Gingerbread (aka Android 2.3) on Evo!

[bupolo]

I've been trying to follow this thread but it keeps going all over the place and the ETA for GB seems to be changing all the time! What is the current status of GB to the Evo? Is it still after 3D comes out or is it sometime late next month (as someone else above posted)?

 

[EarlyMon]

Officially, we've heard that it's coming by this summer.

All else is best speculation and group-thinking the few written words on our part.

 

[finndo77]

Just a note, there should be a dual core, GB toting, sense 3.0, HTC phone out by the holidays, if you can deal with pay as you go, or activate an old phone until then.

That will be a lot more PC like.

 

[brownhornet]

Im running the official Evo GB leak and honestly there isnt much difference from froyo. Most of the changes are on the developers side but as far as performance differences, very minimal. A few different menus and the battery is about the same. Cant really use one of the SBC kernels yet because they break the camera.

 

[lordofthereef]

Im running the official Evo GB leak and honestly there isnt much difference from froyo. Most of the changes are on the developers side but as far as performance differences, very minimal. A few different menus and the battery is about the same. Cant really use one of the SBC kernels yet because they break the camera.

Same here. The only really notable difference that I have seen is the copy/paste and text editing. It is a lot more like iOS, which got it spot on IMO. The cursor is much more easily movable, there is actually a copy and paste (don't need to go through a bunch of menus), and text is overall much more easy to select IMO.

If there are no other differences and benefits, as much typing as I do on the phone, I find that one little bit of polish worth the update.

 

[dan330]

ok.. i really want the new Sense

 

[EarlyMon]

Which one?

When we first started talking about it here, we were talking about Sense 2 (and that's very cool).

Now the Evo 3D, Sensation and Flyer (View on Sprint) tablet are getting Sense 3 (even cooler).

I think Sense 3 is going to be too much for the earlier phones, from what little I've read - can't know if that's true or propaganda yet.

 

[dan330]

sense 3 please..

yeah.. old tech not strong enough to run newer software...
kind of like... froyo will not run on the HERO.
and it is now running Gingerbread custom ROMs

 

[EarlyMon]

Well, I was thinking more like a 486 not running Win7.

Eventually, there will be a cutoff based on hardware. Has to be.

It's not like the Evo has a boatload of ram (or rom) compared to newer phones (and even the DInc, for that matter).

Running custom roms on the Hero - including Sense 2? (asking)

 

[dan330]

of course.. there are real limits ...

 

[lordofthereef]

What I have heard is that the Sense 3.0 rom is almost 600 megs in size. This in and of itself can be the limiting factor as to why it won't be coming to older phones. Most of todays phones have < or = 1GB ROM in the first place (a pretty stupid decision IMO).

 

[Drew5150]

This thread started in June of 2010. It is more than a little silly that Evo users are still running 2.2.

I bought my Evo a couple of weeks ago because I lost my Blackberry and I've admired the phone. I have to admit to slight buyer's remorse that it is not further along as a platform ... and seems to be on the way out.

I know this is late, but you do realize that this speculation thread was started back when the evo was running 2.1. a little over a month later we moved to 2.2 and then 2.2 got another 2 updates.

look at the title, back then they didn't even know what to call gingerbread as far as software number.

no worries it will come.

 

[Thefoodman52]

I already have ginger bread...




Thanks to rooting that is. I also don't have to deal with any of the Sense crap. Hoo ray for Wii Controllers for my genesis roms!

 

[EVOeli]

What are the actual visual differences between 2.2 and 2.3? All considering we don't get the new 3.0 sense... which seems to be the case.

 

[Shawnz]

I'm guessing we're gonna get 2.3.4 when we do officially get it.

GTalk video chat anyone?

 

[Evo4sickness]

I'm guessing we're gonna get 2.3.4 when we do officially get it.

GTalk video chat anyone?

What I want to know is when we are finally getting 2.3 and is going to support the bluetooth mouse pointer.

 

[novox77]

I'm running GB 2.3.3 via CM7. It has been much smoother than any Sense-based ROM I've ever configured (Including the one on your sig EarlyMon), so if you're rooted, I would definitely suggest giving the latest stable CM7 a try. The CM functionality is pretty isolated, so you can choose not to use much of it (like me) and enjoy a very AOSP experience.

