Google Rushing To Deliver Android 2.2

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The Android faithful love their version updates, and Android 2.2 is looking to be promising. Although those in the press (who received a free Nexus One from Google – unfortunately doesn’t include us at TFTS) and Google employees already received an Android 2.2 update, and we told you how to install the FRF72 build – a Google employee warned that these weren’t the “real” Froyo 2.2 and said that Google is working fast to deliver Froyo.

On the Google Support forums for Android, there is a thread dubbed “when will Froyo come out” where all the Android fans were speculating together on when the next Android OS would come out. With Monday’s release of iOS 4 – the thread got hot, really hot, and it was up to over 1409 replies at press time. Google ‘stickied’ it to the top of the message board, providing some legitimacy to the thread, too.

Somewhere in the thread, Google engineer Ry Guy popped in and added this:

Hey guys,

Just dropping in to let you know that the FRF72 build that is floating around is not the official update. The Android team is feverishly working to get a final version out the door, but like passion-ate has mentioned this will only happen once a release candidate meets our quality criteria.

Since today is the Summer Solstice, we know things will be heating up a bit so hopefully Froyo will be on its way shortly. Thanks for your continued patience!

-Ry Guy

The pictures above are from Engadget, and are allegedly what Android 2.2 will look like in the stock UI. In Android 2.2, the UI will get some very minor changes, but in Android 2.3, we’ll see major changes that are supposed to improve the way that Android looks, to end the need for custom UIs like HTC Sense and MOTOBLUR. Of course, I suspect that we’ll see those custom UIs, anyway.

Are you waiting for Android 2.2? What do you think of the UI?