Want Some Froyo With Your EVO 4G?
Cupcake. Donut. Eclair. Froyo- wait what? Yes Froyo, short for Frozen Yogurt, is the codename of the next update for Android OS, which will be based on Linux Kernel 2.6.32. This tasty update was mentioned in the Developers Guide Sprint released for the HTC EVO a few quaint days ago. The interesting tidbit in the Guide is this following quote-
The Android Éclair release does not include the support for 4G radios like WiMax. Sprint is actively working with the Android team to support WiMax in the Android platform level. The below APIs will be used for Sprint 4G device until the official Android release includes 4G support.
From the looks of things, Sprint will be the first carrier to be using the Froyo update unless the EVO is initially released without 4G support. With this tasty update, the EVO just gets better and better. Now the wait is on for a release date and pricing plans.
Source- Pocketnow.com
Image Credit- leakdroid.net
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i cant imagine them putting out their first 4g device besides mobile bb cards without 4g capabilities. this is starting to get sweeter and sweeter.
Remember that android 1.6 brought official cdma support, but sprint released the hero with 1.5. HTC put the cdma stack in themselves, they will add 4g themselves too. They have already made a 4g winmo phone. The sprint developer page has all the specs listed, android 2.1
http://developer.sprint.com/site/global/develop/mobile_platforms/android/android.jsp
With the hype of being the first 4G device and then attaching the “4G” to the name of the HTC EVO 4G, I can’t imagine them releasing it without 4G capability.
@ebmorgan – My thought exactly. It just wouldn’t make any sence for Sprint to introduce the EVO 4G as the “First 4G Phone” and then release it and tell it’s customers… “Introducing the brand new 4G device but 4G doesn’t work just yet”.
well they alrdy had it working and the images they showed were of eclair if im not mistaken so maybe thats why they didnt relese it right away was because this is the next trick up there sleves
I don’t believe this article is written correctly. The Evo will release with wimax capable and will have 2.1, its that simple, it was demonstrated at ctia getting almost 12mbps. Froyo is the next upgrade for android and it is in the developer guide for the EVO, to me this only means that it will get upgraded to Froyo (Froyo is also the 1st os for android that will not allow fragmentation) Since we know Evo will ship with 2.1 (as theyve stated this time and time again and is wimax capable) i doubt the Sprint Evo will get the Froyo update before the Google Phone aka Nexus One.