Froyo rolling out this week

Cianos

Downloading now on Wifi

What are the main things one should know about Froyo ?

Edit: I hit install and the phone turned off and back on, but now it seems frozen with an Exclamation mark in a triangle and a small Android robot beside it. Is this normal?

Hogzy

godskitchen wrote: »

My experience could not have been different, I was told about the email, and told I did not need proof of purchase.

I received the email a before we ended the phone conversation and all it says to include in the package is the phone, there is a section on the check sheet for accessories and proof of per, but these are blank. He told me to just send the phone, no SD, no charger, no box, just put it is a decent Jiffy bag.

I will give them a call on Monday to see when I can expect the package to arrive. On the ticket tracker it says they are still awaiting the phone to be delivered. It would not surprise me if the Irish address is holding things up.

You could try calling the MK repair center directly and explain your concerns........?

I called them up (got the number from google businesses) but the person who answered told me to call customer care (ie the Italian Call Center). It was of the impression that she was like a secretary at the front desk. She answered by saying. "Hello HTC Europe, how can i direct your call"... I was like ehhhh?
I really feel as if i am being kept out of the loop which is really worrying me. The 2 Italian people i have dealt with so far were extremely rude and just didnt give a dam. One of them asked why i didnt put a receipt in with the phone(after i explained the whole situation). I said because i wasnt told to.
I really hate spending so much money on a product and getting treated like dirt when something goes wrong with it.

Popple3

Cianos wrote: »

Downloading now on Wifi

What are the main things one should know about Froyo ?

Edit: I hit install and the phone turned off and back on, but now it seems frozen with an Exclamation mark in a triangle and a small Android robot beside it. Is this normal?

Are you rooted? If so you'll need to download the zip manually from http://liveimage.htc.com/OTA_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.09.405.8-1.21.405.2_release4dua3bcrut4wrv30.zip then rename it to update.zip and install through your recovery console (such as ClockworkMod)

Cianos

Popple3 wrote: »

Are you rooted? If so you'll need to download the zip manually from http://liveimage.htc.com/OTA_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.09.405.8-1.21.405.2_release4dua3bcrut4wrv30.zip then rename it to update.zip and install through your recovery console (such as ClockworkMod)

Nope I'm not rooted. I did make it about half way through the rooting process but couldn't complete because I was using Windows 7.

Popple3

Cianos wrote: »

Nope I'm not rooted. I did make it about half way through the rooting process but couldn't complete because I was using Windows 7.

It's possible maybe that it got as far as installing ClockworkMod

Turn on your phone while holding the volume down button, and a HBOOT menu should appear, go down to RECOVERY using the volume buttons, and press the power button when it's highlighted.

If you see ClockworkMod coming up, you are in fact rooted, and need to do the install from there.

Cianos

Popple3 wrote: »

It's possible maybe that it got as far as installing ClockworkMod

Turn on your phone while holding the volume down button, and a HBOOT menu should appear, go down to RECOVERY using the volume buttons, and press the power button when it's highlighted.

If you see ClockworkMod coming up, you are in fact rooted, and need to do the install from there.

Yeah ClockwordMod is coming up alright, but I don't think I got all the way through the rooting process. So, do I just download that .zip file and transfer it over to the root menu of the phone, and then navigate to it through ClockwordMod?

thanks for the help.

BionicRasher

Just got Froyo update. Took 30 mins between some reboots but now I'm back in and wow it's great. So fast and some nice stuff too. Can't wait to see more details and play around with it a bit more.

Popple3

Cianos wrote: »

Yeah ClockwordMod is coming up alright, but I don't think I got all the way through the rooting process. So, do I just download that .zip file and transfer it over to the root menu of the phone, and then navigate to it through ClockwordMod?

thanks for the help.

That's exactly it, just stick update.zip on the root of your SD card and select install sdcard:update.zip (or something like that)

Cianos

Popple3 wrote: »

That's exactly it, just stick update.zip on the root of your SD card and select install sdcard:update.zip (or something like that)

I downloaded that zip file, then transferred it to the sd card. I think I named it update.zip.zip, because the ClockwordMod said there was no file called update.zip. So I reconnected and renamed the file, shut down, held volume down while powering on, then selected Recovery but it's now stuck on the green "htc" on white background screen. I tried turning it off to try again but holding down the power button won't do anything. Any tips?

edit: I just took out the battery, put it back in and tried again. It seems to have worked this time and is currently installing the update

ldr

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Popple3 wrote: »

Are you rooted? If so you'll need to download the zip manually from http://liveimage.htc.com/OTA_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.09.405.8-1.21.405.2_release4dua3bcrut4wrv30.zip then rename it to update.zip and install through your recovery console (such as ClockworkMod)

is this the stock 2.2? if i install this one do i still have root?

thanks

Popple3

Cianos wrote: »

I downloaded that zip file, then transferred it to the sd card. I think I named it update.zip.zip, because the ClockwordMod said there was no file called update.zip. So I reconnected and renamed the file, shut down, held volume down while powering on, then selected Recovery but it's now stuck on the green "htc" on white background screen. I tried turning it off to try again but holding down the power button won't do anything. Any tips?

