Update: Well, what do you know -- Verizon just updated the support documentation for the Tbolt to reflect the newest build... and it just so happens to be 2.11.605.5. Yep, the exact same as this build. Looks like this is the official OTA, folks. Well, what do you know -- Verizon just updated the support documentation for the Tbolt to reflect the newest build... and it just so happens to be 2.11.605.5. Yep, the exact same as this build. Looks like this is the official OTA, folks. Check out the full changelog here

Thunderbolt owners have been waiting a long while to get Gingerbread -- too long, considering this phone was once Verizon's flagship. We've seen several leaked builds come around, all of which experienced a variety of problems. The most recent leak seemed to be the most stable so far, but it was still chock-full of annoying little bugs.

Fortunately, we've gotten a hold of a newer build (2.11.605.5) that fixes a lot of the issues from the 605.3 build, so HTC is clearly heading in the right direction.

Here's a summed up version of what's new in this build:

HTC Logger removed

Voicemail notification fixed

Front facing camera/Gtalk fixed

MMS/SMS Fixes

Weather syncing fixes

...and more

Sound good? I thought it might. Head below for download and installation instructions.

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Gingerbread 2.11.605.5 for the HTC Thunderbolt (MD5: c5fda16925a974bbd6cd7007b2cf28f0)

Installation Instructions

It's the same song and dance as always, so if you've done it before, then you already know what to do.

After downloading it, rename it to "PG05IMG.zip" Note: If you're doing this from a Windows machine, make sure you don't rename the file "PG05IMG.zip.zip," as Windows hides known file extensions by default.

If you're doing this from a Windows machine, make sure you don't rename the file "PG05IMG.zip.zip," as Windows hides known file extensions by default. Drop the file on the root of the SD Card

Turn off your device

Hold Volume Down + Power to reboot into the bootloader -- the file should automatically be detected and the flashing process will begin.

Wait for your device to complete the process and reboot

The first reboot will take several minutes, so just kick back and let it do its thing. Enjoy!

[Thanks, Jerry!]