Nexus One Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) OTA Download Link

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Avoid the OTA queue and manually download and install Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread from the official site now!

1. Download the OTA upgrade from the official site (43.6MB)
2. Save the file at the root of your SD card as update.zip
3. Turn off your phone
4. Hold down the volume down button and turn on your phone
5. Use the volume down button to scroll to Recovery then press the power button
6. When you see the exclamation icon hold the power button then press the volume up button
7. Use the volume down button to scroll to apply sdcard:update.zip then press the trackball
8. The update will now install and your phone will reboot a few times
9. You’ll eventually boot into Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread!
10. Delete update.zip from your SD card
    

Restoring Stock Apps

Applying OTA upgrades occasionaly requires you to have original stock applications installed as patches will be applied to them. If the upgrader cannot find the expected files it will fail.

If you’re like me you may have deleted the Amazon MP3 app (com.amazon.mp3.apk) from your device. You’ll need to restore this to the Android 2.2.2 version, which was an absolute pain to find. Fortunately, you can get it from the XDA Forums (thanks, Rusty). You’ll need to place this into the /system/app folder.