Why hasnt UK gotten the 2.3.6 update officially for SGS2? UK got the 2.3.5 update but the unlocked sim-free handsets only got the 2.3.4 update. I have the SGS2 on 3 and didnt get 2.3.6, i had to flash it myself. And will we get an ICS update for UK fast?
Samsung are only on test rom ICE so far .
2.3.6 update may depend upon your carrier and in your case you have to ask 3 .
jje
JJEgan said:
Samsung are only on test rom ICE so far .
2.3.6 update may depend upon your carrier and in your case you have to ask 3 .
jje
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UK (Orange, O2) 2.3.5 Available! (14/11)
UK (T-Mobile) → 2.3.5 Available (14/12)
UK (unlocked) → 2.3.4
UK (Vodafone, H3G) 2.3.5 Available! (03/11)
to be fair there are plenty of decent roms out there. who cares!?! i had an atrix before this phone and it has only just got 2.3.4 in the uk. but i was running gingerbread on it months before.
But i want updates from samsung as i dont want lose my warranty!
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You'll have to wait then
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That made me laugh
The whole point of a DROID is customization ditch stock rom's and install CM7 you will never look back and if anything happens to your phone just reflash it with the stock rom. KIES is horrible.
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It will be the same answer Samsung produce the firmware its then passed to 3 they decide to accept the firmware or not and modify it or not then post to the Kies server .
If stock 2.3.6 has been released for UK then 3 have it .
jje
I have to say I feel the same I use to change my roms on my desire all the time but never felt the need too on the s2? and today one of the girls in work updates her S2 to 2.3.5 voda branded and my none branded is stuck with 2.3.4, what is that all about??? I benched the 2 side by side today fresh reboot and the voda scored 3600+ on quad and mine only 3200+ not happy with that and TBH I have nothing at all installed on mine!!
HTC never let branded phones get firmware first or is this a play from the carriers now paying to get updates first hmm I wonder.
I did have a look at upgrading to that 2.3.6 rom via odin but still not sure about doing it.
I would just like them all to just get the updates out and stop messing, that is what Android is all about. Just let us do the messing with the phones.
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I benched the 2 side by side today fresh reboot and the voda scored 3600+ on quad and mine only 3200+ not happy with that and TBH I have nothing at all installed on mine!!
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you realise that means absolutely nothing dont you?
Yes I do, but still you don't like to see that kind of thing
How sad if i where in your shoes i would join a developers forum and update that way .
jje
This must be pick on me day then??? I was only telling you what I tried and I know that the benchmark rubbish means nothing but as I said a branded Vodafone showing better results than an unbranded s2, I was a little shocked that's all and I have to say that the voda 2.3.5 did feel very fast and smooth to my stock 2.3.4 that clunks now and again??
Also I would be happy to root and run a custom rom on my s2 I have messed around with phones for years going back to the old Nokia 6600 days and a few before that, also my HTC desire that was changed almost daily, but I feel that the S2 is a solid phone as standard (IMO)
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I have to say I feel the same I use to change my roms on my desire all the time but never felt the need too on the s2? and today one of the girls in work updates her S2 to 2.3.5 voda branded and my none branded is stuck with 2.3.4, what is that all about??? I benched the 2 side by side today fresh reboot and the voda scored 3600+ on quad and mine only 3200+ not happy with that and TBH I have nothing at all installed on mine!!
HTC never let branded phones get firmware first or is this a play from the carriers now paying to get updates first hmm I wonder.
I did have a look at upgrading to that 2.3.6 rom via odin but still not sure about doing it.
I would just like them all to just get the updates out and stop messing, that is what Android is all about. Just let us do the messing with the phones.
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Thats EXACTLY how I feel and exactly what happens to me. I bought a Sim-Free handset from 3 as i had an HTC Desire HD. My SGSII is unbranded and i have no updates. I asked 3 about it and they said I should wait for the updates and theyre doing the best they can blah blah but this is bull****. I got tired and flashed 2.3.6 via Odin. I can help if you need it. Works perfect. Love it
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And leave tezauk alone lmao
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And leave tezauk alone lmao
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Thanks i360 and I am glad you feel the same way as I do, it is just a little strange that the carriers are now getting updates quicker than the so called "unbranded" version that should get the updates first.
