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May

[Updated] Incremental Gingerbread Update (Build T989UVLDE) Now Rolling Out To The Samsung Galaxy S II On T-Mobile

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Galaxy S II, News, T-Mobile

Last Updated: May 23rd, 2012

T-Mobile just updated its support page for the Samsung Galaxy S II with details of an OTA update that should be rolling out right now. Before you get your hopes up, though, there's some bad news: it's not ICS. It's just an incremental Gingerbread update that brings a handful of enhancements and improvements:

Android version 2.3.6 / Software version T989UVLDE

Version
- Android version 2.3.6 / Software version T989UVLDE
- Over-The-Air Update (32.3 MB)
- Approved 5/21/12
Improvements:
- Random reboot/power off fixed
- Device stability improvements
- Qualcomm chip patch
- Google Security fixes
Prerequisites
- Android version 2.3.6 / Software version T989UVKL1 update
- At least 50% battery life

The update should be available right now and will complete its rollout on June 22.

Apr

Samsung Canada Announces ICS Upgrades For Various Galaxy S II, Tab, and Note Models; The Only Thing Standing In The Way Now Is Your Carrier

Posted by Ron Amadeo in Galaxy Note, Galaxy S II, Galaxy S II LTE HD, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab Seven, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, Samsung

Samsung Canada has finished porting Ice Cream Sandwich to a whole bunch of devices, which in Samsung press release parlance means they are "eligible" for an upgrade. Does that mean you can hit that "update" button today and start downloading ICS? Well, that's complicated.

First though, the list of devices:

GALAXY S II
GALAXY S II LTE
GALAXY S II LTE HD
GALAXY S II X
GALAXY Note
GALAXY Tab 7.0
GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus
GALAXY Tab 8.9
GALAXY Tab 10.1

Now, for the caveats: Sammy says "The upgrade will be available today on select devices in Canada and will continue rolling out to devices and carriers throughout the quarter." and "The availability of the software upgrade and specific models upgradable to Android 4.0 will vary by market and wireless carriers' requirements.

Apr

Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S IIs Now Receiving Ice Cream Sandwich In The U.S.

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Galaxy S II, News

Here's a bit of good news for all of you who have an unlocked (global) Samsung Galaxy S II here in the U.S.: Ice Cream Sandwich is being pushed to your device right now. This makes the global GSII the first of the GSII family to officially get Ice Cream Sandwich in the U.S., as none of the three American carriers that offer the phone have begun sending the update yet.

To see if the 217MB update is available on your device, hit Settings > About phone > Software update.

Enjoy.

[Engadget]

Mar

AT&T's Galaxy SII (i777) Gets Its First CyanogenMod 9 Nightly

Posted by Liam Spradlin in AT&T, Galaxy S II, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0

The CyanogenMod team has done it again, bringing their CM9 build for AT&T's variant of the Samsung Galaxy SII to nightly status, and releasing the build to the CyanogenMod mirror network just yesterday.

The build actually released just before news that a seemingly official (and fully TouchWiz-ed) build of ICS had leaked for AT&T's SII, so SII owners have a couple of great options to satisfy their Ice Cream Sandwich cravings. To grab the first (and latest) CM9 nightly for the i777, just follow the link below.

Source: CyanogenMod Mirror Network

This article deals with a couple of advanced topics. If you’re unfamiliar with some of the terms, hit up our primers here:

Mar

Ice Cream Sandwich Leaks For AT&T's Original Galaxy S II, Available To Download Now

Posted by John Thompson in Galaxy S II, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, Leaks, News

Some owners of the original AT&T Galaxy S II may have been left feeling unwanted when Ice Cream Sandwich leaked for the GSII Skyrocket a couple of days ago, but now they have their very own version to download and play around with.

