If anyone else is out there wondering how to get the update early. Great instructions that worked the first time for me. I did find the easiest way with no problems is to plug the EVo into your home PC and Copy and paste the download update.zip that you downloaded from the link below. I used firefox and make sure when you click download you also click save so you will be able to transfer it over easy to the EVo.
Copied and pasted this...
1. Download the file from the link given. Once downloaded, use a file mover to copy file to SD card and rename to update.zip
2. Shutdown Phone - hold the power button, select SHUT DOWN
3. Hold Down Power and Volume Down button
4. Wait for screen to to load up and it to do it's searching for file thing.
- at this point a screen will come up with three little Androids at the bottom and 4 options.
5. You need to use the volume button to rock down to RECOVERY. For those of you who don't read, like me.
6. Once you get to picture of phone with red exclamation mark hold Volume Up and then press Power.
7. At this point, I had a black screen with 4 options. I believe the actual text said "recover from update.zip"
8. Currently I am at this stage and the screen is black with bright yellow text starting with "--Install from sdcard.
Reboot via menu to complete installation.
After I did this, I got this message:
Writing zip image...
(approx 2 minutes)
Now I have a screen with two green arrows in a circle and a downward arrow above an image of the device which has shown up and gone black several times.
(approx 5 minutes)
HTC EVO 4G reboot screen - several times
(approx 1-2 minutes)
Link to Update 2.2
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Copied and pasted this...
1. Download the file from the link given. Once downloaded, use a file mover to copy file to SD card and rename to update.zip
2. Shutdown Phone - hold the power button, select SHUT DOWN
3. Hold Down Power and Volume Down button
4. Wait for screen to to load up and it to do it's searching for file thing.
- at this point a screen will come up with three little Androids at the bottom and 4 options.
5. You need to use the volume button to rock down to RECOVERY. For those of you who don't read, like me.
6. Once you get to picture of phone with red exclamation mark hold Volume Up and then press Power.
7. At this point, I had a black screen with 4 options. I believe the actual text said "recover from update.zip"
8. Currently I am at this stage and the screen is black with bright yellow text starting with "--Install from sdcard.
Reboot via menu to complete installation.
After I did this, I got this message:
Writing zip image...
(approx 2 minutes)
Now I have a screen with two green arrows in a circle and a downward arrow above an image of the device which has shown up and gone black several times.
(approx 5 minutes)
HTC EVO 4G reboot screen - several times
(approx 1-2 minutes)
Link to Update 2.2
MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service