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Own Android History: Bid on OG Motorola DROID Prototype Device

Tim April 15, 2024 18

Over on eBay, Android enthusiasts have a chance to bid on a piece of certified Android history. For many, including Android bloggers like me, the Motorola DROID, aka the "OG DROID," was the first piece of Android tech they ever got in their hands. I can...

It’s Seriously Time for a DROID Comeback

Tim March 28, 2023 79

Earlier this month, we asked readers a hypothetical question. If they were buying a phone today, what brand would it be? Given the current state of things, it really came down to Google's Pixel and Samsung's Galaxy options, and to be quite frank, that is super...

10 Most Important Android Phones to Date

Tim January 7, 2022 142

We're in a reminiscing mood and on a recent podcast, we brought up the Galaxy Nexus for some odd reason. While speaking about the phone, I mentioned it would be a top 10 Android phone of all time, which then lead me to think what other phones might be on such...

Can’t Believe the Motorola “OG” DROID is 10 Years Old

Tim December 12, 2019

Believe it or not, the original DROID from Motorola, or just OG DROID for short, is officially 10 years old as of this past October. Its official release date was October 17, 2009 on Verizon. Time flies, folks! Obviously, everyone here knows the importance of...

#TBT: The Story of How the OG DROID Helped Save Three Companies

Tim May 2, 2019

In April of 2011, Wired published a brilliant piece on the original Motorola DROID, a phone that many of you may have owned back in the day. Well, as cool as we all know that phone is and was, did you know that the OG DROID helped save three companies? Oh,...

Moto Z Play DROID Getting Android Nougat Update Today!

Kellen March 7, 2017 47

The Moto Z Play DROID (our review) is the latest in Verizon's lineup to see an update to Android Nougat. The update originally started rolling out over the weekend to a select group, with Big Red setting today as the date for full rollout. According to at...

DROID Turbo 2 Gets Its Android Nougat Update

Kellen February 25, 2017 127

After a few days worth of soak tests, Verizon and Motorola started pushing the update to Android Nougat to the DROID Turbo 2. The update is arriving as software version 25.11.10. The update sure appears to be live for just about everyone, as our inbox filled...

DROID Turbo Gets in on That Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Action With September’s Security Patch (Updated)

Kellen December 5, 2016 68

The original DROID Turbo - yep, that one! - started receiving its update to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow over the weekend. Again, this is the original Turbo, which is a solid 2 years old at this point, still receiving updates, even if they do seem months behind. ...