http://gizmodo.com/5543853/what-is-froyo?skyline=true&s=i




Android 2.2 codenamed Froyo

Flash 10.1 support

* One of the most awaited addons - full Flash 10.1 support is on board the Andrid 2.2 Froyo. For now it's beta, but the final version is slated for June release.

Performance

* New web browser V8 Javascript engine allows faster loading of JavaScript-heavy pages.
* 2x-5x performance improvement for CPU-heavy apps thanks to the Dalvik JIT Compiler.
* Improved memory management allowing faster app switching and smoother performance on memory-constrained devices.

Extended Exchange support

* Password unlocking, remote wipe, exchange calendars, auto-discovery

Enhanced camera capabilities

* Onscreen camera keys allows controlling zooming, flash, white balance, geo-tagging, focus and exposure.
* Camcorder can now make use of LED flash as video light.
* Camera now supports portrait orientation.

Apps management

* You can install applications on the shared external storage (SD card, for instance).
* The Cloud-based Backup and Restore service can now backup some of the thrid-party app data for future restores.
* New bug reporting feature for Android Market apps send developers crash and freeze reports
* New "car mode" and "night mode" controls and configurations allow applications to adjust their UI for these situations.

Misc enhancements

* You can use the smartphone as a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to 8 devices.
* You can tether the smartphone to a computer as a 3G modem over a USB cable.
* 3D Gallery allows you to peek into picture stacks using a zoom gesture.
* The Phone, Applications Launcher, and Browser now have dedicated shortcuts on the Home screen that are always visible.
* Supportr for multi-lingual keyboards - toggling Latin-based keyboards is a flick away.
* Voice dialing over Bluetooth.
* Contact sharing over Bluetooth.

cooolllll!!!!! hopefully can get it by next month as promised

can htc hero flash to this rom?? i dun think so, right?

so with flash 10.1 we can play fb game already right?

when can we anticipate 2.2 to be released and what kind of device will it be on?

yes u can play..
the device tht released in this year can run on 2.2
but im sure u can get it "somewhere" too

means htc hero can't run on 2.2? coz hero was released around sept'09 if i'm not mistaken....

not sure if hero is included for this release. But logically thinking the processor for Hero will not able to cope to run flash. But even if the froyo not released for Hero, I'm sure the modders like cyan will squeeze it for Hero or even G1 and that is possible. Prepare to drain ur battery much faster then....

then i better sell off my hero.... and grab myself a desire or at least legend..... if i have budget....

I'm waiting for an upgrade for my G1, so far no viable option yet.

HTC WHERE ARE OUR SLIDEY ANDROIDS!!???

for those who buy the "HTC" phone this year pls read below link to get "promise" from HTC

http://www.androidcentral.com/most-2010-ht...-get-froyo-2010

just to share my point of view, why HTC release source code for public? 1 major main point is them wish 3rd party can release the ROM to help "upgrade the HTC phone" for free. so HTC can keep come out new phone and forget the "old phone"

G1?
time to change a new phone

well, Google said that technically FroYo can be ran on Dream/G1 as well...

they need only to remove all the "Google Experience" apps from the ROM to reduce the filesize...

probably y there's native support for Apps2SD in FroYo...

can ms support android2.2?can't wait to flash it in my ms~
ANDROID FTW~~~~~

We wait for those ROOTERS........

looks like htc will not able to run 2.2,,,,,, aiks..... was really thinking of getting one

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/33238/htc-...roid-os-updates

yeah 2.1 is like P license and 2.2 is like racing license

cnt stand it !

can we use the froyo for desire ?

yes.. definitely.. confirmed by htc

juz dun flash the Radio... else u'll brick it...

anyway, i ve a feeling that HTC will be taking long to come up with FroYo for any phone... JIT is incompatible with Sense, and that's wat make FroYo fly compared to Eclair...

HTC HERO 2.2 FROYO

i so happy after read the news

Froyo

btw, how easy to upgrade from eclair to froyo ?

I feel so shame..
My Tattoo until now no upgrade to 2.1...
WTH...
Now come out with 2.2 already..

i think by tht time 2.2 come out for htc desire,then gingerbread come out later this year?lol

i wonder if froyo can support G1 ?
im using 1.6 now btw

Google said Froyo won't be available for the G1 officially. This is due to insufficient ROM.

But then still we G1 users can get it. In fact, there already is a port available on XDA-DEVELOPERS but its buggy. Try it out if you dare.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=685724

I've got a Samsung Spica I5700 currently running on version 2.1.Can someone tell me whether i can upgrade to ver. 2.2? It has processor speed of 800Mhz.

Too early to test on it..
Wait for the official released though..
But, Froyo on n1 seems like works well..

Technically FroYo can be squeezed into any Android phone in the market, Dream included...

