Android 2.2 coming to Nexus One, open source community 'in the coming weeks'

Why, thanks Google! Just a day after wrapping up a rather monumental Google I/O event in Northern California, the company's official show Twitter account has belted out a tidbit that just about every attendee was wondering about. According to the outfit, Android 2.2 (yeah, that's Froyo for the inexperienced) will be "made available to OEMs and the open source community in the coming weeks," and it'll be hitting up the HTC-built Nexus One in the "next few weeks." That's music to our ears, and if you're unsure what kind of impact this will have on your own life, feel free to take a deep dive into this right here.

[Thanks, Alex]

[wakeup Posted May 21st 2010 4:09PM]

AWESOME

[Technologeee Posted May 21st 2010 4:11PM]

@wakeup

So will this thing be on the HTC evo4g?


^^,

[scoobydooby Posted May 21st 2010 4:12PM]

@wakeup - Indeed! I'm glad Google hasn't forgotten about us.

[commenter7 Posted May 21st 2010 4:13PM]

@Technologeee

I just jizzed a little bit of Froyo

[MegaJapan Posted May 21st 2010 4:15PM]

@Technologeee
That shall take a little longer, considering HTC is bound to transfer Sense on Froyo. Let's just hope it's not 6-months long though...

[Flanjygo Posted May 21st 2010 4:25PM]

I like how Google announces and then releases their new version, unlike Apple which announces and then waits 6 months.

[Frankenstein Black Posted May 21st 2010 4:32PM]

Love how the N1 gets first dibs on these updates and rightfully so since it is the G’s own branded bad boy. Now Google hurry up will ya. There are N1 rebel forces on the death star network in need of some brag’able anti fruit goodness. If I was the Google push-master what better way to soften an iPhone 4th gen launch than with a surgical 2.2 update to all AT&T N1 devices ;^)... After all many revolutions start from inside right?

[One Love Posted May 21st 2010 4:39PM]

@Technologeee : Yes, one way or the other it will be, stay strong my brother. :)

[Trick202 Posted May 21st 2010 4:43PM]

@Flanjygo Yeah, I'm not sure euro hero owners would agree. Do your homework a little more thoroughly before chatting butt.

[MrHashbrown Posted May 21st 2010 5:03PM]

@commenter7

You jizz frozen yogurt?! Darwin would be proud.

[WilliamNighthawk Posted May 21st 2010 5:30PM]

@Trick202
Take your own advice and do your homework.

Trick, Google doesn't have dibs on the Hero. That is all HTC; The Nexus One gets updates because it is google's own phone. It doesn't have to go through any corporation.

[WilliamNighthawk Posted May 21st 2010 5:37PM]

@WilliamNighthawk other*

[Mikeserena Posted May 21st 2010 6:51PM]

@Flanjygo
Where do you get 6 months?

[RidleyGriff Posted May 21st 2010 7:29PM]

@Flanjygo You mean like the OTA app pushing and music streaming Google announced... but may not even be out this year?

2.2 is great, but both companies work the PR machine to death.

[plbelanger Posted May 21st 2010 4:09PM]

I wish they would give an exact date. My N1 is craving some Froyo.

[ppmcdoodles Posted May 21st 2010 4:23PM]

@plbelanger I'm in your same boat. A 'few weeks' doesnt give off that 'soon' vibe.

[dextroz Posted May 21st 2010 4:59PM]

@plbelanger Seriously! A few weeks could be frikking 21 days! I can't wait that long goddammit! Seriously Google - expected better from ya'!

It's sadistic to expect people to wait so frikkin long after the advert without a specific date.

[reallynotnick Posted May 21st 2010 4:11PM]

And I'll have to wait until Gingerbread is released to actually have it on my EVO...

[plbelanger Posted May 21st 2010 4:13PM]

@reallynotnick At least you don't have an X10. They have to wait till Q4 for 2.1

[Marc1972 Posted May 21st 2010 4:37PM]

@plbelanger Your telling me! Did I ever pick the wrong phone :(

[Narutogrey Posted May 21st 2010 5:59PM]

@plbelanger And knowing Sony and updates, it might actually be Q1 or Q2 of 2011.

[dii15 Posted May 21st 2010 4:12PM]

This is worth an entire engadget blog post? Who doesn't know it's coming "soon"? Few weeks could mean anything.

[decypherSMC Posted May 21st 2010 4:25PM]

@dii15 hopefully it means: More than one week but less than a month.

[lazaro Posted May 21st 2010 4:28PM]

@dii15 I think its worth a post. A time frame coming from an official source.

