Android 2.2 SDK goes live, developers likely unable to crash Google's download server

Giving devs access to freshly-announced versions of mobile operating systems on the very same day that they're announced is pretty much the way things work nowadays -- the first version of Windows Phone 7 understandably excepted -- so we're pleased to see that Google's kit for Android 2.2 Froyo is now up and running. You start out by downloading a modest 18-odd megabyte package that just contains tools with no target platforms, then you open a separate app to pull and install only the platforms you want (you can go all the way back to version 1.5, if you're so inclined). So kick off that download now while you grab lunch -- we hear the lobster bisque they're serving in the cafeteria today is pretty good.

[Thanks, Justin B.]

[jroman28 Posted May 20th 2010 1:16PM]

Can't wait for XDA to get their hands on this so I can root my Hero to 2.2!!

Bye bye 2.1... nice knowing ya for 5 days since you were leaked...

[Evan Posted May 20th 2010 1:37PM]

@jroman28
At least this answers my install to SD questions. It's the developer's choice and a new variable in the app manifest.

[steel Posted May 20th 2010 2:12PM]

@Evan

Seriously. Today Google responded to requests from users and developers with that, auto updates, etc. These were behind-the-times issues, just prefered changes. It really makes you wonder why Apple made people wait 2 years for freaking copy/paste, a feature that already existed everywhere else.

If I was a developer, I know what OS I'd be moving forward with.

[steel Posted May 20th 2010 2:13PM]

@steel

Correction: these were *not

[Justin Bieber 3 Posted May 20th 2010 1:17PM]

Lol very minor, right.

[firerock Posted May 20th 2010 1:17PM]

Froyo & Cyanogen...yum!

[goldtracker Posted May 21st 2010 4:43PM]

@firerock LOL okay, I had to go look that one up.

[Mr Blue Posted May 20th 2010 1:20PM]

I

[Mr Blue Posted May 20th 2010 1:20PM]

@Mr Blue

wtf? i tried to write 'i heart google'

[kevlar Posted May 20th 2010 2:23PM]

@Mr Blue Like this?

I ♥ GOOGLE!

[MoonWalkerCTE Posted May 20th 2010 1:23PM]

Unlikely to crash servers because there are barely any Developers

[MattsZ Posted May 20th 2010 1:26PM]

Since every other platform has at least a billion developers, what's 100,000?

[cpg716 Posted May 20th 2010 1:27PM]

@MoonWalkerCTE

Um, 175,000 developers are registered for ANDROID. And now 50k apps.. yep.. no developers at all.

[Professor Hubert J Farnsworth Posted May 20th 2010 2:01PM]

@MoonWalkerCTE
Wow, no developers you say; well I must applaud Google on making an OS which can code its own apps.

[spielnicht Posted May 20th 2010 2:41PM]

@MoonWalkerCTE Ohhh, you've been down ranked cause you said something stupid, didn't you? It's ok it's ok, papa Jobs will read you a bedtime story and tell you that it's innovative, don't you worry now. Who's the good troll? Yeah, yes you are.

[MoonWalkerCTE Posted May 20th 2010 2:56PM]

@spielnicht It;s okay to be yealous it's okay. We know you are all fanboys who cannot face the truth and of course i'm downranked I knew that before I commented, it's obvious when theres 1000000 Fanboys who hype everything related to google because they try and make it look like they dont care about Apples success and Achievements. I remember the same thing happening when the Palm pre came out. Haha you fanboys give me a good old laugh from time to time, how you can cheat yourselves into this big lie.

[MoonWalkerCTE Posted May 20th 2010 4:13PM]

@MoonWalkerCTE No reply? It's okay you dont want to face it I will let you enjoy your pretendings

[HellFlyer Posted May 20th 2010 5:59PM]

@MoonWalkerCTE
1000001 Fanboys )

[Guimo Posted May 21st 2010 1:02AM]

@HellFlyer
1000001... is that like... 65 in binary???

