After expecting Verizon to roll out the Android 2.2 Froyo update to the HTC Droid Incredible on September 1st, and then having the date retracted from the source all together, we were beginning to lose hope that the Incredible would get some Froyo love anytime soon. Well, this time we have a leaked document from Verizon saying that the roll out for the device will begin tomorrow, August 27th!
As usual a roll out comes gradually, so it could very well take a couple of more days to hit your handset. OTA updates are pushed in batches, so worry not if your Incredible hasn’t been Froyo’d tomorrow. From the looks of the document, we were dead on with the new features for the Incredible, and you should expect to see 720p HD video recording, and a 3G Mobile Hotspot option that will allow you to share your connection with 5 other devices. Too bad the poor thing will probably die within the first hour with the Mobile Hotspot draining the battery of its life-giving juice.
Verizon was also nice enough to add in the VZ Navigator application that we saw included in the leaked Froyo ROM for the Droid X that we saw not long ago, and we’re still wondering why you’d want to pay an extra $10 for a service you get for free with Google Maps. Fortunately, Flash 10.1 support, automatic application updating, and all of the other great features you’d come to expect from Froyo will be present in this upcoming HTC Incredible Android 2.2 update.
Expect an overall snappier experience, thanks to the JIT compiler, and a much faster browsing experience with the updates Android web browser, courtesy of the new JavaScript V8 Engine.
We know, we know, this doesn’t mean it will actually happen tomorrow, but it’s very likely it will. Fingers crossed!
[Via: Phandroid, Verizon]