guys, got few question need to be clear off:

1) According to the forum, Droid is not usable in Malaysia? But some forumer says it's going to be launch at the end of March in Malaysia?
2) Milestone can be root or rom to android 2.1, but after the process, the functionality of the milestone 2.1 will be exactly as the droid 2.1? and is the market place (for free widgets) is accessible by the root android 2.1?
3) basically the differences btw droid and milestone is the bootloader being lock?

Motorola Droid update to Android 2.0.1 has rolled out and it fixed a ton of stuff. Check out this video to see the highlights.
It seems way smoother than b4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEIP4RBsiqQ

Also take a look at the incredible screen scratch test!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4qJHNIiXow

This post has been edited by oneeleven: Mar 10 2010, 12:07 AM

How many of u are damn happy with milestones out there. I am always have second thought with Motorola set...have using HTC, Nokia, SE and Samsung..

i'm selling off my n900 for milestone..getting it tmr or maybe thursday
do the milestone have function like turn to mute or turn phone to snooze alarm?

1. Both Droid and Milestone are the same Motorola phone but meant to work at different regions. The Droid is meant for North American region and has radio that will not work in Malaysia. The Milestone is meant to work every where else like Europe, Asia, etc. The one that is launching end of the month is Milestone. So if you would like one, I'm afraid you can only go with the Milestone.

2. Milestone can be rooted but I heard only HK sets because their firmware has a vulnerability that current rooting method uses. But you cannot use custom ROM because the bootloader is locked. In fact most parts of the firmware is locked. You can't even OC with SetCPU even though you have root. Pulsar Custom ROM is different. It is not really a custom ROM. Its just a package of core apps and tweaks. It doesn't replace the bootloader nor does it upgrade you to 2.1. The core apps are ported from 2.1 and installed over your current 2.0.1.

3. Yes, besides the bootloader differences... the radio hardware too remember? Do remember you cannot take Droid ROM and installed on Milestone and vice versa.

Yeah we know about that some time now. HK sets were notified over OTA. To me, it didn't do much for UI smoothness. In fact, I didn't really know what 2.0.1 brought to the table. The browser is still choppy. The notification slide bar is slightly smoother but still laggy.

By the way I fixed them by installing Pulsar ROM. I saw the real 2.1 on Droid. Looks really good.

I'm satisfied with my Milestone (software) and I'm damn happy with the phone (hardware). Its really solid. I love the super tight slide mechanism. The entire screen chunk is metal while the bottom is high quality plastic. Every where it radiates 'quality'. Its classy except for that 'Motorola' credibility . I love the call quality. The camera is passable. Just make sure there's no finger print grease over the lens when taking picture. The lens are very prone to flare. Did I mention that the phone is really slim for a full qwerty phone? Although iPhone is slightly slimmer... add on that case and voila, its back to thick.

The screen is surprising resistant to finger print smudges. Its there for sure but nothing a quick wipe with your shirt cannot solve. I don't know if its oleophobic but it doesn't seem so. Some forums say the screen is made of gorilla glass. Whatever that means...

I think there's a feature to mute a call. But I haven't tried the turn over phone to snooze alarm. The hardware is definitely capable but I'm not sure if the default app supports it. Maybe there's a 3rd party app that can do that.

Nice review above

davidmak, may I know how long does the battery last according to your daily usage? Can it last for one whole day?

Definitely more than 1 day for me. If I were to use it every hour, I will need to charge it by the end of the day. By 11PM it'll be around 15%. Pretty good for my standard. Definitely better than iPhone 3GS.

However, on a typical work day where I won't have time to play with it except making/receiving calls. It can last close to 2 days to me.

i just got my HK set milestone.
i try to root it but not sure whether i am success or not.
is any way to prove my milestome rooted ?
and i still stuck in 2.0 ver. how to i update to 2.0.1 ?

To update there are two ways. The OTA way is to go to Settings>About Phone>System Updates. You will need to be connected either to your 3G data or WIFI because it will search for updates. You should be prompted that an update is available. Then it will continue to download. When completed, it will proceed to update itself. Just make sure you have enough battery to continue.

The other way is to install Motorola Update Software. Get it from Motorola HK website. Not sure if it will work with Windows 7 64 bit, didn't try on that. The rest is automated just like using Nokia Software Updater.

For the sake of discussion there is also another way albeit more low level --> SBF manual flashing. You will need Motorola RSD Lite software, a driver and the appropriate region SBF file. The SBF is the firmware file. If for some reasons you want to downgrade to 2.0, I think this is the only way.

Is Hong Kong set are more cheaper than here mah?

i try to use the system update it fail and show error.
i wondering is my rooting have make it update ?
have your hear about the Pulsar_1.2.1_Update ?
how do i install it ? do i need atleast 2.0.1 to able to do it ?

I don't know how much they are selling in HK. Judging from the AP price of RM19xx compared to original rumored at around RM25xx. Sounds like a good idea. If you're getting AP, there is a valid reason why we should take HK set. First the keyboard is QWERTY while I heard some European sets are QWERTZ. Milestone selling in Singapore is also HK AP.

Have you signed in your Google account on the phone? I also hit this error but mysteriously after signing in, I get an update notification. Otherwise, just use the Motorola Update Software. Also I have heard that once your root, you lose OTA capability. Maybe this is your problem.

Yes, we have heard about Pulsar 1.2.1 custom ROM. I made a post few pages back. Check it out. You have to use Pulsar 1.2.1 and not the update patch. And yes, you need at least Android 2.0.1 to be able to do it. If you do it with 2.0, you will be stuck at the boot process. To recover, use RSD Lite with the appropriate SBF of your choice.

Remember to wipe and clean data before applying the update. Just follow your instructions on hand. Or read my post.

to wipe and clean data? how do i do that?
is it for Plulsar or just regular update ?

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Added on March 10, 2010, 11:05 amwhere can i download the 2.0.1 update file so i can do it manual for recovery mode.


This post has been edited by sentlon: Mar 10 2010, 11:05 AM

Wipe and clean data only applies for Pulsar Custom ROM. Before applying any update first you need to boot into the console. There will be options. Just the D-pad to navigate. Before applying the Pulsar Custom ROM which is in the form of an update.zip file, you need to wipe and clean data (shown in the menus).

Regular update is optional. Have you tried Motorola Software Update? Try with that first.

finally success for update 2.0.1
now, how i gonna install the Pulsar Custom Rom ?
do i need to root the 2.0.1 first ?

Hallo everyone, i would like to ask that Motorola Milestone came with MotoNav GPS with are 60 days trial version, is there anyway i can use Google Maps Navigator (Beta) inside Motorola Milestone ? Thanks

It doesn't require rooting. The rest follow the instructions. And cross your fingers.

where can i download the Pulsar v1.2.1 English ver.?
the one i download is Demark, i need a Eng ~!