[Guimo Posted May 21st 2010 1:03AM]

@Guimo
(just joking)

[cavillis Posted May 20th 2010 1:25PM]

WTB 2.2 update asap

[Jubeh Posted May 20th 2010 1:28PM]

Time to work on a quick, dirty SDK image port for Dream

[GeneralThade Posted May 20th 2010 1:32PM]

so how do i get this puppy on my Nexus One...stat?

[d3sc3nd3ncy Posted May 20th 2010 1:32PM]

When will this be available for N1 users?

[Timmmmmm Posted May 20th 2010 1:36PM]

@d3sc3nd3ncy "in the coming weeks" from developer blog.

[GeneralThade Posted May 20th 2010 1:40PM]

@Timmmmmm

I WAN IT NAO

[d3sc3nd3ncy Posted May 20th 2010 4:38PM]

@Timmmmmm

:(

[inawarminister Posted May 23rd 2010 7:54AM]

@GeneralThade Haha damn you your wish is fulfilled :)

[Serus Posted May 20th 2010 1:52PM]

With the developer kit does this mean that they will be able to run Froyo? ie, once XDA gets a hold of it, are they going to be able to (possibly) port it to the N1 and other droid phones?

[atc9000 Posted May 20th 2010 1:52PM]

I have the Sony x10i arghhhhhhhhhh

[Wesley Posted May 20th 2010 1:53PM]

When are the latest phones getting Froyo?

Any Nexus 2?

[obobo Posted May 20th 2010 1:55PM]

WindowsUglyStupidDoomedPhone7 DOESN'T MATTER... IRRELEVANT

[misterhearn Posted May 20th 2010 2:12PM]

downloading now

[Brimick Posted May 20th 2010 3:15PM]

@misterhearn Same here, and getting about 1Mb downstream. Touche, El Goog.

[worldbfree4me Posted May 20th 2010 4:19PM]

What about the G1? They should get some love too...

[MoonWalkerCTE Posted May 20th 2010 5:13PM]

@worldbfree4me Nope it;s very rare for andriod phones to actually recieve an update usually you will just need to buy a new handset with the new version on it.

[cpg716 Posted May 20th 2010 7:11PM]

@MoonWalkerCTE

What are you talking about? Lets see.. Motorola Droid, Droid Eris, Samsung Moment, HTC Hero.. in the past month all these phones have been updated to 2.1.. and there are more I have missed. It is NOT rare for Android phones to be updated.. Get a Blackberry if you want that..

[kiden Posted May 20th 2010 8:36PM]

@MoonWalkerCTE

You quite obviously don't know anything about android.

[djnick Posted May 20th 2010 6:09PM]

You know something is wrong with an OS when you have to rely on 3rd party devs to roll out your device updates

[kiden Posted May 20th 2010 8:42PM]

@djnick

Actually not really. Plenty of updates have come out for most android devices. Its just that its an open platform and people don't like to wait. And the fact that it is an open platform has led to some awesome achievements by communities like XDA and developers like cyanogen.

Because of that, my sister's phone (htc g1, first android phone ever) is running the newest (2.1 and 2.2 as soon as it comes out) android version smooth as butter. And my htc magic is also running it, and overclocked to boot. And I can still get a day and a half of battery out of it.

So tell me again why 3rd party developers are a bad thing?

[guigsy Posted May 21st 2010 3:19AM]

Bring it ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon!!!!!!!!!! 2.2 baby!!!!!!!!!! iPhone 4.0 can kiss my assss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[meijerpb Posted May 21st 2010 4:44AM]

Hmm, the only thing requiring change for me was that ANDROID_ID was no longer null on the 2.2 emulator so I had to change emulator detection.

[Johnny Rockets Posted May 21st 2010 9:25PM]

Why no source link?

(I've seen this in many articles, which is why I ask / have asked before.)