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Froyo - a few weeks away

Froyo will not be released today according to the Android Developer Blog and Google Press Release. Likely in the next few weeks.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/android-froyo-with-some-sprinkles.html
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/05/android-22-and-developers-goodies.html
"As I said at the beginning, Android 2.2 will be here soon, and some devices will get the update in the coming weeks."

Nexus One update in June, no doubt. What a great update, I can't wait!
If only they'd do some battery work and redo the interface; it would be perfect.

Man if they can give away 5,000 HTC Evo's to people there, they should have given Froyo out to every one else that was at least watching the keynotes on youtube... T.T

Thats weird, I have been reading that it will be available to Nexus One users today as an ota update. I thought the waiting thing was for all the other phones. If I cant get my hands on some Froyo, its gonna be a long few weeks.
Not sure how reputable this site is, but they arent the only ones saying it. and if its on the internet, it must be true.
http://techie-buzz.com/mobile-news/nexus-one-and-droid-to-get-android-22-froyo-ota-update.html

tr.slate said:
Thats weird, I have been reading that it will be available to Nexus One users today as an ota update. I thought the waiting thing was for all the other phones. If I cant get my hands on some Froyo, its gonna be a long few weeks.
Not sure how reputable this site is, but they arent the only ones saying it. and if its on the internet, it must be true.
http://techie-buzz.com/mobile-news/nexus-one-and-droid-to-get-android-22-froyo-ota-update.html
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Don't you think Google would have mentioned that it would be out today if it was? None of these sites actually say where their source is from. For all we know, one could have made it up to get page views and the others copied it.

kbeeveer46 said:
Don't you think Google would have mentioned that it would be out today if it was? None of these sites actually say where their source is from.
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Thats why I said "Im not sure how reputable it is." So like anything else, take it with a grain of salt.

The sdk is out already. We should see roms soon (like tonight)

shep211 said:
The sdk is out already. We should see roms soon (like tonight)
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i don't believe that an sdk = new kernel release, or ROM, or whatever. it's a kit for producing software that will work optimally with froyo once it is released.

timothydonohue said:
i don't believe that an sdk = new kernel release, or ROM, or whatever. it's a kit for producing software that will work optimally with froyo once it is released.
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Maybe I miss understood this post and link.
http://www.johnzayas.com/blog/2010/5/21/android-22-sdk-update-and-rom-now-out.html

from Twitter...
Chris Soyars
Just successfully booted Froyo on the n1

mikebeatrice said:
from Twitter...
Chris Soyars
Just successfully booted Froyo on the n1
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I take it this would require being rooted?

ap3604 said:
I take it this would require being rooted?
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I have a rooted N1. Can't wait for froyo!

Not hugely impressed by this to be honest. After being screwed around by HTC with the Hero (which, interestingly, I note is still on 1.5 and will be for the forseeable future) I bought the Nexus One for the precise reason of being first in the queue when updates are released.
Unfortunately, if you're a Nexus One user I wouldn't get your hopes up about a release any time soon. If it was going to come, I imagine it would have been ready for the keynote. The Evo 4G is now Google's favourite toy and I should think that's the only way to get FroYo now.

shep211 said:
Maybe I miss understood this post and link.
http://www.johnzayas.com/blog/2010/5/21/android-22-sdk-update-and-rom-now-out.html
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I think the issue is that blog says the ROM is out today when in fact it is the SDK and NDK. A ROM can be cobbled together from the SDK as is being thrown around twitter, but it is not stable.
Hopefully some developers (CM) start to play with these tools and get us Froyo-lite.

David Horn said:
Not hugely impressed by this to be honest. After being screwed around by HTC with the Hero (which, interestingly, I note is still on 1.5 and will be for the forseeable future) I bought the Nexus One for the precise reason of being first in the queue when updates are released.
Unfortunately, if you're a Nexus One user I wouldn't get your hopes up about a release any time soon. If it was going to come, I imagine it would have been ready for the keynote. The Evo 4G is now Google's favourite toy and I should think that's the only way to get FroYo now.
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N1 is still going to be first - The Evo runs Sense and will have to go through HTC before it will get a ROM release. I'd put good money that the OTA for the N1 will be available first.

David Horn said:
Not hugely impressed by this to be honest. After being screwed around by HTC with the Hero (which, interestingly, I note is still on 1.5 and will be for the forseeable future) I bought the Nexus One for the precise reason of being first in the queue when updates are released.
Unfortunately, if you're a Nexus One user I wouldn't get your hopes up about a release any time soon. If it was going to come, I imagine it would have been ready for the keynote. The Evo 4G is now Google's favourite toy and I should think that's the only way to get FroYo now.
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if the evo would be getting froyo first, wouldn't you think they would've demo'd with it instead of the nexus?
either way, it runs sense and not vanilla android like the nexus so it goes through htc before release.

