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[EVO 4G General] kcasante:
Yaaaay! Official 2.2 from HTC

I'm totally with you on that.

The CM6 ROMs get better and better each day. The stability is almost here but I can't wait till they get their hands on a build made for the EVO.

And although I know that sense kills battery life, I for one, like alot of the sense features. I love the facebook integration (when it's working). Hopefully the ROM chefs can clean it up and get working right. Lord knows we can't leave that up to HTC.

From what I can tell they're going to strip the free tethering out of 2.2 in favor of the paid one they offer. Also they haven't addressed the FPS issue in the engadget article so I'm sure we'll still have to rely on the ingenious folks here on the XDA to overcome it. all in all I'm excited
[EVO 4G General] weezer562:
update

so i was told to initiate the update , no notifications will be sent till the 2nd if i wanted it tomorrow.
[EVO 4G General] v_lestat:
from what i read today this is true, manual updte only for now. but thats only if they have the servers up and properly configured which as of now isnt guarenteed, again from what i read.

until i see some reviews of 2.1 vs 2.2 i wont be updating, although the usb tethering is reason enough to some people.
[EVO 4G General] kratos313:
if this is real it will be great news we can have stable froyo roms by the end of the day lol
[EVO 4G General] davebu:
Why I know Froyo will be here tomorrow

Do you remember when the EVO came out and you could use the stock mobile hotspot app to tether via 4G, the sprint docs say that it is fixed in the foryo update, which they say would no longer be free starting July 30th. I tried finding a link but couldn't.
[EVO 4G General] TorxT3D:
its gonna be hard not to press that update button in the coming days.

is there an option to uninstall the update app? LOL :p
[EVO 4G General] scl23enn4m3:
Froyo Officially Announced for August 3rd!

They just announced it! Can't wait for 2.2 + 4g!

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/evo-4gs-android-2-2-update-starts-trickling-out-tomorrow-loads/

From the press release:
[EVO 4G General] MalaysianMafia:
Not going to be better than cyanogenmod anyways, why bother?
[EVO 4G General] Ruki_Uki:
A little late with the post lol buy at least you say Aug 3rd and tomorrow like the other post. I agree with the date, I just hope its true

Posted by my Supersonic EVO 4G via XDA app ;)
[EVO 4G General] scl23enn4m3:
Really? I thought it was just educated speculation before this without a confirmation.

Edit: My bad if it was. I know there were a lot of threads about it, and the mods had to consolidate them. I know Engadget just updated with the press release less than 10 minutes ago...
[EVO 4G General] appzattak:
sweet.....of course not going to do it till it is rooted :)
[EVO 4G General] trentlythp:
Wow someone is a Debbie downer. Some of us happen to like Sense

Sent via the Sprint HTC EVO
[EVO 4G General] appzattak:
August 3rd for sure...check engadget for updated press release
[EVO 4G General] cloud858rk:
No, there never was a cap.
[EVO 4G General] dglowe343:
This will be a great thing for the devs. Especially DC and Ava who are currently working on full Froyo Sense roms. They will finally have everything they need to build fully stable custom Froyo Sense roms. DC 3.5 has been my daily driver since it was released with no issues big enough to mention and its still a beta.
[EVO 4G General] donatom3:
Not on some older accounts but newer account did have a 5gb cap.
[EVO 4G General] daviss:
Sprint announcement on froyo

http://twitter.com/sprint/status/19864826140
[EVO 4G General] exSD:
Yawn. You must be mad.
[EVO 4G General] scooter185:
Avas sense froyo roms have great battery life for the record
[EVO 4G General] yglup:
I just got this on twitter from sprint! This is good, maybe The Epic might get a date very soon.

Ps: forum won't let me post copy of tweet. I don't understand, I, be been a member of des close to 6 months now.
[EVO 4G General] psych2l:
Glad its official but a little disappointed the devs can't get a copy of it tomorrow to play with over the weekend :mad:. C'est la vie :cool:.
[EVO 4G General] jbcain:
^^^^ this?
[EVO 4G General] socjdqcer:
Well sorry for asking, I guess between taking 6hours a day of law school classes and working 10 hours a day, be a husband and a father. I find little time to SEARCH and filter through all the threads on here! Are you kidding me, I wish i had the time to search! I knew past updates would mess up root, but thought I would ask about this new one. Anyways, thanks for making
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
There's a URL in the Tweet.

