Google Now Rolling Out Android 2.2 (Froyo) to Nexus One Owners
Google Now Rolling Out Android 2.2 (Froyo) to Nexus One Owners
Posted 05/24/2010 at 5:49am
| by Paul Lilly
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In a blog post last Thursday, Android SDK Tech Lead Xavier Ducrohet promised that "Android 2.2 will be here soon, and some devices will get the update in the coming weeks." Making good on that promise, Google has now begun pushing out Android 2.2, otherwise known as "Froyo," to Nexus One owners.
If you're not seeing the update on your Nexus One just yet, hang tight. Like previous rollouts, Froyo's is staggered, and it appears that members of the press are getting first dibs, says MG Siegler over at TechCrunch. For those of you who find that unacceptable, you can always take matters into your own hands and manually install the update by following these instructions posted on Phandroid.com.
Android 2.2 ranks as the first mobile OS to fully support Adobe Flash 10.1. In addition, the latest update finally allows users to install applications to an SD card instead of their phone's internal memory. Some of the other features include an app launcher bar in place of the pop-out app tray, an improved camera, and tethering and mobile hotspot functions.
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burntjuggalas
May 24, 2010 at 4:23pm
for your situation i believe it could do you good. of course that would depend on the mobile networks operating frequencies oversea's on which version you'd want to get.
DOAcepr
May 24, 2010 at 11:31am
My contract with AT&T is up soon and I need a new phone... I travel and live oversea frequently so I cant be tied to a 2 year contract... is the Nexus One worth the $500+ is costs?
athlon11
May 24, 2010 at 9:02am
That may take awhile, HTC has to port over the Sense UI, it will definitely hit the Moto Droid before the Incredible.
quickone
May 24, 2010 at 6:18am
I'm still waiting for 2.1 for my Moment to come through sprint.
This is probably one of the greatest things Google has done. One OS for multiple phones, one app store that works for them all. Will defintely help move things forward a lot faster.
~~The difference between insanity and genius is merely succes~~
cynical
May 24, 2010 at 7:08am
Like the other poster said, it's already out. AFAIK, the update won't directly get pushed to your phone via an OTA upgrade. You'll have to do it on your Windows PC (won't work on your Mac or in Linux) or take it into a Sprint Store (probably a service center) and have them do it.
The source has already been released as well and there's been custom kernel's popping up at http://www.sdx-developers.com/
slumbersix
May 24, 2010 at 6:27am
Quickone, 2.1 is available for your Moment... It's been available for around a week now... Better get on it.
quickone
May 24, 2010 at 8:19am
Yep, looks like it was released on the 15th, I am updating it right now. Last time they sent a text to say an update was avaliable
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