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.
More Gingerbread stories
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by Jared DiPane
Aug 04, 2011
The Motorola Droid X2 just got its official Gingerbread update, and updates don't always go as planned. For whatever odd reason user experience seems to vary by device, so we are left wondering how is...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Aug 04, 2011
Beginning this Saturday, August 6, myTouch 4G and G2 owners can bring their devices into any T-Mobile retail store to upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Though the OTA updates are already under...
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 02, 2011
The other day it leaked out that Fido was going to be adding a few new Android devices to their lineup, one of which was the LG Optimus 2X. At the time, no pricing details were available for any of th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 01, 2011
Update: We've gotten numerous reports in the comments on this post, in our forums and at Sprint's forums saying this update's bricking phones. Sprint acknowledged earlier in the day that there might b...
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by Richard Devine
Aug 01, 2011
A new update for Sony Ericsson's Xperia Arc is beginning to appear, according to a new posting on the manufacturer's support site. While it doesn't seem to update the core OS past Android 2.3.3,...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Aug 01, 2011
If you're considering the HTC Status and have been waiting for the old Android Central review treatment, check out our review of the HTC ChaCha-- the Status' foreign cousin from across the pond....
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 01, 2011
With Gingerbread having now been out for a while on the Motorola Atrix, we're sure some of you out there may have already dived right into rooting it. For those of you who wanted to give the stock upd...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 01, 2011
Almost exactly a year after the device first received an update to Froyo, the venerable HTC Desire now has an official Android 2.3 Gingerbread update available. The update is provided in the for...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 27, 2011
No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you -- the Kyocera Echo, in all it's dual-screen glory, is slated to get updated to Gingerbread on August 1 according to the latest Sprint playbook leaked to the...
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by Sean Brunett
Jul 27, 2011
Great news for T-Mobile G2 users who have been patiently waiting for their Gingerbread update, as it is going to start rolling out today via OTA.The update will be to Android 2.3.3 and will brin...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 27, 2011
Whoops. Looks like someone over on the Sony Ericsson support site pulled the trigger a little early on the news that the Xperia X10's Gingerbread update was live. Sony Ericsson has issued a clarificat...
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by Chris Parsons
Jul 26, 2011
Verizon has been sitting on this update for a while now but it's finally ready for the masses. Yes, Motorola Droid X2 owners are being shown some love with the release Gingerbread for their devices. T...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 26, 2011
Unlikely as it may have seemed just a few months ago, the Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread update for Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 is now live, and can be obtained from the Sony Ericsson PC companion app, assu...
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by Sean Brunett
Jul 26, 2011
A few days ago, T-Mobile G2X users could get the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update by downloading LG's update tool. It appears now that T-Mobile has started to roll out the update via OTA, so if you misp...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 26, 2011
Update: The Gingerbread upgrade is now live!The wait is almost over, long-suffering Xperia X10 owners. According to a recent post on Sony Ericsson's official Facebook page, your update from the ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 25, 2011
According to this screenshot, T-Mobile retail locations will be receiving SD cards pre-loaded with the files to update the MyTouch 4G and T-Mobile G2 to Gingerbread, as well as updating the MyTouch 3G...
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by Chris Parsons
Jul 25, 2011
With AT&T having increasingly been loading up on Android devices, they've now taken the issue of software updates head on and have now reassured customers that all of their 2011 postpaid line-up ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 25, 2011
The Samsung Epic 4G still isn't shipping from Sprint with Gingerbread on board, but that doesn't mean you can't have a try on your own. Build EG22 brings yet another leaked Gingerbread ROM for t...
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by Chris Parsons
Jul 22, 2011
It was only a few days ago we got word that AT&T had started the Gingerbread soak for the Motorola Atrix, now -- the update, v4.5.9.1 is rolling out to users who are running stock builds on ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 21, 2011
Good news for HTC Desire owners on British network Three -- the carrier has confirmed today that it'll be pushing out the official Gingerbread update for the popular handset as soon as it's made avail...
