Retail Droid X getting latest firmware update, call log privacy bug emerges

That over-the-air firmware update that rolled out to early Droid X units in the field prior to the launch seems to be trickling out to retail units now, and along with that news comes a surprisingly long changelog. Along with a bunch of squashed bugs, the latest build has a few visual tweaks and improvements to Bluetooth, Exchange ActiveSync, and Visual Voicemail connectivity, so it seems like this is an OTA notification you'll want to promptly tap "OK" to. On a slightly less-positive note, BGR points out a troublesome privacy issue with the phone: when you delete your call log or a text message thread, the deleted items still show up in the history log attached to your individual contacts. That sucks, yeah -- but seeing how the phone has been out for mere days and we've already seen two updates get pushed out since the first review units hit the streets, we're hopeful that'll get patched up on the double.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[Dwillycom Posted Jul 19th 2010 2:09PM]

Dwilly said it, say no to moto blur+efuses

[thescreensavers Posted Jul 19th 2010 3:25PM]

@Dwillycom

The Efuse just puts the phone into recovery mode. It does not blow up the phone lol.

[beast101 Posted Jul 19th 2010 4:56PM]

@thescreensavers cosign...these people need to need to read more often before making efuse comments

[Dwillycom Posted Jul 19th 2010 2:10PM]

Efuse + motoblur = droid fail

[mandude Posted Jul 19th 2010 2:18PM]

Cannot wait for froyo! This phone f'n rocks!

[digsoreos Posted Jul 19th 2010 2:29PM]

Google should required Android phone manufacturers who want to load their "Sense" and "Blur" interfaces to give customers the option to turn it off and use stock Android or to completely uninstall it. To keep Android open and customizable, these special interfaces should be available in the Android MarketplaceMarketplace for those who want them. Plus, it could be an additional revenue stream for HTC and Motorola. This would keep Android open and would please more customers than it would upset.

[Bipoler23 Posted Jul 19th 2010 5:16PM]

@digsoreos

The epic 4g will be my 1st android phone - I'm conning from webos will I like it? And u mean to tell me I can't turn off samsungs touchwIz interface @ will? That sucks if I don't like their interface and want just stock android

[digsoreos Posted Jul 19th 2010 5:45PM]

@Bipoler23

I haven't used WebOS so I can't answer that. I'm coming from the original BlackBerry Storm so the Droid X (and Android PS for that matter) is light years ahead. I had a brief stint with an iPhone 3GS which was awesome but left me frustrated in how I couldn't customize it is very much. But the iPhone at least has no problem uploading a photo to Facebook in the correct orientation. When I try to upload a photo in portrait mode from my Droid X it comes out posted sideways. I hope Google fixes this because it just gives those with an iPhone a reason to laugh at us. Anyhow, I digress.

If Google requires Android phone manufacturers to make stock Android OS available then we might all get OS updates around the same time. And that would make a lot of customers happy. (Pardon my typos earlier; I'm getting used to the new SwiftKey Beta keyboard.)