Although its successor is the one who cries out for the attention of the market, the Samsung Galaxy S2 does not stop being topical. Although it has already hung up its boots as the high-end of the South Korean firm, its users will continue to be able to enjoy the latest advances that the operating system with which it works.
And in fact, one of the most recent editions of the version that today is at the head of those compatible with this mobile, Ice Cream Sandwich, is already being deployed in the released models that are in our country. We are talking about Android 4.0.4, the version that in the past days could be achieved by manually installing the ROM using wizards such as ODIN, and that can now be downloaded for free on the free Samsung Galaxy S2 through OTA ”” Over the Air ” ”And Samsung Kies.
The OTA system is neither more nor less than a synchronization system that makes the mobile connect directly to the servers where the new version of the system is hosted, so that it would not be necessary to resort to intermediate applications, such as Samsung Kies.
In any case, it is important to remember that those who wish to do so can also do so with Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich connected to the Samsung Galaxy S2 to their computer and using precisely that desktop program. As soon as the latest version of the platform is available and we plug the phone into the computer, Kies will notify us of the existence of a more recent edition than the one we have on our mobile.
In any case, as we say, you can force the process directly from the Samsung Galaxy S2. To do this, just go, within the settings menu, to the last section of the menu "" where it says "about the phone" "". Once there, click on "software update" and, after that, click on "update". If the new terminal is ready to download and install Android 4.0.4, it will indicate the start of the process.
Given this, it only remains to wait a few minutes, depending on the quality of the connection. It is recommended that you carry out the task under the cover of a Wi-Fi network, since although the update is not too heavy ”” only one 86 MB ””, in this way we will not vampirize our data quota contracted with the operator. When you have completely downloaded the upgrade package, we will be asked for confirmation for the installation, a task will take several minutes. After this, we can enjoy Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich on our Samsung Galaxy S2 without further delay.
The improvements in this new version are aimed at implementing system stability, as well as integrating a little more speed in various applications installed on the platform. On the other hand, the camera also receives sensitive news, such as the option to configure shortcuts with which to incorporate customizations in the captures by controlling various parameters. The accelerometer will also perform better once we have made the jump to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich on the Samsung Galaxy S2.
