Verizon Begins to Roll-Out Gingerbread Update for OG 7-inch Galaxy Tab

Today, Verizon begins officially rolling out the Gingerbread update to OG 7-inch Galaxy Tab's. It was only a last week that we got the update announcement and here we are a few short days later and Big Red delivers.

If you own a 7- inch GTab and have yet to receive the OTA update you can try and push the Gingerbread treat to your device yourself. To do so, you just need to press Menu –> Settings –> About Tablet –> System Updates. From there you will see if the i800.E104 version is available to you yet. If it's not, try again later because roll outs can take a while to reach all devices so if your GTab isn't among the first group than you should see it fairly soon.

For a recap, jump past the break for a full changelog. If you get the update be sure to let us know how you're liking it!

Security

• When using the Personal Identification Number (PIN) as a security method, the device no longer requests a symbol as a numeric entry.

Email and Messaging

• Improved Word Selection and Copy Functionality:
• New capability to select a word via press-hold. A second press of the selected word copies the selected characters.

Web Browsing and Data Access

• The ‘View Data Plan’ icon has been added to replace the ‘Music Player’ icon on the homescreen. Using this function, a Pay-As-You-Go user can adjust their Data Service subscription. Month-to-Month users can continue to use the ‘My Verizon Mobile’ app to monitor their data usage.
• A ‘Verizon Data Service’ feature has been added to the Settings menu. Using this function, Galaxy Tab users can view their current plan and usage, learn how to change service plans and activate or renew data services.

Device Features and Applications

• 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. Use the front-facing camera as a camcorder. Alternate between the front-facing camera and camcorder with the slide of a switch.
• Download App icon now displays within the Applications page.
• Widgets will resize to accurately reflect landscape or portrait mode.
• Enhanced display options have been added (wallpaper, color density, etc.).
• Supports Verizon Pay As You Go prepaid data service plans.
• Downloads no longer timeout in Android Market.
• Corrected recorded video orientation.
• Includes Google security patches.

[via Verizon]