Dec

2010

Samsung Epic 4G to receive Froyo on December 26th

by Steve Ginter
tagged 2.2, android 2.2, froyo, samsung epic 4g, Sprint, update

Got a Samsung Epic 4G? Be prepared to open one extra present the day after Christmas. It looks like Sprint is just about ready to rollout Froyo to their Epic 4G customers and it’s not a moment too soon. We know the big news lately has been around Gingerbread, but progress is progress right? Besides, [...]

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Dec

2010

Sprint Insider: Samsung fixed Froyo update bugs for Intercept, safe to download

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 2.2, Android, break, brick, fix, froyo, intercept, Samsung, software, Sprint, update

Remember last weekend, when we gave you the inside scoop on how the new Froyo update for the Samsung Intercept was bricking phones? According to the same insider, Samsung has pulled the defective update, squashed the bugs, and re-released the software. What does this mean for you? It means that, if you haven’t already downloaded [...]

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Dec

2010

ANDROID 2.2.1 XXJPU ROM From Kalpik Gives Galaxy S Some Pep

by Joe Sirianni
tagged 2.2, Android, android 2.1, android 2.2, froyo, galaxy, galaxy s, Samsung, samsung galaxy s

Did you get your Galaxy S 2.2 update yet? Or did you receive it and you’re still having performance issues, such as lag? Several Galaxy S users reported some lag on their device shortly after the firmware update. Kalpik from XDA Developers released what sounds like a godsend for Galaxy S users perpetually complaining of [...]

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Dec

2010

Dell Offers Free Droid X, Free Shipping, 25$ Gift Card, No Activation Fee.

by Joe Sirianni
tagged 2.2, android 2.2, droid, droid x, froyo, motorola, motorola droid x, Verizon, vzw

Did you miss out on a great high end Android phone last Black Friday? Dell wants to give you a second chance. If you are in the market for a new device this holiday and you’re favoring the Android OS, then now is definitely the time to act. Head over to Dell’s site and claim [...]

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Dec

2010

Install to SD Card Now Available for Skype

by Chris Moor
tagged 2.2, Android, Calling, froyo, install, sd, Skype, update, wifi

For all of you Skype users out there in Android land I have some good news for you. No you’re still are not able to make that sweet face to face video call yet, but you can install the app to your SD card finally. This is only for 2.2 users, but now that 6MB+ [...]

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Dec

2010

TalkAndroid Tutorial: Download and install the new Android Market on your rooted 2.2+ device

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 2.2, Android, app, explorer, market, new, Root, rooted

Been dying to try out the new Android Market, announced last week? If so, we’ve got a package here you might like. Available for download is the new Android Market version 2.2.6, and we’re going to tell you how to install it, as well as how to get rid of it if it causes you [...]

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Dec

2010

Three UK releases Android 2.2 Froyo for Samsung Galaxy S line via Kies

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 2.2, 3, Android, froyo, galaxy, Kies, S, Samsung, three, uk, update, upgrade

the UK mobile provider “Three” has finally heeded the calls of their Samsung Galaxy S users today. The carrier announced the release of an update to Android 2.2 Froyo for their Samsung Galaxy S users, and it’s about time. As per usual, this will not be an over the air update, and will require the [...]

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Dec

2010

Install the Android 2.3 Gingerbread launcher / home screen on your 2.2 device

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 2.2, 2.3, Android, app, froyo, Gingerbread, home, launcher, market, ported, screen

Want some more awesome Gingerbread porting? Of course you do! Last night, we showed you how to install the Gingerbread keyboard on your rooted device, but today, we’ve got something else. The Gingerbread luncher / home screen has been ported by PaulOBrien of MoDaCo, and released it in the market. We can expect to see [...]

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Dec

2010

Android Open Source / Compatibility Tech Lead says no 1GHz requirement for Gingerbread, is LG lying?

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 2.2, 2.3, Android, CPU, froyo, ghz, Gingerbread, LG

A little while ago, we gave you the scoop on LG’s Facebook post, wherein they said that there was a 1GHz requirement for Android 2.3 Gingerbread. We thought this sounded a little fishy, as there are already custom ROMs with Gingerbread that are running on phones with less than a 1GHz max. Now, according to [...]

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Dec

2010

Nookcolor receiving Android 2.2 Froyo – unofficially

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 2.2, 2.2.1, Android, color, custom, froyo, Nook, NOOKcolor, ROM, Root, update

Towards the end of last month, we saw something pretty cool; the Nookcolor had gotten rooted, essentially turning it into a competitive, on the cheap Android tablet. Now, it looks like some hackers and developers have taken the time to make the rooting even more worth our time. There is now an update available that [...]

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