Samsung’s Intercept Android smartphone for Virgin Mobile is finally receiving an Android 2.2 Froyo update. This update, like most upgrades to newer Android versions, comes after months of speculation. The first date was December 17th of last year, then it was “sometime this spring,” and now it’s today.
Good news for Virgin Mobile customers who rely on their mobile data connection for work, play and keeping in touch.
I would have to agree - had several bandwidth-hungry people on it for months and it never let us down.
At the beginning of every month, Google gives us a glimpse of the status of Android versions distributed across the market. For developers, it's a useful metric of which versions, as well as which device and display sizes, are dominating the market. For users and industry observers, it gives some insight into the trends and, sadly, the fragmentation of the Android platform. For the month of December, we're glad to see Android 6.0 Marshmallow step up a bit from, 0.3 to 0.5 percent, in just a month's time. But we're also perplexed that one of the oldest versions of Android, 2.2 Froyo, still manages to stick around month after month.
With how much bloat each version since ICS is riddled with, no surprise 2.x builds are still preferred. :/
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The update process will take 5-15 minutes to complete. Users are advised to keep their phones fully charged and avoid removing their battery during the update process.