Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S2 Download

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On February 24, 2012

Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S2

Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S2 Download – Since the apps and gadget developed to give customers a better experience on smartphone, Android also being developed to give a better performance and a better look. If you might have heard the latest news about Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich, you won’t get fake information. The latest Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich is heading to be released officially and it might mean that we haven’t get this latest Android OS. No need to be disappointed, there is good news for those who have Galaxy S2 with them. You have the special opportunity to get the latest Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich with unofficial version.

The special opportunity to run Galaxy S2 on the latest Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich comes with a logical reason. Galaxy S2 is built with the hardware that capable to run on Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich. Dual-core clocked at 1.2GHz and 1GB RAM is the points that will make the Galaxy S2 users have the special opportunity. However, not all the Galaxy S2 versions are able to run on this Android latest version. The one with I9100 will be able to run the latest Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich version, but the other models won’t. You will also need to have the devices that are not-network locked. If the devices are network-locked the instruction will not work.

Though so far we will only be able to get the unofficial version of Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich, it will give you a good performance as the one that released officially. The procedure of installing the latest version of Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich is available on the internet and you can also download the unofficial version on the internet.

How to Install Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich on Samsung Galaxy S2

  1. Download the Android 4.0.3 ICS package that contains the needed files for upgrading your device such as the Odin application and other essential firmware files. Click Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S2 Download.
  2. Extract the contents of the compressed package into a single folder on your computer.  (Use software for extracting RAR archives, such as WinRAR.)
  3. Run Odin.exe file on your computer.
  4. Enable USB debugging mode on your device by heading to “Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging”. Make sure that there is a check mark beside USB Debugging mode.
  5. Turn off your phone and reboot it into Download mode. You can enter Download mode by simultaneously pressing down the Volume Down and Home button keys then pressing the Power button.
  6. Once the device is already in Download mode, connect your device via USB cable to your computer while keeping the Odin app opened.
  7. After a short while, the ID: COM section of the application will eventually turn yellow.  This means that the drivers for your device have been successfully installed and your device has been recognized by your computer.
  8. In the Options section in the Odin application, make sure that only “Re-Partition”, “Auto Reboot”, and “F. Reset Time” are checked.
  9. In the Odin application, click the tabs (specified in bold text below) and locate their associated extracted files that you have downloaded earlier.
    • PIT – u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4.pit
    • PDA –  I9100_CODE_I9100XXKPA_CL51925_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
    • Phone – MODEM_I9100XXKPA_REV_02_CL1094591.tar.md5
    • CSC – GT-I9100-MULTI-CSC-OXAKPA.tar.md5
  10. Double check that you’ve loaded the correct files into their respective tabs.  If you load the wrong file into a tab, you could brick your phone.  So, double check.
  11. After all the corresponding files have been matched, click the “Start” button in Odin for the installation process to begin. Once the firmware has been successfully installed, your device should reboot itself.  Allow it to reboot completely.
  12. Disconnect your phone from your computer.
  13. Turn off your phone.
  14. Reboot it into Download mode again.
  15. Connect your phone to your PC via USB cable.
  16. Assuming that you didn’t close the Odin.exe application from the previous steps, click on the PDA button and select “I9100_KERNEL_I9100XXKP9_CL45181_REV02_eng_mid_ship.tar.md5?.  Make sure that only this file is loaded.  The other tabs (e.g., PIT, CSC, Phone) should not show any file loaded.
  17. Make sure that only “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time” are checked in the Options section.
  18. Press the Start button in Odin to begin installing the new kernel. Once the installation is done your phone should reboot itself.

Remember that this Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S2. Source: Android Authority