David Horn said:
Not hugely impressed by this to be honest. After being screwed around by HTC with the Hero (which, interestingly, I note is still on 1.5 and will be for the forseeable future) I bought the Nexus One for the precise reason of being first in the queue when updates are released.
Unfortunately, if you're a Nexus One user I wouldn't get your hopes up about a release any time soon. If it was going to come, I imagine it would have been ready for the keynote. The Evo 4G is now Google's favourite toy and I should think that's the only way to get FroYo now.
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Hate to burst that bubble, but the Hero got 2.1 today.

David Horn said:
Not hugely impressed by this to be honest. After being screwed around by HTC with the Hero (which, interestingly, I note is still on 1.5 and will be for the forseeable future) I bought the Nexus One for the precise reason of being first in the queue when updates are released.
Unfortunately, if you're a Nexus One user I wouldn't get your hopes up about a release any time soon. If it was going to come, I imagine it would have been ready for the keynote. The Evo 4G is now Google's favourite toy and I should think that's the only way to get FroYo now.
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The Evo 4G is running 2.1 still! Nexus One will still be getting this first!

David Horn said:
Not hugely impressed by this to be honest. After being screwed around by HTC with the Hero (which, interestingly, I note is still on 1.5 and will be for the forseeable future) I bought the Nexus One for the precise reason of being first in the queue when updates are released.
Unfortunately, if you're a Nexus One user I wouldn't get your hopes up about a release any time soon. If it was going to come, I imagine it would have been ready for the keynote. The Evo 4G is now Google's favourite toy and I should think that's the only way to get FroYo now.
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I wouldn't use your experience with a third party company delaying the update to Android for any bearing because a never implied, expressed, or stated expectation of Froyo being released today over the air didn't come true.
I'm just... not seeing the logic.

David Horn said:
Unfortunately, if you're a Nexus One user I wouldn't get your hopes up about a release any time soon. If it was going to come, I imagine it would have been ready for the keynote. The Evo 4G is now Google's favourite toy and I should think that's the only way to get FroYo now.
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Christ, a little dramatic don't you think? Froyo was announced mere hours ago! And Google employees have said that devices will be getting it over the next few weeks and they demoed it ON THE NEXUS ONE! Why do you believe that we shouldn't get our hopes up and that the Evo will be the only way to get it now? Are you seriously that depressed, or is this just another troll? I can't tell.
The SDK is here today, and I'm sure Google is working hard at polishing up the firmware update for the Nexus One and will push it out in due time. No need to panic yet.

Gingerbread coming today? It's still pinging

The big ol' unsourced, unconfirmed, who-knows-if-it's-true rumor of the past week or so has been that Android 2.3 -- Gingerbread -- will be announced/released/something today. It's just about lunchtime, and no sign of anything sweet yet -- though as you can see from the Google analytics above, it looks like it's still pinging around out there.
Will we see it today? Dunno. Will we see it tomorrow? Dunno. Are our fingers crossed? Absofrigginlutely.
http://www.androidcentral.com/gingerbread-coming-today-its-still-pinging
YES PLEASE !

I'm excited to see how it is, no fingers crossed since I'll be waiting for Sprint to push it .

Cyanogenmod will push it before sprint. Our evos are sense devices, so it will take htc some time to get sense on it and sprint.... luckily we have cyanogen

looneylu said:
Cyanogenmod will push it before sprint. Our evos are sense devices, so it will take htc some time to get sense on it and sprint.... luckily we have cyanogen
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This. Although I'm going to be conflicted between running Cyanogenmod with Android 2.3 but no 4G and the fact that a technician is coming to my work tomorrow to install a Sprint 4G repeater

Damn.... hopefully cyanogen will have 4g done by the time he compiles 2.3

Well I guess the new OTA update released today has something to do with it...
Posted from my EVO 4G running Azrael 2.4 with Dell Stage

apheonixboy said:
Well I guess the new OTA update released today has something to do with it...
Posted from my EVO 4G running Azrael 2.4 with Dell Stage
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new ota???

Remember the great modders here beat HTC to releasing 2.2 with sense here! I really wouldn't doubt they won't do it with 2.3 also.

I don't think it is coming out today. Wouldn't the employees release it during their normal shift hours 7-3 or whatever. That is just my thought lol I think they will release it tomorrow when apple releases their upgrades ios 4.2

Drewmungus said:
Remember the great modders here beat HTC to releasing 2.2 with sense here! I really wouldn't doubt they won't do it with 2.3 also.
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you wont see a 2.3 with "sense" for a while. HTC is too busy pushing the new "sense" out. U may get a 2.3 "sense" leak by Feb. or March.