Well think I will have a look at that 2.3.6 rom and my have a play today.
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Thanks i360 and I am glad you feel the same way as I do, it is just a little strange that the carriers are now getting updates quicker than the so called "unbranded" version that should get the updates first.
Well think I will have a look at that 2.3.6 rom and my have a play today.
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Exactly! Unbranded should get faster updates. And you should try it. Get the XWKK5. Easy to root, excellent performance
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I'm quite new to android & smart phones...and before starting to read these boards around a week ago i assumed that the SGS2 was 1 version only all around the globe, exactly the same inside and software... I was a lil surprised to find out that that there's many diff versions, kernals & firmware etc.
Why do they do this ? isn't this just a massive hassle for Samsung etc with all the diff updates they have to work on, test & put out ?
Seems more like "not so smart phones" to me.
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I'm quite new to android & smart phones...and before starting to read these boards around a week ago i assumed that the SGS2 was 1 version only all around the globe, exactly the same inside and software... I was a lil surprised to find out that that there's many diff versions, kernals & firmware etc.
Why do they do this ? isn't this just a massive hassle for Samsung etc with all the diff updates they have to work on, test & put out ?
Seems more like "not so smart phones" to me.
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Hmm well theyre are lots of diffrent versions of SGS2 in diffrent countries. Maybe thats why
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Hi there I live my s2 and don't regret getting it over the sensation but I've just had a humble on their forum and they have 2.3.4 anyone any idea when Samsung will release it for their flagship handset? I don't wanna root my handset so I'll have to wait for stick question is when will it arrived ?
I'm sure I'll get the usual "not another thread " but i have to ask ask im getting itchy feet ask the evo 3d looks good but if 2.3.4 is near I might stick with the s2
Ta
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It depends where you live and what network provider you use, see link below.
http://www.youmobile.org/blogs/entr...2-3-4-update-is-Rolling-out-NOW-Daily-Updated
Samsung stock release 2.3.4 on these forum long time .
jje
Presume uk comes under "rest of Europe" thanks I'll keep an eye on it
Weird in which way they have released it .... Re forum 2.3.4 don't you have to root to get it ? instead of kieselguhr ? And if you do update how do you stand with warranty ?
No stock Samsung rom is a flash via Odin nothing to do with root ,
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
jje
Just out of curiousity, what about 2.3.4 are you eager to see and currently miss?
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Hi there I live my s2 and don't regret getting it over the sensation but I've just had a humble on their forum and they have 2.3.4 anyone any idea when Samsung will release it for their flagship handset? I don't wanna root my handset so I'll have to wait for stick question is when will it arrived ?
I'm sure I'll get the usual "not another thread " but i have to ask ask im getting itchy feet ask the evo 3d looks good but if 2.3.4 is near I might stick with the s2
Ta
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Not much of a change with 2.3.4 people have been flashing the non official 2.3.4 firmware via Odin for almost a month now.
And the way things are going samsung may not include gtalk video otherwise I dont see much differnece between the two.
If you are itchy to get it you can always flash the unofficial ones .. INTRATECH has got quite of them non wipe if you do wish.
I thought it would bring changes:< better battery life and more speed plus less bugs (don't know why I need more speed s2 is Mega fast anyway) .... has android run out of ideas? I don't know if 3d is a gimick but I might have to go this way only thing which puts me off is just experience with the sensation it was awful hence me getting s2
I am frightened of bricking my phone hence why I don't like the idea of non official....
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I thought it would bring changes:< better battery life and more speed plus less bugs (don't know why I need more speed s2 is Mega fast anyway) .... has android run out of ideas? I don't know if 3d is a gimick but I might have to go this way only thing which puts me off is just experience with the sensation it was awful hence me getting s2
I am frightened of bricking my phone hence why I don't like the idea of non official....
