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Android 2.3 Gingerbread hits HTC Desire HD on Vodafone

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HTC Desire HD owners on Vodafone are being bumped to the latest version of Android, adding some sweet new features to HTC’s best-selling blower.

The long-awaited OS update, news of which emerged on Vodafone’s forums, brings a much improved virtual keyboard to the handset plus easier copy and paste. Also new is a better app management system and support for internet calls.

HTC Desire HD

Somewhat strangely, Voda promises we’ve got “multiple camera management (front and rear)” to look forward to as well. Why strange? Well, the thing is there’s no front-facing snapper on the Desire HD.

Still beggars can’t be choosers. And credit goes to Voda for being the first UK carrier to get Gingerbread out to the legion of Desire owners on its network.

As is always the case with updates, the size of the file means it’s wise to use a WiFi connection to download it. And don’t forget to back up your data, too. Just in case...

Source:

Vodafone Forums

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5 Comments

  • K, 6th May 2011.

    Just called HTC to find out where my update is. They have said that problems have been encountered to those who have already received it and HTC have suspended the update until they have fixed the issues next week

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  • @top10uk, 6th May 2011, via Twitter.

    Android 2.3 Gingerbread hits HTC Desire HD on Vodafone: http://goo.gl/mGMoa #android #gingerbread #htc #technology

  • Paul, 6th May 2011.

    Just updated mine on Vodafone Spain, seems a bit faster with a few subtle differences.

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  • Steve Woody, 8th May 2011.

    Have done the gingerbread update on my voda htc desire, earlier today, looking great sor far, no issues yet. Runs smooth as, very slik

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  • Lee, 9th May 2011.

    Can it be that Vodafone have done a deal with HTC to stop the release going out to anyone but their own customers in the UK for the time being? Mine is unlocked so should get the update directly from HTC, HTC say they are still testing yet have released the rom to Vodafone for them to release it. This makes no sense at all.

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