The guys at Ausdroid have got a rundown of how to update your Optus Dell Streak to Froyo. It’s not an official update from Optus though, and it may delete your phone’s APN settings, but given the seemingly neverending delay for Froyo updates to Android phones, a few APN settings isn’t going to hold you guys back.
To get the update, first make sure you take note of your phone’s APN settings so you can update them manually after the update. Then point your phone’s browser at Dell’s Mobile Update page, mobileupdate.dell.com/?version=GAUSB1A110100. Follow the instructions and Bam! You should have Froyo. You can then check and update your APN details if they disappeared during the update.
So far, commenters on the AusDroid post seem to say that the update is relatively painless, but naturally, do it at your own risk. And make sure you backup all your data before you attempt the update.
[Ausdroid]
Jordan
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 6:05 PMdownload the free “Dell backup and restore” app in the market which they launched exactly for this update:
you lose app scores, but backs up pretty much everything else.. :)
matt
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 6:22 PMThank you SO MUCH for purging the pink!
as for this.
cue justified bitching about the horrible android update process.
bring on that version of android that’s meant to stop the rom fragmentation.
Christian M
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 8:27 PMSamsung Galaxy S anyone?
Optus?……………….helllooooooooooooo?
can anyone hear me????????
f4cti0n
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 10:01 PMI hear you… and I wish Optus would hear us :(
zul
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 3:09 AMDownloaded the update and it took about 10 minutes to install and reboot. Works fine. The froyo came with few softwares such as copilot, ever note, dell movie, and couples more.
The dell stage UI can be remove by dragging it into the bin just like if you want to remove your apps shortcut from the home screen.
The carrier APN stay intact and no problem with the Internet connections either through wifi or 3G
The only gripe, the grid on each home screen is too wide and it waste the real state of the lcd size. Otherwise everything is perfect.