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/05/20/go...coverage-day-1/

hi bro where u get about this news? is true then is a nightmare to HTC user

juz look around in sites like XDA developers...

all the Elcair ROMs with JIT are running on vanilla, albeit unstable... for now Sense is totally incompatible with JIT...

'squeezed'???

yeah, it's literally squeezed if u want to put in Dream...

the "Google Experience" apps will need to be removed... but hey, i dun think Dream users will complain...

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Added on May 21, 2010, 11:42 pmand the chefs ve already cooked up a Vanilla FroYo for Dream and Magic... efficient sia...

http://phandroid.com/2010/05/21/original-a...-port-of-froyo/

This post has been edited by astria: May 21 2010, 11:45 PM

then really bad news for htc user especially htc desire
maybe this is 1 of the biggest advantage for N1

well, there's always rooting...

u mean htc with sense ui go for rooting to become vanilla android?

there is always Xda noworry

Keep on eye on xda, they always come up with something!

Vanilla, Sense, Sense Espresso... it's all up to u...

i ve rooted mine to use Eclair with Sense...

knowing how slow HTC is with their updates, probably will be rooting 2.2 on my Legend.

Not necessarily. If you have a rooted stock SenseUI image, you wont have to go to vanilla android. There's a subtle difference between 'rooting' and flashing a custom ROM, although both process is interrelated.

N1 user can have it now?
http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/22/android-f...h+%28TechCrunch

only those in US so far, at least that's wat readers in Android Police report...

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/05/22/br...-the-nexus-one/

This post has been edited by astria: May 22 2010, 08:09 PM

lol..looks like only 1 in the world get the first update..

Who dare to buy an Andriod phone if this keep on upgrading? Old devices can't seem to cope with the new version like G1 lol.......

this morning got a reply from google that non US Nexus One Users should be receiving an alert for upgrading to 2.2 in the next 2 weeks.Users with Nexus One issued for US market should be able to get the update faster, irrespective of their current location.

why not dare to buy android phone?
technology keep improving..

MAYBE wifi hotspot issue that need to delay the upgrade?

N1 will not disappoint u un terms of updates...

U got a funny mentality. Just stay stagnant then if U scare of change.

Earth will still keep spinning around and U cannnot stop it. Hide like a Ostrich ba..

Lol..+1

looks like some users received update
http://twitter.com/Biodome10
http://twitter.com/nyenyec
http://twitter.com/Willi_D
http://twitter.com/cchilds
http://twitter.com/ehkrass

Nexus 1 user onli rite?

ya...htc may take few months to release update?

It seems that engadget has got their Nexus One FroYo update now! http://bit.ly/bEhUXs

There is always the SERVICE CENTER

Dont want to upgrade yourself, just dump the set to the Service Center and wait 3 hours and go collect your phone.

Of coz, if you bought AP phone, then everything has to be done by your own lah. You pay peanut of coz get monkey lah. Have to embrace the fact.

iPhone 3G doesnt get some feature in OS4.0(eg "multitasking") what do u think?? IMHO, technology keep moving, it's just human who cant cope with it, not old device

HTC is pull me back to think twice to buy Desire cos the upgrade 2.2 is end next year :s i bet Moto Milestone 2.2 ROM is coming soon before end of this year. screw HTC for this :S

Chk this....N1 user from KL already updated to froyo......

http://trendsmap.com/topic/froyo

I cant stand anymore! I need to get a new phone

haha same..i am fully addicted to N1 + froyo
waiting patiently for next month

Haha. What happened to desire ? !

Froyo 2.2 ROM?
http://android.clients.google.com/packages...27.1e519a24.zip

really ??

Yes. But for stock recovery rom. I just tried on RA recovery ROM. Failed at verification.

Guess had to wait a little while for Paul or cyanogen

if not mistaken...that is actually based on the sdk for the froyo...haykuro already did the same thing....so, basically u wont get the full version of froyo

sdk is only around 18mb...this is 44mb+. @cyanogen just tweet his N1 is running froyo! So stop speculate the validity

yeah i found this as well. provided the same link as urs.

http://www.androidspin.com/2010/05/22/nexu...e-for-download/


means virgin nexus one only can be updated for now?

Yes. N1 with stock rom and stock recovery rom. But look at below....

@PaulOBrien: Correction - FRF50 update zip (froyo) for patched recovery with no prerequisite (pre rooted) online shortly...

YES! waiting for Paul's Froyo now...

This post has been edited by mikelanding: May 23 2010, 04:00 AM

running 2.2 now..it's smoother and faster alot =D

Nice..
Flash 10.1 download link: http://www.adobe.com/go/getfp10android

I waiting for Modaco's rom for rooted N1. His tweet mentioned should be up in 15 mins or so.


Update:
Froyo update.zip for Rooted N1
http://android.modaco.com/content/google-n...ted-update-zip/

This post has been edited by mikelanding: May 23 2010, 04:57 AM

Damn!!
Nexus 1 is so good!!
before officially froyo had been announced by google already got previewed 1 for flash support and processor tweaked faster!!
What the Phone.. Great N1!!

