HTC Evo 4G Android 2.2 (Froyo) update confirmed, no release date announced
Posted on 04. Jul, 2010 by Alexandru Grosu in Cellphone News, News
Everyone knows that the new trend on the mobile phones market is the Android powered devices. Google’s success has been astonishing with this new OS and in order to keep things this way, they have to constantly bring out new updates, both to give the fans the impression they are taken care of and to repair bugs or add new features. Lately, one of the most “talked about” updates has been the Android 2.2, also known as “Froyo”, which will be available for the HTC Evo 4G soon.
This new addition to the Froyo list has been confirmed by Sprint, who also stated that other devices will get Android 2.2 soon as well. Unfortunately, the Samsung Moment and the HTC Hero (who recently got the 2.1 update) will not be amongst them. This being said, let’s take a look at some of the features of Froyo.
HTC Evo 4G Android 2.2 (Froyo) update confirmed, no release date announced
First and foremost, it is meant to make your phone run two to five times faster, maximizing the processing power of the device due to the Dalvik JIT Compiler. Another addition to the phone will be APIs, which allow alerts to be enabled, sent to phone and syncing for their applications from programs or external devices, such as SD cards. Apps will be able to open appropriate pages and links in order to help the user get the needed information fast and effort free. Furthermore, the Android 2.2 update will allow fans to enable the Hotspot option that will transform your phone into a Wi-Fi rooter, which can afterwards used to connect a computer to the internet.
For those who don’t want to use their phone as a way to connect a computer to the internet, but love internet browsing directly off their phone, Froyo brings massive improvements in terms of speed and reliability, using a brand new Java engine. Last, but not least, the update store has been renewed, now allowing users to opt for either manual update of every app, or select the update all option.
The Android 2.2 update has been one of the hot subjects of recent press and it seems it will stay this way, as long as new devices will continue to get this upgrade. Unfortunately, no specific release date of Froyo for the HTC Evo 4G has been officially announced. For those owning such a device, it’s time to sit back, wait for the release and maybe come back afterwards to share some impressions with us.
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10 Responses to “HTC Evo 4G Android 2.2 (Froyo) update confirmed, no release date announced”
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Tim
06. Jul, 2010
The Hot Spot feature is already enabled an ALL EVOs. It comes with the phone.. heres the deal… 4G is not a cellular signal is actual WIFI from the cell tower. Which can not be regulated by the service provider since they dont actually own the technology they rent it from Clear Wire. Essentially sprint wants you to pay $30 a month to make their 3G signal a hotspot. I live in charlotte, NC where there is 4g almost everywhere. So lucky me the day i got my phone i play Modern Warfare 2 on my PS3 with my phone in my pocket and didnt and never will pay anything extra.
Adam
06. Jul, 2010
Personally, if all the updates Froyo supposedly has make it’s way to the Evo that’ll further their edge over the Iphone IMO. Argue all you want but the only thing the Iphone has over the Evo is a sharper yet smaller screen.
Guillermo Perez-Arguello
06. Jul, 2010
Wow, if my phone was two to five times faster than it already is, then I will be amazed. I run my phone rooted and with advanced task killer closing all bs open apps. It runs amazing so im pretty much stoked about froyo
r00tm3
06. Nov, 2010
First, ATK is the absolute worst thing you could have ever put on your phone. Second, if your rooted like you say, why dont you just uninstall all those “bs open apps” your having atk kill off?
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Medardo Orellana
09. Jul, 2010
Since FroYo makes it that the Evo can be a hot spot, then what will happen with the $30 fee to able to do that? Will the plans be required to have it or will it then be eradicated?
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Mtnmedic
03. Aug, 2010
My EVO got Froyo pushed to it and is right in the middle of installing the update…
MA
04. Aug, 2010
Everything is RIDICULOUSLY FASTER!!! Menu transitions/animation, video… are all much smoother and things that used to be a little sluggish now pop up as if they were already running. Just the performance gained from this update was well worth the upgrade. I didnt notice any significant added functionality as far as I can tell.