I have recieved 2.2 FROYO

[sabrewings]

If you don't want to deal with the technical complexities of installing RUU manually, then yes you can wipe after the OTA update. However, I have absolutely no desire to do so unless I have serious issues after the update. For the same reason I still have XP - when I build a new computer later this year I'll install Windows 7. I have no interest in spending days reinstalling all my applications, games, updates, patches, data, drivers, settings, etc. etc. until necessary. So, no it's generally not necessary to wipe after the OTA if everything is working fine.

One other comment - are we 100% certain the leaked RUU is identical to the OTA version?

Root, Run Titanium backup, install RUU, and use Titanium to restore everything (apps, settings, etc). Done. No reinstalling.

 

[Member240663]

Weird... The RUU is exactly the same but the PRL Version is 51920

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the PRL might vary depending on your location.

 

[dhays90]

Or Verizon is pushing the updates to the non-activated phones first. Sad

 

[INTREPID-NY]

Thanks, yes it's possible with the effort and technical knowledge to root, backup, RUU and restore. I just got the impression he wasn't interested in doing all that. But that sounds tempting.

 

[dm33]

Root, Run Titanium backup, install RUU, and use Titanium to restore everything (apps, settings, etc). Done. No reinstalling.

How do you root? Why do it first. Doesn't the update remove root?
Doesn't unrevoked install it's own rom image that isn't upgradeable?

 

[vnyislesv]

I wondered where that places icon came from. I know I did not intentionally download it.

Me neither but its one of the best apps I have on the phone.

 

[JuicyJones]

Has anyone gotten the over the air update on their phone? I installed manually, but if no one has received it officially, I'd think its kind of odd being its been "rolling out" for 2 days.

 

[alorn15]

So far no word on call quality improvements.

 

[fortesquieu]

I wondered where that places icon came from. I know I did not intentionally download it.

It comes with the new Google Maps.

 

[BuickGS67]

Weird... The RUU is exactly the same but the PRL Version is 51920

The PRL updates when you perform a *228 update with option #2 (roaming capabilities). I'm on 51920 also since last month.

 

[taris300]

after playing with 2.2 for an hour now, i have to agree with Texas. i can't say i'm noticing a huge difference in speed/performance, but im not a power user as well. i'm still trying to find a good site to test flash on, the flashlight app is cool. A lot of the lil stuff i've been noticing is GUI changes, little accents to the interface. i'll be getting rid of vz nav and some of the other bloatware once unrevoked can confirm root with 2.2 OTA.
i noticed when i plugged in my phone via usb to my comp, it brought up some new VZ media manager install which i dont remember seeing before. i dont know if i just never noticed it before(tho i think i would have), but its to transfer music/movies/pics from your phone to the PC.
hope ya'll get Froyo soon

 

[JuicyJones]

How do you grab the update zip file?

After u get the notification it is supposed to continue to pop up every half hour. You just choose install later, go into any file manager and in the file system of your SD Card you will see "update.zip". copy and paste it into a folder on your SD card.

 

[DROIDdidME]

Me neither but its one of the best apps I have on the phone.

For everyone wondering where the places app came from, it came included as part of the most recent update to Google maps. This explains why no one had to physically dl it, and it just showed up

 

[sabrewings]

How do you root? Why do it first. Doesn't the update remove root?
Doesn't unrevoked install it's own rom image that isn't upgradeable?

Run Unvrevoked 3 to root. You root so you can run Titanium backup. It requires root.

The update will remove root if you don't run Unrevokedforever and set S-off (forgot to mention that part).

Unrevoked doesn't mess with the ROM. It installs its own recovery known as Clockworkmod. This is reversible after you've run Titanium backup to save all of your apps and settings.

 

[JuicyJones]

after playing with 2.2 for an hour now, i have to agree with Texas. i can't say i'm noticing a huge difference in speed/performance, but im not a power user as well. i'm still trying to find a good site to test flash on, the flashlight app is cool. A lot of the lil stuff i've been noticing is GUI changes, little accents to the interface. i'll be getting rid of vz nav and some of the other bloatware once unrevoked can confirm root with 2.2 OTA.
i noticed when i plugged in my phone via usb to my comp, it brought up some new VZ media manager install which i dont remember seeing before. i dont know if i just never noticed it before(tho i think i would have), but its to transfer music/movies/pics from your phone to the PC.
hope ya'll get Froyo soon

I can say, I've noticed a sizable difference in performance. Not to mention my Quadrant Score went from 528 to 1250. BTW, did u get the OTA or did u download the leak?

 

[admile3]

I hope to shed a little bit of light on how these rollouts usually work:

The reason for a rollout like this is to keep congestion down. This we all know. Because of this, rollouts are usually NOT done regionally. You can still only put so much traffic on a tower, and if you were to rollout to a whole region, you're still causing congestion, which is counter-productive since the whole reason you're doing the staggered rollout is to NOT have congestion.

It's usually done that the carrier decides how long they want the rollout to last, and how much congestion they feel their towers can handle at any certain time so as not to affect other service. Based on these factors, they choose X amount of people per area to receive the update at certain intervals. So, there's really no rhyme or reason as to who receives the update first.

This way, congestion is spread out more evenly across their servers, and they are not jamming up towers with everyone in one area trying to update their phones.

Even though we feel like we are a large group, you've got to remember that in the whole scheme of people out there that own Dincs, we're a very small community, and that is probably why it seems like it's "taking so long" for this update to roll through. There's much more of us out there than we think!

 

[taris300]

I can say, I've noticed a sizable difference in performance. Not to mention my Quadrant Score went from 528 to 1250. BTW, did u get the OTA or did u download the leak?

I got my OTA this morning. I mean its a little faster, but not an OMG THIS IS F'N CRAZY fast difference.
My Quadrant score is now a 1153, which i know is a huge improvement compared to 2.1, and my Linkpack is at 29.81, which i dont remember what i had before

*EDIT* - i'm also noticing a lot of the bloatware is CONTINUOUSLY running itself even after task killer gets rid of it. I will hit my ATK, and within 30 secs i go back in, and VZ Nav is running again, Skype, and a bunch of other junk that i closed just before.

 

[huffbanger]

Just received it here in Michigan. If anything, it feels more choppy while scrolling.

 

[thekobk]

TY.

 

[callmeox]

*EDIT* - i'm also noticing a lot of the bloatware is CONTINUOUSLY running itself even after task killer gets rid of it. I will hit my ATK, and within 30 secs i go back in, and VZ Nav is running again, Skype, and a bunch of other junk that i closed just before.

Not a surprise. You are just fighting with the OS.

 

[hasbrobot]

don't use task killers/managers they go by many names

 

[hasbrobot]

android is going to do what it is designed to do, you are only wasting your battery

 

[hasbrobot]

still no froyo sorry to change the topic

 

[Hartsblade]

Thanks, yes it's possible with the effort and technical knowledge to root, backup, RUU and restore. I just got the impression he wasn't interested in doing all that. But that sounds tempting.

Yep it does sound tempting, I've thought about it plenty of times. But you are correct, my question is really aimed at folks that plan on staying "stock".

I'm a bit of a tech geek and will probably end up rooting someday, but for now I'll wait for the OTA. I'm just trying to figure out if I want/need to do a reset after the update to "clean" things up.

 

[windycity]

I believe that they also said speed will improve...

Yes, I didn't see the value add in listing everything since I made a hyperlink to the actual source document.