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Tell HN: Android 2.2 - Froyo Released for Nexus One. Get it now. [Screenshots]

44 points by cscotta 16y ago

Google is beginning to phase in over-the-air updates to Android 2.2 / Froyo to Nexus One users on T-Mobile and will continue over the next couple weeks. If you'd like to install it now, instructions are right here. Root access is not required; just download the update, drop it on your SD card, and follow the instructions to start the upgrade: http://phandroid.com/2010/05/22/manually-update-your-nexus-one-to-android-2-2-froyo/ For those without a Nexus One on T-Mobile, I've taken several screenshots around the OS and in a few applications. Check them out here if you like, and feel free to ask if you'd like to see something else: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cscotta/sets/72157623991007169/show/ The "Chrome to Phone" extension for cloud-to-device messaging is also available here: http://code.google.com/p/chrometophone/ Have fun!

gvb 16y ago
Live link to instructions: http://phandroid.com/2010/05/22/manually-update-your-nexus-one-to-android-2-2-froyo/ http://phandroid.com/2010/05/22/manually-update-your-nexus-o... The shortened url http://bit.ly/aCDBwh http://bit.ly/aCDBwh translates to http://android.clients.google.com/packages/passion/signed-passion-FRF50-from-ERE27.1e519a24.zip http://android.clients.google.com/packages/passion/signed-pa...
- dannyr 16y ago
  So update.zip is from the Google site. Why is Google not promoting this or why did they release this?
  - timdorr 16y ago
    It's the zip file your Nexus One will download automatically in the background during low bandwidth times of day (to avoid strain on the cell network). It doesn't do so right away, as they also want to stagger the rollout. If you do the manual download and recovery method, you're just doing what the update will do eventually.
- sp332 16y ago
  Just add a '+' to the end of any bit.ly link and it will tell you where the link goes and how many people have clicked it. http://bit.ly/aCDBwh+ http://bit.ly/aCDBwh+
- milofelipe 16y ago
  I'm getting a 404 Not Found on the zip file link.
dmix 16y ago
Looks great, thanks for the screenshots. Unfortunately my phone company locked my G1 down with android 1.5. So I'm waiting (impatiently) for the iPhone 4g.
- eapen 16y ago
  Just install cyanogenmod to get most features of Android 2.1 in the meantime. You'll have to wait a few more weeks or months to get Froyo on G1. I have CyanogenMod5-test5 running on my G1 and could install the official Twitter and Facebook apps and like it.
  - dmix 16y ago
    Rogers (in Canada) installed an update on my phone that makes it non-rootable and forced to use 1.5. So Cyanogenmod is not an option.
    - jrockway 16y ago
      Seems like rooting is still possible: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544654 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544654
      - dmix 16y ago
        That post is from August 2009, the forced firmware upgrade was in December 2009. If you go to page 51: "It is not currently rootable"
        jrockway 16y ago
        Well, that's what you get for doing business with a company that's out to fuck you. You get fucked. Android is a tool like any other -- it can be used for good, and it can be used for evil. (Why not return your phone as defective? It worked for people when Sony remotely disabled their Linux installs on the PS3.)
    - 16y ago
warfangle 16y ago
This image is for T-Mobile phones only. The error you get when trying to apply update.zip: assert failed: file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "google/passion/passion/mahimahi:2.1-update1/ERE27//24178:user/release-keys" || file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "google/passion/passion/mahimahi:2.2/FRF50/38042:user/release-keys" Looks like the version installed on the AT&T N1s isn't what the update script is looking for and it aborts. Wondering if modifying the update scripts would brick my phone.
- ergo98 16y ago
  Just mellow and know that it's coming soon. Honestly the way people are spazing to get it installed is a bit ridiculous. I'll just wait until I get an update notice (on my GSM ["AT&T"] phone here in Canada)
  - warfangle 16y ago
    Yeah, I'll bide my time and be patient. The new features and speed increases will be worth it.
    - ergo98 16y ago
      Have to confess that I've checked my phone about 100 times today :-) Ah well. It shall come at some point. Maybe not for weeks, but it will come.
martythemaniak 16y ago
Just did it. Only a 44mb download and a surprisingly fast update.
heliodorj 16y ago
i didn't have the patience to wait; downloaded it manually. I wonder if your chances of getting the OTA are improved if you turn on wifi. froyo looks great! they made good use of the extra space at the bottom of the screens by adding the phone and browser icons next to the drawer button. it frees up two spots on your main screen! chrome-to-phone is unbelievably slow even with a nexus one and a great internet connection. it takes literally one minute for the map to show on the phone!
- Tichy 16y ago
  What is chrome-to-phone?
  - sp332 16y ago
    See this part of the Froyo presentation from Google I/O: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQFXRW5ZiE#t=02m40s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQFXRW5ZiE#t=02m40s
    - Tichy 16y ago
      Cool, thanks! Exciting times.
Derferman 16y ago
I just can't wait until vanilla 2.2 is available for the Evo 4G. I find the general usability of Sense UI to be quite poor.
barrkel 16y ago
It installed fine on my Nexus One from bought from Google directly. Froyo is a lot smoother than Eclair. The most noticeable thing is that all transitions (opening apps, closing apps, opening up app list, sliding between home screen pages) have a higher frame rate. Flash Beta is on the android store. Thankfully, the equivalent of FlashBlock is built into Android's browser - change the plugin settings to on demand, and you have to tap to enable Flash boxes. Flash ads etc. on pages generally murder scrolling performance.
EricButler 16y ago
Thank you for the "Chrome to Phone" link, I wasn't sure this was available yet! I tried it, and it works instantly here.
- Concours 16y ago
  I can second this thanks , I'll give it a try now.
anigbrowl 16y ago
Win! Thanks. One glitch in the linked instructions: when you get to the warning screen (android + /!\), hit power button, then volume+ - both at same time doesn't work. And the subsequent menus require use of the trackball, not the +/- buttons. edit: wow...this feels turbocharged, in a variety of ways. Speed: better. Keyboard: better. Interface: much smoother. Flash: just works. Lots of small UI improvements. Feels like it's meant to compete against iPhone 4.
metachris 16y ago
The link to the image stopped working -- here's a mirror: http://filevo.com/6ns7wvd07438.html http://filevo.com/6ns7wvd07438.html

