Samsung Droid Charge Gingerbread Update Rolling Out on November 29?

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Sure, people keep asking when will the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade be rolled out on this phone or that phone, but before than happens some handsets are still waiting for a proper Gingerbread roll out.

One such device is the Samsung Droid Charge, the first LTE handset coming from the South Korean smartphone maker, which was launched back in May. We’re not surprised to see it receive the Gingerbread update in late November, since timely Android updates are not to be expected when purchasing an Android device. Therefore we won’t even ask whether the Droid Charge will receive its own Ice Cream Sandwich version.

Verizon is said to release the Droid Charge Android 2.3 upgrade on November 29, and it has even posted a full changelog for the handset:

Enhancements:
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

Anybody anxious to run Android Gingerbread on the Droid Charge?