Go here for more information than you can ever imagine about your phone, including the version of the Android software you’re running, your current signal strength, whether you’re roaming, and much more. Much of what you’ll find here is informational only. It’s also where you go to see if there’s an Android software update for you.
System updates. Tap if you want to see whether there’s a software update available. If there is, follow the instructions for installing it.
Note
Technically, you don’t need to update your phone’s software manually by tapping “System updates”. Updates are automatically delivered to you over the Verizon Network, via what’s called over the air (OTA) update (Make Sure Your Software Is Up-to-Date).
Status. Tap for a mind-boggling amount of detail about your phone’s status, including its signal strength, whether it’s roaming, the battery level, your phone numbers, the phone’s Wi-Fi MAC address (a unique number that identifies your Droid 2), the network you’re using (Verizon Wireless), and a barrage of techie details that only a full-time geek could love.
Legal information. Here’s where you can while away the hours reading Google’s terms of service, and the contracts that govern the use of Android. If you’re not a lawyer, you don’t want to read this. In fact, even if you are a lawyer, you don’t want to read this.
Safety information. Spend enough time reading the information you find here, and you may think the Droid 2 is a dangerous weapon, not a smartphone. This provides safety information about every aspect of using the Droid 2, including repetitive motion problems, glass parts, warnings about small children and the phone, and so on.
Other information. The rest of the screen gives you a variety of very technical information that you most likely will never need to know, such as the kernel number and the ERI version. However, if you ever need tech support, you may need to go back to this screen to read this information to a techie. The only setting to pay attention to is Android version, which tells you the current version number of your operating system.
