Pre Requisites of updating Galaxy S2 GT I9100 with Gingerbread 2.3.4:
- First and foremost you should make a note that all the data which is present in the phone will get erased as soon as you apply the update as you will be required to clear the cache and wipe the data after applying the update. So, data like Text messages, Contacts along with other data which is present in the phone will get lost. Just in case if you have data like videos, pictures and songs then you can move all of these to your internal / external SD card so that it will be safe over here. The text messages as well as the Contacts can be backed up and restored by following the below links where the detailed procedure is given.
- Along with the above data which is there in your phone, you also need to make a note of the APN as well as the MMS Settings which are responsible for Internet Access and for sending the MMS Messages. You can note all these two settings from the path, “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”.
- Ensure that all the Security Solutions like Firewalls, Antivirus and also the KIES application is closed completely till the firmware update is done.
- It’s very important to ensure that you have the ADMIN privileges before you proceed to update your phone and also the USB port needs to be open which means that it should have the read / write access so that the firmware can be applied successfully. Ensure that you have a minimum of USB 2.0 enabled USB ports in your computer and as of now Odin only supports Windows based operating system and doesn’t support Linux or even Mac / Apple.
- Note that you will have to charge your phone to a minimum of 90% plus so as to ensure that you don’t experience the lesser battery life even after the firmware update. Many users ignore this step which is the root cause on why users face issues of battery backup even after updating with the firmware.
- Never interrupt the process of firmware update manually, just in case if it gets interrupted by power failure then no need to worry as all you need to do is to just follow the instructions again from the start which are mentioned in the next page.
- So, in the next page let’s get started with the actual procedure on how you can install the same on your phone. Please note that all the download links are mentioned in the article, so kindly find for the same.
