<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Droid	I-Application
(	O
GSM/UMTS	O
version	O
:	O
Motorola	B-Application
Milestone	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
Internet	O
and	O
multimedia-enabled	O
smartphone	B-Application
designed	O
by	O
Motorola	O
,	O
which	O
runs	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
had	O
been	O
publicized	O
under	O
the	O
codenames	O
Sholes	O
and	O
Tao	O
and	O
the	O
model	O
number	O
A855	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Latin	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
model	O
number	O
is	O
A853	B-Application
(	O
Milestone	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Mexico	O
,	O
the	O
model	O
number	O
is	O
A854	B-Application
(	O
Motoroi	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
ambiguity	O
with	O
newer	O
phones	O
with	O
similar	O
names	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
DROID	B-Application
1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brand	O
name	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
trademark	O
of	O
Lucasfilm	O
licensed	O
to	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
include	O
Wi-Fi	O
networking	O
,	O
a	O
5-megapixel	O
low	O
light	O
capable	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
,	O
a	O
standard	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	O
jack	O
,	O
interchangeable	O
battery	O
,	O
3.7-inch	O
854×480	O
touchscreen	B-Device
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
microSDHC	B-Device
support	O
with	O
bundled	O
16	O
GB	O
card	O
,	O
free	O
turn-by-turn	B-Application
navigation	I-Application
from	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
sliding	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	O
,	O
and	O
Texas	B-Device
Instruments	I-Device
OMAP	I-Device
3430	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Droid	I-Application
runs	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
2.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
does	O
not	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
run	O
the	O
re-branded	O
Motoblur	B-Application
interface	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
instead	O
providing	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Experience	O
skin	O
and	O
application	O
stack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
major	O
marketing	O
push	O
by	O
Motorola	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
during	O
and	O
after	O
its	O
November	O
2009	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
became	O
popular	O
and	O
had	O
strong	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
credited	O
for	O
having	O
popularized	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
the	O
mass	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
hearing	O
aid	O
compatibility	O
(	O
HAC	O
)	O
rating	O
of	O
M3/T3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
ship	O
with	O
free	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
Navigation	I-Application
(	O
beta	O
)	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
explicitly	O
promoted	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
as	O
an	O
Apple	O
iPhone	B-Device
alternative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
TV	O
spots	O
and	O
an	O
associated	O
website	O
made	O
"	O
entertainingly	O
combative	O
"	O
claims	O
listing	O
features	O
then	O
lacking	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
iDo	O
n't	O
multitask	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
 '	O
iDo	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
real	O
keyboard	O
"	O
,	O
only	O
mentioning	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
final	O
frame	O
,	O
reading	O
"	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
Does	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
official	O
launch	O
event	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
's	O
Chief	O
Marketing	O
Officer	O
John	O
Stratton	O
described	O
the	O
campaign	O
as	O
a	O
spoof	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPhone	B-Device
ads	O
,	O
intended	O
to	O
"	O
wake	O
up	O
the	O
market.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
marketing	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
launch	O
included	O
"	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
Does	O
Times	O
Square.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
program	O
(	O
billed	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
interactive	O
experience	O
"	O
)	O
in	O
which	O
Verizon	B-Application
connected	O
the	O
Nasdaq	O
and	O
Reuters	O
electronic	O
billboards	O
in	O
Times	O
Square	O
to	O
its	O
systems	O
such	O
that	O
people	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
electronic	O
displays	O
by	O
using	O
voice	O
commands	O
(	O
illustrating	O
the	O
voice	O
search	O
function	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
primary	O
Android	B-Application
feature	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
of	O
the	O
billboards	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
Times	O
Square	O
or	O
via	O
the	O
"	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
Does	O
"	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
came	O
just	O
under	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
Verizon	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
entered	O
into	O
an	O
agreement	O
to	O
jointly	O
develop	O
wireless	O
devices	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
said	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
it	O
planned	O
to	O
have	O
two	O
Android-based	O
handsets	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
by	O
year-end	O
with	O
more	O
to	O
come	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
handset	O
is	O
the	O
HTC	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
Eris	O
,	O
a	O
modification	O
to	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
seen	O
in	O
shots	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
CEO	O
Eric	O
Schmidt	O
holding	O
one	O
in	O
a	O
Verizon/Google	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
exclusive	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
includes	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
Navigation	I-Application
,	O
an	O
Amazon	O
MP3	O
Store	O
applet	O
,	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
Visual	O
Voice	O
Mail	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analytics	O
firm	O
Flurry	B-Application
estimated	O
that	O
250,000	O
Motorola	B-Application
Droid	I-Application
phones	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flurry	B-Application
also	O
estimated	O
that	O
1.05	O
million	O
Motorola	B-Application
Droids	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
in	O
first	O
74	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
number	O
is	O
greater	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
iPhone	B-Device
which	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
through	O
day	O
74	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
