Manually update your Nexus One to Android 2.2 Froyo

Now Google is rolling out the Android 2.2 update for the nexus one, Now the manual update is available from Google servers for Nexus one. The safe way to get your Nexus One updated to Android 2.2 is to wait for your phone to notify you that the over the air update is available, Do the manual update at your own risk.

This works only on a Nexus one running ERE27 firmware Android 2.1 and should not be rooted or running any mod.

1. Download the update zip file from Google.
2. Rename the file to update.zip.
3. Copy the update.zip file onto your microSD card.
4. With your Nexus One off, hold down the trackball and press the power button.
5. You’ll be booted into a white screen with three Android robots on skateboards. Select “Bootloader.”
6. On the next screen, select “Recovery.”
7. Your phone will reboot, giving you a picture of the Android robot and an exclamation point inside a triangle.
8. Now press the power button and volume up button at the same time. It could take a couple of tries.
9. Now (using the trackball this time) choose “Apply sdcard:update.zip” and let things run their course.

Google Earth for Android Released

Today Google announced the arrival of Google Earth for Android, which will be available in the Android Market for all phones running Android 2.1. Google Earth for Android brings the full functionality of Google Earth onto your Android device. It allows you to navigate through three-dimensional images of the world, zooming into roads or flying Superman-style over mountains and lakes.

To download, search “Google Earth” in the Android Market. Since this is just for phones running Android 2.1, Droid users will have to wait until Motorola rolls out the long-awaited update.

Google Introducing Nexus One

Today’s Googles launch the Nexus One, the newest Android-powered phone running the latest Android 2.1 software. Nexus One comes with all your favorite Google Mobile apps pre-installed: find the classics like Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube and Google Talk, with additional goodies like Maps Navigation and Google Voice. With its 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon™ chipset, these apps are speedier than ever before.

The Nexus One’s 3.7-inch Amoled display, and 1-gigahertz processor from Qualcomm aims to bring the Android 2.1 3D graphic display to life. The phone has a trackball and a battery of technologies, including a compass and light sensor. It is 11.5 millimeters thin, about the thickness of a No. 2 pencil. The 5-megapixel still and video camera has a flash. The phone was designed in close partnership with HTC. Erick Tseng, senior product manager at Google, described the hardware specs and software features during the press event.

To learn more about Nexus One, visit google.com/phone.