Samsung Galaxy S II

[MURRAY007]

OK i'm totally confused now, over on the Vodafone forum, (might be reading it wrong) but they are saying that check the sales code (CSC - *#1234# ) and it will show if you have a branded vodafone phone or a unbranded one just using a voda sim card. (I bought mine from phones4u) mine shows unbranded.
Now what is confusing is can i still get the offical ICS from whoever, or no hope in hell go root your phone and do it.

To much info on different forums not making sense to simple minded glasses wearing dark skin married 30yrs something handsome chap like myself. lol

[mcflurry]

MURRAY007 said:

OK i'm totally confused now, over on the Vodafone forum, (might be reading it wrong) but they are saying that check the sales code (CSC - *#1234# ) and it will show if you have a branded vodafone phone or a unbranded one just using a voda sim card. (I bought mine from phones4u) mine shows unbranded.

How can you tell which is branded vs unbranded?
My CSC is I9100XEUKH2 for what it's worth, also from P4U on Vodafone

[MURRAY007]

mcflurry said:

How can you tell which is branded vs unbranded?
My CSC is I9100XEUKH2 for what it's worth, also from P4U on Vodafone

Well thats the same code as mine, but on the Vodafone Forum they say we wont be getting the ICS update till later in the year.
Well thats how im reading it. (could be wrong though)

[TameRacingDriver]

Hey Manicminer, glad you got it all up and running, it is worth it, and yes, XDA, although full of good information is a nightmare to use especially if you're new to this, or not geeky or both.

CM9 is ICS as it was meant to be seen. Enjoy!

[timskipper]

Ok I seem to have 7 copies of every contact in my phone now!

I'm not syncing with gmail (I've deleted all the contacts from that anyway), or anything other than two Active Sync Exchange mail accounts, neither of which have the same set of contacts in.

I can't seem to find a "delete ALL my contacts" option, so I can re-sync with the two exchange accounts and get them back in order.

[MURRAY007]

So it looks like its been released for branded Vodafone customers through kies (OTA not sure yet)

if you on XEU like me (phones4u) we'll have to wait a bit longer, not sure how long.

to check if your using a unbranded (XEU) / branded phone (VOD)

type this into dailer *#272* (IMEI No.) #*

to get IMEI no. *#06#

so in full should look roughly like this *#272*0123456789#* this will show either XEU OR VOD.

[Benjurs]

Hi there

Can anybody help me out? I updated to ICS last week via Kies - I'm with O2.

Since the update my phone periodically switches off and can only be restarted by removing the battery and replacing it to restart...

It's driving me up the wall...does anybody know how to 'rollback' to gingerbread?

I've contacted O2 and they've been absolutely unless..no support at all..except asking me to go to their store to 'reset' it...but I live a long way from their store and it's not convenient for me just to 'pop' in....

Why can't they tell me how to do this reset over the phone....grrrr..

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Benjurs

[ATM]

Still no update for me.

[TameRacingDriver]

Benjurs said:

Hi there

Can anybody help me out? I updated to ICS last week via Kies - I'm with O2.

Since the update my phone periodically switches off and can only be restarted by removing the battery and replacing it to restart...

It's driving me up the wall...does anybody know how to 'rollback' to gingerbread?

I've contacted O2 and they've been absolutely unless..no support at all..except asking me to go to their store to 'reset' it...but I live a long way from their store and it's not convenient for me just to 'pop' in....

Why can't they tell me how to do this reset over the phone....grrrr..

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Benjurs

Yes. Look here. Read the instructions. Stock firmwares can be downloaded from this page.

If going back to stock I recommend the XWLA4 firmware (one of the most up to date gingerbread firmwares). The older ones are probably not there any more.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1...

[Kinky]

ATM said:

Still no update for me.

You've got the same as me.

Ours will be the very last to get the update. The reason being that our phones are not tied to a network. Meaning that Samsung have to make sure that ICS works OK for every network first, before they release the generic version for 'any' network.

I'm on T-Mobile, but don't have any of the TM bloatware (and don't want it either).

[LukeSi]

Kinky said:

You've got the same as me.

Ours will be the very last to get the update. The reason being that our phones are not tied to a network. Meaning that Samsung have to make sure that ICS works OK for every network first, before they release the generic version for 'any' network.

I'm on T-Mobile, but don't have any of the TM bloatware (and don't want it either).

I'm on an unlocked phone. However I cheated and installed a custom ROM

[Kinky]

LukeSi said:

I cheated and installed a custom ROM

I would, if I had the 'nads to

Plus if I knew what I was actually doing

[Benjurs]

TameRacingDriver said:

Yes. Look here. Read the instructions. Stock firmwares can be downloaded from this page.

If going back to stock I recommend the XWLA4 firmware (one of the most up to date gingerbread firmwares). The older ones are probably not there any more.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1...

Thanks for your prompt response! I'll try to make this change!

[steedy27]

http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=13477

I have high expectations for this phone!

[ScoobyDood]

steedy27 said:

http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=13477

I have high expectations for this phone!

About time too - Have been "upgradeable" on Voda since last September but my Desire has been awesome - So, May 3rd then how long for delivery - 2 weeks??

[Devilstreak]

steedy27 said:

http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=13477

I have high expectations for this phone!

I've been upgradable since March.

Wonder how much I'd get for my SGS2?

[steedy27]

Devilstreak said:

I've been upgradable since March.

Wonder how much I'd get for my SGS2?

According to MazumaMobile £221 which is pretty good!

ScoobyDood said:

About time too - Have been "upgradeable" on Voda since last September but my Desire has been awesome - So, May 3rd then how long for delivery - 2 weeks??

I cant remember how long it was between unveiling of the SGS2 to when it first shipped - 2-3 weeks sounds about right to me!

A guy that devolps CM9 for the SGS2 on twitter posted: SGS3 to be announced May 3rd, quadcore 1.5ghz, 4.8" FullHD, 2gb RAM, 32gb storage, BT 4.0, 12MP NFC, HDMI out, ICS... If true, nice!

Hope it comes true!

Edited by steedy27 on Monday 16th April 13:55

[Tiggsy]

steedy27 said:

Devilstreak said:

I've been upgradable since March.

Wonder how much I'd get for my SGS2?

According to MazumaMobile £221 which is pretty good!

ScoobyDood said:

About time too - Have been "upgradeable" on Voda since last September but my Desire has been awesome - So, May 3rd then how long for delivery - 2 weeks??

I cant remember how long it was between unveiling of the SGS2 to when it first shipped - 2-3 weeks sounds about right to me!

A guy that devolps CM9 for the SGS2 on twitter posted: SGS3 to be announced May 3rd, quadcore 1.5ghz, 4.8" FullHD, 2gb RAM, 32gb storage, BT 4.0, 12MP NFC, HDMI out, ICS... If true, nice!

Hope it comes true!

Edited by steedy27 on Monday 16th April 13:55

If thats true the iP5 will have to step up big time.

I went to a SG1 then back to iP4 but want a bigger screen now...the SG3 may be the ticket unless the iP5 has a 4" display.

[Kinky]

ATM said:

Still no update for me.

There is an update now

It's version PDA:LP7 / PHONE:LPS / CSC:LP5 (CPW)

Not installed yet, as I'm charging my battery. Will install shortly.

I assume it's ICS and not a minor update

[MURRAY007]

TWEET from Samsung Today.

"Samsung UK has been working as hard as possible over the last few weeks to get Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) rolled out to all our Galaxy S II customers. We can confirm that ‘XEU/sim-free’ and all network upgrades are now complete except for Orange and T-Mobile which will follow as soon as possible, pending software testing and approvals. Thanks again for your patience"