Ice cream software for galaxy s2

Select it and Odin will prep it for installation. Make sure your Galaxy S2 is completely switched off, and then press the power, volume down and home buttons simultaneously. You'll see a dire warning displayed on the screen about voiding your warranty -- essentially the final warning before you proceed -- but simply press the volume up button to skip it assuming you still have the courage, that is. Odin should detect and recognise the handset, and you'll see a filled-in yellow box where it says COM.

If nothing happens, it's probably because you didn't listen to us at the beginning and failed to install Kies. Once all the stars are aligned and you've finished sacrificing your livestock to appease the Korean deity Samsung, you can tap the button that says 'Start'. So there you have it. Ice Cream Sandwich on your Galaxy S2. To be honest, it doesn't look massively different from 2. But you'll find a raft of improvements as well as cool things like a fully functioning data monitor and a new multi-tasking menu.

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We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. Damien McFerran. The problem with Android updates is the process is so staggered, leading to consumers getting angry at the length of time it takes them to receive the next generation of software. Once Google throws out the source code to the manufacturers, it's up to them to divert resources to combining the latest version of Android with their hardware — this can take longer if there's a skin running atop the OS, as is the case with the Galaxy S2.

And once that's complete, the likes of Vodafone and O2 then have to make sure there are no issues with the new firmware running with their networks — it may sound trivial, but you don't want something like this happening - so check below to see how long you'll be likely to wait for the next generation software to land on your Galaxy S2.

Only install it if you know how to restore back…. Thanks samfirmware. I repacked it because there are bootloader and kernel that are not needed. Basically, the installation is the same as other firmware using Odin.

Just it has 2 files instead of 1 file in XXKP1 firmware. Put these 2 file like below. Or refer this screenshot here. It is still an engineering build. Hi, The ICS beta version is very much unstable. Within a span of 12 hours, it has crashed thrice. Wifi advanced option is not available.

Wifi cannot be disabled on pulling down the home menu. Most important is 3G or GSM packet transfer is not working. Very slow in performance. How to do it.

Please guide me. Is there anybody else who has tried the ICS beta and got major problems? Hi, Major problem with this beta is crash. This happened to me more than 10 times today. Secondly, 3G is not at all working with 3G selection. Phone performance drastically low. Fast depletion of power. Hi Mr. XXKP1 is not recommended for daily use. Just follow the installation guide to install if you wish to install XXKP1.

Hi,I am unable to find the cf-root for xxkp1. I am unable to use my phone now. Please guide and help me the way to come out of this. Hi, I have gone through this web page. Now, it seems added. It is working fine now. Let me wait till a stable release of ICS.

Thank u for the response. Jayce, one question. Hi, yes im trying to download the gingerbread 2. No idea. But you can get more info at XDA.