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pm5544 · Mar 27, 2013

billynibbles,

As you are using it right now can you say what difference you have noticed after flashing for Jelly Bean as opposed to Gingerbread?

apinya24 · Apr 1, 2013

Will JB improve the camera on the Ace 2 as the blurb about JB seems to suggest?

pm5544 · Apr 1, 2013

apinya24 said:
Will JB improve the camera on the Ace 2 as the blurb about JB seems to suggest?

Can you provide a link to this please?

graham35 · Apr 1, 2013

Seems Portugal is getting the update JB right now

Latest Firmwares | Samsung Updates

half way down the page....

pm5544 · Apr 1, 2013

Where exactly will the JB update come from, I take it that it won't be from the Google Play Store will it? and will it just appear as a notification to install or decline?

My next question will be that if it's not from Google Play then if at first you decline the notification where would you later go again to find and install it?

DSSmobile · Apr 2, 2013

Well I think here
Firmware archive | Samsung Updates

would be a pretty good start - don't you????
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I8160

pm5544 · Apr 2, 2013

DSSmobile said:
Well I think here
Firmware archive | Samsung Updates

would be a pretty good start - don't you????
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I8160

I meant from where to the phone.

pm5544 · Apr 5, 2013

sniperdude said:
Samsung kies or if you go to Settings/about phone/software update
you can check

roll out started today Portugal was first I think

I have a feeling it was Greece that were first, then Portugal, and now China, so that's 3 countries up until now.

01. Greece
02. Portugal
03. China

DSSmobile · Apr 5, 2013

Yup Greece first - see my post of March 21

triger · Apr 8, 2013

How about in the philippines
Wen it wil be?

pm5544 · Apr 8, 2013

Donni79 said:
If you are worried about the jellybean update, turn off the automatic update notification. Then you will not receive any messages telling you to upgrade.

Surely there won't be a need to turn this off as it's only a notification, and then if declined then clear would remove it, then as you say I could always go back to check for updates manually.

Is there a simple link that tells us what the JB update does as opposed to Gingerbread?

pm5544 · Apr 8, 2013

Will the following cause issues when eventually updating to Jelly Bean? and if so should this setting be disabled prior to download/installation of Jelly Bean?

Lock my phone if sim card is changed.

I imagine when updating to Jelly Bean isn't actually changing the sim card.

pm5544 · Apr 9, 2013

Will users of the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 be required to clear any app data before we get the new Jelly Bean? I read some articles that some say they had to delete the data for Google's Frame Network.

Smokey Mc Pot · Apr 9, 2013

pm5544 said:
Will users of the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 be required to clear any app data before we get the new Jelly Bean? I read some articles that some say they had to delete the data for Google's Frame Network.

If you going to install official JB with "KIES" ?!
Than just follow the instructions from Samsung.

But if you going to install official JB using "Odin" ?!
Than you better read some instructions from "XDA developer forums" before you flash the update.

(It is advisable and important to back-up your phone before you update it in any case.)

But if you flash it than you are advised to back-up and than perform a factory reset before you flash the software.
That is to avoid any possible conflicts/bugs with the new software.

Hope this explanation was helpful.
Regards

pm5544 · Apr 9, 2013

Smokey Mc Pot said:
If you going to install official JB with "KIES" ?!
Than just follow the instructions from Samsung.

But if you going to install official JB using "Odin" ?!
Than you better read some instructions from "XDA developer forums" before you flash the update.

(It is advisable and important to back-up your phone before you update it in any case.)

But if you flash it than you are advised to back-up and than perform a factory reset before you flash the software.
That is to avoid any possible conflicts/bugs with the new software.

Hope this explanation was helpful.
Regards

I thought it would just be simple like going to about phone and clicking manually on software update or perhaps just waiting on the update notification.

I don't use Kies.

Smokey Mc Pot · Apr 9, 2013

pm5544 said:
I thought it would just be simple like going to about phone and clicking manually on software update or perhaps just waiting on the update notification.

I don't use Kies.

I wish I could give you a real answer on the subject but Is too early to speculate about it.
But as you are aware is a massive jump from GB to JB and skipping ICS.
The update is over 500mbps data.
So I don't believe it will be released over the Ota update.
It's a all new operating system.
Very similar to the S3.

I am running JB on my phone already . Flashed with Odin .
(Official Portugal TMN-MC8).

The last update I received on GB "XXLK 7" Samsung forced me to use Kies for that.
So I am convinced that once the update arrives here in the UK.
It will be available thru Kies.
You will receive the notifications about the update being available on your phone once is available.
And the instructions about how to update as well.

Just be patient.
It is worth it.
Is like having an all new phone again after the update.
Good stuff

triger · Apr 13, 2013

Smokey Mc Pot said:
I wish I could give you a real answer on the subject but Is too early to speculate about it.
But as you are aware is a massive jump from GB to JB and skipping ICS.
The update is over 500mbps data.
So I don't believe it will be released over the Ota update.
It's a all new operating system.
Very similar to the S3.

