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Tell HN: Android 2.2 - Froyo Released for Nexus One. Get it now. [Screenshots]

44 points by cscotta ↗ HN
Google is beginning to phase in over-the-air updates to Android 2.2 / Froyo to Nexus One users on T-Mobile and will continue over the next couple weeks.

If you'd like to install it now, instructions are right here. Root access is not required; just download the update, drop it on your SD card, and follow the instructions to start the upgrade: http://phandroid.com/2010/05/22/manually-update-your-nexus-one-to-android-2-2-froyo/

For those without a Nexus One on T-Mobile, I've taken several screenshots around the OS and in a few applications. Check them out here if you like, and feel free to ask if you'd like to see something else: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cscotta/sets/72157623991007169/show/

The "Chrome to Phone" extension for cloud-to-device messaging is also available here: http://code.google.com/p/chrometophone/

Have fun!

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gvb
Live link to instructions: http://phandroid.com/2010/05/22/manually-update-your-nexus-o...

The shortened url http://bit.ly/aCDBwh translates to http://android.clients.google.com/packages/passion/signed-pa...

dannyr
So update.zip is from the Google site. Why is Google not promoting this or why did they release this?
timdorr
It's the zip file your Nexus One will download automatically in the background during low bandwidth times of day (to avoid strain on the cell network). It doesn't do so right away, as they also want to stagger the rollout. If you do the manual download and recovery method, you're just doing what the update will do eventually.
sp332
Just add a '+' to the end of any bit.ly link and it will tell you where the link goes and how many people have clicked it. http://bit.ly/aCDBwh+
milofelipe
I'm getting a 404 Not Found on the zip file link.
dmix
Looks great, thanks for the screenshots.

Unfortunately my phone company locked my G1 down with android 1.5. So I'm waiting (impatiently) for the iPhone 4g.

eapen
Just install cyanogenmod to get most features of Android 2.1 in the meantime. You'll have to wait a few more weeks or months to get Froyo on G1.

I have CyanogenMod5-test5 running on my G1 and could install the official Twitter and Facebook apps and like it.

dmix
Rogers (in Canada) installed an update on my phone that makes it non-rootable and forced to use 1.5. So Cyanogenmod is not an option.
jrockway
Seems like rooting is still possible: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544654
dmix
That post is from August 2009, the forced firmware upgrade was in December 2009. If you go to page 51:

"It is not currently rootable"

jrockway
Well, that's what you get for doing business with a company that's out to fuck you. You get fucked.

Android is a tool like any other -- it can be used for good, and it can be used for evil.

(Why not return your phone as defective? It worked for people when Sony remotely disabled their Linux installs on the PS3.)

s3graham
What a PITA :( <insert standard .ca mobile rage here>. I passed on the Milestone from Telus because they did the same stupid shit.

So sad that Google's dropping the direct web sales post-N1.

warfangle
This image is for T-Mobile phones only.

The error you get when trying to apply update.zip:

  assert failed: file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "google/passion/passion/mahimahi:2.1-update1/ERE27//24178:user/release-keys" ||
     file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "google/passion/passion/mahimahi:2.2/FRF50/38042:user/release-keys"
Looks like the version installed on the AT&T N1s isn't what the update script is looking for and it aborts. Wondering if modifying the update scripts would brick my phone.
ergo98
Just mellow and know that it's coming soon. Honestly the way people are spazing to get it installed is a bit ridiculous.

I'll just wait until I get an update notice (on my GSM ["AT&T"] phone here in Canada)

warfangle
Yeah, I'll bide my time and be patient. The new features and speed increases will be worth it.
ergo98
Have to confess that I've checked my phone about 100 times today :-)

Ah well. It shall come at some point. Maybe not for weeks, but it will come.

martythemaniak
Just did it. Only a 44mb download and a surprisingly fast update.
heliodorj
i didn't have the patience to wait; downloaded it manually. I wonder if your chances of getting the OTA are improved if you turn on wifi.

froyo looks great!

they made good use of the extra space at the bottom of the screens by adding the phone and browser icons next to the drawer button. it frees up two spots on your main screen!

chrome-to-phone is unbelievably slow even with a nexus one and a great internet connection. it takes literally one minute for the map to show on the phone!

Derferman
I just can't wait until vanilla 2.2 is available for the Evo 4G. I find the general usability of Sense UI to be quite poor.
barrkel
It installed fine on my Nexus One from bought from Google directly. Froyo is a lot smoother than Eclair. The most noticeable thing is that all transitions (opening apps, closing apps, opening up app list, sliding between home screen pages) have a higher frame rate.

Flash Beta is on the android store. Thankfully, the equivalent of FlashBlock is built into Android's browser - change the plugin settings to on demand, and you have to tap to enable Flash boxes. Flash ads etc. on pages generally murder scrolling performance.

EricButler
Thank you for the "Chrome to Phone" link, I wasn't sure this was available yet!

I tried it, and it works instantly here.

Concours
I can second this thanks , I'll give it a try now.
anigbrowl
Win! Thanks.

One glitch in the linked instructions: when you get to the warning screen (android + /!\), hit power button, then volume+ - both at same time doesn't work. And the subsequent menus require use of the trackball, not the +/- buttons.

edit: wow...this feels turbocharged, in a variety of ways. Speed: better. Keyboard: better. Interface: much smoother. Flash: just works. Lots of small UI improvements. Feels like it's meant to compete against iPhone 4.