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T-Mobile to Push Android 4.0 to Galaxy S II June 11

Jun 1, 2012, 2:38 PM by Eric M. Zeman

T-Mobile today indicated via its official Twitter account that it will begin delivering the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich system update to the Samsung Galaxy S II via Kies starting on June 11.

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toaster oven

Jun 3, 2012, 12:27 AM

Bad timing?

I have to admit that I'm a little surprised that they would be willing to roll out ICS before the S3 comes out. I don't know that it would hurt sales all that much, but it certainly won't help.

Tofuchong

not supplying ICS to the GSII would have been a big mistake. That is a very new phone, and the customers expect updates to it. Not releasing ICS would have brought their device support into question, not something you want to do when you are releasi...
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ParagonAwesome

plus with the s2 currently $230 at tmo and the s3 coming out @ $199 the price for the s2 will drop because there people who will want to save $$ and they'll get the s2,
same reason they roled out ICS to the sensation when they have the Amaze and the...
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WarriorProphet

Jun 3, 2012, 6:24 PM

Push? Since when was kies OTA?

The link to T-Mobile says the update is available via KIES, their desktop sync software suite.

OTA = Push = NOT Kies

Good 'ol phonescoop reporting there.

Tofuchong

Please check http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-3029.

You will find:

""It was announced on June 1, that beginning June 11, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) will be available for the Samsung Galaxy S II via Kies only.""

MarryTheNight

Jun 1, 2012, 6:58 PM

T-Mo the first to get ICS on it's Galaxy S II's?

Or did AT&T get theirs already?

Jellz

Nope, T-Mobile is first. Only ICS phones AT&T sells directly now is the HTC Vivid and HTC One X.

sp_5015

Jun 1, 2012, 5:08 PM

I hope...

Sprint gives the green light soon

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