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You know what happens when you give EVO 4Gs to a room full of some of the brightest developers the world has to offer? Well, [expletive] is going to go down, that’s what — so it comes as little surprise that the phone’s already been blessed with a seemingly functional Froyo port, even though neither the phone nor the operation system have even seen a public release yet. The largest distribution of the EVO so far has come at the hands of Google itself, which provided the Android 2.1- and Sense-equipped handsets to attendees of its recent IO conference; a timely upgrade to Android 2.2 has unquestionably been a big sticking point for would-be buyers, though, so it’s good to see that early owners are already hard at work making this happen. Root is naturally required for the 2.2 port to work — and there will undoubtedly be some hurdles to overcome to make this totally usable — but we have full faith in these lovely wunderkinds. Follow the break for video evidence of a Froyo’d EVO in the wild.

Continue reading HTC EVO 4G gets hacked Froyo port, Sense UI be damned

HTC EVO 4G gets hacked Froyo port, Sense UI be damned originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 30 May 2010 12:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung has just let the cat out of the bag regarding its top of the line Galaxy S, which is set to make its global debut in Asian markets this June. Unsubsidized, this 4-inch beastie will cost you S$1,098 (or around $775), which might be a little on the steep side, but then this is one of only a pair of Super AMOLED handsets on the market and Samsung makes the other one. And in case you want an alternative closer to home, Amazon’s German portal is now listing the Galaxy S for pre-order at €649, which works out to about the same price. The best news from today, however, is probably Samsung’s official confirmation that the phone will be getting an Android 2.2 upgrade at some point in its future. No specifics are given as yet, but we’ll take our Froyo whenever and wherever we can get it.

[Thanks, Rob]

Samsung Galaxy S will hit Asia in June, get Froyo later originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 May 2010 07:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hearing Google say that Android 2.2 would be filtering out to the Nexus One in short order was no huge shock — after all, it’s Google’s first smartphone. But for those who purchased Motorola’s first heavy-hitter since the RAZR, it looks as if they’ll be close behind in enjoying the spoils. According to a Motorola spokesperson quoted at Slashgear (full statement is past the break), the company is expecting the original Droid to get Android 2.2 “in the near future,” though he / she wouldn’t go so far as to provide specifics beyond that. Better still, the same person stated that Motorola is excited about Froyo in general, and it’s “looking forward to integrating it on [the firm’s] Android-based devices as [the software] is made available.” We hate to read too deeply into anything, but “devices” sure gets our digits tingling.

[Thanks, Alex]

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Motorola expects Android 2.2 update to hit Droid ‘in the near future’ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 May 2010 05:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Why, thanks Google! Just a day after wrapping up a rather monumental Google I/O event in Northern California, the company’s official show Twitter account has belted out a tidbit that just about every attendee was wondering about. According to the outfit, Android 2.2 (yeah, that’s Froyo for the inexperienced) will be “made available to OEMs and the open source community in the coming weeks,” and it’ll be hitting up the HTC-built Nexus One in the “next few weeks.” That’s music to our ears, and if you’re unsure what kind of impact this will have on your own life, feel free to take a deep dive into this right here.

[Thanks, Alex]

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Android 2.2 coming to Nexus One, open source community ‘in the coming weeks’ originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 May 2010 16:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Whew, Google really knows how to pack it in. Two days of Google I/O and we’ve got enough info on the future of the web, phone, and television to write a couple sci-fi novels and retire. Of course, we aren’t just bystanders here: we’ve also gotten our hands on the latest version of Android (2.2, codenamed Froyo) and put its through its speedy paces. You can catch up on all the action below.

Liveblog

• Live from the Google I/O 2010 day 2 keynote!

Google TV

• Clicker.tv brings streaming internet video to your TV’s browser; it has a web browser right?
• Google TV turns on at I/O: runs Android and Flash, partnered with Sony, Logitech, and Intel
• Sony Internet TV, DISH first with Google TV this fall; Adobe, Logitech and others along for the ride
• CE-Oh no he didn’t!: Sony’s Sir Howard says ‘when you beat Apple, you’re dominating’
• Logitech’s Google TV companion box includes smartphone apps, we go eyes-on (updated: video!)

Android Froyo

• Foxconn’s Tegra 2-powered Android tablet hands-on (video)
• Google’s Larry Page says there’s ‘something wrong’ if your Android phone’s battery doesn’t last all day
• Android Gingerbread is ‘planned for Q4 2010’
• Android 2.2 Froyo officially announced
• Google claims Froyo has the world’s fastest mobile browser
• Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ beta hands-on: Flash 10.1, WiFi hotspots, and some killer benchmark scores
• Flash 10.1 for Android beta unveiled: Hulu a no-show, Froyo now a minimum requirement
• Google adding over-the-air app installation and iTunes streaming to Android
• Android 2.2 SDK goes live, developers likely unable to crash Google’s download server

Web tech

• Google Wave opens doors to public, asks old friends for new chance
• Google launches open WebM web video format based on VP8 (update: hardware partners and Microsoft statement)
• Google partnership has GM OnStar exploring Maps, open APIs and more
• Google unveils Chrome web store, Sports Illustrated app impresses
• OnStar reveals mystery partner: Google
• mSpot stores your music* in the cloud, makes it available anywhere**

Google I/O recap: more web than you can shake a frozen dessert at originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 May 2010 10:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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