Verizon has started pushing out the Android 2.2 update for the DROID Incredible, making it the second HTC handset in the U.S. to reveive the new update.   The new Froyo update will include Adobe Flash Player 10.1, 720p video recording, 801.11n Wi-Fi, 270 degree screen rotation, 3G Mobile Hotspot, batter improvements, and some new and improved email and sms widgets for HTC Sense.   We still have not received any confirmations from any of our readers that the Android 2.2 has hit their handsets yet, but we’re pretty sure they should start rolling in any minute now. 

Typical OTA updates take a week or two to hit every single device, but if you’re not willing to wait that long, keep in mind there are a few tricks to get your update a little sooner.  Our favorite one is to simply change the date on your handset.  Manually bumping up your handset’s date by a week or two should automatically trigger the update. 

For more details about the Froyo update for the HTC DROID Incredible, Verizon has put together a list of benefits and installation instructions.  Let us know how things go. With Froyo installed, the DROID Incredible should be a little more… incredible.  Sorry, we just couldn’t resist.

The latest report from NPD has just unveiled that Android has reached the number one spot as the best selling smartphone OS in America.  RIM’s Blackberry phones have been at the top since late 2007, but it looks like Android will be holing the top honor for quite some time.  Android finished off the quarter with 33% while RIM dropped to 28% and Apple gained a little, moving up to 22%. 

While the numbers are pretty impressive, we’re a little more excited to announce that the top five list of best selling Android phones for Q2 in the U.S. market included the HTC DROID Incredible, HTC EVO 4G, HTC Hero, and HTC DROID Eris.  HTC was not able to bump the Motorola DROID from the number one spot, but I’m pretty sure they are happy to have secured the other four. 

We are pretty confident that HTC will continue to lead the way on the Android front over the next few quarters.  The HTC Hero will most likely be faded out over the next few months just as the DROID Eris recently pulled off a silent disappearing act a few weeks back.  With 3-4 new Android phones from HTC expected to hit between now and the end of the year, HTC should have no problem staying at the top of the list, helping Android increase its market share lead over the competition.

The latest report from NPD has just unveiled that Android has reached the number one spot as the best selling smartphone OS in America.  RIM’s Blackberry phones have been at the top since late 2007, but it looks like Android will be holing the top honor for quite some time.  Android finished off the quarter with 33% while RIM dropped to 28% and Apple gained a little, moving up to 22%. 

While the numbers are pretty impressive, we’re a little more excited to announce that the top five list of best selling Android phones for Q2 in the U.S. market included the HTC DROID Incredible, HTC EVO 4G, HTC Hero, and HTC DROID Eris.  HTC was not able to bump the Motorola DROID from the number one spot, but I’m pretty sure they are happy to have secured the other four. 

We are pretty confident that HTC will continue to lead the way on the Android front over the next few quarters.  The HTC Hero will most likely be faded out over the next few months just as the DROID Eris recently pulled off a silent disappearing act a few weeks back.  With 3-4 new Android phones from HTC expected to hit between now and the end of the year, HTC should have no problem staying at the top of the list, helping Android increase its market share lead over the competition.

Looking for something fun to do with your shiny DROID incredible by HTC?  It looks like our good friends over at XDA-Developers have finally been able to crack the Incredible and gain root access.  I know, you’ve been asking for root for a long time now, but the Incredible put up a great fight.  Most other Android phones from HTC give up after a few weeks, but the Incredible stood firm for just over six weeks.  I wouldn’t recommend jumping on the root bandwagon just yet.  The hack is pretty cumbersome at the moment, but there should be a much easier workaround for root on the Incredible in the coming week.  For now, let’s have the ROM cooks get their chef hats on so they can get things all prepped for us and maybe cook up a pre-release Froyo treat.

Source: XDA-Developers