Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has been officially available for the Samsung Galaxy S2 for just over a couple of months. The first terminals that were able to access the update were free devices, that is, those that do not have operator data integrated into the firmware . For them, the process took a couple of weeks until the updates arrived, either through Samsung Kies ”” the in-house synchronization platform for Windows and Mac OS X computers ”” or through the OTA system ” " Over the Air , or what is the same, without resorting to other teams" ".
Either because you did not realize that there was an update available to jump from Android 2.3 Gingerbread to the latest from Google for mobiles, or because you are not very clear how you can update your Samsung Galaxy S2, we explain step by step how get the Mountain View ice cream sandwich installed in the terminal.
There are, as we say, two ways to update the phone. All operators have opened the door for Android 4.0 to enter the Samsung Galaxy S2 that they have marketed, so that you will have no problems in recognizing the compatibility of the latest version of Google's operating system with your device. One of the routes is through Samsung Kies. To adopt this option you will need, logically, to have the application installed on your computer. You can download it for free from this link. After opening the program, just connect your Samsung Galaxy S2 to the computer ”” either throughBluetooth or USB ””, and Kies itself will notify you that an update is available. Follow the instructions on the screen and in a few minutes you will see how your Samsung Galaxy S2 looks with Android 4.0.
You also have another way of accessing through Kies with your computer. To do this, all you have to do is use the Kies Air application, which you can download from Samsung Apps or from Google Play "" the downloadable application stores of the South Korean and North American firms, respectively "". When you start the application on the Samsung Galaxy S2 you will see that it provides you with an address that you will have to enter in the web browser you use on your computer. The two computers will automatically be linked via Wi-Fi"" Logically, both must be connected to the same wireless network "". This option is also integrated through the Wi-Fi options "" accessible from the settings menu "", where you can find the section "Kies via Wi-Fi".
The other option goes through the system of direct updates from the terminal, also known as OTA. It is very convenient due to the independence it supposes with respect to other equipment, since it is enough to take a look at the verification of new available versions and, if found, authorize the download and installation. The terminal can allow us in this case to get the update using the mobile Internet network, although it is not particularly recommended, since we could suffocate our data quota contracted with the operator that provides us with service.
In case we resort to the OTA update on the Samsung Galaxy S2, we would have to follow the following route: settings> about the phone> software update> update. After this, the system will connect to the servers where the new platform package should be found. In case we are still running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, we will receive the corresponding notification to update us. Now we will have to be patient, since between the download and the installation we could invest between 20 and 30 minutes. But the wait will be worth it.
Precisely, in the same Software Update screen, we can modify some parameters to ignore this process in the future. For example, we can define that the task is performed automatically when the system detects a new version of the system "" the phone will periodically connect to the servers to inspect news "", as well as indicate if we allow the process to develop only when we are connected to Wi-Fi networks.
