14 DAY TRIAL // Owners of a Samsung Galaxy S smartphone on the airwaves of wireless carrier T-Mobile in the UK have now the possibility to enjoy a new software update for their devices, none other than the long-awaited Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS upgrade.
The Gingerbread operating system was unveiled in December last year, but it was only recently that Samsung started to push it out on Galaxy S devices around the world.
Recently, Australian wireless carrier Vodafone announced that it started rolling-out the new software, and other operators also made similar moves, with T-Mobile UK being the last of them.
“We can confirm that Gingerbread is now available for T-Mobile branded Samsung Galaxy S handsets,” the carrier announced via a post on their support forums (via).
Unfortunately, T-Mobile UK did not offer any other details regarding the software update, nor on the manner in which it will be delivered to users out there.
Previously, Samsung released new OS upgrades to Galaxy S devices via its desktop application, Samsung Kies, but that might have changed.
If the new update is pushed to Galaxy S devices over the air, users will receive a notification on their handsets regarding the availability of a new software, and will be prompted to download and install it.
Galaxy S was launched in the first half of last year, but Samsung already delivered OS upgrades for it, bringing it through Android 2.2 and now 2.3.
However, it remains to be seen whether the handset vendor will push other OS upgrades for Galaxy S in the near future too, since Google is gearing up for the release of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich later this year.
Since the successor of Galaxy S is already available for purchase in a wide range of markets around the world, none other than the dual-core Galaxy S II, chances are that the original device will remain with the Gingerbread on board for a long time.