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Last week, a ROM on the HTC site leaked out early and gave EVO 4G users the chance to upgrade to Android 2.2. The problem with the EVO 4G Android 2.2 update was that it wasn’t the final version. For those early adopters who grabbed this update, you are now left with an Android 2.2 version that isn’t final and that cannot receive OTA updates.

HTC has acknowledged this problem and is finding an official fix for this. However, if you are impatient and want an unofficial fix to return your update features to normal then check out Pojomans work on XDA Developers. [Read more…]

Eric Schmidt of Google [GOOG] has announced that 200,000 Google Android smartphones are being sold each day. Back in April that number was 60,000 and just two months ago it was 100,000. 200K represents an impressive growth rate over the last few months and one that Google has to be happy about.

That number is just one drip from a stream of good news for the platform this week, including 866 percent year-over-year growth and the top spot in NPD’s sales rankings.

Although we are sure that Google is happy with the speed of Android devices shifting off the shelves, we suspect that they wont sit back and enjoy it for more than a minute or two as they will be looking to again double that in the near future. [Read more…]

The Facebook app on Android devices hasn’t been that good. It just didn’t work as smoothly as some expected and lacked a few features. Thankfully an update has now arrived in the form of 1.3. The new update has native event viewing and video viewing and has also improved the layout.

A working notification drawer has been added to the app and it also features the ability to view photos within the app. Previously a lot of functions redirected users to the mobile version of the site which didn’t really work as well as people wanted.

The application it’s self is free to download from the Android market although right now it appears that it works on Android 2.0 and above leaving 1.6 users and below in the dark. [Read more…]

Another document has leaked that shows the upcoming Motorola Droid 2 along with five details of what is included in the new smartphone rumoured to launch next week.

The first detail on the list confirms that Android 2.2 will be installed on the Droid 2 at launch. In that announcement we also see that up to 8 apps can multitask which is two above what the original Droid can handle.

The 1GHz processor and Android 2.2 combination is capable of loading webpages 40% faster than the original Droid and thanks to the latest OS, the Droid 2 can be used as a portable Wireless Hotspot. [Read more…]

The Motorola DROID Android 2.2 update is expected to start this week although the update will lack a few features that are to be found in other devices running the Froyo update.

Both tethering and the Wireless Hotspot functions will be missing for Droid users. The reasons for the lack of these two “wanted” features is due to the hardware not being capable of supporting it.

‘The Droid by Motorola doesn’t have [the] hardware to support a mobile hot spot, a Verizon spokesperson told MobileCrunch. ‘With tethering there is no connection on the PC side that will allow you to tether the device, so the answer is: That option isn’t part of this update.

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Android Spin is reporting that the Motorola Droid 2 could be landing as early as next week. The information comes from a leaked document that shows events that will happen in the run up to the launch. The numbers down the left side of the image (larger version below) show 10, 10, 11 and 12 with 12 being the day of launch which could make it next Thursday assuming they are talking about August.

From the document we also see that on the 10th the Droid 2 will be officially announced along with the pricing and date details. The following day (11th) it appears that you guys will be able to order the Droid 2 online only ready for an August 12 launch. [Read more…]

Google [GOOG] Android smartphones are outselling the Apple [AAPL] iPhone in the US according to a recent report by analyst group Nielsen.

In terms of percentages, the number of smartphones sold this year using Google Android accounted for 27% of all smartphone sales. The Apple iPhone accounted for 23 percent of sales.

“While the iPhone has been the headline grabber over the last few years in the smartphone market, Google’s Android OS has shown the most significant expansion in market share among current subscribers,” writes Nielsen on its blog.

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The EVO 4G Android 2.2 update is now rolling out as of today (as previously promised a few days ago).

The update brings the usual Android 2.2 upgrades to the smartphone including the speedier interface along with a bunch of other features.

If you haven’t received a notification of the download yet, you can manually check for new updates through the settings menu at which point you will be presented with the option to download and install the new update. [Read more…]

Over the weekend the HTC Desire Android 2.2 update started rolling out as planned. The new Froyo update brings the new features of Android 2.2 to an already good smartphone.

Smartphones that have received the latest update are reported to run faster than when runningprevious Android versions. Another feature now allows the camera to capture video in HD at 720p allowing for more crystal clear images to be captured. [Read more…]

Androidlib is a company that tracks Android apps. Today they indicate that 100,000 apps have been submitted since the Market opened for it’s public debut.

What this doesn’t mean is that there are 100,000 apps available to download as an estimated 18,000 apps have been removed or temporarily taken down from the Market. However, it’s still a healthy amount of apps and we should soon see 100,000+ available to download apps for Android devices in the Market. [Read more…]