Every phone I own I do this, plus the ones of my kids and partner. Here are a couple of threads to follow to do that for a galaxy II:
http://www.androidtotal.com/manually-download-install-xwke7-update-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-2/ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13319294&postcount=1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399&page=71 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928 http://www.geeksailor.com/root-galaxy-s-gingerbread-2-3-4/ http://rizeworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/06/root-samsung-galaxy-2-i9100-android-233.html http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1480901 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728754 that should get you going. Jobst On Fri, Dec 02, 2011 at 11:08:57AM +1100, Gonzalo Servat ([email protected]) wrote: > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Tom Worthington <[email protected] > > wrote: > > > On 01/12/11 12:57, scott wrote: > > > >> Not only can you get rid of the apps the manufacturer and providers puts > >> on your phone ... > >> > > > > Perhaps I need to do that with the Huawei deuce u8520 android phone I > > demonstrated at a Slug meeting. > > > > The phone reboots itself at random and has been in for repair for several > > weeks: http://blog.tomw.net.au/2011/**09/huawei-deuce-u8520-dual-** > > sim-android.html<http://blog.tomw.net.au/2011/09/huawei-deuce-u8520-dual-sim-android.html> > > > I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and my biggest fear, as with anyone doing the > procedure I guess, is bricking the phone. Has anyone done this sort of > thing? > > I want to upgrade to Android 2.3.4 as it comes with some important bug > fixes, particularly around battery life, but it hasn't been released yet by > my carrier and I'm not sure when it will be, so I'm getting impatient! > > - Gonzalo > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Tommorow or the next life, whichever comes first, we never know. - Saying from Tibet. | |0| | Jobst Schmalenbach, [email protected], General Manager | | |0| Barrett Consulting Group P/L & The Meditation Room P/L |0|0|0| +61 3 9532 7677, POBox 277, Caulfield South, 3162, Australia -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
