EVO 4G's Android 2.2 update starts trickling out July 30 (official OTA August 3rd)

[hd.android]

The engadget article notes (in one of the screen shots) that Internet Sharing is being renamed as USB Tethering. I wonder if there are udpates there that will allow free USB Tethering like on Verizon. I can hope.

 

[heavychevy]

Has anyone not rooted/ or paying the $30 been able to do either of these two things:

-Use 4g through USB tethering.
-Access Gmail while USB tethering.


I could do neither with easy tether.

 

[eyeballer]

Has anyone not rooted/ or paying the $30 been able to do either of these two things:

-Use 4g through USB tethering.
-Access Gmail while USB tethering.


I could do neither with easy tether.

Gmail requires use of HTTPS, you need to upgrade to easy tether pro to enable HTTPS pages. Works fine here.

 

[EVOLICIOUS]

im rooted with unrevoked3 what will i need to do to get this update?

 

[heavychevy]

I see. Thanks.

What about the 4g and the "wifi's". LOL

Can you share 4g as well?

 

[AlwayzRight]

2.2.... Plus all these other things....My pants just got wet. I wonder what all these new widgets are?

 

[VGPOP]

Already a thread

 

[EVOLICIOUS]

I see. Thanks.

What about the 4g and the "wifi's". LOL

Can you share 4g as well?

the wifi's lol damn that still makes me laugh!

 

[sikclown]

You were beaten to the punch

http://androidforums.com/136512-evo-4gs-android-2-2-update-starts-trickling-out-tomorrow.html

 

[uniquenameEVO]

im rooted with unrevoked3 what will i need to do to get this update?

The easiest thing is to do what I am going to do. Wait a day and the devs will have it fixed so we can have it and be rooted.

Or, if you are really worried, can't wait for it and don't want to try it overunrevoked3 (which would likely work but break your root), you can flash back to total stock and then update.

Me, I can wait a day longer. I can't wait for all the "froyo killed my cat" threads.

 

[NeoteriX]

People did the last OTA update over it and were fine. It just broke root, the problems were only with people that applied it twice.

If you naively believe that past experiences are a guarantee for future performance... you are destined for disaster.

If you don't want a brick, it doesn't hurt to take as many precautions as possible... and keep in mind any testing that is done is most likely done on regular units with stock/OEM Android builds.

 

[MyFishWagon]

OMG I think I'm more excited for this, than the release of the EVO !!!

 

[EarlyMon]

OK, let's face it.

The Froyo update for the EVO is now officially old news.

That said, we still have one piece of unfinished business.

There's a new rumor going around that part of the EVO shortage has been the holdback related to this because the next round of retail supply will coming new in the box with Froyo.

And that logjam's about to clear real soon now.

 

[some.devil]

I'd hate to lose the free 4G wifi hotspot

 

[Cobravision]

I just started trickling out... in my pants.

 

[DarkNeo]

If you naively believe that past experiences are a guarantee for future performance... you are destined for disaster.

If you don't want a brick, it doesn't hurt to take as many precautions as possible... and keep in mind any testing that is done is most likely done on regular units with stock/OEM Android builds.

Well that is what Im hoping since Unrevoked isnt a full root. But if need be I will be unrooting and also reverting back from the FPS fix kernel.

 

[ajbrickyard]

COOL!!

@ekt8750 Roy Oswalt!

 

[damewolf13]

I got a new EVO that had the old firmware 1.32.651.6 and did the 1.47.651.1 OTA update. After the update I was prompted to do it again, and went ahead (despite all the warnings, I wanted to see what would happen anyway) and to my surprise everything worked fine, no issues whatsoever.

Why would you take that chance when Evo's are so hard to come by?
Come to think of it.....why would you take that chance at all?

 

[ThatNewAndroidGuy]

Although this is exciting news, video recording still seems to be limited to 24 fps -_-

EVO 4G getting Android 2.2, loads of new features and fixes tomorrow? - Engadget Galleries


Even though they mentioned "light-assisted 720p video, and "improvement" to the quality of said video capture"

Let's just hope its much better than now. But "improvement" only because using a light in dark situations screams for solid white people. Flash is too bright. Other than that sweeeeeeeeeeeet.

 

[Brumeister]

I just started trickling out... in my pants.

Good humor

 

[ThatNewAndroidGuy]

Why would you take that chance when Evo's are so hard to come by?
Come to think of it.....why would you take that chance at all?

They already fixed this, so you can try updating all you want and nothing will happen.

Latest EVO 4G update is back online, presumably won't brick your phone this time -- Engadget

 

[B-Ran]

Just wait a week and there'll be a rooted version of this OTA ready. Don't go blowing your root access just yet till the devs take a look at what this update is all about.

 

[Danduhman.ds]

Why would you take that chance when Evo's are so hard to come by?
Come to think of it.....why would you take that chance at all?

Hard to buy? lol in stock now all sprint stores

 

[asaberan]

It took less than 2 months for us EVO ownerts to get froyo.

Sprint ain't wasting any time with its flagship smartphone.

Come on now, let's not get ahead of ourselves...

I used free WiFi tethering on 4G last Friday and I'm not rooted. Quite frankly I was pretty surprised that it worked.

 

[EarlyMon]

Although this is exciting news, video recording still seems to be limited to 24 fps -_-

EVO 4G getting Android 2.2, loads of new features and fixes tomorrow? - Engadget Galleries


Even though they mentioned "light-assisted 720p video, and "improvement" to the quality of said video capture"

Let's just hope its much better than now. But "improvement" only because using a light in dark situations screams for solid white people. Flash is too bright. Other than that sweeeeeeeeeeeet.

Jury's still out - check out the next page.

I've gotta believe that the world of superphones is going H.264, just a matter of time.

And if they don't then I will courtesy of Cyanogen.