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#1 tonybro

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Posted 30 July 2010 - 08:51 AM

Mark Moons from HTC has reported via Twitter that HTC are to begin the update process on Desires from 28th July.

I know it's been mentioned before but maybe, just maybe, it's true this time....

Thanks to Engadget for the heads up

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Posted 30 July 2010 - 09:26 AM

I saw that too, but no show yet!

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Posted 30 July 2010 - 10:02 AM

But then you and I are on Voda ROMs and they haven't even gone to V1.21 from 1.19 so it could still be a while! :-(

I've been running Paul's (MoDaCo) FroYo ROM (RC5) and all appears well and smooth.

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Posted 30 July 2010 - 02:20 PM

It'll be even longer no doubt before the O2 upgrade comes out as well.

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Posted 30 July 2010 - 03:07 PM

T-mobile guys have got to wait until September at the earliest according to the T-mobile twitter feed

Think I'll stick with my rooted 2.2 and just "update" when the guys patch the HTC 2.2 update

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Posted 30 July 2010 - 07:09 PM

Graffen, on 30 July 2010 - 03:07 PM, said:

T-mobile guys have got to wait until September at the earliest according to the T-mobile twitter feed

Think I'll stick with my rooted 2.2 and just "update" when the guys patch the HTC 2.2 update

That is truly mental, Apple may have it's detractors but at least we all get the update at the same time. Microsoft need to take note for WP7

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Posted 31 July 2010 - 07:09 AM

The delay is surely though down to customisations like Sense, which with the MS model should not be an issue?

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Posted 31 July 2010 - 07:28 AM

The Guru, on 31 July 2010 - 07:09 AM, said:

The delay is surely though down to customisations like Sense, which with the MS model should not be an issue?

What I meant was that MS have to have one version of operating system, which gets delivered to all devices regardless of who they are with and at the same time. The Palm Pre update doesn't require a computer to upgrade either, but I'd imagine that's a step too far.

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Posted 31 July 2010 - 07:39 AM

Exactly and those are the ideals that MS have to hit, at least then it'll give parity with iOSx and he ahead of Android.

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Posted 02 August 2010 - 04:22 PM

HTC have also now updated their site to say:

Update – HTC Desire Android 2.2 Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update

You can now download the latest software update for new features and improved performance. It won’t delete any of your content and we’d recommend using a Wi-Fi connection as this is a large update. If not, standard data connection charges may apply. Any questions? Contact us via www.htc.com. After installing the update, you can confirm a successful update by confirming the Firmware version (From the Home Screen go to MENU> Settings> About Phone> Firmware version). The new Firmware version will be 2.2.

Update Information: Android 2.2 and HTC Sense update

Note: We still recommend you back up your all personal data first.

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