Man i wish it came out yesterday :|. Well let's hope its well worth the wait.

oh well for that!! lol.
wouldve been nice if they at least gave us a teaser screenshot or a bit of information to hold us over.. dang..

I don't know why people always get so down on HTC so far they have been great with pushing updates. If an update is coming I don't think it will take 3 to 4 months. Some thought Froyo was going to take a long time too and we got it on a few weeks. If your going to speculate how about speculating that the cup is half full.

From watching all of the handset manufacturers out there HTC is by far and away the fastest to provide updates to their phones.
Samsung still doesn't have 2.2 and Motorola isn't that fast either.
Is there anywhere there is a guarantee that the EVO will be getting the next update?
My guess is yes mainly because it is still Sprint's best Android phone.

Tuffgong4 said:
My guess is yes mainly because it is still Sprint's best Android phone.
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rm Sprint
It's THE BEST phone.
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Samifirmware tweeted 4 days ago about the gingerbread update for us!

Samifirmware tweeted 4 days ago about the gingerbread update for us!
http://mobile.twitter.com/samfirmware/status/28802629756784641
Latest Android news from our side. Samsung still plans Android 2.3 for Galaxy Tab and Galaxy S release allround end Q1 begin Q2.
4 days ago*from web
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Remember that we were supposed to have froyo in september

True :/ maybe they meant 2012 then? Aha

samfirmware is very unreliable source

zorxd said:
Remember that we were supposed to have froyo in september
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Yeah, but we got it in october, remember, just one month later, so what's the problem? If they're one month late, I'm still happy.

End of Q1 is already FAR-FAR AWAY. I hope we will get some usable leak a lot earlier.

They should get a clue and skip over to 3.0.

mstrandbo said:
Yeah, but we got it in october, remember, just one month later, so what's the problem? If they're one month late, I'm still happy.
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In Canada it was in December.

JCopernicus said:
They should get a clue and skip over to 3.0.
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google said android 3.0 or honeycomb is for tablets only that means SGS will get 2.3 or gingerbread and maybe 2.4 ice cream sandwich then google will have to separate OS's under android tablet and phone for a while i think then they will join them together

JCopernicus said:
They should get a clue and skip over to 3.0.
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Why would that help? You think things would go much faster if they are tracking pre-release builds which are constantly changing? Also, they will still need to update their apps anyway..

Auzy said:
Why would that help? You think things would go much faster if they are tracking pre-release builds which are constantly changing? Also, they will still need to update their apps anyway..
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Having to rebase after 3.0 is cut next month is double the work for samsung, assuming they've already started rebasing for 2.3. Probably would go faster to drop the current iteration being worked on, instead of finishing that build, just to start again on the next one.
I mean they should hold of on whatever work they are doing for a 2.3 build and wait for the next line to be cut and then work on that. They don't HAVE to upgrade systematically between builds.

No rush, take time, do it right, put out a proper polished firmware. No interim release.

kunjar said:
No rush, take time, do it right, put out a proper polished firmware. No interim release.
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Pretty sure we would be cool with beta releases. Can always rollback.

what should do, well, they *should* release the drivers open source
but i'll be happy enough if someone leaks a 2.3 dev version

TechKidTarek said:
google said android 3.0 or honeycomb is for tablets only that means SGS will get 2.3 or gingerbread and maybe 2.4 ice cream sandwich then google will have to separate OS's under android tablet and phone for a while i think then they will join them together
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Most likely it will be like this. Anyway, 2.3 should be optimised for the CPU and GPU of Nexus S. Being the same as SGS, we might have a major boost in performance just with 2.3. Lets just hope that 2.4 will be build and developped on Nexus S as well.

TechKidTarek said:
google said android 3.0 or honeycomb is for tablets only that means SGS will get 2.3 or gingerbread and maybe 2.4 ice cream sandwich then google will have to separate OS's under android tablet and phone for a while i think then they will join them together
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Who did you hear this from?
I have heard Andy Rubin say multiple times 3.0 was not just for tablets.

BlackDino said:
Who did you hear this from?
I have heard Andy Rubin say multiple times 3.0 was not just for tablets.
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Any source for that? I'm pretty much reading the opposite about everywhere...
EDIT: Well, there's a video interview but it's 25mins. Don't have time right now to watch it but still, from the GIU it's pretty much tablet oriented...

Android 2.4 coming April; Google Kills 2.3 Gingerbread Update

Check out this article from Android Headlines,
http://androidheadlines.com/2011/02...pril-google-kills-2-3-gingerbread-update.html

Pretty big news no?

Only if your aren't rooted and are waiting on an official gb update. Your wait just got a little longer
Sent from my HTC EVO

Looks like the only change is to make dual core apps compatible with single core phones

nomadicthoughts said:
Pretty big news no?
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Pretty big unconfirmed rumor at this point but it wouldn't be surprising after what happened with 2.0 and 2.1.