Here it is:
[EVO 4G General] socjdqcer:
Thanks for the help!
[EVO 4G General] Sirchuk:
Yay! Official for the 3rd, or those eager can get it faster.

Official press snippet:

Nothing as of right now (my phone was in "checking..." for quite a while) but I think it'll go live tomorrow afternoon as planned.
[EVO 4G General] Plancy:
So it won't be available for everyone until mid-August or just the upgrade notification? Read carefully and tell me what you think.
[EVO 4G General] woofermazing:
I dont think it has anything to do with locking down tendering. If I'm not mistaken, SOC is not on for 4G atm but it is for 3G, which is why people in 4G markets can get free WiFi tendering from the Sprint app.
[EVO 4G General] chandlerw88:
You can manually search foyer the update. Damn I kinda wish they surprised us, now im gonna be wired til tuesday, hopefully a root for it is available day of. I'm not ready to lose my free mobile hot spot.
[EVO 4G General] roghaj:
He's right about everying but the date. Most people don't have 4G to share freely, the 3G hotspot doesn't work until you pay, but they do want to make sure people don't get anything for free, and that for sure inclueds teathering to the superfast 4G network. They know us rooted users exist, that is why I won't upgrade until a SU version is out.

-Roger
[EVO 4G General] Minjin:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=739202

edit: this was in response to a thread that has since merged with this one
[EVO 4G General] davebu:
yes, the engadget article said it will be here tomorrow, but it wasn't confirmed til after. i was saying its a legit leak because of their prior statement on fixing the mobile hotspot.
[EVO 4G General] sablesurfer:
Ha ha...they grow like weeds. And continue to spring up.... (I feel ya Toast, I mod a couple of boards too.)
[EVO 4G General] fetalp:
2.2 official

2.2 Froyo is OFFICIAL now from SPRINT, rolling out on Wednesday August 3rd.!!
[EVO 4G General] LearnIIBurn:
Is it sad that I got a tingly spine from this news!? Am I really at that point in my nerdiness? An incremental update to my phone's OS and Starcraft II coming out within a week may cause me to go on a cocaine/ecstasy binge in East LA.

Starting...

NOW!
[EVO 4G General] Minjin:
About time. I still haven't applied the last OTA update on my unrooted phone. I like to have patience and let you guys sort everything out first. ;)
[EVO 4G General] Josh H.:
Rooted WiFi Tether on Froyo

I've heard that with the Sprint Froyo release, tethering will be borderline impossible without paying for it.

I'm assuming that custom ROMs will be able to make quick work of this, but I'm not clear on what exactly has changed to make it so difficult.

Anyone have some insight on this?
[EVO 4G General] blackbird9898:
The only reason I rooted was for the froyo builds here. now I'm torn because I like my battery life I get on my Rom. To upgrade or not to upgrade, that is the question. I have a feeling if I use the official update I will lose my battery life. No more setcpu.
[EVO 4G General] SharkUW:
Why wouldn't you apply the current one? It fixes the initial battery issue and the exploit is straight forward to root it.
[EVO 4G General] liquidhaste:
I believe the new ID system will only inhibit 4g wifi tethering. 3g should still be fine.
[EVO 4G General] mzaiderman:
Surely there will be some sleek roms based off the new OTA
[EVO 4G General] adelaney:
Ill stay with cm6, much faster.
[EVO 4G General] edtate:
DAMN SPRINT FOR MAKING ME HAVE TO EAT MY WORDS!!!!

But really, this is pretty awesome. I'm going to hold out for a custom rooted rom (TO WHICH I ADVISE EVERY PERSON RUNNING ROOT AT THE MOMENT TO DO), but really can't wait to get my frickin widgets back. Damn, this phone keeps getting better and better :cool:
[EVO 4G General] rdub4nd:
I just got the Aug 3 announcement on from sprint on twitter and Facebook!
[EVO 4G General] BigRick10:
Agreed
[EVO 4G General] tpeazy:
Good question. It appears as though sprint has enabled some sort of macID verification tool that runs in the background and determines when you are tehthering on 4g and checks your macID with a list of approved macId's (people who pay for the service) and terminates the 4g if you're not on the list.

Someone with much more technical expertise then me can give a better answer. I would need to decompile the code to know for sure.