section	O
applies	O
to	O
the	O
Verizon-branded	O
Motorola	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Droid	B-Operating_System
versions	O
in	O
foreign	O
markets	O
(	O
Milestone	O
)	O
may	O
be	O
crippled	O
or	O
have	O
some	O
features	O
disabled	O
due	O
to	O
restrictions	O
enforced	O
by	O
retailer	O
agreements	O
,	O
carrier	O
agreements	O
,	O
manufacturer	O
agreements	O
,	O
or	O
local	O
laws	O
and	O
should	O
be	O
addressed	O
in	O
the	O
appropriate	O
section	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	O
kernel	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
2.0.1	O
OTA	O
release	O
is	O
2.6.29	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
build	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Motorola	O
announced	O
via	O
Facebook	O
that	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
update	O
would	O
begin	O
rolling	O
out	O
later	O
that	O
same	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
update	O
were	O
later	O
retracted	O
,	O
and	O
unclear	O
information	O
from	O
Motorola	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
caused	O
confusion	O
among	O
many	O
,	O
and	O
technology	O
news	O
websites	O
speculated	O
the	O
update	O
would	O
happen	O
even	O
later	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
clear	O
confusion	O
,	O
Motorola	O
released	O
a	O
chart	O
of	O
dates	O
stating	O
when	O
each	O
of	O
their	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
would	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	I-Application
,	O
but	O
this	O
only	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
issues	O
because	O
they	O
said	O
the	O
update	O
would	O
happen	O
"	O
soon	O
"	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
offering	O
a	O
concrete	O
time	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
issue	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	I-Application
"	O
ESE53	O
"	O
update	O
over-the-air	O
,	O
beginning	O
March	O
18	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
test	O
group	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
users	O
would	O
see	O
the	O
update	O
later	O
,	O
into	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
screenshots	O
from	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
documents	O
showed	O
that	O
a	O
last	O
minute	O
software	O
bug	O
was	O
found	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
update	O
was	O
delayed	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
new	O
roll	O
out	O
date	O
determined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
news	O
from	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
provided	O
official	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
update	O
and	O
what	O
it	O
entailed	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
zoom	O
...	O
available	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
browser	O
,	O
Gallery	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
weather	O
and	O
news	O
app/widget	O
including	O
"	O
information	O
you	O
want	O
from	O
the	O
Web	O
...	O
weekly	O
and	O
hourly	O
weather	O
forecasts	O
based	O
on	O
your	O
location	O
,	O
and	O
news	O
headlines	O
"	O
,	O
voice-to-text	O
wherever	O
there	O
are	O
text	O
boxes	O
,	O
"	O
New	O
Gallery	O
application	O
with	O
3D	O
layout	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Live	O
Wallpapers	O
"offer[ing]	O
richer	O
animated	O
,	O
interactive	O
backgrounds	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
,	O
more	O
minor	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
update	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
two	O
more	O
home	O
screens	O
currently	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
another	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	I-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
some	O
apparent	O
discussion	O
by	O
Motorola	O
over	O
whether	O
they	O
would	O
provide	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
Froyo	O
upgrade	O
for	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
and	O
Milestone	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
would	O
get	O
the	O
upgrade	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
staggered	O
rollout	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
rollout	O
began	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
updates	O
the	O
phone	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
build	O
number	O
FRG01B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
began	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
included	O
some	O
minor	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motorola	O
support	O
page	O
reported	O
the	O
Milestone	O
version	O
would	O
get	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
an	O
update	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Droid	I-Application
was	O
successfully	O
"	O
rooted	O
"	O
(	O
manipulated	O
to	O
provide	O
superuser	B-Application
access	O
)	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
removing	O
sponsored	O
or	O
pay-to-use	O
applets	O
(	O
Amazon	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Visual	O
Voice	O
Mail	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
installing	O
and	O
launching	O
custom	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
root	B-Application
access	I-Application
on	O
the	O
phone	O
using	O
a	O
terminal	B-Application
emulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
leaked	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
ROM	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
for	O
those	O
with	O
superuser	B-Application
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
is	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
2.3.4	I-Application
ROM	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
many	O
small	O
updates	O
and	O
edits	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
code	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
properly	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
2.3.5	I-Application
ROM	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
DROID	B-Operating_System
that	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
2.3.4	I-Application
ROM	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
modified	O
to	O
improve	O
performance	O
on	O
the	O
smart	B-Application
phone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
is	O
currently	O
underway	O
at	O
xda-developers	B-Application
to	O
bring	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
,	O
Ice	B-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
,	O
to	O
the	O
Motorola	O
Droid/Milestone	O
,	O
although	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
has	O
stated	O
it	O
will	O
drop	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Droid/Milestone	O
in	O
ICS-based	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
is	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.4	I-Application
ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
ROMs	O
,	O
this	O
ROM	O
has	O
been	O