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with 2.3.4 roms i couldnt tell if it was faster at all
but the KF3 rom(2.3.3) had more battery life than the KG rom (2.3.4)
dont be scared of bricking
after rooting ur phone once and getting CWM
ull almost never need to use Odin again
just use your own phone to flash new roms
but if you want to stay legit just update using Kies
Not seeing a FOTA update to 2.3.4 on my sensation.
kg5 was officially released at least two weeks ago in Poland and is available by kies, so what is the problem again?
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I am frightened of bricking my phone hence why I don't like the idea of non official....
Well for starters it is official Samsung firmware not something cooked up .
Two its almost impossible to brick SGS2 ( almost )
Three the method to update to stock is relatively simple and phone still covered under Samsungs warranty .
Four you wait not for Samsung to release the firmware upgrade but the phone provider to accept that update and upload or not to Kies as the official update method .
Five XDA Developers forum is a bit useless if its all Kies updates .
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Cyanogenmod is 2.3.5... why wait for bloatware?
Co's I'm not in Poland I'm in the uk
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JJEgan said:
mancuk29 said:
I am frightened of bricking my phone hence why I don't like the idea of non official....
Well for starters it is official Samsung firmware not something cooked up .
Two its almost impossible to brick SGS2 ( almost )
Three the method to update to stock is relatively simple and phone still covered under Samsungs warranty .
Four you wait not for Samsung to release the firmware upgrade but the phone provider to accept that update and upload or not to Kies as the official update method .
Five XDA Developers forum is a bit useless if its all Kies updates .
jje
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I'm on unbranded uk phone and still waiting I'm gonna look at other ways I think
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Hi there I live my s2 and don't regret getting it over the sensation but I've just had a humble on their forum and they have 2.3.4 anyone any idea when Samsung will release it for their flagship handset? I don't wanna root my handset so I'll have to wait for stick question is when will it arrived ?
I'm sure I'll get the usual "not another thread " but i have to ask ask im getting itchy feet ask the evo 3d looks good but if 2.3.4 is near I might stick with the s2
Ta
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Oh apparently HTC has released it in some regions this morning.... So this automatically means Samsung should release it too because all firmware updates should be synchronous. I don't see the reasoning behind your post, maybe you would care to explain.
I was asking cos HTC are the worst for updating firmware and they are quick with 2.3.4 I hate some of the attitudes on this forum I asked a simple question and am glad there are some polite people out there
Thank you to the polite people who responded.....
I shall wait to see when Samsung release in the uk.... i don't want to jump ship from s2 to evidence 3d so hopefully Samsung won't let us down
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Well i think HTC release of updates are more worldwide and all almost together. Samsung is like different times for different countries and if you have branded one is even more difficult to have an update quickly.
I'm glad I'm unbranded it's strange how they release em seem to go from one side of the world then back to one European country then to the tother. Will wait for the uk to get it
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Suspend and event/0 error and data stalling on certain networks is not fixed?
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It has been a while since last galaxy s2 got an official update ?!
dose anyone know why ?
world wide no any official update since the arrival of Kh3 which was a month and a week ago ?
we usual got updates every 1 to 2 weeks ?!
2.3.5 is on its way.
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so that is why updates stoped ?
and i didnt hear that 2.3.5 will be released to galaxy s2 are you sure ?
ice cream's on the way
I'm still waiting for the official 2.3.4 update (I have an unlocked phone from the UK). The current firmware has a weird bug that causes the data connection to occasionally drop... So I'm hoping the next update fixes this.
will 2.3.5 be official to galaxy s2 ?
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we usual got updates every 1 to 2 weeks ?!
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Is something broken in hk3 that needs to be updated? Or do you simply want an update because its simply newer?
and is there any release date ?
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Is something broken in hk3 that needs to be updated? Or do you simply want an update because its simply newer?
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1)because it's simply newer
2)because as we know every update comes fixes bugs
3)has more features
4)has more battry Life
is that enough?
Whenever it gets posted to samfirmware.com then it's ready...
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Whenever it gets posted to samfirmware.com then it's ready...