Tp
[EVO 4G General] edtate:
There's another thread at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=739202 which this probably will be merged with.
[EVO 4G General] tpeazy:
This is still a big deal, at least for me, because you can wirelessly tether on 4g while on the phone. You cannot do that on 3g. Your data connection is interrupted when a call comes in.

It should not be that hard to figure out though. We will probably have to spoof the tethering so that the verification tool doesn't know whats going on.

Tp
[EVO 4G General] Mad06STi:
Last OTA (1.47) was pushed out June 28th, posted on HTC's website June 30th, and appeared here, on XDA, rooted, on June 28th (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=712695). Don't know if you are implying that it will take weeks, but I'm betting it won't. :)

I'll be waiting for a prerooted rom from here.
[EVO 4G General] vedavin:
Great Job Sprint...Htc as well....this is really awesome
[EVO 4G General] fastamx79:
I am betting it won't as well. I updated my phone (to keep root and stock ROM) using this method...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=715915

..and I will wait for a method like that to come out so I can get my update and keep my root. :D

--edited to fix spelling/grammar errors--
[EVO 4G General] reallynotnick:
But we can grab it on the 1st! Check out the press release!

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/evo-4gs-android-2-2-update-starts-trickling-out-tomorrow-loads/
[EVO 4G General] chumba8:
yeah this is kind of a big deal for me too I would like to know what happens when it does evolve I would hate to pay sprint 30$ a month again if I dont have to
[EVO 4G General] mrniceguy715:
Really 19 pages already!! mostly people talking about a custom ROM?? I miss with there was less of this non-sense lol. But still love this site.
[EVO 4G General] Minjin:
It seemed like there were still issues with 4g. I'm just not in any hurry. My phone works flawlessly for me and I prefer updates that make big changes and improvements.
[EVO 4G General] dbman190:
AFAIK they're talking about Sprint Hotspot, the official application (which costs $30 a month) which doesn't work on 3G at the moment, but it does on 4G. Now it won't on 4G.

If you root and install Wifi Tether, nothing will change
[EVO 4G General] wase4711:
a bit O/T, but, will most programs, and Launchers still work with 2.2, or will most of the stuff on non-rooted phones have a problem with it, and need to be upated ASAP?

I'm thinking about things like ADW/Launcher Pro, Handscent, K9 mail, and some of the more popular "stuff"..
[EVO 4G General] Josh H.:
It works on both 3g and 4g, and will continue to. The only problem at hand is with using wifi tethering without the $30 fee.
[EVO 4G General] hondoslack:
Man the "should I update now and lose my root" posts are a bit jittery junky like... Come on, find something else to do, like play with your kids, and just wait patiently for your favorite dev to merge the OTA stuff to their current Froyo build. I'd be willing to put large sums of coin on CM6 or Ava rom being ready in short order... Can't speak for DC, newlywed and all.
[EVO 4G General] spencelk:
Sprint just Facebooked FROYO coming Aug 3rd
[EVO 4G General] ajftl:
Agreed
[EVO 4G General] royer10r:
Official FROYO for EVO coming August 3rd

Sprint is the first wireless carrier to bring Android 2.2 to customers using the award-winning HTC EVO™ 4G beginning Tuesday, Aug. 3

Android 2.2 offers HTC EVO 4G feature enhancements including Bluetooth® voice dialing, built-in Flash, the ability to store apps to the memory card and much, much more

The award-winning HTC EVO 4G just got that much better. We are excited to announce that beginning the week of Aug. 1; Sprint will begin rolling out the Android 2.2 upgrade to its HTC EVO 4G customers.

Sprint will be the first wireless carrier to bring1 the latest version of Android to its customers. The Android 2.2 software release provides a significant number of feature enhancements, including:

* 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 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.”

Easy Downloading

Sprint will begin sending update notifications to users in waves beginning Tuesday, Aug. 3 and the upgrade should be available for all HTC EVO 4G users by the middle of August.

The notification will let the users know that the update is available and it will provide the simple two-step over-the-air download process.

1. Users will receive a notification that Android 2.2 is available for download.

2. Once the user has downloaded the update, they will be prompted to install the update. The user will be notified that their device will be disabled during the installation process. The phone will be ready to use once the process completes.

