This must be the week for leaks. Besides the reports of Droid X’s running 2.2, and the rumor of the Desire get an update really soon.
A test build of Android 2.2 has been leaked out and you can flash it to your phone now. Unwired View has the details on how to try it out.
And the fine folks over at xda-developers have the hot and fresh Droid Incredible 2.2 ROM for you.
As always, I have to warn, these are not final versions, you could void your warranty, brick your phone, or cause harm to kittens by flashing these leaked ROMS. If you decide to take the leap, let us know how it went.
Many of you are already familiar with perhaps the most popular custom ROM for rooted android phones, CyanogenMod. And the latest version brings Froyo Android 2.2 to the Nexus One, Dream and Magic phones. Look for it soon on the Droid and MyTouch Slide, as well as ports to other devices. But for now, Nexus One, Dream (G1) and Magic (MyTouch) owners can download it from CyanogenMod.com or over at xda-developers.
The HTC Hero that was released in Europe and other parts of the world, the GSM verson is one of the oldest Android phones around. It was the hottest thing when it came out and seems to be neglected in terms of software updates, leaving a lot of owners upset. With no word from HTC or carriers on a 2.1 upgrade, the hackers have come to the rescue. The upgrade was actually released by Chungwa Telecom in Taiwan, but I think the majority of Hero users don’t live there, so it’s been released as a rooted ROM for you. Head over to xda-developers for all the downloads. And as always with these sort of things, be aware you could brick your phone. And if you’re not experienced at reflashing your phone, please do some research.
There’s currently no schedule for when the Motorola Droid will actually get the Froyo 2.2 update, but if your phone is rooted, and you’re feeling frisky, you can upgrade now to the latest version of Android. The only thing that isn’t working is the wifi, which seems like a small price to pay for all the new features. This was done to protect the source of the leak, as it is likely someone that works closely with Google or Motorola. Head on over to MyDroidWorld for full instructions and download links.
[via Android Guys]
Android 2.2 has been partially released only to the Nexus One, but it’s already been hacked onto the HTC EVO 4G, and it’s all up in the air which other devices will get it and when. But like clockwork, the boys over at xda-developers have ported it onto the first and oldest Android device, the T-Mobile G1/HTC Dream as well as the MyTouch 3G. There’s still a few bugs to be worked out as with all porting, but it’s reported as being stable. And loading this ROM on your G1 is probably only for the most experienced of Android hackers.
[xda-developers]
It’s not everyday you see a Windows Mobile smartphone running a Linux-based mobile operating system. But, in the crazy (crazy cool, that is) world of handset hackery, anything is possible. So, it shouldn’t be all that surprising that Android hackers have ported Android OS to the HTC Touch Diamond (Diamond) and HTC Touch Pro (Raphael). The new Android OS ROM has been posted to the HTC-Android forums for anyone willing to use their previous-gen smartphones as Android guinea pics.
To be clear, Android OS runs just fine on the Diamond and Raphael. Unfortunately, there’s still the issue of creating Linux drivers to control all the different devices in the HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro. So, for now, Android OS can basically only surf the web and send SMS through the smartphone’s GSM connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G). Everything else (microphone, speaker, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, etc.) just doesn’t work… yet.
We’ll be looking forward to seeing everything fixed hopefully in the near future. But it would be nice if HTC jumped in on this and ported Android to more of their devices.
[PPCGeeks] [via IntoMobile]
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