Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-I9100) Will Get The Official ICS Update on March 10th

March 8, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-I9100) Will Get The Official ICS Update on March 10th 2

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We recently told you that the international Samsung Galaxy S II would receive the ICS update on March 15th, but according to Samsung they are actually a little ahead of schedule. Now, March 10th is the new date that the GT-I9100 will gain access to the latest version of the Android operating system and the update will be available through Kies 2.0. Although the update will be accompanied by the TouchWiz overlay, you can expect to see familiar features such as Android Beam, data usage and Face Unlock, as will some apps be improved.

If you own a Galaxy S II other than the global version, you will have to wait a bit before your respective carrier pushes-out the update themselves. It can still take a little time before your carrier completes the required testing before all devices get the update. If you see the update hit your device, be a pal and let us know, will ya? For you GT-I9100 users, hit up the source links below for further instructions.

source: Samsung / FAQ
via: Engadget

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7 comments

Cmfornar says:

March 16, 2012 at 11:28 PM

What is up with US GT i9100? I bought a global phone for a reason but I guess I have to put up with disappointment from Samsung…again….

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Jimmy-mac says:

March 9, 2012 at 2:32 AM

New keyboard layout too. Numbers up top. More responsive

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Jimmy-mac says:

March 9, 2012 at 1:56 AM

No ICS. but they fixed the slow wakeup and swipe to unlock. Still playing with it.

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Jimmy-mac says:

March 9, 2012 at 1:29 AM

My galaxy note (UK Vodafone) is getting a 73.50 mb update now. Any ideas what that is?

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1. Ben says:
  
  March 9, 2012 at 2:37 AM
  
  My note has also just received the update, from what i can tell its the update that was released a while ago that brings the 5 line keyboard with numbers always on show and one handed typing.. Not much else has changed…
  
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Heatfan1214 says:

March 8, 2012 at 11:22 PM

Thats great….no update in the u.s. in the foreseeable future……

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1. Mbamber01 says:
  
  March 18, 2012 at 8:13 AM
  
  If anyone comes across any posts that advise the dates for the different regions, (UK, US, North America, etc….please post….
  I really thought with an international unlocked GT i9100 we would get the update first before Carrier specific models would like the ATT, T-Mobile variants, etc…..but I guess not…..? If anyone else knows anything that can help us please post….
  I saw a post that the UK would start roll out week of 3-19…..basically today/tomorrow……
  
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