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Samsung, AT&T halt Gingerbread update for Infuse 4G

There was a Gingerbread update available via Samsung Kies for the Infuse 4G, but it is no more after a few issues surfaced in the build of Android 2.3.6. It’s quite possible that Samsung knew the update wasn’t fully baked all along, as AT&T announced the software before the manufacturer of the Infuse 4G had [...]
Feb 7th, 2012 | Filed under from Phandroid -
Google Updates Search on Froyo, Gingerbread and Honeycomb to Bring ICS Interface, Features

Google has updated theirGoogle Search application for Froyo and later devices. Well, this does exclude Ice Cream Sandwich since Ice Cream Sandwich has already had much of the features in this search application. It adopts the style and features from Ice Cream Sandwich’s implementation but Google gives us a convenient run down of what’s actually [...]
Jan 13th, 2012 | Filed under from Phandroid -
Android Platform Distribution Figures Updated; .6% of Devices on ICS, Gingerbread at 55% and Froyo Still Has Significant Slice

The Android platform versions distributions chart is always an interesting update to take a look at. For the two weeks ending on January 3rd, 2012, Gingerbread found itself sitting at 55% of the share with Froyo at 30%. Last month, Gingerbread had 50.6% and Froyo had 35.3%. There’s a direct correlation here but we’re not [...]
Jan 4th, 2012 | Filed under from PhandroidTags: Android, Devices, Distribution, Figures, Froyo, Gingerbread, Platform, Significant, Slice, Still, updated -
Android Overload: Dell Streak Gets Official Gingerbread Update, More Android Vulnerabilities Found and More

Greetings, Phandroids! I’m sure by now, most of you know the drill but I’ll go ahead and explain it for the noobies. You have wandered into the Android Overload. This is the place where we stash all of the top news stories from throughout our day in hopes that you guys — our loyal readers [...]
Dec 22nd, 2011 | Filed under from Phandroid -
Android Overload: Carrier IQ Is Not The Bad Guy, Gingerbread Now Baked Into 50% Of Android Devices and More

Good evenin’ to ya, Phandroids. It’s time for another episode of the Android Overload where you get to pick up all the Android related news scraps from throughout our day. Since it would be impossible to feature all of these on our front page, we’ve tucked them away here. For you to enjoy and comment [...]
Dec 2nd, 2011 | Filed under from Phandroid -
Samsung Fascinate Gingerbread Update Ready to Roll

Pinch me, I’m dreaming. Yesterday Samsung and Verizon managed to get Gingerbread rolling out to the Droid Charge after months of waiting, and now a phone whose owners have waited even longer is getting a piece of its own. The Samsung Fascinate on Verizon has had its support page updated with documentation for software build [...]
Dec 1st, 2011 | Filed under from Phandroid -
Samsung DROID Charge to Get Gingerbread Tuesday?

Some evidence has cropped up showing that the Samsung DROID Charge Verizon’s first Samsung LTE phone, will be getting an upgrade to Android 2.3 this Tuesday, November 29th. Alongside the gingery features we know Gingerbread brings, we’re also expected to see the following changes, improvements and additions: Updated Download Manager app – from where you [...]
Nov 27th, 2011 | Filed under from Phandroid -
Verizon Has Security Update on the Way for the HTC Rhyme, Gingerbread for the Droid Charge

Verizon has a couple of updates queued up as we head into the Thanksgiving holiday. Both the HTC Rhyme and Samsung DROID Charge are in line for updates, as revealed by recent changelog postings to Verizon’s support site. For the Rhyme, an 8.89MB update moves the handset’s softwrae to build number 1.26.605.11, which brings several [...]
Nov 23rd, 2011 | Filed under from Phandroid -
T-Mobile Galaxy S 4G Gets Gingerbread Update

Samsung Galaxy S 4G owners on T-Mobile have been waiting quite a while for the Gingerbread update that was promised by T-Mobile and it’s finally here. Unfortunately the update must be applied OTW (over-the-wire) via Kies Mini on a PC. Unfortunately T-Mobile doesn’t list whether or not the upgrade will be able to be applied [...]
Nov 16th, 2011 | Filed under from Phandroid -
Sprint Starts Epic 4G Gingerbread OTA: Have You Got Yours?

Hey there Samsung EPIC 4G owners, have you been craving an over the air update? As luck would have it, Sprint just announced they’ll begin sending Android 2.3 out to Epic 4G owners starting today. It should automatically start downloading and installation should take only a few minutes. Here is what Sprint had to say [...]
Nov 9th, 2011 | Filed under from Phandroid
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