Verizon is well known for moving as fast as a snail on a turtles back when it comes to issuing the latest version of Google’s Android operating system found on numerous smart phones.
Recently I stumbled across a source offering a release of the latest version of Android Froyo. Froyo is the code name assigned to the project. My patience is very thin with Verizon these days. So I decided to take it upon myself to install Froyo.
After the installation I immediately installed Adobe’s Flash Player 10.1 located in the Android Market. This is the first release of Flash on the Android platform. Flash is the engine behind multimedia found on numerous websites.
Android v2.2 offers improvements, stability, optimization, and subtle new features. The thing you immediately notice is speed. Wow it is significantly faster. The virtual desktop is now five panes versus three offering better navigation.
Perhaps my favorite is Tethering. This is a new feature that provides you access to the Internet. You connect your computer to your Android phone and bam you have access to the Internet.
Sorry Verizon, you are just too darned slow.
