If you simply can’t wait for your turn in the phased update Verizon Wireless is currently rolling out then you have an easy alternative. For those of you that have updated manually before you should need no further explanation, but for all of you newbies out there continue reading for further details.

First off you need to grab the Android 2.1 update binary directly from Google (just to be sure it’s legitimate), rename the file, transfer it to your microSD card, then reboot your DROID to the recovery mode screen and the rest should be self-explanatory. Continue reading →