Update Now Your Galaxy S II To Android ICS [PROCEDURE]

Today, Samsung has announced that it will be rolling out the Android 4.0.3 update to Galaxy S II devices in Korea and some parts of Europe from today. So, it seems like the process will start from updating devices in Hungary, Poland and Sweden and after that it will reach UK during the week starting from March 19^th. So, we can say that it is a great news for all the S II users that they will be getting the official ICS update very soon. Not everyone will be getting this update right away because carriers will have to test and approve the software updates before rolling them out, so, there is a chance that those users might have to wait a little bit more but the users with unlocked S II devices are going to get this update very soon.

Step By Step Procedure

Today, we are posting a step by step guide for all the Galaxy S II users to update their smartphone to Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich manually. You have to keep in mind that this method might not work with all the Galaxy S II models, so, you have to proceed with extreme caution. Galaxy S II LTE models are also not supported yet.

Step 1): First of all download the official and latest version of Kies app from Samsung Apps webpage. It is an app to connect all the galaxy devices to the computer with minimal issues.

Step 2): Now install the download Kies app on your computer.

Step 3): Odin was a major god in Norse mythology, while Odin is also a handy tool which allows Ice Cream Sandwich to be flashed to the device. You can download Odin from here.

Step 4): Now enable USB Debugging on your device by going to Settings, Applications, Development and checking the box.

Step 5): Now you will need the Android 4.0.3 firmware file which can be downloaded from this link. It is a 300MB file, after you have downloaded the Zip file, extract it.

Step 6): Open up Odin click the PDA button, after that navigate to the extracted ICS files and locate the file with .md5 extension.

Step 7): Turn off your device, turn it back on by pressing power, volume down and home buttons together. A warning will appear, press volume up button to activate the device’s download mode.

Step 8): Connect your S II to your computer via USB cable, Odin will now automatically detect the device.

Step 9): Now press the start button on Odin to start the updating process.

If you have followed all the steps correctly, you will be using Ice Cream Sandwich on your Samsung Galaxy S II right now.