A e-mail alleged to be from HTC has some titillating details about the much discussed Droid Incredible. HTC might be prepared to release a major upgrade to the Incredible that includes Android 2.2 FroYo and a slew of fixes and other updates. The race amongst Android smartphone makers for 2.2 has begun in earnest. More »

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Most of you could care less what South Koreans are getting, but many North Americans will buy some version of the Samsung Galaxy S, which is hitting every carrier under the sky. An early August FroYo update for the Korean Galaxy S should mean that its carbon copies worldwide will receive the same treatment shortly thereafter. More »

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By Q4, LG will have an updated SU950 that comes loaded with Android 2.2 FroYo. Naturally, the SU950 out now will be upgraded to FroYo simultaneously. More »

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Droid Life is on a roll today. After the juicy bit of information about the Droid Incredible, the blog is citing one of its “most reliable sources” to report that July 13th marks the date for the Motorola Droid’s upgrade to Android 2.2 FroYo. More »

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Sprint customers and Europeans who have unlocked versions of the HTC Hero have been granted an over-the-air Android Eclair update. HTC is not leaving other Hero owners high and dry either because an official ROM upgrade can be downloaded directly from its servers. More »

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A new rumor from a “trustworthy source” puts the Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon’s launch on August 23rd. Should the Droid 2 be released in late August, it will almost surely have Android 2.2 FroYo. The Droid X is landing on July 15th with Eclair. More »

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In a blatant demonstration of passive disregard for its valuable customers, Sprint has callously declared that its Samsung Moment and HTC Hero will never see Android 2.2 FroYo. More »

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Instead, put the blame squarely on your carrier/handset manufacturer. Why? Because when Google released the open source code of Android 2.2 FroYo a couple of days ago, Tim Bray remarked that with FroYo, developers can “build and boot a fully open-source system image out of the box, for the emulator, as well as for Dream (ADP1), Sapphire (ADP2).” What this means is that even an old dog (the eldest of all Androids) can officially be programmed to run Android 2.2. More »

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Verizon says that the Motorola Droid is receiving Android 2.2 FroYo in July, presumably before the upcoming Droid X, which is shipping with Eclair on July 15th. More »

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Straight from Google is build FRF72 of Android 2.2 for the Nexus One. Before you venture off to perform the non OTA update, ensure that you have the FRF50 build, which must be installed on an unrooted unit. More »

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