For those who just can’t wait to get Android 2.2, there will be an easy user initiated option to download the upgrade. Customers can access the software update through their HTC EVO 4G under the Settings Menu > System Updates > HTC Software Update. This will initiate the three-step process also.
[EVO 4G General] vpmckamie:
Yea saw it on engadget this morning. Wonder how long till root friendly builds are ready
[EVO 4G General] jabbawalkee:
I know I can speak for myself and others in saying we're excited about the official Froyo release but, damn dude, this is NOT the right section for this thread. It should be in "General" the general section. I know this is your first post here, but please read the rules/directions so as not to clutter up the Development section.
[EVO 4G General] djskunkdiesel:
Thoughts

I see it going down one of two ways. Either the OTA from HTC will come with a new version of the sprint hotspot that will check in a new way to see if you have paid the extra. In which case it wont matter for us since we will be using the wifi tether app we already use. (assuming we can achieve root on this new kernel)

OR Possibly they have invented some new technology that checks from the other end (the 4G network) that scans for multiple devices connecting through the same IP and checks those against a list of accounts who have paid extra. I am a certified network technician and have never heard of such technology. But somebody with enough money and time might be able to invent such a thing.

Guess we will find out.
[EVO 4G General] :
Even if they do somehow filter MAC addresses to block 4G tethering with wireless tether I'm just going to spoof my mac address to be the same as my phone's.
[EVO 4G General] Ruki_Uki:
I just read that! Hopefully they stay true to it

Posted by my Supersonic EVO 4G via XDA app ;)
[EVO 4G General] Ruki_Uki:
I too just say it on Facebook for Aug 3rd, Im so hyped!

Posted by my Supersonic EVO 4G via XDA app ;)
[EVO 4G General] verse187:
Wow can't wait for this
[EVO 4G General] beandogg:
Quick question... pardon my ignorance, but on a custom rom can you check the system updates settings page or do you have to revert back to stock?
[EVO 4G General] cocobongo77:
The Update notification will be Officialy by August 3, but for those who cant wait I understand they can do manually beginning tomorow July 30 after 12pm (Central Time) Sprint/Htc will check how what going on before officialy release by august 3rd
[EVO 4G General] guitarjockey:
I'm going to kill my battery tomorrow constantly checking for this update lol
[EVO 4G General] djskunkdiesel:
True

True, and I usually use the wired tether myself and rarely need the hotspot.

But you are still assuming we achieve root.

Unless of course the devs get one of the current 2.2 kernels working good enough that we don't need the OTA to get a good working 2.2.
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
And you're going to lose root in the process. (b'_')b
[EVO 4G General] edtate:
What if he never had root? :cool:
[EVO 4G General] Mayonesa:
police! someone call the police.... let the mods handle it, relax.... damn, funny as hell.
[EVO 4G General] guitarjockey:
You are correct sir ;)
[EVO 4G General] spiicytuna:
They are required to provide the source for 2.2 as well, right?
[EVO 4G General] PikkonX:
Yup.

10chars
[EVO 4G General] fungflex:
Google has already provided the source for 2.2 but all we need is the proper 2.2 rom for the Evo rom to hit the scene and the chefs can then take elements from the proper rom so you don't have to worry about things being half-baked.
[EVO 4G General] PikkonX:
I think he's referring to the .32 Evo kernel source that'll be used in our Froyo. HTC will still be required to release that source.
[EVO 4G General] Sporkman:
i guess in his rush to post this he missed the other 2 or 3 topics about this too in general i counted 5 or 6
[EVO 4G General] edisepic:
Will the 2.2 update fix the fps issue

some of you may make fun of this but the only reason i rooted my evo was to fix the FPS lock issue. i love hitting that 50+ fps its so smooth. so my question is does anyone know if the 2.2 update will fix this. should i unroot to update? how fast would they (the rooting community) be able to come up with a 2.2 update? and do i need to unroot to update? thank you in advance for your input
[EVO 4G General] crakerjaks:
Don't know why anyone would want to fully nand root official froyo 2.2 (besides for wireless tethering, just use unrevoke) with yummy sense with 100% both cams no dark crappy focusing, and of course Working WIMAX with Froyo!
[EVO 4G General] sintax:
root?

