Froyo code for HTC EVO 4G, Droid Incredible goes open source

You know the drill: if you're rolling custom firmwares for your Android-powered devices, you've got to release the GPL portions of those binaries for all of our prying eyes to see. It's a drill HTC is well-acquainted with at this point, and once again, they've come swooping in with a couple that should pique the particular interest of the North American hacking community: kernel source for the Android 2.2 releases for Verizon's Droid Incredible and Sprint's EVO 4G. Of course, finding a frickin' Droid Incredible is another matter altogether... but hey, at least when you do, you'll have the source for it. Half the battle, right?

[alexlipford Posted Aug 13th 2010 5:37AM]

Who would want the Incredible now anyways though when you've got Droid's X and 2 starring at you from the moment you walk in the Verizon store... :P

[dhamp2g Posted Aug 13th 2010 7:46AM]

@alexlipford THE X MAY BE TO BIG FOR SOME PEOPLE AND THE DROID 2 WILL SURLY BE TOO UGLY FOR SOME PEOPLE. THAT'S WHY THEY WOULD CHOOSE A DIFF. PHONE (CHOICES) I DON'T EXPECT THE DROID 2 TO DO THAT WELL WITHOUT THE MARKETING PUSH THIS TIME. IT'S AN OUTDATED LOOK FOR SURE.

[fendz Posted Aug 14th 2010 7:54PM]

@alexlipford
Motorola has that locked down bootloader crap...so, me.

[Shawnmaybay Posted Aug 13th 2010 6:50AM]

Me.

But that's just because I don't like the software running on them and the even more locked attitude of Motorola (as opposed to HTC). And, in the case of the 2, I don't really care for a hardware keyboard.

And because I already have one, so I'll go to any lengths to defend my purchasing decision.

[Aegee14 Posted Aug 13th 2010 11:11AM]

@Shawnmaybay

Couldn't have said it better.

[dhamp2g Posted Aug 13th 2010 7:41AM]

Hey folks just wait on the official release or be sorry u didn't it will be released soon enough. ;)
But it feels good to be 1st on EVO :)

[chriset Posted Aug 13th 2010 10:20AM]

Because the Droid x is freakin huge in a pocket and the Droid 2 has a keyboard. Love my Droid Inc light fast fits in pocket, fits my needs nicely.

[yyandrew Posted Aug 13th 2010 1:19PM]

I'm pretty noob at this -

does this mean we can use the source code to install on our Droid Incredible devices? and if so, how? thanks

[Jamesky Posted Aug 13th 2010 1:54PM]

Feels like I've been waiting forever for my Incredible Froyo update- Oh wait, I HAVE been waiting forever!

[LightningStikes Posted Aug 13th 2010 4:46PM]

Love mah EVO.

[PSIREX Posted Aug 14th 2010 12:57AM]

I sense root coming to FROYO for the EVO real soon

[joetron2030 Posted Aug 14th 2010 3:48PM]

I recently upgraded from an HTC Touch Pro to Incredible on a business account when my NE2 kicked in last Wednesday (not this past Wed.) In any case, I ordered it through the VZW B2B site and wasn't expecting to receive my phone until Friday at the earliest.

I was pretty surprised when I came in to work last Thurs. morning to find an e-mail from VZW saying that I would have that day.

So, I don't understand this "hard to find the Incredible" thing. Is it just retail customers/stores that are out of them?

[fendz Posted Aug 14th 2010 7:57PM]

It's too bad that they don't open source everything including the graphics drivers, etc.

[techtroll Posted Aug 15th 2010 9:05PM]

Do other Android phone manufacturers like Samsung and Motorola release their src codes too?