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HTC will start Android 2.2 updates this weekend
TAIWANESE SMARTPHONE MAKER HTC will roll out Android 2.2 updates to Desire handsets starting this weekend.
Google released the update to its Android operating system, codenamed Froyo, last month and so far a number of handsets have already adopted it.
Starting this weekend the OS update will appear on the HTC Desire, along with a number of other additions to the handset.
"The Android 2.2 (FroYo) update for HTC Desire will start rolling out across Europe this weekend," said the firm in a statement. "As well as including the complete set of Android 2.2 features, the update will contain a few special additions of our own through the latest iteration of HTC Sense."
Updates to the handset include 720p video capture, an application sharing widget and what the firm called enhancements to its Caller ID system. The keyboard has also had a touch up and has improved multi-language support, while new sync features will let users copy across their Itunes music collection.
The update will be sent over the air, and should appear when the phone checks for a software update. This, though, is likely to be a sizable lump, and HTC suggested that users should wait until they are in a Wifi area before taking it on.
Unlocked handsets will get it first, operator-hijacked models will come later, after 'tests', the firm explained, and those updates could appear in several weeks. µ
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« said HTC in a statement » woud be easier to read than the current « said the firm in a statement » (Upgrading the whole Android+Sense experience being more complicated than Android alone, the user does need to know immediately, without wasting brain cells or tens of seconds, if Google or HTC is speaking).
Otherwise, thanks a lot to TheInq and David Neal for the clear and informative articles.
Versailles, Mon 02 Aug 2010 18:26:40 +0200
and it does not preserve your operator settings....
Unbranded on Vodafone, and still showing 2.1-update1 as current.
I am downloading Froyo onto my HTC Desire right now, it's an unbranded Desire on O2 network. So it's live on OTA.
Can't wait to get an EVO once I'm eligible for an upgrade. Android rocks the smartphone market. Goodbye apple!
Just read this: http://TechReview.LIEconomy.com
If the branded handsets are not getting the updates straight away, then knowing how to unlock the things would be nice
"so far a number of handsets have already adopted it"
That number is exactly 1! Till now only the Nexus One has it. All other phones are in the "coming soon" stage