[MegaJapan Posted May 21st 2010 4:13PM]

That was quick... =D

[BigDog Posted May 21st 2010 4:13PM]

Is there any change in multitouch on the nexus one?

[dii15 Posted May 21st 2010 4:27PM]

@BigDog no indications to my knowledge, what were you hoping for?

[BigDog Posted May 21st 2010 4:28PM]

@dii15 A better support for typing for mulitouch. Noticed that (specially going from my old iPhone 3gs/edge(i had both) to n1), that i have to release my finger from one letter to press the next, which is pretty darn slow :(

[trentryan Posted May 21st 2010 4:35PM]

@BigDog that's a hardware issue. Just call HTC and they'll send you a new one.

[bachviet Posted May 21st 2010 5:54PM]

@BigDog I just use Swype instead of the stock Android/HTC keyboard.

[vlad786 Posted May 21st 2010 6:56PM]

@BigDog
get Smart Keyboard app. it does exactly/more than what you want.

[anotherworld Posted May 21st 2010 4:14PM]

Can someone tell me how can I get the update to nexus one if I rooted mine with desire rom?

[alamoe Posted May 21st 2010 6:40PM]

You gotta put the stock rom back on it. that way you'll get the ota. this thread will show you how
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?s=5def25851a29bc4a5b73acfffb26ebf7&t=614850

[AlienSix Posted May 21st 2010 4:16PM]

Nexus One Owners are smiling right now

[JONNNathannn Posted May 21st 2010 4:45PM]

@AlienSix Oh how I wish the N1 materialized for Verizon :/

[RincewindWiz Posted May 21st 2010 5:43PM]

@AlienSix Indeed I am :-)

[ircmaxell Posted May 21st 2010 4:16PM]

Wait a tick... Yesterday, Adobe said N1 AND Droid in Jun... Now Google's saying it won't even be available to OEMs for a few weeks? Which is it?

[BigDog Posted May 21st 2010 4:18PM]

@ircmaxell From what i understand, N1 is in direct control of Google, so we the n1 owners get the update automatically. The rest of the android phones, well, the OEM (stock) version of the android will go to the companies so they can add their "UI" to it.

[ircmaxell Posted May 21st 2010 4:21PM]

@BigDog The Droid is stock Android (no customs)... You are correct that the N1 is controlled by Google, but check out this quote:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/196727/first_look_android_22_froyo_with_flash_player_101.html

"Announced this morning at Google I/O in San Francisco, the update will initially be available to Motorola Droid and Nexus One owners in June."

[squirrelnut1416 Posted May 21st 2010 4:29PM]

@ircmaxell

yeah but motorola is the one who has to distribute it, liability reasons i recon.

[Andros69 Posted May 21st 2010 5:04PM]

@ircmaxell

Well, last time I checked, June is only a couple weeks away.

[Juggernaut408 Posted May 21st 2010 4:17PM]

SWEET !!!!!!!

This means by the time I get my EVO 4G and kick my iPhone and AT&T to the curve I will have this update.

Can't wait!!

As for apple and AT&T GOOD RIDDANCE!!

[seryozha Posted May 21st 2010 4:25PM]

@Juggernaut408
It didn't say anything about the EVO. the EVO has Sense on it so you have to wait on HTC.

[lazaro Posted May 21st 2010 4:31PM]

@Juggernaut408 good luck. Htc's track record with sense updates haven't been very good. I'd say EVO 4ggets this in q3 At best

[Trick202 Posted May 21st 2010 4:48PM]

@Juggernaut408 Youre getting your evo for Christmas? Nice one!

[angermeans Posted May 21st 2010 5:34PM]

@Trick202 LOL +1 for being a smartasS and + another 1 for probably being right (although I shouldn't be giving a "+" anything for an update taking way to long for HTCs flagship devices)

[SteveyAyo Posted May 22nd 2010 4:29AM]

@lazaro i guess im confused as to why you thought that Sense and 2.2 are related in terms of release... Google isnt going to wait for Sense UI to update to release Froyo, the EVO will have it the day it comes out... senseUI is a completely different entity

[Unbiased Posted May 21st 2010 4:21PM]

The fact that Nexus One is getting 2.2 so quickly is why plain vanilla Android is the way to go.

[Tes Posted May 21st 2010 4:23PM]

So HTC still hasn't even SEEN this to begin their Sense UI porting yet then? Why can't Google let it's partners in on this stuff WAY early?

[joe23521 Posted May 21st 2010 4:34PM]

@Tes

My guess is Google wants to make sure it actually works before letting other people build upon it. If it's already in shape for HTC now, they would've released it to the Nexus Ones already.