Droid 2 update rolling out to customers tonight

10:12 pm PDT • October 27, 2010

There’s something in the air tonight… an update perhaps? To your Droid 2, maybe?

Correct! Verizon have said that the latest software version — v2.3.20 — for the Motorola Droid 2 will start rolling out to a limited number of people tonight.

But what does the update bring? I have a list!

Improvements:

Improved battery life.
Heightened proximity sensor accuracy to enable faster screen response.
View the Weather widget in both landscape and portrait orientation.
Simpler setup, improved user interactions, and better notifications for Visual Voice Mail.
Background Email Sync during display inactivity for better user experience.
Support for email domain suffixes containing more than three characters.
Keep text messages organized with chronological in-box screen.
Edit text messages after you’ve inserted a video file.
Improved audio sound during recorded video playbacks.
Stream Guided Tour videos on device in Help Center application with ease.
Faster location tracking during GPS navigation.
Faster transitions between Wi-Fi and 3G in data connection.

Enhancements:

New ability to add pictures from your Gallery to a contact.
Export all your contacts to the SD card.
View details of Social Networking contacts.
VZ Navigator is now preloaded on device.

If you’re keen to get the update happenin’, you can go to Settings -> About -> Software Update. Don’t see it? Cross your fingers and try again after midnight tonight.

Instructions for the update are available here.

[via Droid Life]