Now that EVO, Droid and Nexus One have received their Froyo upgrades, word on the street is that sometime this week, Incredible will get theirs. Bringing them into our family of Froyo users.
As most of the android population now know, Froyo is the code-name of the new Android 2.2 that is touted to be faster and more stable than it’s 2.1 predecessor. However, the main feature is the ability to run Adobe Flash 10.1. Which allows your web browser to make use of websites that use Flash for navigation, games, and showing video.
Many of us that have one of the aforementioned (surprised to see that word in my vocabulary?) phones have had some type of anxiety over the new upgrade and/or rooting. If rooted, by accepting the OTA (Over The Air) version of Froyo, unless your phone has been “unrevoked forever”, there is currently no way back to root. For the benefits and explanation of “unrevoked forever”, go here.
For many, a better choice may be not to accept the OTA and instead, wait until one of the great cooks we have, create a rom with the OTA included (which is what I did).
There are many, many (and I do mean MANY) posts on rooting in the forums. What may work for some, may not for others. The important thing is to get a game plan and be prepared. Think about what you want to do and how you plan on doing it BEFORE the OTA hits. After you’ve accepted it and it’s been installed, is not a good time to worry about how you’re going to root.