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Sprint: The EVO 4G’s are getting the OFFICIAL Android 2.2 update (froyo) starting as of Aug 3rd. (Or tomorrow 7/30 if you want to manually update your EVO)
Aug 2nd
*****8/2/2010 UPDATE – UPDATE IS HERE************
To my fellow EVO users –
To those who want to install the Froyo 2.2 update, as of 9:15 pm (EST) it is now available directly from your phone. Customers can access the software update through their HTC EVO 4G under the Settings Menu > System Updates > HTC Software Update. This will initiate the three-step process also.
*****7/30/ 2010 UPDATE******************************
As of 5p it seems that the update has yet to be released for those who are looking at updating early. Latest Report was that the update was going to be ready after 12p CST and that it would be available at some point during the afternoon/evening Friday. Ill update as soon as I can get more details.
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Based on an announcement on the Sprint Community Blog (LINK: http://community.sprint.com/baw/community/sprintblogs/buzz-by-sprint/announcements/blog/2010/07/29/sprint-is-the-first-wireless-carrier-to-bring-android-22-to-customers-using-the-award-winning-htc-evo-4g-beginning-tuesday-aug-3 (http://community NULL.sprint NULL.com/baw/community/sprintblogs/buzz-by-sprint/announcements/blog/2010/07/29/sprint-is-the-first-wireless-carrier-to-bring-android-22-to-customers-using-the-award-winning-htc-evo-4g-beginning-tuesday-aug-3)), the EVO will be getting its froyo update in the next couple of days. As of now the announcement says that the froyo (2.2) update for Android will be available as of 12p (CST) tomorrow 7/30 for download if you want to manually update the phone yourself (This is a nice touch on Sprints part for those who just don’t want to wait) and as of Aug. 3rd Sprint will begin (OTA) over the air updates to the EVO Devices.
Froyo which is the latest (and very highly awaited) update to the Android operating system, will carry numerous updates and new features as part of its update.
Some of the changes are -
For those who just can’t wait until the Froyo OTA update, you can manually trigger the download (As of 12p CST on 7/30) by doing the following
Customers can access the software update through their HTC EVO 4G under the Settings Menu > System Updates > HTC Software Update. This will initiate the three-step process also.
Software: Loudtalks Push to talk (For pc’s and Windows Mobile)
Jan 24th
(http://www NULL.rj-diamond NULL.com/alex/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/loudtalk NULL.jpg) Loudtalks (LINK: http://loudtalks.com/products_loudtalks_lite/ (http://loudtalks NULL.com/products_loudtalks_lite/)) is a free push-to-talk for Windows Mobile. It utilizes Wi-Fi or your data connection and works between mobile operators and cross borders.
Unlike some of alternatives the communication is real-time and direct (peer-to-peer). Your messages are never stored to the server. There is a free Windows PC client software too so you can talk mobile to mobile, PC to mobile or PC to PC.
Features:
- Push-to-talk
- Contact list with online status
- Voice history
- Sound notifications
- Works over Wi-Fi, 3G, EDGE or GPRS
- Compatible with Windows Mobile 5.0 / 6.0 and on the PC side Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Linux using WINE
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