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Think he wants official tho! Lol
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Is something broken in hk3 that needs to be updated? Or do you simply want an update because its simply newer?
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There's still a lot of things broken.
ccrows said:
Whenever it gets posted to samfirmware.com then it's ready...
No it just means it been leaked and its not official and may never be an official release .
jje
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JJEgan said:
ccrows said:
Whenever it gets posted to samfirmware.com then it's ready...
No it just means it been leaked and its not official and may never be an official release .
jje
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I had a phone die from bad Samsung officially released FW after a KIES update. Plus Samsung wouldn't support it even though it was "incorrectly placed by them", and given the green light for my region (and I went through the finger pointing game between Samsung/carrier)
Odin is definitely the way to go. You get a million times better support from here over Samsung if anything goes wrong...
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Android 2.3.5 will be available soon for Galaxy S
read on samfirmware :
http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/show/8512833-android-2-3-5-for-galaxy-s-
so i suppose it will be available soon for SGS2 too
Huck33 said:
Android 2.3.5 will be available soon for Galaxy S
read on samfirmware :
http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/show/8512833-android-2-3-5-for-galaxy-s-
so i suppose it will be available soon for SGS2 too
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I don't get it. So far the SG1 has seen more timely updates than the current flagship. Why?
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1)because it's simply newer
2)because as we know every update comes fixes bugs
3)has more features
4)has more battry Life
is that enough?
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And you need bug fixes/new features/more battery life updates every week? Download cm7, you'll get updates everyday.
i think it take again a while before an update comes! i don't get it the big successor of samsung and sgs1 again first an update!
Ehh...so far no one really answered the OPs question. Obviously he knows there are custom solutions out there but he simply asked about an official Kies update. I am on XEU as well and am frustrated by the lack of an official update in over 2 months. Unfortunately, I don't think anyone is going to be able to give you any reason why there hasn't been updates or any information on when one may be coming. Samfirmware isn't really official and I haven't seen any quotes from an official Samsung source like their twitter. Seems like we just have to wait and suffer with the battery bug and the data connection issues...
I'm also very disappointed with speed of Samsung in releasing new updates. Anyway now I have HTC Sensation for test (Czech) and Android is still 2.3.3, but in Germany it is 2.3.4
So I would like to mainly ask Google to step into this jungle and make some order. Otherwise, I think people will turn to iOS or WM 7.5, where updates are more clear...
Got a T Mobile Samsung Ace which i want to flash with the latest firmware.
My phone is simlocked so it is going to be a problem?
Also which firmware do I use?
Did *#1234# and got this
PDA S5830BOKA3
PHONE S5830BOKA1
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owen1978 said:
Got a T Mobile Samsung Ace which i want to flash with the latest firmware.
My phone is simlocked so it is going to be a problem?
Also which firmware do I use?
Did *#1234# and got this
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PHONE S5830BOKA1
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I'm having the same problem and I'm with Orange. You do have to get your phone unlocked unless you intend to get new Provider Firmware. Also I'm a noob so I'm a little uneasy about trying to unlock the Ace myself, I'd rather take it into the shop. Plus I'm told it has to be physically unlocked by USB. Paying for codes online does not work and in my case even the so called Temporary Unlocks do not work.
Have you figured out the letter codes? Maybe you could help me find an alternative Orange firmware? I'm running Gingerbread BVKQA.
Hope this helps
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I just want standard samsung firmware none of this carrier rubbish.
I will still be using a tmobile sim in the phone?
so is the simlock such a big issue?
Rich Foxen said:
I'm having the same problem and I'm with Orange. You do have to get your phone unlocked unless you intend to get new Provider Firmware. Also I'm a noob so I'm a little uneasy about trying to unlock the Ace myself, I'd rather take it into the shop. Plus I'm told it has to be physically unlocked by USB. Paying for codes online does not work and in my case even the so called Temporary Unlocks do not work.
Have you figured out the letter codes? Maybe you could help me find an alternative Orange firmware? I'm running Gingerbread BVKQA.