Hmmm... I'm not entirely sure now to be honest...
Can you still boot into Android?

ldr wrote: »

is this the stock 2.2? if i install this one do i still have root?

thanks

No, you will still lose root with this. I think Paul over at modaco is working on a restore image that will keep root, and from what I can tell over on XDA, root will be possible with a fresh 2.2 install (although nothing is yet confirmed)

yeroulfella

DL it at 13.30 and on 2nd time of trying I got it, didnt have enough memory to install it first time, when it installed I could only view texts, android market, web browser etc with the fone on its side, had to do a factory restore to fix it, my friend also had to do a factory restore to get his browser to work. all is good now tho

S.M.B.

Hmmmm, when I go to the Market to update Apps it says all I have installed is Google Maps?

plonk

S.M.B. wrote: »

Hmmmm, when I go to the Market to update Apps it says all I have installed is Google Maps?

Same is happening to me

S.M.B.

Was hoping I'd be able to batch update them all too.

Oh, just added an app, restarted and now I have the option to 'Update All'.

Keep getting a Missed Call notification on start up though.

Sparko

Few quick questions about the 2.2 update:

-Does moving apps to the SD card have any downside, i.e. do they take longer to load etc?

-I normally unlock my phone by pressing the power button on top to turn on the screen and then press menu to unlock. This isn't working for me anymore. Anyone else notice this?

Cheers

M450

S.M.B. wrote: »

Hmmmm, when I go to the Market to update Apps it says all I have installed is Google Maps?

Same with me... just installed an app and it didn't show up in Downloads either. Rebooting now

Edit: Reboot solved it.

Also, my wifi strength icon wasn't working but reboot fixed that too. It was at the lowest and I'm sitting beside the bloody router haha.

I see Facebook is integrated into the Calendar app, it's someone's birthday today! And the new Manage Applications screen loads very fast and looks a lot better!

Mantel

Tiesto wrote: »

vodafone branded desire?

Nope, unbranded one. It did reset the proxy settings on the apn though. Stupid Vodafone live header/footer.

RasTa

My task killer isn't killing things like 3G watchdog and Juice defender.

ldr

No, you will still lose root with this. I think Paul over at modaco is working on a restore image that will keep root, and from what I can tell over on XDA, root will be possible with a fresh 2.2 install (although nothing is yet confirmed)[/QUOTE]



when i check for updates on my desire rooted with stock rom i get this update available

system upgrade 1.21.405.2 (27.07MB) what happens if i download this update?

http://liveimage.htc.com/OTA_Bravo_F...crut4wrv30.zip is this the latest update 2.2?



is this the 2.2 stock update?

partyatmygaff

Nope. The FroYo update begins with 2 not 1.21

ldr

by selecting system upgrade 1.21.405.2 (27.07MB) nothings happens, it downloads but doesnt install.

how do i revert to unrooted? to install 2.2

Sparko

Sparko wrote: »

Few quick questions about the 2.2 update:

-Does moving apps to the SD card have any downside, i.e. do they take longer to load etc?

Cheers

I tested the apps to sd for my own app and I didn't notice much difference at all. It takes about 6 seconds after clicking on "move to sd" but android needs to do some security stuff, it isn't a simple copy.

one man clappin

Hi
I downloaded the update last night, no problems at all. I have one quick question re: moving the apps to the sd card. I went into settings-applications, then opened the application. The uninstall button is highlighted and also clear data button is highlighted. The move to sd card is not and so cannot move the apps. Am I going about it the correct way?

A developer has to enable the move to sd card functionality for their apps. You'll need to bug them for an update.

AAAAAAAHHH

Since getting froyo my 3g isn't working at all. It says it can't connect because of a problem with the APN settings but they look to be alright. This is what I have

APN: live.vodafone.com
proxy: 10.24.59.100
Port: 80

Everything else is the default. It's an unbranded Desire. Anyone else having the same problem?

bluefirefly

AAAAAAAHHH wrote: »

Since getting froyo my 3g isn't working at all. It says it can't connect because of a problem with the APN settings but they look to be alright. This is what I have

APN: live.vodafone.com
proxy: 10.24.59.100
Port: 80

Everything else is the default. It's an unbranded Desire. Anyone else having the same problem?

Mine is fine( Vodafone unbranded desire with Meteor sim) download an app call APNdroid it finds the appropriate apn settings for you. I've put vodafone sim card in before and i don't need to do anything with the settings. It connects fine

jonseyblub

Is the Car dock app not included with this update? Thought it was one of the things that was going to be on it.

Mantel

AAAAAAAHHH wrote: »

Since getting froyo my 3g isn't working at all. It says it can't connect because of a problem with the APN settings but they look to be alright. This is what I have

APN: live.vodafone.com
proxy: 10.24.59.100
Port: 80

Everything else is the default. It's an unbranded Desire. Anyone else having the same problem?

