Icecream sandwitch update ?

[Sword Fish]

Ok so I did it and seems to be working fine. This is the one that was recommended right ?

Yes, that one is KK5 and I think I will put it on later as everyone is telling me it has better battery life than KK2.

 

[Remeniz]

Where did you get the KK5 non frankenstein?

My bad. It's a Frankenstein firmware. I'm new to all this...

I thought there was a non Frankenstein version that I thought I used.

 

[simrebel]

question I have UHKI2 , can I go to XWKK2 without it wiping everything?
and is there anything I need to do before or after flashing it?

 

[atmasters]

So everything is looking good. I like the new graphics in the Camera app and the blue shadow. Hope it helps with Battery but it is a little soon to see how much change there is. Thanks for all the help.

 

[atmasters]

One more question can I use this update tab now in my settings ? It was never there before and is new. Can some one tell me a little more about this ?

 

[markymiles]

It has always been there on mine, isn't it just the OTA update settings menu.

Question for you just before i update mine through odin does your linked firmware wipe the phone ?

*edit see you have another thread asking the same and also my answer*

 

[Jones197666]

This was a great thread, I will be updating hopefully tomorrow now. I am also on Bell Canada. Is there a specific forum just for us on here?

 

[Slug]

I am also on Bell Canada. Is there a specific forum just for us on here?

Nope, you'll have to put up with all us common people!

 

[Jones197666]

AWESOME!

Everything Went great for me using MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service

and then following the instructions at [ROM+Guide]Official i9100 Firmwares KG, KH, KI1/2/3/4/8, KJ1/2/3, KK2/5 Download - xda-developers

 

[Burner2004]

My phone is on Rogers and I put this firmware on and it works great! Much faster than the 2.3.4 I had previously. Follow the instructions on the XDA link and you should be good to go. It took 3.5 minutes to flash!

XDA Site Instructions: [ROM+Guide]Official i9100 Firmwares KG, KH, KI1/2/3/4/8, KJ1/2/3, KK2/5 Download - xda-developers

2.3.6 XWKK2 http://www.multiupload.com/PBBE9HBXTS

There is a XWKK5 Frankenstien build on the XDA site also but I found it to run slower than the KK2 so I flashed back.

I wanted to ask if there is a big difference in the battery consumption with the new update, I'm currently using XXKG6, 2.3.4 rooted with under cloaked to 1GHZ and my battery stays for 24 h with playing games.

Should I update the firmware to XWKK2 - 2.3.6 ?! I have few questions, After I update it :

1) I will loose root, so I will need to re-root it?
2) Do I need to download a new kernel? Or new ROM? I see all these lighting roms, Revolution roms and etc.
3) Until now I downloaded the 2.3.6 XWKK2 from the link above, once I flash it on my phone through ODIN, what is the next step?

I already know how to root, flash and update kernels, but do I need to know anything additional about this specific one ?!

Thanks in advance.

 

[Shotgun84]

I wanted to ask if there is a big difference in the battery consumption with the new update, I'm currently using XXKG6, 2.3.4 rooted with under cloaked to 1GHZ and my battery stays for 24 h with playing games.

Should I update the firmware to XWKK2 - 2.3.6 ?! I have few questions, After I update it :

1) I will loose root, so I will need to re-root it?
2) Do I need to download a new kernel? Or new ROM? I see all these lighting roms, Revolution roms and etc.
3) Until now I downloaded the 2.3.6 XWKK2 from the link above, once I flash it on my phone through ODIN, what is the next step?

I already know how to root, flash and update kernels, but do I need to know anything additional about this specific one ?!

Thanks in advance.

I can't say about the battery life as I've never used the stock kk2.
1. You will lose root so you will need to reroot after updating firmware.
2. You will need to download the cfroot kk2 kernel to reroot
You don't need to use a custom rom if you are happy with stock firmware. But if you want to try a custom rom there is no point upgrading to kk2 as the custom rom will change your firmware.
3. Once you've flashed kk2 just disconnect the usb cable. Nothing else needs to be done. Actually ignore that you want a rooted phone so go straight back into download mode and flash the cfroot kk2 kernel.

 

[PhoneTips]

So, if I have paid retail for the phone without any carrier branding, is the ICS update available?

 

[Slug]

There's no Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update available for any Galaxy S2 version yet.