Archive for the ‘Froyo’ Category

Google out of Nexus One phones

It seems the nexus one is an unexpected hit with the Developers community! The phone that Google designed to be the flagship Android Device, has turned into a flagship development device! Google scrapped its plan to sell the Nexus One through its own store in July, six months after trying to rewrite the phone market’s [...]


Chrome to Phone introduced for Android

Remember that press conference Google had planned for yesterday. Well, as promised the new announcements have been updated on the official Google blog. here is the official line on the new Chrome to Phone feature: Ever wanted a way to quickly and easily send links and other information from your desktop or laptop to your [...]


Google:New Android Feature to be announced today

Google confirmed that the company will announce a new Android feature today, August 12, at an event in San Francisco. Much mystery surrounds this sudden call for a press conference by Google, as many of the features of the Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ are known and already much documented. Could this be a surprise that Google [...]


Motorolla Droid 2 officially available from 13th, via Verizon

After Dell announced there new smartphone on AT&T, verizon and motorolla now followed it up with another major announcement to launch the new Motorolla Droid 2 phone from tomorrow in the US.


Dell Streak, officially released in the US, $299 via AT&T, $549 without contract

The iPads fight with the competition starts here, Dell has finally decided to launch the Dell streak in the US from the 13th of august. Many believe that this first foray into the world of smartphones by Dell marks the first real challenge to the success of the iPad so far in the US. The [...]


Droid X to get ‘FROYO’ update in september

Not to be outdone by the HTC EVO 4G, motorolla has decided to release the Android 2.2 ‘froyo’ update on its new Droid X in early september, while the many rumors surrounding an earlier release are quashed, citing performance and better stability issues.


Nexus One is now Android Developer Phone

For all of those mourning the discontinuation of the Google’s first foray into the world of smartphone hardware, mourn no more. The HTC designed Nexus One might not have been as popular as some other Android hardware, some from HTC itself, like the EVO 4G, or the new Droid X, but Google has now announced [...]


Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ update available for HTC EVO 4G

When it comes to Android-based smartphones, the HTC EVO 4G has pretty much been the cream of the crop (that is until the Motorola Droid X came on the scene to share the spotlight). The phone features a fast 1GHz processor, large 4.3” display, front- and rear-facing cameras, and of course 4G access courtesy of [...]


Motorolla Droid X successfully rooted

News has surfaced that Birdman over at Alldroid.org has successfully rooted his new Droid X. And he has uploaded a video for all and sundry to give it a try. The initial reponse to the root seem successful(two of the commenters reporting success at the time of reporting). If you are itching to get down [...]


latest Android 2.2 Froyo build released for Nexus One FRF91

The sweetest things keep on coming to the Nexus One users. Things that other Android Users drool over are flavor of the day for Nexus One users. And why shouldn’t it be, when this is the benchmark Android phone, the one that Google makes and sells itself.


Samsung Epic 4G. Full Specs, Pics

Samsung has finally made a half-hearted confirmation at an event in New York that all of the latest Galaxy S series of phones – including the Captivate, Epic 4G, Vibrant and Fascinate—will be receiving updates to Android 2.2 “Froyo” later this year, plus compatibility with Flash 10.1. The phones will be shipping with Android 2.1 [...]


Android 2.2 Froyo FRF85 Official Update Available for Nexus One

AT&T has finally rolled out Over the Air (OTA) update of  Android 2.2 Froyo FRF85 build to their customers who own Nexus One. Its a gradual roll out of updates so those of you who haven’t received it yet don’t need to panic, you will soon receive a notification.


How to Enable 720p Video Recording on Nexus One

Good news for the owners of Nexus One who have not yet updated their OS from Android 2.1 to Froyo. A hack is now available on Internet which lets you shoot 720p High Definition video from your Nexus One.


ADW launcher now officially available on the Android Market

This is welcome news indeed for all the fans of this once rooted application for Android Devices. Until recently AnderWeb’s ADW Launcher only worked on rooted Android devices.  Many developers and theme enthusiasts have used this great home replacement app on custom ROMs and theme packages, which have been floating around the Android community.  Basically [...]


Pushing from PC to Phone on Google Android 2.2 “Froyo”

While everyone is impressed with the Android OS 2.2 “froyo”, one of the most exciting additions to the Android OS isn’t actually slated to feature in this update of the mobile OS; namely the ability to push apps and music over the air to your Android phone.


HTC EVO 4G ported to Froyo

Hmm, this is interesting; the folks at XDA have successfully ported the new Android 2.2 “froyo” to run on the as yet unreleased HTC EVO 4G, and they made posted a clip of the deed for the benefit of all:


What’s special in Motorola Droid 2 a.k.a ‘Shadow’?

Numerous rumors had been heard regarding the release of the Motorola’s new Android enabled device, conceived as the Motorola Droid ‘Shadow’. Subsequently, these rumors were later confirmed by the Co CEO of Motorola, Sanjay Jha, as per who, Motorola plans to launch two different OS configured smart phones in summer this year, one of which [...]


Manually Upgrade Your Nexus One to Android 2.2 Froyo

Previously, we reported about the new Android 2.2, codenamed Froyo update rollout for Nexus One device which was available via OTA (Over the Air). The users of Nexus One were getting notifications on their cell phone about the update and using it, they could have easily jumped to the Android 2.2 version.


Android 2.2 Goes Live on Nexus One

Google has started rolling out its latest firmware update – Android 2.2 (codenamed Froyo) for its Nexus One Users. Users of Nexus One must have already got a “Firmware Update Available” notification on their devices, and they can use that to upgrade. Else, you can do that manually too from your Nexus One.


Android 2.2 Froyo Complete Features List

The most anticipated Android Froyo 2.2 which was expected to be released soon is now finally out. Tons of new features has been announced and several tweaks have been made as compared to its earlier version, Android 2.1 Éclair. Android 2.2 Froyo was released today at Google I/O conference 2010.