Evo 4G's official Froyo update pushing out now! (Update: It's really real)

By Phil Nickinson  | Aug 02 2010 | 8:22 pm  | 270 Comments

Android 2.2 on the Evo 4G

Judging by the carpet bombing our inbox is currently undergoing, it looks like the official Android 2.2 update for the Evo 4G is under way. That's a tad earlier than we'd been told (though nobody here's complaining), and hopefully it bodes well for getting those of us on the earlier unofficial builds "back on track."

In the meantime, be sure to check out our walkthough of Android 2.2 on the Evo 4G, and discuss the update in our forums. Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Update: We double-checked (can you blame us?) and this one's for real, folks. Have at it!

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tim6253 says:

Hulu doesn't work because they block mobile browsers from viewing their content ex. skyfire, xbox, ps3. They have their own app for the low low price of 9.99/mo uggggh btw, not available for android yet.

iamsoup says:

Downloaded and installed last night around 8(EST)

Love the EVO!

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moonoverparma00 says:

Seems to use more battery though

shacker2762 says:

Froyo is great so far!

I replaced Sense with LauncherPro and things seem even better (at least for me).

Task Killer consistently shows over 200MB of memory free on every kill (unlike 2.1 where I never seemed to get above 170MB).

JIT really does speed things up. Applications open faster. The device seems smoother.

Flash 10.1. What can I say? Finally! At long last! I can view (non-Hulu) sites that serve up Flash content. A big one is the new YouTube mobile site - works like a charm! Goodbye dedicated YouTube app!

There's more goodness but all in due time!

bjordan says:

I'm definitely liking 2.2 so far as well. I'm anxious to see any battery life differences after a day or two of usage.

I also think I'll eventually try LauncherPro soon.

A note on freed up RAM though. On Android too much freed up RAM is a bad thing. It means that programs aren't being held in RAM ready for when they are needed.

I wondered the same thing and then did some research. It seemed I always had 50MB or RAM free which bugged me. Turns out that's not necessarily a bad thing.

So bottom line is I wouldn't stress it. I only manually kill a process if I think it's out of line, (E.g. Slacker was keeping my phone awake 100% of the time). Rarely have I noticed a process getting out of line though.

Here's a good article breaking it down.
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/04/multitasking-android-way....

si_sedan07#ac says:

(screams like a lil girl in excitement!)

byoungxxiii says:

I'm in STL, and havent gotten the OTA, I keep checking...

moonoverparma00 says:

How do you put apps on the SD card? That button isn't highlighted for me to use.

deaofly says:

You can download the update from htc.com and manual install it. Also only apps that the dev has made the install or move to SD card available will be highlighted, if its shaded out then you will have to wait for the dev to update and give us that option.

moonoverparma00 says:

Thanks

redsoxfan2133 says:

well, the downloand and install took less than 25 minutes in a non 4G area. Since the install, I have noticed that many more apps need to be "killed" after making a phone call or using the internet. Also, it seems to be draining my battery a little faster...

Iceman24 says:

For those who are having issues with no browsing on flash player sites, do a hard reset by holding volume down button + power button and choosing "clear storage" by using the volume buttons and power button for the enter button. Please be advised that it will return you to default settings. I had flash player 10.1 for 2.1, and believe this conflicts with the new flash player. Hard reset worked for me and have no issues going to any flash player site now. Good luck!

si_sedan07#ac says:

dude thanks so much for that tip. Mine had the same problem. Thanks a bunch!

rmoise973 says:

Is it me or did the internet and the start-up get much slower after froyo? Not sure if the internet is dragging by mass people downloading froyo and testing or what? On Wifi my EVO is super fast but 3g a little disappointed. Also speedtest result also seems to be less then before.

gijoe12345w says:

Ok... I have a rooted EVO! Will I be able to get the OTA from HTC or sprint still. Or will I not get this because my phone is rooted?? Please anyone who knows please let me know, very anxious on getting 2.2

si_sedan07#ac says:

The only thing that this phone is missing now is being able to play http//:mms audio files. If only i knew programing..

Nique0201 says:

http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/26826-browser-crashing-flash-... for people whos browser crashes when they open sites wit flash, or apps wit flash... (only affects users with the 2.1 version of flash 10.1 installed on phone before update.) doesnt require factory reset. THIS WORKS!!!

hgsxr#ac says:

need root for evo froyo

zexhexinferno says:

Sprint engineers pulled the update because of customer issues with Froyo....hence i never recieved the update and i tried .3 and the .6 downloads and all i get are aborts =[