Gingerbread finally makes its official way to the Samsung Infuse 4G

There are many words that can describe an update to a device that many people own. In the case of the Samsung Infuse 4G from AT&T, the word ‘FINALLY’ is what many of you are probably shouting right now. The Infuse 4G was released back in May of 2011 sporting the wonderful Android 2.2 software. It offered a descent sized battery, a 4.5-inch screen and a 1.2GHz processor. All-in-all a pretty good device for the price at the time. It has since been dropped down to only $49.99. Thankfully, AT&T and Samsung haven’t forgotten about this device like they have done to others in the market.

The Infuse 4G now has a Gingerbread 2.3.6 updateÂ availableÂ for those of you still running stock. Along with the news of Gingerbread finally making its way to the device, there are plenty other additions included:

The upgrade to Android 2.3.6 for the Samsung Infuse 4Gâ„¢ (i997) provides the following customer benefits and will be available starting February 1^st:

â€¢Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Improved Copy and Paste functionality

â€¢Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Redesigned Multi Touch Software Keyboard

â€¢Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Download manager for long running HTTP downloads

â€¢Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Improved power management and application control

â€¢Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Notification Shade: â€œFlight Modeâ€ added (â€œSilentâ€ removed)

â€¢Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â New Fonts options added include Choco Cooky, Cool Jazz, Rosemary

â€¢Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Keyboard Changes: Android Keyboard with Wider Spaced keys and Quick Keys at the top

â€¢Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â New Widgets: The name of the content provider will be listed on the widget list along with the widget name. Previously only the widget name was provided.

â€¢Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â New Widget: Traffic (Android) added to list of available widgets

â€¢Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Menu Changes/New Apps: Downloads and Google Books added new, Promotional pre-load of Angry Birds removed*.

*Note: The update will remove the promotional Angry Birds pre-load from the device. If you’ve started playing the game, you would need to re-download from the Marketplace and start from the beginning of the game.

Awe man, your Angry Birds game will go away, what a drag. I am sure you will survive. The update is alive and kicking, but Samsung has yet to make it active. In order to get the update installed you will need to have Samsung Kies Mini installed to your PC and connect your device via USB cable. There will be an update button located on the software’s home screen. Once the update is finalized, the button will no longer be grayed out and you can update away.

Via AT&T