Verizon's Motorola Droid users finally get Android 2.1!

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After much flip-flopping from Verizon about the release date of Android 2.1 for Motorola Droid owners, our sister site, Engadget, says that Droid Does...finally get a firmware update this week.

A limited rollout has already started, and most customers should see the update starting on Thursday. It's an over-the-air release, so don't worry about having to download and install it manually. Make sure you keep your battery at over 40%, though, because Verizon says that the OTA update won't go through if you don't have enough juice.

In an internal email picked up by Engadget, Verizon outlines a rollout schedule that includes around 10,000 Droids so far, with another 200,000 slated to get the update on Thursday. This email comes after a series of setbacks with the release. In fact, the release date was still listed as "TBA" just a couple of days ago.

Frustrated Droid owners will finally get their goodies, though, including Yahoo! Mail integration, Pinch-to-Zoom, the new Gallery app, and speech-to-text features.

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