Froyo update for the Evo 4G is now rootable
The Froyo (Android 2.2) update for the Evo 4G has been rooted. While the current method is a bit hairy and involves timing and a bit of luck, the directions look very straightforward, and more important, not too dangerous to your precious hardware. The method is a mix of the recent exploit used on the Droid 2 and tools from the UnrEVOked team, and should leave you with a fully rooted and bootloader unlocked Evo, ready for your choice of a custom ROM.
Remember, this sort of thing breaks warranties and has the potential to ruin things, even if this method looks fairly safe. Proceed at your own risk, or wait it out a few days to see if an easier method rolls around — nobody here will blame you. But you trailblazers, hit the source link to give it a go! [xda-developers] Thanks Chuck!
Posted originally at Android Central
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Another Froyo OTA for the Nexus One — FRF91 this time around [Updated]
Froyo madness never ends. It seems that a new Android 2.2 OTA update is being pushed out for both AT&T and T-Mobile Nexus Ones today. We don’t have a lot of detail yet (we haven’t even taken time to load it — wanted to get the word out ASAP), but supposedly this addresses some security concerns. It’s another very small update (900k) and if you can’t wait for it to come OTA you can grab the update direct from Google HERE. Install it just like the others, and remember you have to be using a stock recovery.
As soon as we know more, or have a link to a version for non-stock users, we’ll sing out. [Handy-FAQ.de (in German), XDA Developers]
Update: Thanks to LoxDev rooted users can get in on the FRF91 fun too. Hit HTCpedia to find links and instructions to download and flash FRF91, root for FRF91, and CyanogenMod 6 kernel and developer tools for FRF91. Remember, standard warnings apply — do this at your own risk.
Posted originally at Android Central
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