Pocket-Lint: It's a busy day in the world of Froyo.
First up, Vodafone has begun rolling out its Android 2.2 update to Legend users.
HTC had promised a Froyo update for the handset earlier this month, but had warned: "For those of you with carrier-branded versions of Legend there will be a slightly longer wait...once we finalise the update within HTC, the software must then go through the appropriate approval process at each carrier that supports Legend on their network. This is the same process for all of our handsets, and Legend is no different".
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. :/
Mobile Burn - Here is something you don't see everyday: a carrier has provided a rooting tool to its subscribers so they can hack their Android handsets. With the long-overdue update to Android 2.2 Froyo for the Motorola Milestone XT720, regional carrier Cincinnati Bell has also included a tool to easily root the device from a computer.
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.
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.
