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T-Mobile has proved the rumour mills correct and released the Android 2.2 Froyo update for the HTC Desire, but some users have reported a minor setback...some of the apps are only in German.
According to a T-Mobile forum, HTC Desire owners on the network should receive the update direct to their phones in the coming weeks, but early adopters have reported a list of apps including Mobile TV and MyPhonebook that are in German.
One forum user wrote: "I do not speak German or have a T-Mobile.de account to use with these apps - why has T-Mobile UK pushed these out to my phone?"
He later wrote that after calling T-Mobile, he was told that they were aware of the problem and that he may have been sent the German update but will receive the UK update the next day.
Consequently these early teething problems will presumably only affect a relatively small number of people. Meanwhile, users are not too happy having waited for the release while it was being tested by the phone company and then rubber stamped by Google. One forum user said: "Well done T-Mobile, I see all that comprehensive testing paid off !"
However, O2 and Vodafone customers with HTC Desire handsets who have already received the Froyo update also encountered problems with the O2 update reportedly crashing some users' phones and Vodafone sneaking a lot of branded space-sapping apps in with the Froyo update, which was less than popular.
Perhaps worryingly for T-Mobile, one forum user has posted: "Anyone else on the .de build getting really poor battery life now? Mine's been blooming awful since the update," but so far there have been no other reports of such a problem.
While HTC Desire owners may be satisified with the Froyo update when it does arrive in English, bringing full Flash support, faster performance and device tethering among other features to their phones, they may well have their beady eye on the new Desire HD which was unveiled last week.
