Richard371
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Do we know what it fixes etc?
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Official 2.2 Froyo OTA thread
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XBarbarian
Member
the graphic bug... lines and pixels
Jim Dawson
Well-Known Member
How is it that this thread is about the "Official 2.2 Froyo OTA" and it's not out yet? The thread is about a leaked version, not the OTA.
+1 to this - Motorola Blur on the DX is a significant factor when it comes to tweaking 2.2 to function properly. Not to mention the carriers individual needs (like VZ blocking wifi tether on froyo despite the OS's native support for this function). If phone manufacturers produced hardware only and they all ran stock Android OS then I'd bet the upgrade path would be prompt and relatively painless for most everybody. However, in an effort to differentiate themselves, phone manufacturers feel the need to tweak and modify in proprietary ways followed by the carriers doing exactly the same thing. This leads to our current system with seemingly haphazard OS upgrades that may not have anything to do with the age of the device.
BTW I have the leaked 2.2 on my rooted DX and it has been absolutely flawless. It's not jaw dropping (as I had fantasized) but for me it has been a totally painless, incremental upgrade. I posted this elsewhere but I recommend doing the update on your installed and loaded 2.1 (unless you have themes, mods, frozen or removed .apk's or other "non-approved (by VZ or Motorola) modifications". Upgrading to 2.2 from a clean 2.1 and then performing a restore with Titanium backup yielded a very unstable device for me.
rjoudrey
Android Expert
I have found in life that few things are as fantasized.
Why are you fantasizing about your Droid in the first place. 
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No.
blink
Well-Known Member
I'd rather have Gingerbread for Christmas
deftdrummer
Android Enthusiast
I have the leaked 2.2 on my X. I lost root and my phone still shows the super user permissions app. Is the best course of action to get hold of the update.zip file when Froyo is released and install that way? I don't really want to have to revert back to 2.1 or anything like that.
My phone has had some bugs and lag with the leaked 2.2 update. I am almost certain it has to do with the remnants of root, which is why I am eager to update to the official 2.2
My phone has had some bugs and lag with the leaked 2.2 update. I am almost certain it has to do with the remnants of root, which is why I am eager to update to the official 2.2
MCPO117
Well-Known Member
Still sometime "early" September for those people who didn't act quick enough to get the leaked version. Sorry kiddies.
aminaked
Well-Known Member
The quote from Motorola's official message board admin, Matt, is "by early September" so it should be rolling in the next week or two if we're lucky.
Between the battery drain bug, the messaging app lagginess, the "smart" answer bug where your phone stops ringing, the basically silent stock timer, and the keyboard that doesn't know to capitalize I in a sentence, the X sorely needs an update and probably shouldn't have shipped as is.
Between the battery drain bug, the messaging app lagginess, the "smart" answer bug where your phone stops ringing, the basically silent stock timer, and the keyboard that doesn't know to capitalize I in a sentence, the X sorely needs an update and probably shouldn't have shipped as is.
I have done the early upgrade with no problems so far but know one ever knows.. My phone could explode when the real one comes out!
Martimus
One bite at a time...
Nobody really knows what the specific implications will be. Either the OTA will download to your phone when it's finally released... or it won't. If it won't then you'll you'll need to try to find a copy of the SBF file to restore your phone to stock Android 2.1... or maybe wait till someone figures out how to capture the official Froyo installation and make it available for people to manually load (without, of course, Motorola's legal department issuing another industry-wide Cease & Desist order!).
As for whether or not to install the leaked copy of Froyo... that's going to be a personal decision you'll need to make. Some (myself included) believe that upgrade came from a development phone and is incomplete. Others believe that elements within Motorola and Verizon leaked the release version intentionally to get a bit of free beta testing done before the general release. Who is right? Probably only a few people at Motorola and Verizon know the truth... and my guess is that they'll keep that a secret till well after Froyo is released for the DX.
deftdrummer
Android Enthusiast
All I know is that I'm stuck in limbo land with 2.2 My phone drops wifi connections sometimes (dispite the bug being fixed to auto connect after waking). My phone also is laggy at points it shouldn't be.
My root is broken and easy root doesn't work for this build. So I too am going to have to wait for the official Froyo update but I can tell you with certainty that if this is indeed the "official" build I'm running...it needs a lot of work still.
Just to play it safe I am going to revert to 2.1 and do the OTA update the correct way when it finally arrives. For the record though, my DX running the leaked 2.2 is in no way bad enough to revert to 2.1 and wait another few weeks for the real 2.2 I'm happy enough.
My root is broken and easy root doesn't work for this build. So I too am going to have to wait for the official Froyo update but I can tell you with certainty that if this is indeed the "official" build I'm running...it needs a lot of work still.
Just to play it safe I am going to revert to 2.1 and do the OTA update the correct way when it finally arrives. For the record though, my DX running the leaked 2.2 is in no way bad enough to revert to 2.1 and wait another few weeks for the real 2.2 I'm happy enough.
There's zero risk in waiting a couple of weeks max.
pitbullguy
Newbie
Had lunch with someone who is involved in new product releases. According to this person, the update for the X will be released starting this Friday, September 3rd. I am sure it could always changed, but just thought I would pass on what I was told.
Martimus
One bite at a time...
ekyle
Android Expert
Since Motorola announced that anyone running the leak would not get the official update I would hazard a guess and say that it is different.