Hope this helps
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Funny thing, I have the exact same Ace from Orange. I rooted it, first went from 2.2 to 2.3.4 and now I updated it to 2.3.5. Looking for a custom rom to flash it with but I've never gotten that far with customization so I'm not too sure. Thinking of replacing the boot animation to the nexus one's. Looks pretty epic ;D
owen1978 said:
I just want standard samsung firmware none of this carrier rubbish.
I will still be using a tmobile sim in the phone?
so is the simlock such a big issue?
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I think so... but I am just going by what other threads and other forums have said. I'm not sure it will brick it, but it won't be up to snuff that's for sure. I haven't been on XDA long but I've had some invaluable help from EmoBoiix3 along the way. It's a name worth searching. He wrote the Newbie Guide at the start of the Galaxy Ace forum. Seems to know his onions!
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Funny thing, I have the exact same Ace from Orange. I rooted it, first went from 2.2 to 2.3.4 and now I updated it to 2.3.5. Looking for a custom rom to flash it with but I've never gotten that far with customization so I'm not too sure. Thinking of replacing the boot animation to the nexus one's. Looks pretty epic ;D
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Same.
After umming and erring about it I finally snapped up the courage to root via Superoneclick. Downloaded Kies. Hooked up. And like yourself I went to 2.3.4 which is where I seem to be in a bit of a rut.
My phone is still network locked - haven't the balls to try unlocking myself - but that is my next priority in the next couple of days via the High Street Unlock Shops. Until then I cannot try out any fancy ROMs.
Also, dunno what the hell I've done to the phone but the infamous upd_1.zip no longer appears to work for rooting now!!!!
I'm curious, how did you get to 2.3.5? And is your phone unlocked?
Phone T Mobile and asked for unlock code, got it free!
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Same.
After umming and erring about it I finally snapped up the courage to root via Superoneclick. Downloaded Kies. Hooked up. And like yourself I went to 2.3.4 which is where I seem to be in a bit of a rut.
My phone is still network locked - haven't the balls to try unlocking myself - but that is my next priority in the next couple of days via the High Street Unlock Shops. Until then I cannot try out any fancy ROMs.
Also, dunno what the hell I've done to the phone but the infamous upd_1.zip no longer appears to work for rooting now!!!!
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I'm pretty sure it's unlocked now since the Orange animation thing is gone from the boot screen. I got 2.3.5 by updating through Odin from androidadvices.com. I'm not sure if that unlocks it though but I believe it is. It says you can't update with the phone locked to the carrier and I did it anyway and worked when I went from 2.2 to 2.3.4. Not sure if I just got lucky or something. You should give it a try.
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Phone T Mobile and asked for unlock code, got it free!
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Thats cool. I had heard it was just Vodafone doing it for free, but don't believe everything I hear.
Got mine unlocked today. Paid a nice man 15 dibs to take a weight off my shoulders and now I'm just about ready to flash. Happy Days!
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SuperAce609 - Not sure how you managed it but well done. I'm thinking my next step should be to get new firmware. European KPH I think. Apparently it is compatible with most ROMs available to the Ace. Been advised to steer clear of Cyanogen though (pity!) as it isn't official or stable enough for Ace.
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SuperAce609 - Not sure how you managed it but well done. I'm thinking my next step should be to get new firmware. European KPH I think. Apparently it is compatible with most ROMs available to the Ace. Been advised to steer clear of Cyanogen though (pity!) as it isn't official or stable enough for Ace.
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Yeah! And I was so exited to try it out too! I'm thinking of changing it to the Honeycomb theme but I'm not too sure. And since there isn't a version compatible with the 2.3.5 I have on, I can't do it . Besides, since I switch themes a lot, knowing my self, I'd probably be switching from rom to rom and that sounds like too much work xD
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Yeah! And I was so exited to try it out too! I'm thinking of changing it to the Honeycomb theme but I'm not too sure. And since there isn't a version compatible with the 2.3.5 I have on, I can't do it . Besides, since I switch themes a lot, knowing my self, I'd probably be switching from rom to rom and that sounds like too much work xD
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In a bizarre twist I went for the most recent firmware in the end. KPO. Now wishing I hadn't and gone for the KPH instead. Also rethinking Cyanogen. Seriously need to make up my mind!
