source:computerworld.com
Our report earlier this week that Google had started rolling out Android 2.2 to Nexus One phones has been met with more skepticism than Tom Cruise's marriage to Katie Holmes. Given the fact that the majority of Nexus One users haven't yet seen Froyo on their phones, some were quick to dismiss the report as being, to quote one e-mail I received, "pure hogwash."
Well, good news, gang: Today, we have proof of Google's partial over-the-air Froyo rollout -- as well as a possible explanation of why it was stopped so soon.
The Froyo OTA Rollout: How It Began
In case you missed it, Android Power learned midweek that a number of Nexus One users had received Google's Android 2.2 upgrade over-the-air to their phones on Wednesday night. Users from various parts of the U.S. on both T-Mobile and AT&T were affected.
The update, contrary to some commenters' cries of doubt, arrived on Nexus One phones that were not rooted and had not previously received test builds of 2.2. The phones were running stock Android 2.1 and received the standard system notification that an update was available. The update was a standalone file and was installed via Android's standard automated OTA process. Following a roughly 10-minute download and installation procedure, the devices were bumped up to Android 2.2, build FRF83.
Android Power friend Josh M. was kind enough to send in this video showing the system details from his freshly upgraded AT&T Nexus One device. He even went to the trouble of restarting the phone to demonstrate that the bootloader wasn't unlocked.
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