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NZtechfreak · May 12, 2012

BTW everyone - warning from several recognised developers at XDA: DO NOT FLASH THIS UPDATE BY ANY UNOFFICIAL MEANS, THERE IS A RISK OF HARD BRICK. Details here.

Luckily I escaped unscathed, I saw the warning thread a few minutes after I finished flashing mine!

JJBlade · May 12, 2012

yegon said:
Anyone in the UK got the official ICS yet? I've got the unlocked international version, annoyed it hasn't appeared yet

Nope

alpertopcu · May 12, 2012

I use international version(bought it from Amazon USA)Update didn't show up on phone(OTA) however when tried Kies, I first do a check for Kies update, it updated itself. Than plugged my phone in, it has detected a new firmware update, it downloaded it and updated my phone to ICS. But only after 10hours, battery was discharged totally. I'm charging it, than see is it an ICE or a first time install issue.
And after the update, there seems to be a serious heat problem... Anyone noticed it as well?

darkmav · May 13, 2012

I'm from India, and I don't see the ICS update on OTA or Kies. But Kies also says 'GT-N700 does not support initializing' so I don't know.

yegon · May 13, 2012

No sign in the UK yet still. Tried it via Kies, no sign their either, gah.

biker74 · May 13, 2012

Typically, there is still 6 weeks of Q2.

enduser2941 · May 13, 2012

This may have been said, but I didn't read all the replies so my bad if it has but Samsung has had on it's website for a while a list of all devices and carriers that ICS was going to be released to, and they were originally scheduled to roll out Q1 this year, but pushed it back to Q2 starting in early May, so I suppose it's no surprise that it's dribbling out now, however, if your in the US your beat as this release announcement was for across the pond first, then here in the US, so lord only knows when we will start getting it.

yegon · May 13, 2012

alpertopcu said:
I use international version(bought it from Amazon USA)Update didn't show up on phone(OTA) however when tried Kies, I first do a check for Kies update, it updated itself. Than plugged my phone in, it has detected a new firmware update, it downloaded it and updated my phone to ICS. But only after 10hours, battery was discharged totally. I'm charging it, than see is it an ICE or a first time install issue.
And after the update, there seems to be a serious heat problem... Anyone noticed it as well?

Quick question: like darkmav above, when connected to Kies and after selecting Firmware upgrade and initialisation it says "GT-N7000 does not support initializing".

Did you experience this?

russc73 · May 14, 2012

I got the update here in the UK albeit on a on an Amazon.de purchased Note. I have a quick question for those who have the update. A lot of the blurb on the web mentions the Premium Suite including something called Video Everywhere. Sounds pretty useful i thought but there's no sign of it on my updated device. Anyone know how to get hold of it?

amarantha · May 14, 2012

I found the update this morning (in the UK on a German Note) downloaded it this evening via wifi got to about 90% then failed, something about not connecting to server asked if I wanted to continue (thinking it was done said yes) then it disappeared. Phone now says no updates, phone up to date. Has this happened to anyone else?

tongro · May 14, 2012

russc73 said:
I got the update here in the UK albeit on a on an Amazon.de purchased Note. I have a quick question for those who have the update. A lot of the blurb on the web mentions the Premium Suite including something called Video Everywhere. Sounds pretty useful i thought but there's no sign of it on my updated device. Anyone know how to get hold of it?

Video Everywhere seems to have been dropped from the PS, despite having been announced by Samsung (see Samsung launches Premium Suite for Galaxy Note with exclusive Angry Birds Space content SAMSUNG ). And now, despite starring in Samsung's official video ...
[GALAXY Note] Introducing Premium Suite with Ice Cream Sandwich - YouTube
... My Story has been dropped as well, so we're left with S Note as the only new app. Since Samsung have painted themselves into a corner there, maybe they will provide those apps in a later update.

mpw · May 14, 2012

tongro said:
...Since Samsung have painted themselves into a corner there, maybe they will provide those apps in a later update.

Call me a cynic, but...

Samsung Nitro-Mor Joint Statement said:
* All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.

burak · May 14, 2012

Is it worth getting ICS update or better to stay on gingerbread

AwesomeMcT · May 15, 2012

burak said:
Is it worth getting ICS update or better to stay on gingerbread

I for one won't be in rush to upgrade (rather wait till and bugs are ironed out and Apps I use on the regular are updated to run on ICS).

I updated my SII to ICS and for all the nice improvements I mentioned above, I experianced more annoyance.....Gonna stick with Gingerbread until I have an issue with that, plus I would seem that Premium Suite has been sh*tcanned for the time being.

marcjohnson · May 15, 2012

Still waiting for mine, on an unbranded note so hoped I would have had it by now

pournamisuhail · May 15, 2012

hi friends am having some problem . while trying update from kies its showing GT-N7000 does not support initializing . any one have any idea how to solve this problem please help me ...........thanks

Bodestone · May 15, 2012

It will just show up on the main screen when ready.
I think Tools -> Firmware Upgrade and Initialisation is for something different. I've never needed that to see other updates via Kies.

Unfortunately it's not described in the help and I have not been able to find any information about what that does.

mpw · May 15, 2012

Just been reading an article predicting that Android 5.0 Jelly Bean will be released by Thanksgiving; one of the more conservative timescales, with some predicting a summer release.

Even using Thanksgiving as a date we are now closer to the release of JB than we are to ICS, and yet still no upgrade for the Note!!

DLOK · May 16, 2012

Shouldn't be long now that they've posted an ICS version of the user guide on the Samsung UK website :rolleyes:

DonaldGreig · May 17, 2012

Still not here in the UK. Uk branded Note. Sigh. 😔

drunkenmax · May 17, 2012

DonaldGreig said:
Still not here in the UK. Uk branded Note. Sigh. 😔

I feel your pain

climbers_uk · May 17, 2012

DLOK said:
Shouldn't be long now that they've posted an ICS version of the user guide on the Samsung UK website

Just been looking, and gutted, I am going to have to unroot me phone to do the update according to FOTA Samsung

yegon · May 17, 2012

drunkenmax said:
I feel your pain

As do I. I keep checking everyday, I think the only way its going to happen is if I try and completely forget about it. I love the Note, I'm a total convert, but it is a little hard to bare having being used to timely updates on the iPhone.

mpw · May 17, 2012

drunkenmax said:
I feel your pain[?]

That's what my French baker said, when I was complaining about the lack of Ice Cream Sandwich

B2L · May 17, 2012

For anyone interested, the ICS update is starting to roll out to users who have a Taiwan CSC (Country Sale Code).

SamMobile Firmware Page

If you want to find out what your Note's CSC code is, you can find out by hooking your device up to Kies. In Kies it will list your firmware, there will be a 3 letter code in parentheses. For example mine is (TGY) which is Hong Kong. After you find out what your CSC is, check the reference chart here.

Samsung CSC code reference - ykkfive

You can also find out which CSC your Note has by opening your dialer and dialing *#1234# this will list your device's current firmware. Reference your current firmware with the Sammobile link above, that website lists all current firmware for the Galaxy Note.

Edit: From XDA, someone was stating this was in fact Hong Kong Firmware. CSC codes are TGY and BRI. When I get home I'm going to check Kies and see if the update is available for me.

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