Android 2.2 Headed to HTC EVO 4G Soon

June 25, 2010 By Nick Mokey

Sprint will roll out Android 2.2 for HTC's EVO 4G in the "near future," but the Samsung Moment and HTC Hero won't be so lucky.

Don’t get too jealous over Motorola’s new Droid X just yet, EVO fans. Following Motorola’s announcement that its upcoming Android superphone would support Android 2.2 later this summer, Sprint has jumped into gear and assured EVO 4G owners that an update for their phones is coming “in the near future.”

Sprint made the announcement through its official Twitter stream on Friday, later following up with the unfortunate news that the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment will be left out in the cold, with no update to 2.2 planned. Other devices that launch with Android 2.1, Sprint claims, will all get the 2.2 update.

Android 2.2, also known as Froyo, will include a variety of substantial updates, including a new tips widget, dedicated shortcuts for the phone and apps launcher, as well as bolstered Exchange support, additional camera features, and improved performance.

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Bryan Eastman at 8:10am 27th June 2010 I'm not 100% sure what the advantages will be to the 2.2 update, the evo is an incredible phone as is. Hey, if they can improve on that, then more power to them.
Risket at 8:46pm 25th June 2010 It sucks the Hero and Moment will be left out (I have the Moment). It makes sense though. They just put all this work into upgrading them to 2.1 so it's understandable. I have no complaints with my 2.1 anyway. It was a massive improvement from the 1.5 it had when I got it. Plus, by the time they would successfully port 2.2 for the Hero and Moment the next version would be available soon. At some point you just have to let old devices get old so you can focus more resources on the newer devices. By the time I get a chance to upgrade my device I'm sure there will be MUCH better devices available. I'm pretty sure there is a 1.5ghz processor device planned for the end of this year. I expect 1.5ghz to be normal next year and possibly 2ghz the following year.