Owners of the Google Nexus One phone are the first to get Android 2.2 (aka Froyo) rolled out to their handsets. Google is already pushing an OTA update as we speak, but if you simply can’t wait to see what Froyo tastes like, here are the manual steps needed to download and install the update. Be advised, it’s always safer to wait for the update to come through automatically and we take no responsibility if something goes wrong along the way.

1. Download the Andorid 2.2 update for the Nexus One
2. Rename zip file to “update.zip”
3. Transfer the update.zip file to the root directory of your memory card
4. Power off the Nexus One
5. Hold the “volume down” key and press the power button
6. When phone restarts, scroll down to “recovery” and press the power button
7. When a triangle with exclamation point in the middle appear, simultaneously press the power and volume up buttons
8. On next screen, select “Apply sdcard:update.zip” from the menu
9. Once the update file is installed, select the option to reset your handset.

From what I have read, the update should take well under ten minuted to install. Some of the new features in Froyo include the ability to move apps to your memory card, a small update to the Android Market, improved browser speed, and overall system improvements. If you flash the update or already have, let us know what you think. I’ll be waiting for my wife to get home so I can flash the update to her Nexus One.

Note: this update will only work for the Nexus One.  Do not try flashing this file to any other handset.

Update: step seven was incorrect,  but thanks to those who commented we now have the correct information.  The correct button combination has been posted above