This morning, RootzWiki posted a leaked built of Ice Cream Sandwich for the original Galaxy S II, and looking at the build.prop file alongside the screenshots of the build, it seems to be the real deal from Samsung, just like the leak for the Skyrocket.

ro.build.description=SGH-I777-user 4.0.3 IML74K 117 release-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=samsung/SGH-I777/SGH-I777:4.0.3/IML74K/117:user/release-keys

If you're running Windows and have a copy of Odin on your PC, then you will be able to go ahead and use the one-click installation file available at the source.

Mar

AT&T Releases List Of Devices To Receive Ice Cream Sandwich Update

Posted by Cameron Summerson in AT&T, Atrix 2, Atrix 4G (Olympus), Burst, Captivate Glide, Element, Galaxy Note, Galaxy S II, Galaxy S II Skyrocket, Galaxy Tab 8.9, News, Nitro HD

Seeing as how the HTC Vivid officially started getting its update to ICS this morning, AT&T thought it would be the best time to go ahead and tell everyone else who will (and won't) be getting the update as well. While this list holds few surprises when it comes to devices that made the cut, there are a few devices seemingly absent:

LG Nitro
Motorola ATRIX 2
Motorola ATRIX 4G
Pantech Burst
Pantech Element
Samsung Captivate Glide
Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy S II
Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9

...and there you have it, the story according to AT&T.

Mar

Samsung Pushes The Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich Kernel Source Code To The Open Source Release Center

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Development, Galaxy S II, News

Samsung, a company once known for taking far too long to release updates and source code, has really done a 180 degree turn-around over the last several months. Updates are now coming in a more timely manner, and source code sometimes hits the scene before the device it supports is even released.

Keeping up with its current approach of timeliness, Samsung has now pushed the Ice Cream Sandwich kernel source code for the international version of the Galaxy S II, which just started receiving the update one week ago.

So, if you're a tinkerer, developer, or just a guy who likes to look at source code for whatever reason, head over to Samsung's Open Source Release Center to grab the download.

Mar

Samsung Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich Update Should Start Rolling Out In The UK On March 19th

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Galaxy S II, News

Samsung announced just last night that the on-again-off-again Android 4.0 update would begin rolling out to the Galaxy S II in several European markets and Korea, and now we're hearing the date of March 19th for the UK variants of the device -- with carrier approval, of course.

Further dampening the excitement, Samsung also notes that "the availability and scheduling of the software update and specific models upgradable to Android 4.0 will vary by market and wireless carriers' requirements." So, basically, they're saying that users in the UK may get the update beginning on March 19th, as long as that their carrier gives the nod.

Mar

[Rumor Smash] Official: Samsung Galaxy S II Will Be Updated To Ice Cream Sandwich On A Day That Definitely Isn't March 10th

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Galaxy S II, News, Rumors, Samsung

We'd heard whispers that the Galaxy S II might be getting an update to Android 4.0 on March 10th. After the announcement was immediately yanked from Samsung's site, we were skeptical. It turns out those suspicions were confirmed tonight via Samsung's official Twitter account. The date was errantly posted by Samsung's Filipino arm.

While the SGSII may not be receiving its update tomorrow, this does at least let us know that Samsung is working on it. Not that we really doubted, but after nearly four months, it's nice to hear some official word, even if it took an internet rumor to get it.

Mar

Samsung Galaxy S II Android 4.0 Update Coming March 15... At Least In Israel

Posted by Nate Kimmey in Galaxy S II, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, News

As the Galaxy S II is one of the best-selling Android devices to date, it's no surprise that many users are eagerly awaiting an update to Android 4.0. Samsung has already confirmed that it is in the works, and we've even seen a leaked build of what it could look like, but we've yet to hear an exact date that users can actually expect the update to roll out on.

Fortunately, Samsung Israel has taken to Facebook to announce that versions of the device in Israel - both unlocked and carrier-branded - will receive the update on March 15. While this is undoubtedly great news, the majority of Galaxy S II users will have to keep waiting, at least until Samsung announces a roll out for other areas of the world.