Dec 20, 2010 16:42 GMT  ·  By

The very same day when Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation announced officially that it would start delivering Android 2.2 Froyo

for its HTC Wildfire devices this week, wireless carrier Vodafone UK stepped up and released the software solution for Wildfire handsets on its airwaves.

The new operating system upgrade arrives on HTC Wildfire devices out there as firmware version 2.24.161.1, while including the said Android 2.2 Froyo platform version, and all of the features and enhancements that come along with it.

According to a recent post on Vodafone's support forums, the company's customers would receive a notification on the availability of the new software solution. To install the new OS, users would simply have to follow the on screen instructions.

Here's what the wireless carrier states about the software solution:

This update from Android 2.1 to Android 2.2 introduces all the supported functionalities that are included in this OS update. The most notable are:

- Support for USB tethering - Possibility of installing applications to SD card (if supported by the application) - Native support for ActiveSync Exchange (email, contacts and calendar sync) and security policies - Enhanced Camera application - Enhanced Bluetooth support - Speed and stability improvements - Multiple keyboard languages - WiFi Hotspot tethering

NOTE: “Live wallpapers” and “Flash” support in the browser (Froyo features) are not supported due to hardware limitations.

Before proceeding with the installation, users should check on the software version on their devices, something that can be done through heading to Menu > Settings > about phone > Software Information > Software Number.

In case one does not receive the aforementioned notification on Android 2.2 Froyo's availability, he/she can perform a manual check to learn whether it was made available for a specific device or not.

According to Vodafone, this can be done through “electing Menu from the Home screen, tapping Settings, scrolling down the screen, tapping About Phone and then System software updates. On this screen tap Check now.”

Before starting the update process, users should perform a back up of all data on their devices, so as to make sure than no important files are lost in the process.

For additional details on the Android 2.2 Froyo update for HTC Wildfire devices at Vodafone users should head to the carrier's forums here.