tweaked	O
to	O
properly	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
is	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.1	O
Rom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quad-band	O
GSM/UMTS	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
Motorola	O
A853	B-Application
(	O
Milestone	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
internal	O
hardware	O
(	O
besides	O
cellular	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
differences	O
include	O
out-of-the-box	O
multi-touch	B-Application
support	O
enabled	O
,	O
a	O
trial	O
version	O
of	O
Motorola	O
's	O
MOTONAV	O
service	O
(	O
instead	O
of	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
's	O
US-only	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
Navigation	I-Application
)	O
and	O
an	O
8	O
GB	O
microSDHC	B-Device
Card	I-Device
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
's	O
16	O
GB	O
microSDHC	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
countries	O
for	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
Milestone	I-Application
included	O
Germany	O
,	O
Italy	O
and	O
Argentina	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joining	O
this	O
trend	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
North	O
American	O
,	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
Milestone	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Canada	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Motorola	B-Application
Milestone	I-Application
is	O
only	O
available	O
from	O
Telus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
on	O
Thursday	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
Milestone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sell-out	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
major	O
victory	O
for	O
Motorola	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
had	O
little	O
success	O
with	O
its	O
prior	O
Windows	O
Mobile-based	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
counting	O
on	O
Android-based	O
phones	O
for	O
future	O
growth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
included	O
a	O
serious	O
limitation	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
prohibited	O
access	O
to	O
its	O
Android	B-Application
Market	O
application	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
Middle	O
Eastern	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
reasonable	O
alternative	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Milestone	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
sixth	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
for	O
HKD	O
4,680	O
with	O
an	O
8	O
GB	O
microSDHC	B-Device
card	I-Device
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
in	O
English	O
but	O
supports	O
Chinese	O
hand	O
writing	O
that	O
originated	O
from	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Operating_System
MING	I-Operating_System
and	O
pinyin	O
input	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
can	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	I-Application
since	O
Q1	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
update	O
features	O
a	O
Chinese	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
more	O
Chinese	O
input	O
methods	O
such	O
as	O
Changjie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
DROID	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Milestone	O
has	O
a	O
bootloader	B-Application
that	O
only	O
allows	O
signed	O
firmware	B-Application
to	O
load	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
creates	O
difficulties	O
for	O
users	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
boot	O
custom	O
ROM	O
images	O
not	O
signed	O
by	O
Motorola	O
that	O
have	O
become	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
modding	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
caused	O
discontent	O
in	O
the	O
Droid	B-Operating_System
community	O
in	O
markets	O
foreign	O
to	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
with	O
numerous	O
petitions	O
being	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whether	O
the	O
disabling	O
of	O
custom	O
boot	B-Application
loaders	I-Application
is	O
due	O
to	O
retailer	O
,	O
carrier	O
,	O
manufacturer	O
,	O
or	O
legal	O
restrictions	O
is	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
2011	O
the	O
community	O
around	O
Milestone	O
ROM-Development	O
and	O
the	O
Polish	O
National	O
BOINC	B-Operating_System
Team	O
initiated	O
AndrOINC	O
to	O
decipher	O
the	O
RSA	O
1024-bit	O
signature	O
and	O
make	O
customizing	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
Motorola	O
committed	O
to	O
delivering	O
an	O
unlockable	O
and	O
relockable	O
bootloader	B-Application
solution	O
for	O
phones	O
receiving	O
updates	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
likely	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
Milestone	O
as	O
Motorola	O
has	O
not	O
indicated	O
it	O
will	O
update	O
the	O
Milestone	O
past	O
Android	B-Application
2.2/Froyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
locked	O
bootloader	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
Milestone	I-Application
has	O
been	O
successfully	O
rooted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
after	O
Motorola	B-Application
Droid	I-Application
received	O
the	O
update	O
,	O
the	O
2.0.1	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
fix	O
a	O
bug	O
with	O
the	O
camera	O
autofocus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Milestone	I-Application
update	O
rolled	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
five	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
update	O
several	O
problems	O
were	O
discovered	O
,	O
but	O
since	O
then	O
firmware	B-Application
2.1	O
update	O
1	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
fixes	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
Froyo	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
UK	O
users	O
with	O
a	O
slow	O
rollout	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Community	O
created	O
ROMs	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
(	O
Froyo	O
)	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
(	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
4	O
(	O
Ice	B-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
)	O
have	O
existed	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
,	O
typically	O
based	O
on	O
kernels	O
from	O
leaked	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
for	O
later	O
software	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
Motorola	O
launched	O
the	O
phone	O
for	O
Mexico	O
as	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
A854	I-Application
(	O
MOTOROI	B-Application
)	O
and	O
became	O
exclusive	O
to	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
network	O
carrier	O
Iusacell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
history	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
Droid	I-Application
and	O
Motorola	B-Application
Milestone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
