SEOUL, Korea – March 13, 2012 – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the global leader in Android™ smartphones, today announced the availability of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) software upgrade for GALAXY S II. The upgrade will begin in the European countries including Poland, Hungary, and Sweden, as well as Korea today and gradually roll out to other markets. Android 4.0 ICS software upgrade for GALAXY Note, GALAXY SII LTE, GALAXY R, GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus, 7.7, 8.9, 8.9 LTE and 10.1 will follow soon.
Sadly, no commitment on rollout schedule.
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Galaxy Tab 8.9 Update?
I haven't had my Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 on for the past few days, but when I turned it on today, I'm getting a "Downloading" message on the main screen. It's been on for about 30 minutes. Is this the ICS Upgrade?
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I haven't had my Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 on for the past few days, but when I turned it on today, I'm getting a "Downloading" message on the main screen. It's been on for about 30 minutes. Is this the ICS Upgrade?
I don't know what it was doing, but I did a hard reset and it's back to normal (?).
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The ICS upgrades will be starting very soon in Canada, and then for the rest of us. It looks like Sammy has done their work and now it's up to the carriers.
That's the date for Telus people to get the update right? Doesn't that typically meant that the WiFi version will get it sooner? Without a carrier needing to approve the software, upgrades usually hit WiFi Only versions first.
Good news, after long waiting Samsung will finally start with the Android 4.0 updates for the Galaxy Tab 7.7 – 8.9 –10.1.
The updates will start in July but the most updates are planned for August. According to our insider the update will improve your battery and speed. Samsung Canada posted a schedule also when we will see the first galaxy Tab updates. Even they say in July / August.
Another good thing is, when we have the first Android 4.0 for the Galaxy Tab 7.7 we will start making our review about the Galaxy Tab 7.7 If you want to see our first Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 WIFI review please stay tuned. That review is plannend to come online this month.
The next tablets will receive an Android 4.0 update.
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The only reason Canada came up is because we happened to get some info about the Canada release. But I would also assume that the Asia market would get it first. I'm in Asia too (Cambodia) and haven t seen it yet.
IMO - its a OS late and a dollar short. I am in love with the 8.9 inch size or I already would have moved on to the Nexus 7. I'm holding out for any announcements of new hardware for the Xmas shopping season and will sell the 8.9 once I decide what to get.
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This obscure blog says we're getting it this week but doesn't name a source:
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Samsung has finally started to release the Android 4.0 Ice Cream sandwich software update for its range of Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet devices. The Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Galaxy Tab 7.7 will all be receiving the update this week.
From the SamsungTomorrow article via Google Translate:
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Major improvements
A. Platform upgrade Android 3.2 Honeycomb → Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
- Face Recognition (Face Unlock) Added
- Mobile Data Management Functionality
- Multitasking and applications, some usability improvements
Upgrade Notices
A. Some user data initialization
- When performing this upgrade, the phone book, messages, photos, and maintain key user data, but Self-improvement is initiated by some user data.
- Set the initialization part
· Home screen and main menu in order of placement, the background screen image
· Improved some of the settings are changed depending on the value of the item
- Other applications and data can be initialized.
- In case of unexpected loss of data, performed before the upgrade data via Kies
Please backup.
Two. Free internal memory space
- To upgrade the memory, 60MB or more of free space is required.
- Downloaded applications, photos, videos, etc. Make sure to allow delete some capacity.
- How to check the remaining capacity: Applications → → Preferences → storage space available
Three. Application Compatibility
- After the upgrade, store Play T Store or downloaded from some applications Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich versions have not been optimized properly may not work.
· Samsung Apps for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Details of the products will be supported See description of hope, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich does not work in Samsung Apps Applications Center (Samsung Apps) through the Please thinking from.
· T store availability of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with a detailed description of the goods refer hope, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich does not work with the applications "Contact Seller" to support developers through the Android 4.0 IceCream Sandwich (i) a SK Telecom and T store or request Customer Service (TStore) through the please thinking from.
- Android applications downloaded from the application of the developer (characters), please contact:
Four. Change the way some applications and features provide smart Sales, T smart learning, smart bill after the upgrade, click the icon for the corresponding go to Market and can be downloaded apps.
Down WiFi mode when downloading several interesting will be recommended.
- After the upgrade will change the name of some applications.
→ S Planner and Schedule
· Download → Download Management
- Flash Player can be downloaded from the Android Market is.
· Adobe 社 according to the plan later in the Android Market to download Flash Player may be limited.
- Leaders hub changes
Kyobo eBook store, link and text service is terminated and a single Reader with Hub Store
Has been changed.
Kyobo eBook store, and text content is purchased through Samsung Apps Store or at Play
By downloading the application will still be available. My own bookshelves, media boards, reading planner is deleted and is no longer functional.
For inquiries, Samsung Electronics Customer Service (1588-3366), please contact us by.
5. Manipulation for the Treatment
- SW for mobile phone upgrades will be impossible for any operation, and unexpected problems
Can occur. We are not resulting in customer support.
6. EAS (Exchange ActiveSync) use the Customer Notes
- EAS using the ICS Guests are permitted when the network settings after the upgrade data, much of the e-mail sync fees may apply. (WiFi is recommended to use after setting EAS)
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Woke up this morning to see an update on my WiFi only 8.9. After a brutally long process, it was confirmed that it was the ICS update! FINALLY!!
Thanks, Fitch! I merged your post with our ongoing thread of ICS news.
BTW, only ICS for the GT-P7310 has been released at this point. Those of us with the 3G and LTE versions are still waiting. My guess is we'll have it before the month is over (3 more days!).
No worries! Just wanted to get the word out to as many as possible. It's a nice surprise to finally have ICS on both my tablet and phone (galaxy nexus).
The first thing I did was download Chrome. Oh how I hated that stock browser!!!
Well, I started this thread in March and I can close it saying that I got my ICS update today. Since Kies doesn't work on any of my 5 pc/laptops, I did an OTA update and am quite happy so far.
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I think I rooted it about one week after I bought it!
Waddya mean close it???? Some of us still don't have our upgrade 
for the 3G international version (P7300)
