Galaxy S Gingerbread update imminent, coming in weeks time

06 April, 2011

We know the Galaxy S is getting the official 2.3 version of Android (Gingerbread) some time this month. But the UK operator Three has confirmed the update for its customers is coming in the next two weeks.

That's great news for Galaxy S owners, which use that particular operator. As for the rest of the world, the update should come sometime this month.

We also found this official press-release that states the all Galaxy S users are getting the update in mid-April as well.

The Samsung Galaxy S has been around for a long time now. And it seems that it's getting the respect it deserves - with the much needed Gingerbread 2.3 update. It's very important for the big manufacturers to show this kind of support for their older devices.

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Reader comments

thefearfulsilence
10 Apr 2011
mqT

Software updates are quite important John. Updates to the firmware (of any technology) will probably just solve odd bugs, freezes etc. However some updates are very significant and/or noticeable. For example, just upgrading from Android 2.1 to 2.2...

John
08 Apr 2011
nmJ

Hi, i would like to ask a question, i don't have a smartphone but i consider buying one. Why is an update so important? I'm using a samsung jet, very good phone, a bit laggy. It is compatible with java applications. There are thousands, and new are ...

kevinthesmith
07 Apr 2011
m5c

Upgraded to a Galaxy S on 3 in january and then kicked myself when the Galaxy S II was announced. But seeing as my phone is getting upgraded to Gingerbread anyway and the S II is being delayed, I feel more than content with my little (yet faily larg...