Samsung Galaxy S II

[ZesPak]

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[GuinnessMK]

Can you upgrade the OS on an SII to Android 4.0 and beyond?

http://pages.samsung.com/ca/androidupgrade/English... suggests it is possible.

[Tycho]

ZesPak said:

Richyvrlimited said:

Tyre Smoke said:

Can you explain the TV thing? Never understood what it did.

Plug your phone into an HDMI port on your telly and watch a film from it on the big screen.

you just need an mhl adapter, costs a couple of pounds. Pretty cool to see your Android work on the big screen like that as well.

Don't forget if you have an MHL enabled TV you can control the device with the TV remote which is really cool.

[TameRacingDriver]

GuinnessMK said:

Can you upgrade the OS on an SII to Android 4.0 and beyond?

http://pages.samsung.com/ca/androidupgrade/English... suggests it is possible.

Should already be on 4.0 possibly even 4.1 by now

[durbster]

GuinnessMK said:

Can you upgrade the OS on an SII to Android 4.0 and beyond?

http://pages.samsung.com/ca/androidupgrade/English... suggests it is possible.

Yep, upgraded my unlocked phone to 4.0.4 several months ago over the air and it works great. Just go into Settings > About phone > Software update.

Just make sure you back your stuff up because it resets everything.

[Tyre Smoke]

Mine is running 4.2.1

Any news on Key Lime Pie?

[ZesPak]

Tycho said:

Don't forget if you have an MHL enabled TV you can control the device with the TV remote which is really cool.

Wait, WUT?

[im]

TameRacingDriver said:

GuinnessMK said:

Can you upgrade the OS on an SII to Android 4.0 and beyond?

http://pages.samsung.com/ca/androidupgrade/English... suggests it is possible.

Should already be on 4.0 possibly even 4.1 by now

I'm with T-Mobile and we're on 4.0.4 at the moment.

[buggalugs]

Tyre Smoke said:

Mine is running 4.2.1

Any news on Key Lime Pie?

4.2.2

Was on an earlier CM10.1 and battery wasn't that great, but upgraded to the latest nightly the other night (17th I think) and it's really good again now.

[GuinnessMK]

im said:

TameRacingDriver said:

GuinnessMK said:

Can you upgrade the OS on an SII to Android 4.0 and beyond?

http://pages.samsung.com/ca/androidupgrade/English... suggests it is possible.

Should already be on 4.0 possibly even 4.1 by now

I'm with T-Mobile and we're on 4.0.4 at the moment.

Sorted. Thanks!

[Tyre Smoke]

buggalugs said:

Tyre Smoke said:

Mine is running 4.2.1

Any news on Key Lime Pie?

4.2.2

Was on an earlier CM10.1 and battery wasn't that great, but upgraded to the latest nightly the other night (17th I think) and it's really good again now.

So it is!

Me too now. Agree about the battery thing.

[Tycho]

ZesPak said:

Tycho said:

Don't forget if you have an MHL enabled TV you can control the device with the TV remote which is really cool.

Wait, WUT?

In work we have Bravia TVs and if you plug in your S2 to the HDMI input via an MHL lead you can control the phone through the TV remote. It is fairly basic i.e. cursor control, select and back keys but it it useful if you are watching a movie and need to pause etc. Your TV needs MHL-CEC functionality but I think most recent ones will have this.

[ZesPak]

Tycho said:

In work we have Bravia TVs and if you plug in your S2 to the HDMI input via an MHL lead you can control the phone through the TV remote. It is fairly basic i.e. cursor control, select and back keys but it it useful if you are watching a movie and need to pause etc. Your TV needs MHL-CEC functionality but I think most recent ones will have this.

Will need to test this this evening!

[Tycho]

ZesPak said:

Tycho said:

In work we have Bravia TVs and if you plug in your S2 to the HDMI input via an MHL lead you can control the phone through the TV remote. It is fairly basic i.e. cursor control, select and back keys but it it useful if you are watching a movie and need to pause etc. Your TV needs MHL-CEC functionality but I think most recent ones will have this.

Will need to test this this evening!

I had to go into the Home menu > Settings > Setup > HDMI Setup and enable "Control for HDMI."

[ZesPak]

Update: Plugged in my phone today, opened Kies and got an update message

5 minutes later and I'm running 4.1. Initially don't notice that much difference, UI looks a bit "fresher". The screen when you're calling is completely revamped apparently and some other stuff, new homescreen with widgets possible,...

[beko1987]

I smashed the screen on mine last Friday, and felt very sad. Even sadder at £80 for a new one!

Anyone replaced a screen themselves? There's a lovely teardown guide on YouTube, but any real world experiences would be great.

[Condi]

Hmm, just plugged mine in and no update. Running 4.0.4 apparently.

[MondeoMan1981]

Dont know if I posted this already but I was running 4.0.4 , plugged in and got a message saying update available.....then some error messages... so I reinstalled Kies and.... it tells me my phone is up to date.... Bloody tease !

[thescamper]

Got a new S2 a while ago, can anyone tell if its possible to direct notification sounds to the headphone socket when headphones are plugged in and not via the external speaker.

thanx

[buggalugs]

beko1987 said:

I smashed the screen on mine last Friday, and felt very sad. Even sadder at £80 for a new one!

Anyone replaced a screen themselves? There's a lovely teardown guide on YouTube, but any real world experiences would be great.

I stripped mine down when mine went through water damage, don't remember it being worse than any other phone to do, ended up putting it back together and paid £100 for supply & fit from a local phone place (in Stoke) and they lent me a Nokia for the day so didn't seem worth trying to do it myself.