HTC Desire gets Android 2.2 Froyo update

Just saw this update notification on my HTC Desire when I woke up this morning. Finally — Android 2.2 Froyo is now available on the Desire.

The update is about 96MB in size and the upgrade takes around 20 to 30 minutes depending on your connection speed. I suggest doing this over WiFi instead of 3G (the update can pause and continue later if you get wonky connection so not a huge issue).

Android 2.2 Froyo seems more snappy on my HTC Desire afterwards. HTC also sent out this notice today.

Update â€“ HTC Desire (Android 2.2) Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update

Your phone will receive a notification of FOTA update when it is made available. Simply press OK to accept the update via a data connection such as Wi-Fi or GPRS/3G. After installing the update, you can confirm a successful update by confirming the Build number (From the Home Screen go to MENU> Settings> About Phone> Software Information> Build number). The new Build number after the update will be 2.13.707.1.

Update: Android 2.2 and HTC Sense update.

Noteï¼š Please back up your data first before upgrading your phone.

Here’s the list of updates that came with Froyo.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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46 Comments

etceterah says:

15 years ago

@abeolandres whats the super bestbuy netbook?
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roca says:

15 years ago

can’t wait for galaxy s’s froyo
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mckgunus says:

15 years ago

@abeolandres hello! Any idea when will the motorola milestone get the froyo update? I’m dyin to have my system updated, too many bugs. Tnx
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abeolandres says:

15 years ago

@mckgunus not sure but the specs hints it might not be able to handle a froyo update.

J says:

15 years ago

MILESTONE (Rest of Asia-Pacific) – Initial rollout of upgrade to Android 2.2 planned for Q1 2011

Source: https://supportforums.motorola.com/community/manager/softwareupgrades
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Ska says:

15 years ago

@Abe Now that you’ve got your Desire upgraded to Froyo- you can uninstall that Task Killer app now.
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JosephLou says:

15 years ago

@abeolandres which fone would you recommend that runs on Android? With the best specs and available in the Philippines.
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abeolandres says:

15 years ago

@JosephLou galaxy s and htc desire is top of mind. I use both.
JosephLou says:

15 years ago

@abeolandres i can only get one so which one should i get?if u cud decide which,why choose it?

Fleeb says:

15 years ago

I am not hoping too much for that Froyo to reach my “Samsung” :( Hayz. Sana HTC na lang.
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beef says:

15 years ago

Ugh, now I’m jealous… =)

First, my friend’s Nexus, now the Desire.. not that I expect anything earth-shattering from the update, logic tells me that my phone will probably function the same way (as nicely as it does now), but the techie in me still wants the new firmware.. oooh.. shiny..

Patience is a virtue.. patience.. patience..
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beef says:

15 years ago

@Fleeb
well, it really depends on what model you bought naman.. if you bought the HTC Hero, then it wouldn’t be getting froyo either.. so it wouldn’t be that much of a difference brand-wise.. HTC isn’t exactly known for swift updates either; mainly because they have to test, test and re-test to make sure everything works specially since they use a custom UI layer on top of android. So just keep in mind that you probably saved a lot of money opting for the Samsung rather than the comparable HTC.. =)
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lawreas says:

15 years ago

mckgunus

yes milestone is getting froyo sometime in q4. read it in gsmarena..

sir abe,

can u review the software changes?? gumgana na ba ung flash 10??
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