AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727 smartphone gets lucky this time as in the due course of this article we will be checking out on how you can apply with the latest version of ICS Android 4.0.3 firmware version. Please note that this is not an official firmware update released by Samsung Electronics and also we don’t have an ETA on by when this update will be pushed officially. This leak is based in the IML74K update build number and should only be applied to the phones which have the model number of the device as SGH I727 and not to other similar handsets like I9100/ I9100G. This all new firmware is dubbed as UCALC4 ICS 4.0.3 Firmware version.
Applying this update will in no matter root the phone, so your warranty is kept intact and also just in case if you wish to root the device, we will be soon coming up with an article which will help you to root the same.
Disclaimer: Neither we, nor developer should be held responsible for any damage happened to your device in the process of following the instructions mentioned in this article. It’s very unlikely that there will be any issues but just in case if at all there are any issues then we are committed to help you in solving the same.
Quick Pre Requisites:
- Backup all the data present in your phone so as to ensure that just in casei if the data gets lost or corrupted, the same can be easily restoed with the help of below mentioned steps. Don’t use KIES to backup all your data as it may or may not support the device after the update since its not yet officially pushed.
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”
- Minimum charge left in the phone should be 80% so as to ensure that the phone doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of firmware update. (If you don’t follow this step then the chances are more that your phone may get DEAD for which we should not be responsible).
- Disable all the security suites installed in your computer and uninstall all antivirus tools in your computer so as to ensure that the firmware update is not interrupted in the middle of the process.
- Enable the USB debugging in your phone from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked. USB Debugging Mode can only be enabled once you disconnect the phone from computer. USB Debugging should be ticked.
So assuming that you have followed all the instructions, you can now proceed to the next page where we will be checking out in detail on how to apply this update in your phone.