I am running JB on my phone already . Flashed with Odin .
(Official Portugal TMN-MC8).

The last update I received on GB "XXLK 7" Samsung forced me to use Kies for that.
So I am convinced that once the update arrives here in the UK.
It will be available thru Kies.
You will receive the notifications about the update being available on your phone once is available.
And the instructions about how to update as well.

Just be patient.
It is worth it.
Is like having an all new phone again after the update.
Good stuff

Do u have a problem after u instal the jb portugal oficial?
Wat isue do u ncounter
Plz kindly anser my questin sir?

Smokey Mc Pot · Apr 13, 2013

triger said:
Do u have a problem after u instal the jb portugal oficial?
Wat isue do u ncounter
Plz kindly anser my questin sir?

There are plenty of people complaining about different problems...

But It is all down to what you do and how you do it...

The JB Rom is as stable as the GB Rom. If correctly installed/flashed.

I can't claim to be having problems with my phone running JB.
Apart from the same problems I used to have running GB.
People claim to be having problems with the phone freezing on JB.
(Is true). But my phone used to freeze on GB as well...

The lack of Ram is the problem.
Touchwiz is power/ram hungry.
The Galaxy Ace 2 is not great for multitasking.
Apart from that I am happy with it.
This is a mid range low end phone.
It will never be as good as a top of the range phone.

There are different ways to fix/solve this problems .

Note:
(MB2/MB4 are Beta leak versions specially tailored for Europe.) and have bugs reported although MB4 is stable.
(MC8 is official built for TMN Portugal/Europe) and (MC4 is official for China only).
Firmware specs varies from region to region...
Example:
European firmware is not good for China.
Chinese firmware will ruin a European device.

But my advice to you or anyone reading this is to be patient and waiting for the Ota / KIES update for your (country/region) from Samsung officially.

Hopefully the Ota / Kies update will have all the problems addressed and fixed by then.

Better safe than sorry.

Remember:
Flashing your phone is dangerous.
Flashing can brick your phone.
And you might lose your Warranty.

Be safe.
Be patient.

triger · Apr 14, 2013

thanks for the advice i was trying to flash my ace 2 tanks for the advice greetings from philipines ill just wait the oficial in my country hope it will come soon

Smokey Mc Pot · Apr 17, 2013

I corrected this post as I finally can confirm that:

On the 18/April/2014 TMN
Is advertising the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Jelly Bean 4.1.2 for sale in Portugal.

All JB releases to today's date are official but...

- The MB2 was the first leak.
- The MB4 was the second leak.
(And replaced the MB2 leak.)

Now listed as MB2/MB4.
And is listed as (Greece) firmware.

But there is no JB firmware for the ace 2 available in "Greece"yet.

- The MC8 was reported as the official firmware for TMN Portugal.

On the 18/04/2014 "TMN PORTUGAL" is finally selling the Galaxy Ace 2 Jelly Bean.

- The MC4 is the latest firmware available for China only.
And everyone that tried to flash it is reporting that it ruined the phone.

None of the releases to date are bug free.
So it is very likely they will receive some hot fix really soon.

My phone is the GT-18160 and I am using the MC8 TMN release.

The firmware is stable but faulty at times.
(If I bought the phone in this condition I wouldn't want it and would consider it faulty).

So if you flash any of this JB releases.
Remember that they are
"Beta releases" and faulty at times.
But very likely there will be some hot fix available really soon.

Not all bad news.:thumbup:

triger · Apr 18, 2013

My god so it was a propaganda yayks huhu ders n0 jb on my country on 22 april wata waste of time of waiting

pm5544 · Apr 18, 2013

You know something. all this stuff about JB is doing ma head in, it's available, it's not, it causes bugs, it's beta, I think I will stay safe with the system that came with the phone being Gingerbread, I would hate to see my phone being ruined as what has happened to some people.

pm5544 · Apr 27, 2013

Will the JB update be coming to the UK eventually or not at all?

tonto132 · Apr 28, 2013

pm5544 said:
Will the JB update be coming to the UK eventually or not at all?

Yes it will.. The UK, the rest of Europe and the rest of the world. It just seems to take longer than anyone expected. Weird. But I got used to it with my old Nokia phones. Firmware updates almost never appear on time.

Smokey Mc Pot · Apr 28, 2013

tonto132 said:
Yes it will.. The UK, the rest of Europe and the rest of the world. It just seems to take longer than anyone expected. Weird. But I got used to it with my old Nokia phones. Firmware updates almost never appear on time.

@tonto
Please don't make this outrageous claims without any proof or evidence.
There is no Samsung official announcement of an update to the GT-I8160 model.
The claims released by an employee at Samsung Ukraine were just that... unfounded.

At the official Samsung website the phone is still listed as 2.3 GB and no reference to any possible updates.

No one knows if there will be an update.

We hope so.
But no one knows.

TMN Portugal is the only carrier at the moment selling this particular device running JB 4.1.2 but the firmware is already preinstalled out of the box on the device.
And TMN only started to sell this phone on their shops this month.

:thinking:

So no. no one knows until Samsung announces it...

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