Set the proxy and port to nothing and change live.Vodafone.ie to Hs.Vodafone.ie.

Alternatively press menu and you'll get the option to restore the apn, it will ask you to choose customer or business. Either will work.

EasyBoy1974

Mantel wrote: »

...change live.Vodafone.ie to Hs.Vodafone.ie

Don't do this if you plan to go abroad with your phone - the live APN uses roaming data from your package, but any other APN will cost a fortune in roaming charges ...

heebusjeebus

jonseyblub wrote: »

Is the Car dock app not included with this update? Thought it was one of the things that was going to be on it.

I was looking for this too. I cant see it on the app list.
Is it available anywhere else?

TheDoc

Got froyo today after completely missing froyo threads here.

Installation was easy as piss, I'm running an unbranded desire. Some nice new apps and my speed overall on th device has definitly increased.

Apps to SDcard is tremendous

charlie_says

Wasn't working for me on Meteor on my unbranded Desire, so I popped in a Vodafone sim and it is now downloading away.....:cool:

00sully

Mantel wrote: »

Set the proxy and port to nothing and change live.Vodafone.ie to Hs.Vodafone.ie.

Alternatively press menu and you'll get the option to restore the apn, it will ask you to choose customer or business. Either will work.

eh make sure you are signed up to use HS.vodafone.com or you will incur charges outside of your contract!

Cianos

I read somewhere about Froyo allowing you to sync your itunes library to your phone OTA?

AAAAAAAHHH

Mantel wrote: »

Set the proxy and port to nothing and change live.Vodafone.ie to Hs.Vodafone.ie.

Cheers, this worked. I was still having problems with the phone recognising my sim card afterwards but it's working perfectly after a factory reset.

heebusjeebus

Anyone notice that friendstream now regularly updates itself. I find it handy but I'm definately seeing an increase in my daily download amount.

here.from.day.1

Updated on mine last night no problem, completely sim free phone on Meteor bill pay. Only things I have noticed are flash 10.1 support on websites and also the sms editing screen has a slightly different layout.

ethernet

Cianos wrote: »

I read somewhere about Froyo allowing you to sync your itunes library to your phone OTA?

Hmmm, not sure about the OTA part. Tried messing around with it last night with phone in mass storage mode. No luck. This was on a Mac though - I think you need to use the HTC Sync utility. Then again, there's always Songbird for syncing (which, in turn, can sync with iTunes).

Absolutely love the wi-fi tethering feature. Priceless.

jonseyblub

ethernet wrote: »

Hmmm, not sure about the OTA part. Tried messing around with it last night with phone in mass storage mode. No luck. This was on a Mac though - I think you need to use the HTC Sync utility. Then again, there's always Songbird for syncing (which, in turn, can sync with iTunes).

Absolutely love the wi-fi tethering feature. Priceless.

I've asked this elsewhere and nobody seems to know but is this wifi tethering the same as normal tethering as in it costs extra? Or does it just use your normal data.

Korvanica

my desire is on 2.1-update1

last updated ages ago...

But when i check for an update now it says my phone is upto date... SO is the new update out here or what?

Keith186

jonseyblub wrote: »

I've asked this elsewhere and nobody seems to know but is this wifi tethering the same as normal tethering as in it costs extra? Or does it just use your normal data.

Apple tethering probably costs extra if that's what you mean by normal tethering.

This 'normal' tethering comes outta normal data.

Ample Free ...?

Came across this story this morning which was kinda shocking. Just wondering if those of you with Vodafone have suffered the same fate or is it just the UK?

cillo2000

Any idea when meteor are rolling 2.2 out for the legend?

jumbobreakfast

Ample Free ...? wrote: »

Came across this story this morning which was kinda shocking. Just wondering if those of you with Vodafone have suffered the same fate or is it just the UK?

That's a bit worrying alright, time to investigate how to backup the phone so I can recover it in case this happens down the line

choronzonix

Ample Free ...? wrote: »

Came across this story this morning which was kinda shocking. Just wondering if those of you with Vodafone have suffered the same fate or is it just the UK?

Wow, sounds like people are pretty p****d. Glad my phone was unbranded

budhabob

cillo2000 wrote: »

Any idea when meteor are rolling 2.2 out for the legend?

I was about to ask the same question.

kearneybobs

choronzonix wrote: »

Wow, sounds like people are pretty p****d. Glad my phone was unbranded

What I gather from the story is that it added the branding to the unbranded Vodafone phones. Along with a load of bloatware.

EasyBoy1974

briankearon666 wrote: »

What I gather from the story is that it added the branding to the unbranded Vodafone phones. Along with a load of bloatware.

Another good reason to root and keep your phone all your own!

squareboy007

cillo2000 wrote: »

Any idea when meteor are rolling 2.2 out for the legend?

Any ideas???