Sprint today announced it will begin pushing out an update to Android 2.2 (codename Froyo) to the HTC EVO 4G starting next week.
“Sprint is thrilled with our customers’ response to HTC EVO 4G and the innovative and exciting experience it offers,” said Fared Adib, vice president – Product Development for Sprint. “It is exciting for us to lead the industry in bringing the Android 2.2 update to these customers and improve on the amazing experience they receive with America’s first 4G capable phone.”
Among the included features are:
- Voice Dialing Over Bluetooth
- Application Storage on External Memory, giving users more storage room for all their apps
- Camera 4-way rotation allows the camera icons to rotate with the camera
- Improved Browser Performance including a faster JavaScript engine and Flash 10x Support improving the user’s ability to view videos and available content associated with web pages
Sprint will push out the update in waves starting on August 3rd. By the middle of August, the update will be available to all EVO 4G users. Customers will receive a notification to let them know that the update is available to them.
Alternatively, customers can trigger the update manually by going into their Settings menu and selecting System Updates > HTC Software Update.