Samsung Droid Charge Android Gingerbread Update Rolling Out

Following up, Verizon has begun to roll out the Android Gingerbread update for the Samsung Droid Charge. The update brings the smartphone in line with the rest of the carrier’s lineup.

The changelog consists of the following improvements, fixes and major additions:

+ Download Manager App:

New App to manage all of your downloads from web browsing, email attachments and
other apps.
+ App and Power Management Details:
Under Manage Applications, a new “Running” tab displays a list of active applications and
the storage and memory being used by each.

+ Improved Word Selection and Copy Functionality:
New capability to select a word, or select all, via press-hold. A second press of the
selected word copies or cuts the selected characters and pastes them.

+ New User Interface and Color Scheme:
New widgets, icons and screens with refreshed colors.

+ Security:
Added Device and SD Card encryption. VPN enhancements integrate IPSec VPN clients
into device security settings.

+ Updated Calendar Options:
• Display Calendar and event times in your home time zone when traveling.
• Dismiss individual reminders, such as dismissing one meeting reminder without
dismissing other meeting reminders.

Call Features
+ “Pause”, “Wait” and “Password” have been added into the voicemail speed dial entry for
manual entry/storage.
+ The vibration alert intensity has been increased.

Email, Messaging and Data
+ The messaging signature setting is now supported.
+ The Hotspot-WLAN password is now encrypted.
+ Display .eml attachments from Outlook email.

Device Features
+ Software Upgrade Assistant (SUA) has been added.
+ The volume of the Low Battery Notification sound has been reduced.

The following device features, applications and software have been improved:
+ Audio Output
+ Bluetooth®
+ Camera
+ Data Connectivity
+ Data Usage App
+ Email Client
+ EAS Email and Calendar syncing
+ GPS
+ HDMI Output
+ SMS / MMS Messaging
+ Visual Voice Mail
+ Web Browser
+ Video on Demand