Gingerbread (2.3.3.) for the Captivate

I usually don’t like to re-hash a post another has done, but it’s hard not to for this case.

2.3 for the Captivate has been something I’ve been waiting for for some time. I followed all the leaks and tweets since it was announced. Sure enough, Rogers was the last Canadian carrier to apply the update for the Galaxy line, and they even missed their own deadline by 2 days… but it’s here.

Updating was a snap. Unfortunately it was through Kies only, but it really was simple:

After that the phone should reboot and then there you are! Rebooted into Gingerbread.

So far I haven’t noticed a lot of difference from the Froyo to Gingerbread. The notifications are all greyscale… the battery is a fair bit better! Facebook now imports contacts! Other than that, nothing noticeable by my account.

I was hoping for a better camera / gallery app. I notice my pictures in the gallery never come to ‘full resolution’ and things still stay a bit fuzzy when I zoom in. Can’t have it all I guess.

Getting the update was a great upturn to a near week of being sick. Now I have the weekend to recuperate and Gingerbread to help occupy the time. I was THIS close to rooting and putting Cyanogen on. Might still as 2.3.3 isn’t ‘up to date’ either.

Anyone else run the update and want to share their story?

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