<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
Droid	I-Application
Incredible	I-Application
(	O
ADR6300	B-Application
)	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
manufactured	O
by	O
HTC	O
Corporation	O
using	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
through	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Sprint	O
HTC	B-Application
Evo	I-Application
4G	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
has	O
been	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
S	I-Application
and	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
ThunderBolt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
released	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	O
(	O
Eclair	B-Application
)	O
software	O
,	O
modified	O
with	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
,	O
an	O
overlay	O
user	O
interface	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
(	O
Froyo	B-Application
)	O
,	O
HTC	O
did	O
not	O
comment	O
on	O
whether	O
the	O
device	O
would	O
receive	O
2.2	O
or	O
when	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
did	O
state	O
all	O
equipped	O
devices	O
would	O
be	O
updated	O
by	O
Christmas	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
following	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
codenamed	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
,	O
would	O
depend	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
by	O
Google	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
improvements	O
over	O
standard	O
2.1	O
devices	O
including	O
an	O
FM	O
tuner	O
;	O
a	O
Facebook-	O
,	O
Twitter-	O
,	O
and	O
Flickr-integrated	O
social-aggregation	O
application	O
called	O
Friend	O
Stream	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Twitter	B-Application
client	O
named	O
Peep	O
)	O
;	O
a	O
geotagging	O
application	O
for	O
photos	O
called	O
Footprints	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
redesigned	O
appearance	O
and	O
functionality	O
for	O
stock	O
2.1	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
features	O
an	O
8-megapixel	O
camera	O
with	O
dual	O
LED	O
flash	O
,	O
optical	O
mouse	O
and	O
a	O
camcorder	O
with	O
resolution	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
1280x720	O
(	O
WXGA	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
compressed	O
in	O
either	O
MP4	O
or	O
H.263	B-Algorithm
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
optionally	O
supports	O
tethering	O
by	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
with	O
VZAccess	O
Manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
summer	O
2010	O
,	O
HTC	O
switched	O
the	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
displays	I-Algorithm
made	O
by	O
Samsung	O
to	O
Sony	O
Super	O
TFT	B-Device
LCD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
leaked	O
from	O
HTC	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
would	O
receive	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
(	O
Froyo	B-Application
)	O
via	O
an	O
OTA	O
update	O
in	O
late	O
July	O
or	O
early	O
August	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
had	O
officially	O
announced	O
the	O
update	O
,	O
its	O
technicians	O
,	O
speaking	O
"	O
officially	O
unofficially	O
"	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
confirmed	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Mashable	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
would	O
begin	O
to	O
receive	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
(	O
Froyo	B-Application
)	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
statements	O
from	O
official	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
sources	O
indicated	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
hoax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
confirmed	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
would	O
begin	O
receiving	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
through	O
an	O
OTA	O
update	O
beginning	O
on	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
all	O
new	O
devices	O
were	O
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
(	O
Froyo	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
update	O
from	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	O
v1	O
( Éclair	O
)	O
to	O
2.2	O
also	O
included	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
HTC	O
's	O
"	O
Sense	O
"	O
User	O
Interface	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
minor	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
media	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
flashlight	O
app	O
which	O
enables	O
the	O
camera	O
's	O
LED	O
flash	O
to	O
operate	O
as	O
a	O
flashlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
benefits	O
of	O
the	O
update	O
included	O
:	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
10	O
,	O
720p	O
video	O
recording	O
,	O
3G	O
mobile	O
hotspot	O
(	O
US$	O
30/mo	O
for	O
2GB	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
rotate	O
the	O
screen	O
270	O
degrees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
also	O
installed	O
several	O
applications	O
which	O
cannot	O
be	O
removed	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
run	O
without	O
being	O
invoked	O
by	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
user	O
:	O
an	O
Amazon	O
MP3	B-Application
applet	O
,	O
CityID	O
,	O
Skype	O
Mobile	O
,	O
My	O
Verizon	B-Application
Mobile	O
,	O
a	O
stock-tracking	O
applet	O
and	O
VZ	O
Navigator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
did	O
not	O
deploy	O
the	O
update	O
as	O
an	O
OTA	O
update	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
pulled	O
back	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
August	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
began	O
deploying	O
the	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
(	O
Android	B-Application
2.3.4	I-Application
)	O
OTA	O
update	O
to	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
also	O
fixed	O
several	O
outstanding	O
issues	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
reported	O
by	O
customers	O
regarding	O
MMS	O
messaging	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
connectivity	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
City	O
ID	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
update	O
was	O
sent	O
to	O
some	O
HTC	O
phones	O
,	O
many	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
customers	O
experienced	O
problems	O
with	O
receiving	O
text	O
messages	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
device	O
owners	O
were	O
critical	O
of	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
and	O
HTC	O
for	O
slowing	O
down	O
the	O
roll-out	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
upgrade	O
was	O
released	O
OTA	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
and	O
HTC	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
promised	O
phone	O
owners	O
would	O
receive	O
the	O
update	O
"	O
in	O
September	O
"	O
,	O
many	O
device	O
owners	O
were	O
still	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
update	O
nearly	O
four	O
weeks	O
later	O
and	O
after	O
September	O
had	O
come	O
and	O
gone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
revised	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
2.3.x	I-Application
(	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
)	O
was	O
available	O
via	O
an	O
OTA	O
update	O
to	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
supports	O
full	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
10.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
following	O
audio	O
formats	O
:	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
AMR	B-Algorithm
,	O
OGG	O
,	O
M4A	O
,	O
MID	O
,	O
MP3	B-Application
,	O
WAV	O
and	O
WMA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
video	O
formats	O
include	O
:	O
3GP	O
,	O
3G2	O
,	O
MP4	O
and	O
WMV	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Root	B-Application
has	O
been	O
achieved	O
,	O
initially	O
by	O
causing	O
a	O
race	B-Operating_System
condition	I-Operating_System
in	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
Debug	O
Bridge	O
(	O
adb	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
painless	O
root	B-Application
"	O
made	O
by	O
unrEVOked	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
root	B-Application
has	O
been	O
achieved	O
,	O
several	O
enhancements	O
such	O
as	O
Wi-Fi	O
tethering	O
are	O
now	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
has	O
had	O
functional	O
ROMs	O
of	O
every	O
version	O
of	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
up	O
to	O
and	O
including	O
CM	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
Engadget	B-Application
stated	O
:	O
"	O
the	O
DROID	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
purchase	O
in	O
America	O
right	O
now.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
wrote	O
"	O
The	O
DROID	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
by	O
HTC	O
is	O
an	O
absolutely	O
amazing	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
powerful	O
phone	O
on	O
the	O
U.S.	O
market	O
today	O
,	O
it	O
reflects	O
and	O
enhances	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
art	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
full	O
backing	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
network.	O
"	O
</s>
