14 DAY TRIAL // DROID Incredible should have been one of the first smartphones to receive the Gingerbread upgrade this summer.
Unfortunately, HTC was forced to postpone the release of the upgrade back in August. No reason for the delay was given, but it's most likely software related, as the update was already pushed for testing to a limited number of DROID Incredible users.
HTC came back two weeks later with more details about the release of the promised Gingerbread upgrade and said that it will be available sometime in September.
“Good news! A Gingerbread update for both DROID Incredible and ThunderBolt are coming in September. Thanks for your support!”
According to the guys over at Droid-Life, Verizon is rolling out the upgrade to all DROID Incredible owners, after testing it over the weekend.
Software version 4.06.605.3 is being pushed over the air (OTA) and promises to provide several improvements for DROID Incredible smartphone, in addition to upgrading the phone's firmware to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system.
Enhancements:
- New App to manage all of your downloads from web browsing, email attachments and other apps; - Under Manage Applications, a new “Running” tab displays a list of active applications and the storage and memory being used by each; - New capability to select a word via press-hold. A second press of the selected word copies the selected characters.
Messaging:
- MMS messages send correctly; - Properly save audio files from MMS messages; - Successfully play audio files from a message; - Send Vcard through a SMS message.
Connection:
- Internet connection via Bluetooth now enabled; - VZ Navigator now operates over Wi-Fi. Additional Features:
- Change songs in the Music widget by tapping the forward button; - Camera functions successfully without inserting SD card; - City ID app fixed.
Those who haven't received the update yet can manually check for it by going to Settings/ Software update / About phone.