I used to be a rooted stock HTC ROM (w/ custom kernel) user. CM7 changed my outlook. But the only reason I decided to give it a try was because I heard that everything was working. And indeed everything works.

I've removed my dependency on HTC widgets long ago when I started to favor ADW launcher over Sense's launcher. So switching to AOSP was easy. And the fact that CM uses ADW as the default launcher made it even better for me.

There were some Sense-based system sounds that I missed, so I copied those onto the CM filesystem. Now I'm right at home.

GB is mainly a polish release. Lots of usability enhancements, a little bit of aesthetic improvement, especially in the status bar (hated the old AOSP look). Stock apps are improved, especially the dialer.

I'm also looking forward to a BT mouse cursor. I suspect it may never come to the Evo though.

So yeah. Flash CM7 and get a proper taste of Gingerbread. If you don't like it, well... then you won't care as much when it officially arrives on the Evo. Maybe

 

[FocusFreak]

Dont hold your breath for this. It wont come out until after the 3D is released and who knows when that will be...Just glad I wont have to wait for it! As of Sunday, my Evo will be gone and I will have my Nexus S 4G with 2.3.4

 

[Evo4sickness]

I'm running GB 2.3.3 via CM7. It has been much smoother than any Sense-based ROM I've ever configured (Including the one on your sig EarlyMon), so if you're rooted, I would definitely suggest giving the latest stable CM7 a try. The CM functionality is pretty isolated, so you can choose not to use much of it (like me) and enjoy a very AOSP experience.

I used to be a rooted stock HTC ROM (w/ custom kernel) user. CM7 changed my outlook. But the only reason I decided to give it a try was because I heard that everything was working. And indeed everything works.

I've removed my dependency on HTC widgets long ago when I started to favor ADW launcher over Sense's launcher. So switching to AOSP was easy. And the fact that CM uses ADW as the default launcher made it even better for me.

There were some Sense-based system sounds that I missed, so I copied those onto the CM filesystem. Now I'm right at home.

GB is mainly a polish release. Lots of usability enhancements, a little bit of aesthetic improvement, especially in the status bar (hated the old AOSP look). Stock apps are improved, especially the dialer.

I'm also looking forward to a BT mouse cursor. I suspect it may never come to the Evo though.

So yeah. Flash CM7 and get a proper taste of Gingerbread. If you don't like it, well... then you won't care as much when it officially arrives on the Evo. Maybe

Yeah I know about CM7 and thats one
of the reasons I rooted I just figured if were going to get than I wouldnt have switch over. Adw is amazing and is what i have been using a month after getting my Evo. It really awesome with its movable interchangeable docks. But I figured GB has to have it since Ive seen thr Galaxy S with a mouse pointer. And we realy are in delay of getting gb.

 

[EarlyMon]

Desire HD and Desire Z in Europe are just now rolling out the GB update.

Aside from those two and the two Nexus phones, I've not seen anyone else get this update officially yet.

 

[novox77]

Dont hold your breath for this. It wont come out until after the 3D is released and who knows when that will be...Just glad I wont have to wait for it! As of Sunday, my Evo will be gone and I will have my Nexus S 4G with 2.3.4

aha. now i know why you're making all that noise about dual cores over in the Evo 3D forums

 

[FocusFreak]

aha. now i know why you're making all that noise about dual cores over in the Evo 3D forums

Yea, I was wrong about that but people swearing that a dual core processor is going to make a phone much faster than a single core by default are not correct.

 

[EarlyMon]

Yea, I was wrong about that but people swearing that a dual core processor is going to make a phone much faster than a single core by default are not correct.

Take it back to the Evo 3D forum, where people can answer to whatever it means, "by default" - let's just keep this one about the speculation for the official GB update for the Evo, and the occasional CM7 reference as a natural consequence of that.

When you get to the 3D forum, be sure to see the new posts on that subject.

 

[M5Rahul]

EVO OTA 2.3 Update will be out soon. Being tested in Sprint stores right now. It's smooth like butter and everyone will love it!!!!! I can't give out any more info.

 

[EarlyMon]

Side discussion moved to - http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/331523-evo-4g-nexus-s-4g.html