Samsung Galaxy S2 Android Jelly Bean official confirmation
For those that own the Samsung Galaxy S2 who are currently playing along with Android Ice Cream Sandwich, you just might like to know that old Sammy is already working on an Android Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy S2, and the word is Samsung will be releasing the Android 4.1 update for the SGS2 soon.
According to an article over on Android.gs, currently just 1.2 percent of Android devices are running Jelly Bean, and the Samsung Galaxy S3 will gain Android 4.1 soon, and Samsung isn’t forgetting about their other handsets, and as such have officially confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy S2 will see an update to Android Jelly Bean soon.
If you take into consideration the jump from Android 2.3 Gingerbread to Android ICS, the Android Jelly Bean update could be considered a minor update that offers performance improvements along with little changes to the user interface like a new set of homescreen widgets, a more user friendly gallery app and expandable notifications, although Jelly Bean does bring improved NFC functionality and a redesigned keyboard.
Once your Samsung Galaxy S2 has been updated with Android Jelly Bean the user will be able to initiate photo sharing simply by touch with another NFC compatible smartphone.
Along with the confirmation that the Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S2 will gain Android Jelly Bean, Samsung has also confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 will also be updated to Jelly Bean at some stage in the game.
Although Samsung hasn’t given any hard and fast date when owners of the Samsung Galaxy S2 will gain Jelly Bean, according to the article the Android 4.1 update should become available to SGS2 owners sometime over the next couple of weeks, and should also be available both via Samsung Kies and as an over the air update.
So there you go, if you own a Samsung Galaxy S2 you at least now know your smartphone will be updated to Android Jelly Bean soon.
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42 thoughts on “Samsung Galaxy S2 Android Jelly Bean official confirmation”
great .. i have s2
my s2 is not even a month older..my battery drains within 5 hrs,wether i use wifi or not..i
download airpush from play store and it tells you which app should be uninstall so then it will save your battery
already running jelly bean slim TW54.1.1v3 same as s3 runs smooth everything working fine
Is nfc is working on your phone
@Abedi make sure you screen brightness is fairly low. If you dont use maps or anything like that turn off gps and other location settings.
I wonder how soon is “soon” (because we all know how commonly used “soon” is when it comes to updates).
remember how “soon” we got our official “ice cream sandwich” ?? LOL
Does the Jellybean sort out the lost voice control features using bluettoth headsets?
I was able to voice dial and send sms messages over my bluetooth headset just fine on Gingerbread then along comes the Ice cream sandwich and I can no longer use voice dialling etc without having to tap my phone first,kinda defeats the object of handsfree dialling!
will jelly bean solve the problems with bluetooth connection to external keyboard or mouse? since I upgraded to ICS there is a big problem in bt kb and mouse support, mainly with pairing therefore I went back to gingerbread
Hi, How does one go back to Gingerbread? I liked that OS much better than ICS. I have an S2, and ICS is no good on my phone…sticky, too-fast scrolling, apps are slower, lower battery life, keyboard/txting changes no good, etc. Thanks.
Downgrade by flashing GB via Odin
Is it really coming waiting n waiting for so long ……….
Updating to jelly bean will not give the galaxy s2 any NFC capabilities, it doesn’t have an NFC chip
mine does
yep mine does too, some releases did
Some SGS2 devices ship with NFC capabilities, others don’t. So it could work if you have the right device.
the newer S2 does I have one
How can I tell if my S2 has an NFC chip, then?
go to settings > about phone > scroll down and look under ” Model Number”
if its GT-I9100P then you have NFC
if its GT-I9100G or GT-I9100 then you don’t.
it allrady has nfc just not the same type its just upgrading it for more compatibility
Already had ICS 4.0.4, but waiting for Jelly Bean 4.1.1 and samsung S Cloud for Galaxy S2…
I cant w8 for jelly bean update !!!
really cant wait for jelly bean…
Waiting…for my s2 to taste jelly bean
I’m just thinking of switching back to ios, I’ve become fed up with this dysfunctional across Android devices – using a SGS2 for two years now and now I’m due for an upgrade
Once you taste Android “Desserts”, going to IOS sucks…..very limited apps, all the good apps are pricey
thats why there’s jailbreak, and all the polished and expensive app that android app will be yours. coming from a user who use nexus 4 as a phone, and ipad. why not have both of the best? no need to be android or ios hater, each os have its pros and cons
and not to mention, if you want to be the first receiveing updates, just buy a google nexus device, nexus 4,7,10. forget those flagship device so called samsung, htc, etc that comes with extra bloatware,touchwiz, sense which makes your phone lags even with hardware specs that beats apple down to earth. Nexus, pure android at its best, believe me.
Sorry, but Jelly Bean is going make a non NFC phone, NFC compatible?
“Once your Samsung Galaxy S2 has been updated with Android Jelly Bean the user will be able to initiate photo sharing simply by touch with another NFC compatible smartphone.”
Sorry your reviews are terrible, and the people who write them are brain dead.
Yes there was a NFC version of the phone, GT-I9100P; but the normal GT-I9100 does not have an NFC chip – so Jelly Bean would not add NFC functionality – maybe do some research before writing a review. Idiots.
Why so abusive? It’s only a news article. Check yourself!
Some s2 were sold with with an NFC chip (i think its regional ) but the chip was not supported so the review might be right.
Have the fixed the kernal issues from ICS. I dont want to brick my phone. This is why I did not update to ICS
After having my S2 lock up and have to go away for a week to be repaired, I am not as eager for Jelly bean as I was for Ice cream sandwich.
guys why fighting over .wait for jellybean would clear everything.
Run cm10!
waiting for jelly bean rom
i have an s2 & 2 of my friends have the same exact phone, thru the same company.. why was there’s updated and mine hasn’t been? 🙁
How about galaxy s2 G version..is it galaxy s2 G version will get official jelly bean ?
new jelly bean 4.1.2 leakedfirmware wont support for HD Games on Galaxy S2
I update my S2 but my whatsapp account missing the auto downloading button, so I can not sotp the auto downloading.
what can do for this issue.
thanks
Follow the video… best tutorial on youtube bug free and smoothhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7b_vJtMSMI&feature=youtube_gdata_player