If i'm running one of the latest CM6 roms will I be able to install this official over top of it? I know i'll more than likely lose root but it's not like I can't get it back eventually ;-p Just curious if it'll let me.
[EVO 4G General] ryohei47:
i think what will really be the deciding factor is whether official froyo breaks root. if it does, i'll wait till the devs get a fix
[EVO 4G General] kindakrazy:
This is actually the same reason i rooted my phone was to be able to hit 50+ FPS and the added 15+ hours of extra battery was just a bonus XD so any ideas on this would be great :)
[EVO 4G General] blackte4:
I don't think so. It still say up to 24fps.... I'm still going to root after I get the update.....
[EVO 4G General] crakerjaks:
it most defintly 99% will break root but who CAres! Official FROYO 4G!!!111
[EVO 4G General] chandlerw88:
Its risky, these guys at htc are getting smart. The way they found a root for the last one always gives me hope, our guys are good
[EVO 4G General] stewie-droid:
Thank you to all developers !!!

Just wanted to say thank you to all developers for developing such a great ROMS and having this community here. Thanks again.

New evo base 2.2 Froyo will be awesome.
[EVO 4G General] ryohei47:
i highly doubt it.

to answer your other questions

you dont have to unroot to update to official 2.2, but its not recommended you update because root may be lost forever when you update

i estimate the dev community will have a totally working one based on official froyo by end of august
[EVO 4G General] VDub2174:
That's what I'm saying!!!!!
[EVO 4G General] scl23enn4m3:
There will always be away around software, and the guys here will find it no doubt. It's just a matter of time. HTC knows there is no way to prevent it, so their goal is to slow it down and make it as hard as possible. Let's just hope they don't implement hardware security, I don't feel like taking a soldering iron to a phone.
[EVO 4G General] IcOpRo:
Risky, I think Engadget said that it will remove you're Root access, unless of course you are not rooted. But I'm just gonna wait. Meanwhile ill keep running the Froyo's from our Dev's.
[EVO 4G General] OneStepAhead:
yes big ups to Netarchy, Toast, Flipz, TrevE & Damageless, and everyone else who has made my jump to the EVO an exciting one! my friends are ready to kill me if i don't quit talking about Android every other sentence :D
[EVO 4G General] jerryparid:
We'll have to wait and see.

Sprint/HTC would never write 30 fps cap issue/or fix on the changelogs.
[EVO 4G General] Reanimatedshad0w:
Wouldn't a rooted version be out a few hours later tomorrow...?
[EVO 4G General] fazzmanic:
Sc2 is badass
[EVO 4G General] AnotherXDA:
Discussion pertaining to "Can Sprint block wifi teathering"

My networking is a little rusty (especially the hardcore details), but I don't believe the MAC of your teathered system traverses the Internet. The MAC address doesn't traverse any router or gateway. If it did though spoofing your teathered system's MAC to equal that of the phone would really confuse the LAN between your phone and the teathered system then.

So far as I know, once you use NAT (Name Address Translation) to create a gateway between two networks (Sprint to your phone & Your phone to other devices), traffic coming out of the gateway has only one identification - the IP of that gateway (the public IP of the phone).

I do know there is a TTL (Time To Live) field in the TCP headers that could be used to determine that someone were sharing a connection. The TTL field counts down each time it passes through a machine. Using this field, Sprint could see that there was a device behind your phone utilizing it's Internet connection. If I'm not mistaking we've pretty much got iptables on these Linux-based phones, so we can fix that.

See the TTL target in Oskar Andreasson's Iptables Tutorial for reference. He mentions that this only makes the carrier's job more difficult. I'd like to know how else they can determine it.
[EVO 4G General] toastcfh:
more threads merged

merged 5 more threads on this very topic into this on again. that is 13 threads all on the same topic :/
[EVO 4G General] nolageek:
I've living with the battery-killing CM6 - I wouldn't mind 4G as well.
[EVO 4G General] jblazea50:
I'm assuming that with the Froyo release, there will be a kernel update since Froyo runs on .32 kernel.
[EVO 4G General] PikkonX:
Yep if you're already rooted, it's usually just a few minutes to a couple hours after the update file appears somewhere. It never takes weeks, unless something is done very differently in this update. However, if you're not already rooted and you flash the official Froyo, you probably won't be able to root for a while.
[EVO 4G General] Reanimatedshad0w:
Thank you very much :)

I'll just wait until a root version comes out
[EVO 4G General] iTouch24:
sprint announces update

i guess people rooted have to wait for the devs to release updates on their ROMS .. once the official is released ...
[EVO 4G General] sturmen:
So, what does this mean for all the WIP Froyo ROMs floating around? Was all that porting and compatibility checking and stuff for naught?

Sent from my HTC Evo 4G using the XDA App ¦ FROYO BABY! http://bit.ly/9E8Mye