Gingerbread -- Android 2.3 -- despite being a "dot" release (aka minor), actually brought some fairly major changes to the Android platform. (It also brought us the statue you see above).
Cosmetically, nothing changed that much. The notification bar at the top of the screen went black, and the signal strength and battery indicators turned green. Many had been hoping Gingerbread would contain the handiwork of Matias Duarte, who led Palm's webOS UI and now is user experience director for Android. But it looks like we'll have to wait for Ice Cream Sandwich for that one.
Another big question you'll ask is "Will my phone be upgraded to Gingerbread?" For the first half of 2011, far too many phones launched without it. But slowly, our unofficial list of phones is starting to see upgrades.
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 20, 2012
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
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Apr 17, 2012
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by Phil Nickinson
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 02, 2012
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 02, 2012
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 30, 2012
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by Alex Dobie
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