Oh lawd... The temptation to get Nexus One is just liek Roberta Murgo. Must not fap! Pity those Desire bastards! And legend too! Hahahaha!

I'll ditch my Hero for Gingerbread fo sho next year!

Hahahaha!! That's why..
Never realized N1 will be so good which's better than Desire.. I think so..

lol..is just matter of time to get updated..
many desire users should know they will get slower update than N1

could someone share a link to Rooted Froyo. Modaco link is crapped. too congested.
I need froyo now~~ :-( :-(

i guess this?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/05/22/br...our-froyo-here/

thx bro. but tat is for non-rooted. My N1 is rooted. And i need something like update-nexusone-FRF50-signed.zip


EDIT: GOT IT ! THX!

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Added on May 23, 2010, 6:57 pmGreat Rooted N1 with Froyo reporting from Penang!

This post has been edited by vinlimyh: May 23 2010, 06:57 PM

You can now manually update your Nexus One to official android 2.2 froyo through the guides by Phandroid website android 2.2 The firmware is also included in the website

found this on other forum:

This from another forum may temper some peoples headlong rush into this Pre-Release version:

This is an OTA to DEMO phones! This was sniffed out and the URL was given. Your IME is not ready to receive this update and neither is the market and apps, you are basicially running a BETA version of 2.2 that is intended to get the Media guys their update to get flash and blog about the new features.

Your update would have come OTA probably in a week or so. Because you are not supposed to have it yet, your paid apps aren't available and some features will not work properly.
The SDK came out all of 2 days ago, devs have not been able to update their software to comply, therefore you will not see market items you are not compatible with.

The original phone that got this-
denied the update booted under and 'hacked' up the sending url. this was then leaked to XDA which then put it here. hacked leak.

quite make sense

Oh really? How to identify that? As im running it with nothing that i know of unavailable. I did nont WIPE hence all apps & data remain intact. And it's kinda faster over the web and it loads flash like charm after i install the flash 10.1 for android beta from the market.

is like some apps cannot run in froyo?apps cannot move to sd card?

At the moment some apps don't have the option to save to SD card IIRC

ya,thats MAYBE coz of the apps havent compatible with android 2.2 yet..
just my opinion

alot N1+Froyo user complain the phone is much more faster but battary gone faster too. i think google din concert about the battery life after faster up the phone. maybe 2.3 is to balance between the performance and the battery life.

or maybe the user keep playing the phone then complain battery life is poor?
lol

I tried Paul's - you no need to install the stock rom. Just wipe and flash - whole process takes less than 10 minutes. . But took it off after an hour as some apps cannot work probably still not compatible with it yet.

Wah, kena tembak. I don't mean to offend anyone here, if I did, I apologize sorry. What I mean is that the old Andriod phone ROM can cope with new 2.2. What happen to the old phone then? Chuck it in the bin? Just my though lah, hehehehe......Sorry again loh.

P/s I got myself a Desire two weeks ago, love it :0 Jangan marah-marah yah.

here the post from androidguys why apps2sd is not officially on froyo right now.
http://www.androidguys.com/2010/05/22/storing-apps-sd-froyo/

This post has been edited by Slekerz: May 23 2010, 10:51 PM

Wahhh...
I'm so interested to know anybody had flashed their N1 to Froyo now..
And please share some screenshot please??

im using froyo on my N1 now, works smoothly except for my Handcent now become useless(dev shud upodate their apps for froyo). overall, it is faster n vr smooth. the most significant changes dat i could feel is its battery life, really become more efficient and lasts longer. before this N1 battery really sux a lot

Might take them to support froyo since it had been "accidentally" leaked

Hurr durr... All talking no screen shots make this thread dull. Get yourself ShootMe app and start spamming pictures. Comeon.

Agreed. I have Froyo on my N1 too and it was really smooth! I just had my N1 for one day actually and surprise surprise Froyo came! With my short time on 2.1, a lot of the navigation within the UI has a tiny weebit of stuttering especially with the notification bar. Don't get me wrong but its still smooth. The Froyo just made it look like butter

Apps2SD won't work now because developers need to add some simple commands onto their apps I heard. No big issues for me. I can wait for that. Adobe Flash Player works beautiful throughout the system and most of my apps work.

I did notice N1 less heat up after Froyo. I ran some flash intensive site. No heat up like pre- Froyo. But I havent really monitor the battery time since it is very much depend on our usage.

Yea apps2sd is up to the devs to implement it in their apps, not default for all apps that u install

I'm feeling a little regret now that I got the Milestone instead of the N1 (can't wait for my froyo!)Didn't know about the slowness in OS updates from other vendors when I bought my phone. If I knew earlier I would have gotten the N1!!!

At least its not as bad as HTC updates

don't worry.. i think Milestone will be the fastest among android manufacturers in giving out new updates..