Update Alert: Gingerbread now live for LG Optimus Black
This mid-range device has been suffering with Froyo for almost a year now, but no more as the Gingerbread update for the device is now en route. Sadly though, this isn’t the latest version (2.3.7) of the update, but an earlier one, Android 2.3.4 – puzzling, we agree, but still a big leap in functionality for the device. Apart from the ones that Gingerbread brings, LG lists these as its improvements:
- Improved power management
- Enhanced mobile gaming experience
- Improved UI to enable faster access and control and a more intuitive user experience
- One-touch word selection and copy/paste:
- Better Download management
- Support for new media formats such as AAC, AVC, MPEG 4 and H.263
- New features and other improvements: active app management, shortcuts, widgets, icons, app groups, updated calendar options, camera geotagging, better email synching and more precise camera auto-focus.
- App updates and pre-loaded Google+ app
The update is currently rolling out in Europe and India, but other regions should follow suit soon. As for ICS, LG has promised to bring it to the Optimus Black, only we don’t exactly know when.
