Desire 2.2 OTA Update

Casual Pete · Sep 10, 2010

Just checked mine and no update available :mad:

Didn't check yesterday as I only saw this thread this morning.

Unbranded btw.

bunnisher · Sep 10, 2010

speedycolzalez said:
O2 update that was pulled is FroYo update for O2 branded handsets only afaik.

This is a HTC provided update for handsets already on 2.2. I'm on O2. It was there when I downloaded it. Everything working fine after including wi-fi.

After reading the O2 website forum, it appeared to me too that maybe it was the update to 2.2 for O2 branded phones that was pulled. Then the coffee kicked in and my brain started working a bit more and I realised that my update should be coming from HTC and not O2 since I'm stock unbranded and already running 2.2.

Regardless, same result. The update was available for me last night but today is gone. I've checked the HTC site and it announces the update for 2.2 but there is no download option or notice to say if it has been suspended by HTC too.

Confused.

jay_kay · Sep 10, 2010

wellibob said:
From what ive read, it has been pulled to fix this so called wifi bug. Mine went fine, however alot are not best happy about losing wifi. welcome to the world of android ;-)

From what I have read its people that did not put their goldcard in when doing the update?

Do you know of people who were unbranded anyway having the wifi issue?

Kenty1981 · Sep 10, 2010

CarsnGadgets said:
I had the same problem, in the end it worked by checking whilst wifi was off, and then it saw the update, I then turned wifi on before downloading it.

Thanks for the advise, i have tried this with and without the gold card in and neither option presents me with an update - From reading the rest of the post on this thread it seems that the update has been pulled?? Will keep an eye out and post if i do get the OTA.

if not ill just download the 2.10 RUU file and sort it that way.

Rastaman-FB · Sep 10, 2010

wellibob said:
From what ive read, it has been pulled to fix this so called wifi bug. Mine went fine, however alot are not best happy about losing wifi. welcome to the world of android ;-)

peoples wifi is borked for not having the gold card in when updating

they could have pulled the update for other reasons though. this has no relation to o2's issues for pulling their update

Mark One · Sep 10, 2010

So noob rootmonkies screwing update got it pulled for the rest of us

If so impressed that HTC basically supporting rooters - Apple would have laughed as they borked.

wellibob · Sep 10, 2010

Ok, got in touch with a friend who had a unbranded desire, who was able to get the 2.2 froyo update on release by htc, and i told him about the update yesterday, which he did ota yesterday afternoon, and everythink went fine on his handset (with 3). Wifi works, no reported problems.

albert_htc · Sep 10, 2010

I debranded my 02 2.1 phone to the stock HTC 2.2
My 8gb SD is my GoldCard & Storage Card.

Upgraded to the latest 2.2 last night no problem.

Concerned some people seem to have lost / have slow GPS.. I'll test that later and see if mine works.

Rastaman-FB · Sep 10, 2010

albert_htc said:
I debranded my 02 2.1 phone to the stock HTC 2.2
My 8gb SD is my GoldCard & Storage Card.

Upgraded to the latest 2.2 last night no problem.

Concerned some people seem to have lost / have slow GPS.. I'll test that later and see if mine works.

you had a gold card inserted so it will be fine

Mark One said:
So noob rootmonkies screwing update got it pulled for the rest of us

If so impressed that HTC basically supporting rooters - Apple would have laughed as they borked.

nothing to do with root, just noobs not realising what ramifications installing debanded on branded phones have. all posts state that gold card is needed for all future ota updates
they get excited and click "yes"

Bully74uk · Sep 10, 2010

Vodafone debranded handset with OTA 2.2 installed, just put my gold card in and checked for updates....nothing (phone up to date). Has this update been pulled ?

EmperorKabir · Sep 10, 2010

on 3 UK. completely unbranded desire. just saw the thread now. no update available.

cunning plan · Sep 11, 2010

O2 Unbranded / Simfree - No update available

mcchriswood · Sep 11, 2010

no updates on virgin

alexp86 · Sep 11, 2010

No update on mine - unbranded/unlocked with Orange SIM

Dave L · Sep 11, 2010

As above but on Vodafone.

Itching to get the update for no other reason than I WANT IT NOW!!

no fit state · Sep 11, 2010

jay_kay said:
Just ran a Quadrant test and it appears to be a little slower. I'm getting 1142 when I have hit 1200+ before.

Not sure this is such a big deal though as many people have commented it seems quicker and smoother and I have also seen that.

Just done a quadrant test for the first time on my phone and got 1143.

On updating from 2.1 to 2.2 it did seem harder for my phone to lock onto a HSDPA signal where it used to with no problem. This latest update has resolved that....wether that's a coincedence or not, I'm not sure

no fit state · Sep 11, 2010

no fit state said:
Just done a quadrant test for the first time on my phone and got 1143.

On updating from 2.1 to 2.2 it did seem harder for my phone to lock onto a HSDPA signal where it used to with no problem. This latest update has resolved that....wether that's a coincedence or not, I'm not sure

Just run it again and got 1296....

Deleted User · Sep 11, 2010

no fit state said:
Just done a quadrant test for the first time on my phone and got 1143.

I found mine dropped too and I noticed a bit of lag whereas others reported it seemed smoother. Once it was running for a day, it smoothed out for me too. However, I found the new update causes one of my most often used programs to crash a lot, so I dumped it and went back to 2.09 Froyo.

On updating from 2.1 to 2.2 it did seem harder for my phone to lock onto a HSDPA signal where it used to with no problem. This latest update has resolved that....wether that's a coincedence or not, I'm not sure

I've had no problems with HSPA signals in either version that I noticed. It could be a coincidence...but I'm happier with this 2.09 software than 2.10.

Deleted User · Sep 11, 2010

no fit state said:
Just run it again and got 1296....

I don't think you can run it again, it caches some of the code in memory and produces a higher result. If you run it 2-3 times, it will get a little higher each time until it plateaus. You must restart the phone to flush the cahce and run it just once to get an accurate result. I get 1296 with 2.09 and 1146 with 2.10, so it's a tad faster in the benchmark with 2.09, but not much. I find it seems snappier in 2.09 though.

mightymax · Sep 12, 2010

So was this update withdrawn temporarily, or what's the situation? I still don't have it. Unbranded in Switzerland. And all this panic about gold cards is only if you're rooted, right? I figure if I don't know what you're talking about then it's 'cause I don't need to know, hehe.

teppic74 · Sep 12, 2010

The original froyo update was temporarily unavailable OTA a few days after release. I wouldn't be surprised if it's HTC's way of doing a limited test.

If you want the update you can still get it by applying it manually.

croyde · Sep 12, 2010

So on an Orange branded Desire thus still waiting for 2.2 but then how long will we have to wait for the update to fix the bugs in 2.2?

marshduck · Sep 12, 2010

Hi,
I am a little confused about all these comments about gold cards needed for this update.

I have an unbranded and unlocked 3 (one of the early ones) with a 16GB class 6 MicroSD from fleabay.
I had to manually install the initial 2.2 release, but this one popped up fine when I did a check. I allowed it to install (over WIFI) and all was fine.
No gold card needed or anything.

Quadrant reports 1150.

I wonder if it has something to do with any apps running in background.

Is the gold card really necessary or is it just a red herring?

Cheers

bartlet · Sep 12, 2010

If you bought an unbranded phone then a goldcard isn't needed. If however you bought a branded phone and unbranded it yourself you'll need one.

teppic74 · Sep 12, 2010

Also be wary if you bought your phone from ebay (or anywhere really). People have a habit of selling branded phones as unbranded and not telling you.

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