I find that a little concerning, unless the only actual difference relates to single/dual core compatibility. The reason I rolled back from Gingerbread to Froyo was because some of my apps weren't Gingerbread ready. I hope the difference isn't significant enough to cause a gap like this.

That's interesting to say the least, not exactly welcome news to hear of google telling phone manufacturers not to update.

xHausx said:
That's interesting to say the least, not exactly welcome news to hear of google telling phone manufacturers not to update.
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My feeling exactly... i mean why would u do that???

Is it really that big of a deal? Seriously we will have before any manufacturer upgrades to it and April is really not that far off. I just feel sorry for the CM team and others that have been endlessly working on GB Roms. I see this upgrade as a good thing and it says some of the elements of Honeycomb will be brought to the 2.4 smartphone version. Why complain if there is nothing you can do about it but wait patiently and be happy you have a great phone. Google, HTC nor Sprint are obligated to update your phone, so just be happy that they do.

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Is it really that big of a deal? Seriously we will have before any manufacturer upgrades to it and April is really not that far off. I just feel sorry for the CM team and others that have been endlessly working on GB Roms. I see this upgrade as a good thing and it says some of the elements of Honeycomb will be brought to the 2.4 smartphone version. Why complain if there is nothing you can do about it but wait patiently and be happy you have a great phone. Google, HTC nor Sprint are obligated to update your phone, so just be happy that they do.
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If google tells htc to not update to 2.3, and 2.4 isn't due out till april, then that pretty much guarantees that the Evo will reach it's eol on froyo. It still take a couple months after the updates released for it to be used

With a source like Pocket-lint it has to be "who the hell are they?"
No, really. I've never heard of these guys.

You wanna buy a bridge?
Well I heard they are killing the 2.4 release to solve the multi-screen issues, by releasing Android 2.5 "troufles" in July. So named because of the layers of screen, not shrooms ( did you get that big "G" ? )

And our long wait gets longer.

I'm LoL'ing at people who blindly believe the OP.

Nexus One Ginbread OTA rumored for this week

According to this website, there have been multiple rumors from independent sources at MWC stating that Gingerbread is supposed to drop OTA by the end of this week or early next.
Any truth to this or do you guys call shenanigans?
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2011/02...e-to-hit-nexus-ones-within-the-next-few-days/

I'll believe when I see it.
I'm afraid this rumour is even less reliable than @googlenexus' tweet in the early December days...

Same.
10sames.

I really want to believe this one as there are multiple devices set to launch with Gingerbread, and it's been long enough. Yeah, I am running CM7 but I want it fully optimized with the OTA drivers.

Here it goes again...

I will believe it when I see it.

popophobia said:
Here it goes again...
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Eventually, one of these "here we go again" threads has to be the real one.

so wait, you said it might come this week, or next week.
so it might come in the coming weeks....and yeah this is what google has been saying all along.
let's see what happens next month.

They said "next few weeks" and that was 3 months ago, so following that logic, "next few days" will be 3 weeks

keep waiting...
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Gingerbread ota will drop the day I purchase a babana shaped galaxy s.

Been running gingy on my N1 for some time now...In CM7 form.

BREAKING NEWS #mwc11: "#Nexus One #Gingerbread OTA": "In the next few DAYS".That STILL is:From this very instant up to the rest of eternity.

I understand all of the scepticism, but, with the slew of devices announced at MWC that are set to launch with Gingerbread, doesn't it make sense that the Nexus One should receive the update soon?
With the passion branch alive and well in AOSP, it's highly likely that the Nexus One is still a viable handset for Google.

I did wonder if we'd see an OTA during MWC. It seems to be a good opportunity for Google to promote Android with all these new devices that are lined up to launch with Gingerbread.
Can only hope at this point i guess

offenberg said:
Gingerbread ota will drop the day I purchase a babana shaped galaxy s.
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Good. I would propose, you just go and buy it right now, so we can have our Gingerbreadz

Well i've played around with some roms here, some mostly work and some are still a work in progress. I'd prefer to get a polished Gingerbread whenever they decide to push it out, not really rushing this one.
I'd wait for 2.4

After using some of the AOSP built roms out there, and seeing how they are a bit wonky, I am perfectly happy waiting for a polished release. If that means 2.4 with all the bugs and fixes, then so be it.
At the end of the day, even though people who own the n1 are desperate to continue to feel like they are up to date, the fact is that 2.2.2 is functional as hell, and there isn't much that is going to be augmented by the release of 2.4. Honestly, it will look different, im sure it will have a few improvements but the functionality will still be the same. It is not the type of jump we saw going from 2.1 to 2.2

The easter bunny will be delivering it to your doorstep....

FFS, rumors or not, I'll believe it when someone ACTUALLY gets an OTA for 2.3.