Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S II (SGS II) have been eagerly waiting for the offi cial release of the latest Android version - Ice Cream Sandwich. The new OS brings a lot of eye-candy and additional features that can speed up the phone and ensure compatibility with newer app versions. Downloading the ICS update for your phone is no big task. There are two methods to implement the ICS update for the SGS II. Here’s how:Method 1: This method is applicable to those who have the offi cial Android Gingerbread OS that came along with the phone. It won't matter whether the phone was rooted or not as long as the firmware (OS) is the offi cial one. All you need to do is install the Samsung Kies utility on your PC, plug in the phone to your USB port and update. OTA updates are also available, but if you have brittle or slow wireless internet or 3G network, you could end up with retries and delays. The best
option is to do it via the PC as it will be safer and faster. Download Kies and install it on your PC. If you don’t have Kies, you can download it from the Samsung website. Once done, connect your SGS II to the PC’s USB port. Make sure you have your phone’s battery charged to at least 80 percent before attempting any updates. This will ensure your phone does not lose power while updating, and you don’t end up with a bricked device. On connecting to the PC, your phone’s notification bar will highlight: MTP connection enabled. This ensures that drivers are successfully installed and the phone is recognized by Kies. Once done, Kies will check the phone’s current firmware (OS) and display a message stating that a new firmware (ICS) is available for your phone and to start the update procedure. Before you move ahead,ensure a proper backup of all data on the
phone. Press the cancel button and then click on the ‘Back-up/Restore' tab in the Kies window. This will allow you to backup data before proceeding. Choose what you need to back up by checking the required fields (contacts, messages, memos, call logs, etc.) and hit the backup button. Once done, you are ready to install ICS on your phone. Head back to the ‘Basic Information’ tab in the Kies window and click on the ‘Firmware Upgrade’ button. Follow the on screen requirements and start the upgrade. The initial stage of the procedure involves downloading the necessary updates, which is around 350 MB. This will take some time depending on your Internet connection. Have patience and let the software do the necessary downloads. Once done, you will notice your SGS II automatically rebooting and going into download mode. Don’t worry, this is all automatically handled by Kies and you
NOTE:Do not check any other boxes and leave all settings as they are. Once done, hit the ‘Start' button and your SGS II will be fl ashed with the new firmware. After a successful firmware flash, the phone will restart automatically. You are now ready to use your SGS II with ICS.
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