Nexus One 2.2 update is “not the official Froyo release”

By on May 26, 2010 in Android

If you have a Nexus One right now, you fall into one of two camps: People who’ve installed the 2.2 Update, and people who want to install the 2.2 Update.

However, you might want to hold off. In the Android support forums, a Google employee posted this message:

Just wanted to give a heads up that the build floating around is not the official Froyo release. You will get an automatic notification when we OTA the build, no need to manually download it. You will still get the automatic notification if the official release is a newer version than the one you have, so don’t sweat…but I’d highly recommend waiting for our official release :)

This is, to say the least, interesting news. This means that build FRF50 is not the final build, and some of the bugs that have been noticed in 2.2 may go away by the time it is officially released.

Additionally, two questions seem to have been cleared up. The first is whether those who upgrade now  using the method we described will get the final release. The answer is yes (probably). If you were a T-Mobile customer who did a straight up restore, you will get the new version, as he said “You will still get the automatic notification when we OTA the build. . .” This makes sense. They officially released the FRF50 build to journalists, so they will create a build which upgrades from FRF50 to the official Froyo release.

However, if you have an AT&T Nexus, and you unlock, root, and install the Froyo upgrade, you may not get the update, and should probably return your phone to stock before upgrading anyway.

The other question is whether AT&T can or will block the 2.2 update due to its tethering abilities. Later in the reply, the employee said to someone in India (where the Nexus One is not officially available)

You will get the OTA update as long as you are connected to the internet and can communicate with Google servers.

Which seems to rule out any kind of lockout for AT&T customers, as this download can be made over Wifi, cutting AT&T out of the equation altogether. Which is good news for those of us who haven’t rooted and updated our phones yet.

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  • pablo

    When you mention that if you have an unlocked, rooted, or froyoed at&t n1 you will not recieve the update. I bought my at&t n1 amd it came unlocked but i stil had to link it with my gmail. Would it affect me?

  • pablo

    When you mention that if you have an unlocked, rooted, or froyoed at&t n1 you will not recieve the update. I bought my at&t n1 amd it came unlocked but i stil had to link it with my gmail. Would it affect me?

  • clynt

    If they att however pull this long delay I will cancel my service… I give up the iPhone just for the android….

  • clynt

    If they att however pull this long delay I will cancel my service… I give up the iPhone just for the android….

  • Sean

    @pablo

    Unlocked doesn’t mean “rooted”. If your phone is unlocked, you’ll still get it.

  • Sean

    @pablo

    Unlocked doesn’t mean “rooted”. If your phone is unlocked, you’ll still get it.

  • http://www.trevisol.com Ryan Trevisol

    Sorry for the confusion. My AT&T N1 is “unlocked” as to carrier, but the Bootloader, the software that loads the Operating System, is still locked. As part of upgrading manually to FroYo, AT&T Nexus One users must unlock their bootloader, install a program called Amon Ra’s Recovery, and then flash a non-google FroYo rom to the phone. That process will most likely disable Over-The-Air automatic updates.

  • http://www.trevisol.com Ryan Trevisol

    I doubt they can, however, I’m about done with AT&T too. I’m sick of having zero bars in my office. I’m seriously considering trading my Nexus One and AT&T for Sprint and the Evo.

  • http://www.trevisol.com Ryan Trevisol

    Sorry for the confusion. My AT&T N1 is “unlocked” as to carrier, but the Bootloader, the software that loads the Operating System, is still locked. As part of upgrading manually to FroYo, AT&T Nexus One users must unlock their bootloader, install a program called Amon Ra’s Recovery, and then flash a non-google FroYo rom to the phone. That process will most likely disable Over-The-Air automatic updates.

  • http://www.trevisol.com Ryan Trevisol

    I doubt they can, however, I’m about done with AT&T too. I’m sick of having zero bars in my office. I’m seriously considering trading my Nexus One and AT&T for Sprint and the Evo.

  • Robert Schaefer

    When they say unlocked they mean the procedure required to sideload things onto the phone. There are two levels of this the first is to unlock from the offical ROM. Then after that you can root the phone as well to unlock even more power. However those procedures void your warranty. The unlock you are thinking of is just unlocking from having to use a certain provider. That has no impact to the warranty or receiving the updates.

  • Robert Schaefer

    When they say unlocked they mean the procedure required to sideload things onto the phone. There are two levels of this the first is to unlock from the offical ROM. Then after that you can root the phone as well to unlock even more power. However those procedures void your warranty. The unlock you are thinking of is just unlocking from having to use a certain provider. That has no impact to the warranty or receiving the updates.

  • corey

    I wanted to know when will i get the ota update because I have the standard n1 off the google website and I’ve been looking on websites about it and they say the update has been shipped out june 1st. I live in new york so I just wanted to know when to expect it cuz I can’t wait, I’m TO excited. Thanks

  • corey

    I wanted to know when will i get the ota update because I have the standard n1 off the google website and I’ve been looking on websites about it and they say the update has been shipped out june 1st. I live in new york so I just wanted to know when to expect it cuz I can’t wait, I’m TO excited. Thanks