Sprint HTC EVO 4G gets Android 2.2 OTA

By on Aug 2, 2010 at 8:32 PM
Breaking August 2, 2010

Our tips line has been going crazy, and, well, the headline says it all. Android 2.2 (FroYo) is now available for the Sprint HTC EVO 4G. The update is over the air, so let us know when you’ve updated and are rockin’ and rollin’, ok?

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  • Hinano

    got the update sometimes around 11PM on Monday night but now every webpage that uses flash lags my browser like hell (stock browser.) Is there something better I can use to stop this stupid lag?

    • Biff

      an iPhone should do the trick

      • Patrick

        Brilliant answer, given that iPhone doesn’t do flash. Hinano, you could disable Flash if it’s causing you problems.

      • Hinano

        Well that’s the temporary solution I guess….but there are some websites that I want to use the flash features of – is there another browser that handles it better? Or is it still such a new thing that there’s really no solution for this yet?

      • Maybe

        Not sure if SkyFire for Android does it. Maybe give it a try though if it runs on 2.2 already

      • Raj

        How do one disable flash…Any help?

    • Teksu

      menu -> more -> settings -> plug-ins -> “off”

      • Raj

        Thanks. But I don’t see the plug-ins with on and off in Dolphin Browser.

    • http://www.youtube.com/jcmjimmie Jimmie

      You should be able to disable the flash plugin in your browser settings.

  • Clippy

    Just FYI, go to Settings/Applications/Running services. Kind of the same as task killer

  • http://www.directorycellphones.com/ Alex Sam

    This is very good news for the users of Sprint HTC EVO 4G. This is very superb smart phone with out standing features and elegant design. It should be the dream mobile phone for any one, this is rocking mobile phone.

  • rogerrabbit

    i’m told wifi hotspot is not enabled for free only tethering. anyone else having success otherwise?

    • Mike D

      That is true; you’d have to pay Spring an extra $29.99 per month to use that feature; if you send me an email with subject: FREE WIFI over EVO, I will forward you the instructions to bypass this expensive functionality.
      REMEMBER to send me your CREDIT CARD NO to cover the time I spent finding that out.
      I am just kidding about the last statement.

      • http://Donthaveone Sal

        Mike D, long story short, I had the HD2 with tmobile and enjoyed free wifi. Just switched to Sprint for the EVO and assumed theres free wifi.. Can you share intructions

      • omar

        Ok mike please send me the info on Android 2.2 free WiFi for Sprint evo pleAs, email address is vitoy2k@hotmail.com
        Thanks.

      • Grrrrr

        Ok mike please send me the info on Android 2.2 free WiFi for Sprint evo
        Thanks.

      • Julia

        Mike,
        Please send me the info for ‘ FREE WIFI over EVO, Sprint is kiling me.

      • Knightbird

        Heck, count me in too, please! knightbird@hotmail.com

  • phone_booger

    Can’t wait until I get my Evo!

  • PJ Lek

    Can anyone help me on how to unroot my evo? Or can i just hard reset it? Thanx!!!

  • PJ Lek

    Will a hard reset unroot my evo???

  • charlesfro

    only thing i noticed is you’ll need to reinstall Swype if you’re using it – which you really should, it’s awesome.

    • Brandon

      is swype and app for the evo now?

      • Robert

        Swipe is in Beta for the EVO, I got it during the open beta period, and YES… it ROCKS.

  • Raul

    downloaded froyo. i have no comment.

  • Amy

    Just downloaded it and there is most definitely a huge difference. The keyboard is a tad bigger and less touchy, if u go through ur apps you’ll see a new flashlight (camera flash) pretty bright & kinda cute, there’s something called car dock but I haven’t figured that out yet, u can share apps now thru whatever network u want. Also, look through your settings, there is a lot of new options. Best part? I’ve been sittin here playing on my Evo for a loooong time & my battery hasn’t gone down at all. Infact I’ve been checking on it in the new setting that literally shows

  • Amy

    Oops hit the send button…anyways u can now view ur battery status and adjust it to ur liking. Im going on 2 hours and like I said…full battery. As u kno…with an evo that is just a dream lol. Sorry this is so long, I just wanted to give everyone a heads up on all the new stuff ;)

  • ashfreeMike

    Got my update, but man alive, does it take a long time to put into effect.

    The download itself, running on 4G and 5 full bars, took in the neighborhood of 7-8 minutes.

    It was another 5 minutes before istallation started.

    Installation took so long I was certain my phone had crashed during its reboot and during the load in, all of which took another 7-10 minutes.

    I then received a screen that said Cupcake had stopped unexpectedly (after all this froyo downloading and installing, cupcake’s demise was unexpected?)

    I toggled through and then got hung for a few more minutes at the initial HTC screen.

    From there the phone automatically went to a screen which teaches me how to use the onscreen keyboard. I dunno if this is Google in 2.2 or a place taken out of context from my Swype or SwiftKey texting programs.

    This lasted a few minutes before I simply got rid of the keyboard, which yielded a new, you guessed it, LOADING page.

    I am now some 35 minutes into the download/installation process, but what’s worse is I have no sense of how much longer it will take. A bar would have been nice, showing that the process was 77/79/93 percent complete, as the process carried out.

    It would appear that after 36 minutes, my the install process is over.

    Time to play.

  • duhhh

    took long enough

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