If you want to update manually the software of your current Galaxy S2 to Android Ice Cream Sandwich, then you may need to pay attention to the following guideline about how to update Samsung Galaxy S2 to Android 4.0. This step-by-step guideline may useful for those who owns the unlocked handset or perhaps who hasn’t received the update from the vendor or carrier. So now, let’s take a closer look at the below tutorial on how to update Galaxy S2 to Android Ice Cream Sandwich on your own.
There are actually several things that you will need to do before we begin with this guidance on how to update Samsung Galaxy S2 to Android 4.0, namely you need to prepare the handset indeed, Windows PC, cable data and USB driver. Make sure that the handset has at least 70 percents of power and you will also need to uninstall the Samsung Kies program if you have previously installed it on your computer. This is a necessarily thing to do since that program may interfere the update process. If you haven’t own the USB driver for Windows, you can simply click here (x86 version) or here (x64). You will also need to download the XWLP2 firmware (430 MB) here and the Odin3 software (415 KB) here.
Once you have downloaded all of the above required software, you are now ready to update the handset. Firstly, install the USB driver and Odin3 on your PC and then extract the XWLP2 firmware which will consist of two files namely file.tar.md5 and SS_DL.dll. Afterwards, reboot your Galaxy S2 and then switch the phone to the "Download Modeâ€. To activate this mode you can press the Home, Volume and Power buttons at the same time, when you see the "Warning!†alert on the screen then it indicates that the phone has been successfully switched.
After that, connect your phone to PC by using the USB cable data and launch the Odin3 application. If you have successfully connected the phone to PC you will see the "Added!†notification on the bottom left section of this app. In case you don’t see this notification, you may need to check the cable data and make sure that it works properly. Next, click the PDA tab on Odin3 and opt for the file.tar.md5. Then, press the "Start†button in order to start flashing the firmware (updating the operating system). If this operation has succeeded, you will see that the phone will automatically reboot. You will also see the message on the top left section of the application that tells the installation process has successfully completed.
Finally, you can disconnect your phone right after you have seen the Samsung’s welcome screen. Just for the tips, make sure not to change any setting on the Odin3 application before or after the installation process. Hopefully, after you are reading this simple guideline on how to update Samsung Galaxy S2 to Android 4.0, you will be able to do this operation by yourself and you will not need to wait any longer to taste this Ice Cream Sandwich on your phone. [IS]
