Sprint: HTC EVO 4G Gingerbread update landing June 3rd, OTA hits June 6th

By on Jun 2, 2011 at 11:00 PM
mobile June 2, 2011

Sprint announced on Thursday that the HTC EVO 4G will receive an over-the-air update to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) on June 6th. Android 2.3 will reactivate the ability to sync multiple Gmail accounts on the EVO 4G, and will also improve download management and streaming media applications, among other changes. Want the update sooner? Here’s a little secret: you can download the update and install it manually beginning on June 3rd. Simply navigate to your phone’s settings menu, choose “system updates,” and then select “HTC software update.”

[Via Phone Scoop]

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  • Toocoolnee

    I love my EVO. But I’m torn between getting either the EVO 3D or the Motorola Photon…. Hmmm

    • Anonymous

      EVO 3D…guaranteed unlocked bootloader and MSM8660 > Tegra 2.

  • TOMMMMMM

    about damn time, too bad i have been rocking gingerbread minus the bloatware for months now running cyanogenmod 7

    • Anonymous

      does removing that bloatware improve battery life at all?  I’ve been wondering if it’s worth doing.

      • http://twitter.com/k2four John Kraszewski

        yes.  I see about 20% difference in battery life, 

      • Sanjay Srikonda

        I have been running a version of cmxx.xx for at least 3 months, battery life using tiamat kernel with this is amazing. I can go about a day and a half with no charging.

        Stock cannot offer that. Not with all the background processes for Nascar and football and all the garbage they constantly poll.

      • Anonymous

        After updating to gingerbread I’ve noticed that NONE of the Sprint
        applications are running. Not one. However, battery life hasn’t improved.
        I may try your way, I’d love to not have this thing constantly plugged in.

  • Anonymous

    wondering if this means, June 3rd 12:00am….excited for this update.

  • Rickj2516

    Come HTC ! Where is the gingerbread update for the incredible ?

    • Corey Washington

      you mean come on verizon right?

    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR6HpRLyzMY Walter Sobchak

      Had gb on the DInc since December.

  • Mhufford

    “Android 2.3 will reactivate the ability to sync multiple Gmail accounts on the EVO 4G” – uh, what?  I have been using two gmail accounts on my EVO without any issues.  

    • Anonymous

      same, not sure what they’re talking about

  • Anonymous

    Congrats to all EVOOOO owners, got Gingerbread on my CRAPPPPPPPY DROID X earlier and guess what? It’s not CRAPPPPPPPY anymore. The improvements and enhancements are great and make this DROID X worthy of ownership; it seems that all those nasty little bugs I hated are gone.
    With regard to the aforementioned EVO issues,
    personally, I never had any issues when I had my EVOOOO; Gmail, or otherwise.

  • Douglas Carter III

    BEING THAT ITS PAST 12 AM ITS CONSIDERED TO BE JUNE 3RD, WHERE THE HELL IS MY UPDATE ALREADY???

    • Star

      They may do like the xbox and.wut till 6:00 am

  • Anonymous

    Has anyone been able to update yet?

    • Lorenzomaestas

      no

      • Anonymous

        nope, : (

      • Booyah

        Meh ill update once there’s a root for it. I refuse to lose my wireless hotspot and all my other lil goodies. But I know the people over at unrevoked will get it out ASAP!

      • Josemiguelgromex

        No no update avalible

    • Dustin

      Getting the update now.  Had to click “Check Now” numerous times before it finally found it.

    • Anonymous

      Yeah, just finished. It said my phone was “up to date” the first first couple of times I tried this morning.

  • Sorney81

    The update is out now, went live at 7AM ET…109mb

  • Sorney81

    My bad…9AM ET

  • Transammatt

    No nothing yet!

  • Mal

    Getting my Gingerbread goodness right now!!!

    • marzbars

      Currently downloading!!

  • cynthia camilo

    Downloading is official its downloading now as i type .

  • Quienmavaser

    Getting 2.3 on the Evo now, hit update on the phone 

  • Anonymous

    Dear Verizon: This is called supporting phones. Try it.

    I… might be a little bitter.

  • Anonymous

    I keep getting a “download unsuccessful” message.  I wonder if it’s because I’m rooted?

  • http://twitter.com/tomwayson Tom Wayson

    FYI – The update seems to disable (v1.3.0).

  • http://profiles.google.com/emailfelixt felix tarnarider

    My phone reboots and it looks like it’s unpacking the software when I get a large triangle with a yellow exclamation point inside. That’s it. I have to take the battery out for it to reboot. I did the unrevoked root. Could that be causing the failed update? I tried four times all with the same outcome.

    • Cbreezy1724

      Yes thats why. Since ur evo is rooted u have to download the rooted gingerbread software in order to keep ur free wireless hotspot and other goodies

  • FunnyCorperate

    this is Bulls*** you release 2.2 fast not long after the launch and have such a delay on updating your older device, because you want to push your new product??? Stop this is nothing more than just pushing a new product on everyone and not working on or updating your old product. I am not a fan of either apple or android but this has gone far enough, if you want customer loyalty work on the current product till at least 4 year’s before cutting the cord.

  • Prodjay10

    I updated my phone early and now the screen is so dim that I can’t use my phone during the day. Sprint wants to replace my phone.

  • Hectormary0829

    I just did the update to 2.3 I don’t like it does anyone know how to get it back to 2.2

  • Abriloneal7

    Ilove this phone its the coolest phone :D
     

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