Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100P smartphone can now be updated with the latest version of Jellybean 4.1.2 firmware. Please note that this is the Official firmware update rolled out by Samsung in select countries and will be slowly rolling out across the Globe over a period of a month or so. So, before we proceed to check on how you can manually apply your phone with the below mentioned update, you need to make sure to follow all the list of quick pre requisites which are mentioned below so as to make sure that the upgrade process gets completed successfully. This official jellybean 4.1.2 update is dubbed as XXLSK. Don’t apply this update in any other devices apart from model numbers of Galaxy S2 bearing i9100P or else the device might just end up bricking.
Note: Applying this update in your Galaxy S2 won’t root the device or void the warranty in any manner as it’s the official firmware update released by Samsung Electronics.
Change log of XXLSK:
- Minor UI Changes,
- Samsung’s S Cloud services,
- New Lockscreen With Many Customization Options,
- New Features like Direct Call, Smart Stay and Pop-up Play,
- New Widgets (From Galaxy S III),
- Free 50GB Dropbox Storage,
- 2 new Home screen modes,
- New Notification bar with new Toggle options &
- Google Now
Quick Pre Requisites:
- All the data in your Galaxy S2 I9100P should be backed up with the help of below mentioned steps so as to make sure that just in case if the data gets lost or corrupted, the same can be restored with the help of below mentioned steps,
SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log – Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
- Enable the USB Debugging Mode in your computer from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. Ensure that, the minimum battery life should be a minimum of 40% or else there is a risk of device getting turned Off in the middle of firmware update.
Disclaimer: We should not be held responsible or liable in any manner for any damage caused to the device which is very unlikely if you follow the instructions carefully mentioned in this article.
Assuming that you are done with all the above mentioned steps, you now need to proceed to the next page where we have mentioned a detailed tutorial on how to apply with this firmware update.