44 points by cscotta 16y ago

gvb 16y ago

Live link to instructions: http://phandroid.com/2010/05/22/manually-update-your-nexus-one-to-android-2-2-froyo/ http://phandroid.com/2010/05/22/manually-update-your-nexus-o... The shortened url http://bit.ly/aCDBwh http://bit.ly/aCDBwh translates to http://android.clients.google.com/packages/passion/signed-passion-FRF50-from-ERE27.1e519a24.zip http://android.clients.google.com/packages/passion/signed-pa...

dannyr 16y ago
So update.zip is from the Google site. Why is Google not promoting this or why did they release this?
- timdorr 16y ago
  It's the zip file your Nexus One will download automatically in the background during low bandwidth times of day (to avoid strain on the cell network). It doesn't do so right away, as they also want to stagger the rollout. If you do the manual download and recovery method, you're just doing what the update will do eventually.
sp332 16y ago
Just add a '+' to the end of any bit.ly link and it will tell you where the link goes and how many people have clicked it. http://bit.ly/aCDBwh+ http://bit.ly/aCDBwh+
milofelipe 16y ago
I'm getting a 404 Not Found on the zip file link.

dmix 16y ago

Looks great, thanks for the screenshots. Unfortunately my phone company locked my G1 down with android 1.5. So I'm waiting (impatiently) for the iPhone 4g.

