HTC Droid Incredible Android 2.2 manual update guide
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by Free PC Guides in Android How To, How To
If you don’t want to wait for the HTC Droid Incredible Android 2.2 update to be delivered “over-the-air”, now you can manually update your Incredible to FroYo in just a few simple steps.
Just before we start this Android 2.2 manual update for the Incredible, let it be said that this works only if you’ve got a non-rooted, stock handset. You should also note that we don’t host the update.zip file, instead the link will direct you to Google’s servers. Don’t worry if you are not very tech savvy, just follow the steps and you should do fine.
HTC Droid Incredible Android 2.2 manual update guide
Step 1. Download the update.zip file and make sure it is called “update.zip” and not “update.zip.ZIP”.
Step 2. Place the “update.zip” file on the root of your SD card (that’s directly on the letter of the card, don’t place it in any folder).
Step 3. Turn of your Incredible. Now power it back on while pressing the Volume Down button. The phone should now go into its HBOOT mode.
Step 4. Select “Recovery” (use volume keys to navigate and power to select). When the “exclamation mark and triangle” screen appear, press and hold both Volume Up and Down at the same time.
Step 5. Select “apply sdcard:update.zip” (volume keys to navigate, power to select).
Step 6. Wait for your Droid Incredible to install the Android 2.2 update, then reboot your phone.
You now should be running the FroYo version of Android.
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26 Responses to “HTC Droid Incredible Android 2.2 manual update guide”
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Eric
01. Sep, 2010
I tried this and I can’t get past the ! and Triangle screen. I try holding the volume up and down keys simultaneously, but nothing comes up. I’m guessing this means the file is incorrect or not in the correct location? I downloaded the file from the link above, called it update.zip and placed it on the root of my SD card. Any thoughts??? Thanks!
Sam
01. Sep, 2010
This step is wrong!
Step 4. Select “Recovery” (use volume keys to navigate and power to select). When the “exclamation mark and triangle” screen appear, press and hold both Volume Up and Down at the same time.
It should be:
Step 4. Select “Recovery” (use volume keys to navigate and power to select). When the “exclamation mark and triangle” screen appear, press and hold both Volume Up and Power Button at the same time.
Eric
01. Sep, 2010
After further researching, I found that Step 4 is incorrect.
You need to press the Volume Up and the Power button in order to get to Step 5.
Tyson Robinson
01. Sep, 2010
do no hold volume up and down at the same time on step 4… that is incorrect, you hold down volume up and power!
Scott
01. Sep, 2010
The end of step 4 should be “press Volume up and Power buttons at the same time”…
jro
01. Sep, 2010
Step 4 is wrong, it’s the volume up key and the power button at the same time. http://phandroid.com/2010/09/01/manually-update-your-droid-incredible-to-android-2-2-froyo/
John
01. Sep, 2010
Doesn’t work.
adam
01. Sep, 2010
wont come off the triangle ! screen
DanO
01. Sep, 2010
Step 4 is wrong. At the triangle-! screen, press volume up and the power button. Then use volume down and the power button to select apply sdcard:update.zip. I used a file manager from the Android market to move and rename the file. Never had to connect to a computer.
After rebooting the phone will likely sit at the Droid Eye for about 2 minutes and then do some more startup/installing after that.
You're Welcome
01. Sep, 2010
Just did it! First of all, STEP 4 above should say you have to hold the Volume Up and Power, not Volume Up and Volume Down, to get to the menu where you can select to install the update. Second, I got an Error in SD Card (Status 7) message. After doing some research, I found that apparently I never got some OTA update which came out in May to update my software. If you didn’t get this message, you’re lucky and are now running 2.2. If you did, you just have to download one more file and do the same steps. Here’s a good link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770091 If after installing the software update your phone insists that the sd card is empty, just reboot it, and it should show all the files there. Now run the 2.2 update.zip file and you’re good to go. Easy as 1,2…oh that didn’t work, google it, 3,4,5, oh wait, google some more..6,7 8..DONE!
Li
01. Sep, 2010
How do I know if my phone is non-rooted?
Ben
02. Sep, 2010
How can I know for sure that this is legit and that it wouldn’t void my warranty?
David
02. Sep, 2010
My coworker received his update yesterday and we’re in the same area code. I still didn’t get mine by the time I got home yesterday so I followed a different guide, similar to this one. Worked flawlessly!
Tom Dolan
02. Sep, 2010
good guide, except the only problem is in Step 4. you said to hold “Volume up and down at the same time” rather than what it should say, volume up and POWER at the same time.
Grayson
02. Sep, 2010
A couple questions….I am not able to download the zip file posted here onot my laptop. Not sure what is wronfg Secondly, If you are succesful downloading it, do you then connect the nphone to your comp? How do you know if your phone is rooted or not? I want 2.2 and am sick of waiting, I have a feeling some will nee get it, but this seems really difficult. Can anyone help.
Thanks,
Grayson
josh
02. Sep, 2010
what happens if my increadable is rooted?
corey
02. Sep, 2010
I have a non rooted.Droid an every time I try to manual install it keep going to the bootloader an won’t let me go to.the recovery mode what else can I do
Ebony
02. Sep, 2010
Got my official OTA 2.2 update on my DInc this am.<3 <3
Matt
02. Sep, 2010
Will this erase either the phone or SD card data?
Ed
02. Sep, 2010
Instructions are not quite spot on…..
1. Downloaded file is a huge file name. You must rename it to update.
2. When the exclamation mark/triangle appears, you must hold the up vol and down vol AND POWER key together to get to the select sdcard: update screen
3. The updating process is a new screen (a green logo) of sorts..takes a few minutes and blinks off a time or two.
4. The splash screen/droid sound/red eye screen appears to hang. It’s not..just have to wait a few minutes – I thought mine was bricked…just lay it down and let it sit. Don’t pull battery as I did,
Eventually gets to a working phone….
joelmarc848
02. Sep, 2010
Everything works fine except..
Step 4 should read — When the exclamation point and triangle appear press the “Volume up and power button together” Volume up and down together doesn’t do anything on my handset.
Neel
02. Sep, 2010
What happens if you do it on a rooted phone?
Mike
07. Sep, 2010
Well you spend about 6 hours out of your day..if you know what your doing.. to revert your phone to the original factory image and get rid of CLoMod… then hope that you have a backup of everything somewhere..then boot factory image and wait for your phone to tell that you are ready for an update ota!! i wouldn’t suggest it.
Thomas
21. Sep, 2010
Nah, it takes about half an hour to revert back to stock/unrooted 2.1 and then go through this.
alaw
02. Sep, 2010
I have a rooted phone and i put it on my phone root folder and when i go to Settings->About Phone-> Update it sees that its there and it says that its “Downloading” it but i see no progress. Can someone tell me why rooted phones can’t do it and if i can unroot my phone and then try again ?
First timer
02. Sep, 2010
i just followed above instr..it worked like charm..i was hesitant but not software shows 2.2..Programs have chaged in Apps, see the amazon icon, 3G icon, app sharing icon, skype, news/weather etc..IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE I’m MISSING..It can’t be that easy..AM I DONE or should I be looking for any inadequencies..btw the web browser SEEMS faster but ??..please share.thanks