Several developments over the last week have come about. HTC and Motorola are starting to roll out Android 2.2 (Froyo) to some of their devices and they have both announced future plans as well as Samsung giving us some official news about its 2.2 plans.
Samsung’s Galaxy S series of phones should be seeing its Froyo update in September, The UK Samsung twitter account was responsible for the announcement which could mean only the international version, however with the recent open sourcing of US versions and the hardware & software similarity I would expect the it to be close if not the same time.
Unlocked European HTC Desire owners should have started to get updates this past weekend and will continue throughout the week, Along with Froyo there is 720p Video recording, HTC’s App Share widget and iTunes sync via HTC Sync. Carrier specific versions should roll out in the coming weeks.
HTC’s EVO 4G starts to roll Tuesday August 3rd Officially though there are reports that users started getting it over the weekend.
Verizon and Motorola Officially announced on Friday that the original Droid would start to see its OTA update on Monday August 2nd. This announcement was late in the game on Friday many think it was in reaction to HTC and Sprint announcing plans to release the EVO 4G Froyo update as noted above.
Motorola also leaked that the Droid X will get its Froyo update in “Late Summer” though there are no specifics and it wasn’t really an announcement since they just added it to the list in the link.
HTC made it official. They are no longer going to use AMOLED displays in the HTC Desire and Nexus One phones, They are switching over to SuperLCD displays for these devices. HTC will probably switch other devices as well soon, but they gave no specifics. They new displays are manufactured by Sony and feature VSPEC III technology, This technology provides a universal 160 degree viewing angle. HTC is trying to put their best foot forward with the recent issues with Samsung’s AMOLED screen shortages, By switching to the SLCD from Sony they are able to keep up with demand and will hopefully be able to maintain solid market share. Several devices have been plagued by delays due to screen shortages, most notably the HTC Droid Incredible on Verizon since its debut it has seen itself remain on back order with shipments going out infrequently, Ironically the press release doesn’t mention this device even though it has been the one with the largest delays and the most press regarding those delays.
HTC Source heard back from HTC regarding the Droid Incredible
UPDATE: We just heard back from HTC in regards to our inquiry on the DROID Incredible.
“Because amoled supply is being relieved on other models, we currently feel we can meet demand of droid incredible with amoled screens. Of course we may need to change our minds and add sLCD screen models should demand continue to remain high.”
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