Motorola Droid, HTC EVO 4G Users Get Android 2.2 Next Week
By Sindre Lia, Friday 30 July 2010
The HTC EVO 4G will start receiving Android 2.2 in waves next week, and hardcore users can fetch the update early. Motorola Droid users should also look out for an update.
Editor's note: Motorola Droid users will start receiving Android 2.2 over-the-air next week.
Sprint today announced that HTC EVO 4G users will start receiving Android 2.2 over-the-air next week. The carrier will begin sending update notifications to users in waves beginning Tuesday, August 3 and the upgrade should be available for all HTC EVO 4G users by the middle of August.
The notification will let users know that the update is available and it'll provide a simple two-step over-the-air download process:
1. Users will receive a notification that Android 2.2 is available for download.
2. Once the user has downloaded the update, they'll be prompted to install the update. The user will be notified that their device will be disabled during the installation process. The phone will be ready to use once the process is complete.
For those who can't wait to get Android 2.2, there'll be a way to download the upgrade sooner. Customers can access the software update through their HTC EVO 4G under the Settings Menu System Updates HTC Software Update.
Sprint highlights the following enhancements the 2.2 upgrade will provide: voice dialing over Bluetooth, application storage on external memory, camera 4-way rotation allows the camera icons to rotate with the camera, as well as improved browser performance including a faster Javascript engine and Flash 10.x support. Check out our Android 2.2 coverage for more.
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