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Tired of waiting for the over-the-air Android 2.2 update to hit your Droid X? Take a number. But if you\u2019re willing to do a little work, you can have your sexy-Xey up and running with Froyo in under thirty minutes.<\/p>\n
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Some devoted geeks at MyDroidWorld<\/a> have gotten their fast-moving fingers on the Droid X Android 2.2 \u201cFroyo\u201d update \u2013 and they\u2019ve posted it as a ready-to-install .ZIP file. Anyone with a Droid X can install it; all you need is a USB cable, openness to some very<\/u> low-level geekery, and a few minutes of free time.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll walk you through the process step-by-step.<\/p>\n First, you\u2019ll need to download the 68MB update file \u2013 update.zip<\/em> – and store it on your Droid\u2019s microSD card. We\u2019ve posted the file for download here<\/a>, but you can also download it from the MyDroidWorld page. Be sure the file is stored in the root directory of the SD card (in the main directory and not a subfolder).<\/p>\n Next, you\u2019ll need to restore your Droid X to factory specs. This will erase all third-party apps and<\/u> any data not stored on the microSD memory card. Doing a hard wipe is not absolutely<\/em> necessary to install this update, but without letting the built-in wiper do the wiping, you\u2019ll have more work to do. And, even with that, it\u2019s always better to start clean to avoid troubles. <\/p>\n We highly recommend the clean slate approach, but if you\u2019re interested, you can read a more detailed list of what must be done before starting the upgrade at the main MyDroidWorld article<\/a>. You\u2019ll also find information there related to rooting your Droid X and upgrading already-rooted handsets if such things interest you. <\/p>\n To restore your Droid X to factory specs, navigate to Menu > Settings > Privacy<\/em>, then select Factory Data Reset<\/em>.<\/p>\n Once your phone is back to its pristine, out-of-the-box state (which can take up to 10 minutes), power your phone off<\/strong>. Then hold the Home<\/em> and Power<\/em> buttons down at the same time. This will boot the phone into Recovery Mode. When you see the green android beside an exclamation triangle icon, press the Search<\/em> hardware button below the screen on your Droid. This will display a list of options, one of which is apply sdcard:update.zip<\/em>. Use the volume-down button to select this option and the camera button (right side red button) to execute it.<\/p>\n The files stored in the update.zip<\/em> file will work their magic and upgrade the OS of the Droid X to Android OS 2.2. This will take five to ten minutes. When complete, you\u2019ll see a message stating that the upgrade completed. Press the Menu<\/em> hardware button below the OK label. <\/p>\n You\u2019re done. Froyo at last.<\/p>\n After the upgrade (or any factory reset), you\u2019ll have to activate your phone again with the built-in utility. This takes a couple of minutes.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve installed the update to our Droid X as described above and everything went off without a hitch. But, as is always the case with non-official upgrade procedures, be careful. If you turn your Droid into a sleek paper weight, don\u2019t blame MyDroidWorld (or us). Try at your own risk.<\/p>\n Many thanks to everyone at MyDroidWorld.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tired of waiting for the over-the-air Android 2.2 update to hit your Droid X? Take a number. But if you\u2019re willing to do a little work, you can have your sexy-Xey up and running with Froyo in under thirty minutes. Interested? Some devoted geeks at MyDroidWorld have gotten their fast-moving fingers on the Droid X […] Continue reading <\/span> <\/div>\n