eapen 16y ago
Just install cyanogenmod to get most features of Android 2.1 in the meantime. You'll have to wait a few more weeks or months to get Froyo on G1. I have CyanogenMod5-test5 running on my G1 and could install the official Twitter and Facebook apps and like it.
- dmix 16y ago
  Rogers (in Canada) installed an update on my phone that makes it non-rootable and forced to use 1.5. So Cyanogenmod is not an option.
  - jrockway 16y ago
    Seems like rooting is still possible: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544654 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544654
    - dmix 16y ago
      That post is from August 2009, the forced firmware upgrade was in December 2009. If you go to page 51: "It is not currently rootable"
      - jrockway 16y ago
        Well, that's what you get for doing business with a company that's out to fuck you. You get fucked. Android is a tool like any other -- it can be used for good, and it can be used for evil. (Why not return your phone as defective? It worked for people when Sony remotely disabled their Linux installs on the PS3.)
  - 16y ago

warfangle 16y ago

This image is for T-Mobile phones only. The error you get when trying to apply update.zip: assert failed: file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "google/passion/passion/mahimahi:2.1-update1/ERE27//24178:user/release-keys" || file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "google/passion/passion/mahimahi:2.2/FRF50/38042:user/release-keys" Looks like the version installed on the AT&T N1s isn't what the update script is looking for and it aborts. Wondering if modifying the update scripts would brick my phone.

ergo98 16y ago
Just mellow and know that it's coming soon. Honestly the way people are spazing to get it installed is a bit ridiculous. I'll just wait until I get an update notice (on my GSM ["AT&T"] phone here in Canada)
- warfangle 16y ago
  Yeah, I'll bide my time and be patient. The new features and speed increases will be worth it.
  - ergo98 16y ago
    Have to confess that I've checked my phone about 100 times today :-) Ah well. It shall come at some point. Maybe not for weeks, but it will come.

martythemaniak 16y ago

Just did it. Only a 44mb download and a surprisingly fast update.

heliodorj 16y ago

i didn't have the patience to wait; downloaded it manually. I wonder if your chances of getting the OTA are improved if you turn on wifi. froyo looks great! they made good use of the extra space at the bottom of the screens by adding the phone and browser icons next to the drawer button. it frees up two spots on your main screen! chrome-to-phone is unbelievably slow even with a nexus one and a great internet connection. it takes literally one minute for the map to show on the phone!

Tichy 16y ago
What is chrome-to-phone?
- sp332 16y ago
  See this part of the Froyo presentation from Google I/O: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQFXRW5ZiE#t=02m40s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQFXRW5ZiE#t=02m40s
  - Tichy 16y ago
    Cool, thanks! Exciting times.

Derferman 16y ago

I just can't wait until vanilla 2.2 is available for the Evo 4G. I find the general usability of Sense UI to be quite poor.

barrkel 16y ago

It installed fine on my Nexus One from bought from Google directly. Froyo is a lot smoother than Eclair. The most noticeable thing is that all transitions (opening apps, closing apps, opening up app list, sliding between home screen pages) have a higher frame rate. Flash Beta is on the android store. Thankfully, the equivalent of FlashBlock is built into Android's browser - change the plugin settings to on demand, and you have to tap to enable Flash boxes. Flash ads etc. on pages generally murder scrolling performance.

EricButler 16y ago

Thank you for the "Chrome to Phone" link, I wasn't sure this was available yet! I tried it, and it works instantly here.

Concours 16y ago
I can second this thanks , I'll give it a try now.

anigbrowl 16y ago

Win! Thanks. One glitch in the linked instructions: when you get to the warning screen (android + /!\), hit power button, then volume+ - both at same time doesn't work. And the subsequent menus require use of the trackball, not the +/- buttons. edit: wow...this feels turbocharged, in a variety of ways. Speed: better. Keyboard: better. Interface: much smoother. Flash: just works. Lots of small UI improvements. Feels like it's meant to compete against iPhone 4.

metachris 16y ago

The link to the image stopped working -- here's a mirror: http://filevo.com/6ns7wvd07438.html http://filevo.com/6ns7wvd07438.html