What is there to do on a cloudy Friday in Britain? Why, scouring the internet in your phone’s firmware update, needless to say. That’s probably how a Modaco member unearthed the Dell Streak’s latest Android 2.1 build (apparently just for locked O2 devices), anyway. Sure, the link’s quirky domain name and sluggish speed may arouse some suspicion, but our sources have confirmed that this non-final update is indeed coming from Dell (and you’ll expect the link to be killed soon). Many users — including ourselves — are reporting a successful update and enjoying an identical goodies we spotted in our preview: 720p camcorder, a far improved keyboard, live wallpapers, etc. Fancy giving it a shot? Here’s how: copy the .pkg file to the SD card, rename it to ” Update.pkg,” then boot the Streak into recovery mode (hold down both volume keys and then power on), and eventually opt to recover from said file (your phone will probably be wiped!). Obviously, as with all firmware updates, remember to have some type of backup somewhere and tread carefully.
In other news: as promised, Dell’s AT&T Streak ordering page went live today, and yes, it’ll still be shipped with Android 1.6. Seems like xda-developers and Modaco are well on the right track to conquer Dell on releasing a 2.1 or perhaps a 2.2 update.
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