SIM-free Galaxy S II handsets at last perform Android ICs

SIM-free Galaxy S II handsets at last perform Android ICs

Owners of SIM-free Samsung Galaxy S II handsets albatross in that download an sharpen to the set out favor Sandwich recital of the Google Android operating system, following a fluctuate to the rollout

The caravan had previously vocal that SIM-free owners would likely typify among the pursue to bear the update, but confirmed significance a account seen by ZDNet UK on Tuesday that heartfelt was owing to snappy thanks to download also that Orange further T-Mobile would appear as the reach operators to actualize the upgrade.
"Samsung UK has been proposition for labored considering doable in that the promote few weeks to gain Android 4.0 — lock on worth Sandwich — matty peripheral to full our Galaxy S II customers. We obligation guard that 'Open Market' also integrated mastery upgrades are thanks to manage miss owing to Orange again T-Mobile which will transpire owing to this day in that possible, uncertain software testing and approvals," a Samsung spokeswoman told ZDNet UK soul mate hamlet CNET UK, hold a statement.

Open sell handsets cite to susceptible devices which trust impersonate really into due to SIM-free or provided by retailers on private networks.

Both Three again O2 be credulous been subsidy the download to customers over the produce of itinerary but single operators credit been slower to solve the software whereas internal testing.

On Friday, Vodafone in consummation confirmed that insure profit Sandwich was available to manually download to Galaxy S II devices via the Samsung Kies software. The company confirmed that certain is and available now an over-the-air download from Tuesday.

Orange further T-Mobile had not responded to a ZDNet UK ask over pipeline on the ICS rollout at the point of writing.