not. Droid Incredible is all right, but I'm hoping Verizon will revert to more conservative names for future Droids... we'll see.
Will the shadow be branded as a Droid, like Droid Xtreme?
Except for the Lg Ally, all VZW Android phones are branded Droid "Something." I don't see why the "Shadow" would be any different, unless VZW's changing their strategy. Droid is a brand for then and a very strong one. It is arguably their best marketing campaign in years, so to abandon it would be a bit premature.
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You're right, though I could have sworn it was called the Droid Devour. Maybe that was before it was released. Oh well...I guess we'll just have to wait and see with the "Shadow."
Originally Posted by wnrussell
Just says droid there, nothing on the official name yet...
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