Just saw this update notification on my HTC Desire when I woke up this morning. Finally — Android 2.2 Froyo is now available on the Desire.
The update is about 96MB in size and the upgrade takes around 20 to 30 minutes depending on your connection speed. I suggest doing this over WiFi instead of 3G (the update can pause and continue later if you get wonky connection so not a huge issue).
Android 2.2 Froyo seems more snappy on my HTC Desire afterwards. HTC also sent out this notice today.
Update – HTC Desire (Android 2.2) Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update
Your phone will receive a notification of FOTA update when it is made available. Simply press OK to accept the update via a data connection such as Wi-Fi or GPRS/3G. After installing the update, you can confirm a successful update by confirming the Build number (From the Home Screen go to MENU> Settings> About Phone> Software Information> Build number). The new Build number after the update will be 2.13.707.1.
Update: Android 2.2 and HTC Sense update.
Note： Please back up your data first before upgrading your phone.
Here’s the list of updates that came with Froyo.
Twitter: freelancerage
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question po: ma-ro-roll out din po ba ito sa Samsung Androids kasi parang di worth it naman bumili ng Android phones, kung stuck ka forever sa 1.6 or 2.1
hi! how were you able to get this notification? my phone’s htc desire and i want to upgrade it to 2.2 too!
I am aware of hardware limitations at the same time I am also aware that the 2.2 milestone includes optimizations of 2.1. Thus, for a phone that comes out with 2.1 out of the box…
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for me desire is better than galaxy. galaxy looks like an iphone, feels cheap and i feel that it lacks several buttons, wala pang flash. advantages of galaxy compared to desire is the screen.
xperia is out of the question, lol. i think it will not get 2.2 because the update for xperia 10 at the end of the year will be for eclair. SE is slow with regards to updates and loss of support for your mobile phone is possible.
@abeolandres
what are the new features included with the Froyo 2.2 OTA update?
does it make the Desire faster, and adds radio?
After I updated my HTC Desire to Froyo, I noticed that I could not get the internet on my Globe account anymore, even though I could on Android 2.1. Error message is “Connection failed due to incorrect APN setting.” I did not change the setting and it is still internet.globe.com.ph. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Hi guys, just bought the Desire earlier today. How or when exactly do the OTA updates happen? do I need to enable a setting or is it on by default for newer HTC devices?
Please do a video demo on how to update HTC Desire to Android 2.2 Froyo. Thanks.
Uhm, I saw in some mobile phone shops that Samsung Galaxy 5 is upgradeable to froyo. Is that for real??
I just got my HTC Desire today. It’s my first ever android phone and I’m still getting to know the OS.
I checked for upgrades but the upgrade checker said I had the latest (2.1).
What else do I need to check/setup to make my unit do the upgrade?
Thanks.
Eric
is there an upgrade for HTC wildfire already??
HTC Desire fails.
Nageerror ang wifi kapag OTA 2.2 update.
i have to root it pa mpara maformat.
Di rin gumagana sa Proxy wifi.
i can’t use the net on my school.
di ko pa rin maayos ang 3g connection.
aside from the connection and battery issue,
this phone is awesumm
My samsung galaxy 5 was now 2.2 froyo but then ayaw na nung 3g nya. Pano yun? Huhu