ATTN HTC EVO 4G owners: Gingerbread leaked

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited April 2011 in Science & Tech
An official build of Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) for the EVO 4G has been leaked. If you want to try it out, head over here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035438

Please make sure you know how to flash an update zip from SD in Recovery Mode before you proceed.

Comments

  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    Yeah, but, Sense. So, no.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    CM7 indeed.
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    CM7, Tiamat SBC kernel, ADW Launcher. Total win.
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    oh, this is good
  • TattedUpGirlie19TattedUpGirlie19 Sterling Heights, MI Member
    edited April 2011
    WHat is this all about?? I have a Evo 4G.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    TattedUpGirlie19 wrote:
    WHat is this all about?? I have a Evo 4G.

    It's an advanced look at a software upgrade that Sprint will be deploying to EVO owners soon. People familiar with the process of manually upgrading their phones can get a head start now, if they want.
  • TattedUpGirlie19TattedUpGirlie19 Sterling Heights, MI Member
    edited April 2011
    Oh cool. Too bad I know nothing about upgrading my phone, lol
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited April 2011
    You'll get an official notice from Sprint when it's time to upgrade. And the fine folks here at Icrontic can walk you through the process.

    To add to what Thrax said, a lot of us here have done what's called "rooting" our phones. This process gives us complete control over the phone and lets us install modified versions of the Android software. It also allows the usage of other programs that give added functionality.

    I use a custom version of Android called Cyanogenmod 7. It is designed using the freely available Android code put out by Google, otherwise known as AOSP.

    Others use the unchanged- or stock- operating system but have it rooted so they can remove the memory-hogging programs put on the phone by the carriers. I don't have any of the Sprint software on my phone. I also don't use Sense, which is the graphical interface built by HTC.

    None of this is done to circumvent the cellular service we pay for, but it still is frowned upon by the carriers and will void your warranty. There's also a risk of rendering the phone completely useless if something goes wrong. The chances of that happening are slim, but it's definitely possible.
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