Android 2.2 Froyo comes to HTC EVO 4G on August 3rd

Sprint announced today that the HTC Evo 4G will be getting the Android 2.2 (Froyo) update starting August 3rd.
Sprint will be the first US carrier to rollout the highly anticipated Android Froyo release. Notifications for the Android 2.2 update will start to appear on Evo phones starting August 3rd, but you can manually trigger the update as well. This could already be available as early as August 1st.

For those who just can't wait to get Android 2.2, there will be an easy user initiated option to download the upgrade. Customers can access the software update through their HTC EVO 4G under the Settings Menu System Updates HTC Software Update.

The Android 2.2 software release provides a significant number of feature enhancements, including:
• Voice Dialing Over Bluetooth.
• Application Storage on External Memory, giving users more storage room for all their apps.
• Camera 4-way rotation allows the camera icons to rotate with the camera.
• Improved Browser Performance including a faster JavaScript engine and Flash 10x Support improving the user's ability to view videos and available content associated with web pages.
Via Sprint. More HTC Evo News.

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