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Google Now Offering Android 2.2 to Anyone

Jun 23, 2010, 12:41 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Jun 23, 2010, 2:06 PM

Today Google announced that it has open sourced the code for Android 2.2 Froyo. Anyone is free to download the operating system from Google's developer sites.

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Menno

Jun 23, 2010, 12:43 PM

Translation: It can now be pushed out to devices.

2.2 was just officially "launched" today.

Now that it is out as source code, motorola, htc, samsung, etc can all start playing with it.

joeybuschette

And how do we get it? Also, what does this new one do that 2.1 dosen't?

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Jayshmay

Google should've made 2.2 available the same day the Google IO conference took place!!!

So you think this "end of summer" for Droid X getting 2.2 will be a similar timeline for us original Droid owners also?

Hmm, I wonder if "end of summer" mean...
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bigmo

The most common complaint re the Droid Eris, was that it only had the 1.6 OS system. I assume that Eris will be able to upgrade to 2.2 OS?

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Android Ace

Jun 23, 2010, 3:05 PM

Let me guess.

The Hero can't get it?

joeybuschette

I hope it can. With everything I am hearing about it I would love to have this on my Hero

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eric815

Jun 23, 2010, 2:13 PM

Free wfi tethering vs Verizon $20 tethering

Does anyone know if a rooted device (such as my Moto Droid or the upcoming x) will support wifi tethering without a $20 addon plan? Or can Verizon enforce no tethering on the rooted device too?

Currently i have a non-rooted Droid and run PDA-NET with free USB tethering. If I root it, I can get Bluetooth.

djpingpong

It depends on if they lock out that feature when they push it. If the Verizon doesn't want Wifi Tether to be available they will probably have Moto tweak the 2.2 that will come out to not have the feature built in.

However, if your device is rooted...
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matutus

Jun 23, 2010, 2:35 PM

can i get it on my

Samsung Epix I907? it says EVERYONE

Menno

If samsung writed the code for the hardware.

Google released the code, it's up to others to modify it for their system

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get to the point

How do I put this on my nexus one

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