As we reported, some folks were starting to get the Android 2.2 update on their Nexus One’s. Well, if you are not one of the lucky ones or just don’t feel like waiting, below are instructions so you can download Android 2.2 and get your jive on!

Note: This seems to be only working for T-Mobile users so far and if you are currently rooted you should get yourself back to stock before running the update.

To manually install Android 2.2 on the Nexus One, perform the following steps:

1. Download the official Android 2.2 firmware for the Nexus One here.
2. Copy the file to your microSD card and name it update.zip ( not update.zip.zip)
3. Power off your phone.
4. Hold down the VOLUME DOWN button and power it back on.
5. The phone will now search for files like PB00IMG.zip, etc. This is normal. Scroll down to recovery and press the POWER button.
6. When you see the “/!\” symbol, press the POWER button and the Volume Up button at the same time. You should be presented with a menu and one of the options should be “Apply sdcard:update.zip”.
7. Use the trackball to navigate to “apply sdcard:update.zip” and select it.
8. When you see “Install from sdcard complete”, select “reboot system now”.

Well, there you have it, go play with your like new phone!

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