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Am I missing something but android central seem to think unbranded UK SGS2 have ICS already.
http://www.androidcentral.com/orange-uk-targeting-april-galaxy-s-ii-ics-update
Anyone with XEU got the official update?
No update for me... Says KI4 is thr latest firmware
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Android central are wrong. Still waiting for Samsung. I'm wondering if three have paid Samsung for a Uk exclusive for a while for the PR
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Android central are wrong. Still waiting for Samsung. I'm wondering if three have paid Samsung for a Uk exclusive for a while for the PR
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It would seem so. Getting sick if seeing kies now haha
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Put your phone details in CHECKFUS to check servers .
Kies should be banned on this forum .
jje
My Is KI4 and I checked it today but still nothing :-(
update
I have the same XEU but I'm stucked in 2.3.4 since last year, I want to know if it happens to you too...
Same Here :-/
yeah... I paid a crapload of money to get the i9100 as soon as it hit the market in europe, the XEU versions were the first ones to arrive (except some polish ones were available too)... I also went for it because I was expecting that version to be the first to get updates in the future since I'm german and the DBT (free german) updates for the i9000 were always way behind (just like now with the i9100)...
This page said that the 2.3.6 update is waiting for approval for weeks, didn't get it while probably EVERY OTHER COUNTRY got 2.3.5 or 2.3.6 updates... and now it says the XEU ICS update is just "waiting for approval", while those damn branded O2 und THREE versions already got the update... approval my ***...
what the ****?
I mean ok, everything is working just fine, it's not like I really need that udpate, but why the hell are narnia and other countries with 4 or 5 inhabitants getting the ICS udpate first and then even branded ones arrive before unlocked ones, which don't even have to be customized by the providers????
No seriously, what possibly can be the reason to release branded updates first before unbranded ones get rolled out?
I mean the branded ones are based on the original unlocked firmwares, aren't they?
What the **** is Samsung doing?
Evening chaps,
Got my Galaxy S3 from Phones4u last week so the phone was unbranded. Now the question I have is what benefits would I get if I flashed the O2 branded firmware on it instead?
Normally I would just wipe it and put a custom ROM on and never touch branded firmware, but with the S3 the software seems to be spot on.
What's everybody's view on this?
IMO there are no benefit to a Branded Fw just more bloat to slow the phone down
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IMO there are no benefit to a Branded Fw just more bloat to slow the phone down
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I was thinking the same, but I was wondering if they messed with the radios etc to make it work better with their network. Might give it a go and see what extras I can get.
the only benefit is that u can give that phone to yo girl ... who dsnt mess up the beast with root and stuff :thumbup:
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Evening chaps,
Got my Galaxy S3 from Phones4u last week so the phone was unbranded. Now the question I have is what benefits would I get if I flashed the O2 branded firmware on it instead?
O2 bookmarks O2 Arena Wallpaper otherwise zero .
Wait for updates from O2 when and if they update the firmware .
They dont mess with radio >> Modems can be flashed individually on stock rom from the modem thread .
O2 rolling out Fast Dormancy in the south of UK FD on off app now available on the market .
Google fast dormancy .
jje
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but I was wondering if they messed with the radios etc to make it work better with their network.
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(Nearly) all radios are linked in a thread in the General section of the forum.
You can always backup your radio before going to full-stock and flash your radio anew. Radio is a different Processor/SoC than the phone itself so the Radio firmware can be completely different to your phone's.
Altough you should get a backup of the network's FastDormancy settings to make sure they are properly configured in the final version.
the only benefit is that u can give that phone to yo girl ... who dsnt mess up the beast with root and stuff
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My gf likes the firmware original, because she wants to tinker around and flash it all by herself
But you seem to imply that flashing a non-original firmware always includes Root, which is certainly not true for the Samsung-original firmwares without carrier-branding.