Gingerbread 2.3 was here, then gone, now it's back

[AGWednesday]

He, and it was an educated guess.

 

[Taylored]

He, and it was an educated guess.

I still think it is witchcraft, but care to speculate about an OTA for Dincs?

 

[NoShftShck16]

That asylum is already open:

http://androidforums.com/htc-incredible/219412-gingerbread-2-3-speculation-rumor-thread.html

+1 I tend to stray away from those threads. Its like day trading, sometimes you think you are about to get it, then epic fail and all hope is lost. Far too stressful

 

[Pacific]

looking forward to the new download management feature. Adding useful features for any phone capable of 2.3 is always a plus.

 

[Old Member]

Can't wait for the devs to start porting it...I don't see an HTC Sense version until at least Feb when the Incredible HD comes out.

I lay a dollar to a donut that the Incredible HD comes out on the year anniversary of the original Incredible. We will see it April 28th(ish) next year. They have a loyal client base built for it already (us) and MANY of us are the primary line so we can use our discounted yearly pricing after a year. Why build an entirely new customer base when you can build on what you already have? Just my $.02.

Remember: The Incredible was first spotted a year ago in November PRIOR to the release of the Nexus One. Speculation ran rampant that it would be released in January, then February, then at the CTIA Convention in Las Vegas (didn't happen) then FINALLY at the end of April it was released. No reason to think otherwise here.

 

[Old Member]

Then of course there's this --> Nexus S already running Gingerbread.

 

[NoShftShck16]

I lay a dollar to a donut that the Incredible HD comes out on the year anniversary of the original Incredible. We will see it April 28th(ish) next year. They have a loyal client base built for it already (us) and MANY of us are the primary line so we can use our discounted yearly pricing after a year. Why build an entirely new customer base when you can build on what you already have? Just my $.02.

Remember: The Incredible was first spotted a year ago in November PRIOR to the release of the Nexus One. Speculation ran rampant that it would be released in January, then February, then at the CTIA Convention in Las Vegas (didn't happen) then FINALLY at the end of April it was released. No reason to think otherwise here.

I kind of agree with you. And I would love the phone but here is what I'm worried about.

-Incredible is the perfect size, 4.3" phones seem enormous to me
-4G, I have an unlimited data plan and have heard that I will need to go to tiered in order to get 4G. Plus with a family plan coming up with my girlfriend I will need to pay for 3G & 4G data plans (not quite sure how this is going to work or whether they will just be umbrella'd as "data")
-Dual Core? Heard the HD doesn't have it - deeming it almost immediately obsolete w/in months of it coming out

If Verizon lumps 3G and 4G together and I keep my unlimited data plan, they bump it down to 4" screen and put in a dual core chip along with NFC...I'm sold.

 

[xAGx]

Cant wait to see some Gingerbread on my Incredible.

 

[cortecds]

Just got an email from best buy that said this comes with gingerbread...
Google Nexus S

 

[NoShftShck16]

Gingerbread Keyboard for DX & D2

EDIT: Nevermind this should work. Downloading now.

 

[fortesquieu]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6500631/2.3.tar.gz

I got this from one of the devs on my twitter. Someone with the knowledge please port this to our beloved Incredible.

 

[accohn12]

Check out this link regarding when phones (Inc) will get 2.3...even though it doesn't give specific dates:
'Will my phone get Gingerbread?' Here's our official unofficial upgrade list | Android Central

 

[sail4fun201]

Check out this link regarding when phones (Inc) will get 2.3...even though it doesn't give specific dates:
'Will my phone get Gingerbread?' Here's our official unofficial upgrade list | Android Central

I'd hope that we would eventually... the phone's not even a year old, and it's a flagship model.

If the iPhone 3g still got iOS 4.0 being like 2 years old, we better get 2.3.

 

[euph_22]

I'd hope that we would eventually... the phone's not even a year old, and it's a flagship model.

If the iPhone 3g still got iOS 4.0 being like 2 years old, we better get 2.3.

That is a terrible analogy...Apple makes both the OS and the Hardware. And they intentionally make the OS backwards compatible with the last version of the hardware. And they only have 2 major devices to support, the current iPhone and the last iPhone (not counting the iPad and iPod Touch, which are basically the same components as the iPhone).

HTC doesn't write android and has several phones it's supporting.

That said, I'm very confident we'll get 2.3, not sure how long it will take, but we'll get it.

 

[bunjy]

don't think this was posted yet.

What Both Users and Developers Need to Know About Android 2.3 Gingerbread

 

[swindelljd]

Thanks for the article. One thing that was interesting to me was this statement:

"Official Support for devices without an SD Card--
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Users: You

 

[Deleted User]

Am I the only one that thinks losing external storage capabilities is going in the wrong direction? I don't like the idea that the manufacturers will be able to offer a crappy version with no memory (eg 2gb) and jack the price for anything decent 16gb+. I want to load videos onto the device and that's very hard to do when you are limited to what is built in.

This would allow manufacturers to build phones with larger internal storage, say 32GB, and give developers the option to have their apps save data there, that way customers won't need to buy larger SD Cards as bad. It is an added option, much like the app2sd.

 

[WBMc36]

i like that option, also since it is internal it would not be using flash memory if i am correct meaning faster load times than even the highest class of sd card? correct me if i am wrong.

 

[NoShftShck16]

Progress to Gingerbread - Incredible

People are making progress over at XDA...

 

[gonzoguy24]

Little progress has been made but it is a start...

 

[NoShftShck16]

Little progress has been made but it is a start...

one step forward where no one else has been is 100% progress. lets hope they get that up though, got the keyboard from gingerbread, tried the launcher. cant wait for the whole thing!

 

[fortesquieu]

The alpha built is up for download.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865331

 

[Dannyseed]

How much does the T/A make

 

[LSXMMA]

423RWHP on motor and 600RWHP on the spray

 

[jamor]

Didn't you guys learn your lesson about the froyo update? Overrated and overhyped.

These updates are like waiting for christmas only to realize you got some chocolates, a pair of socks, and a wool knitted hat that doesn't fit from your grandma.