Jelly Bean Lands in the UK

So after a long old wait, last month Android Jelly Bean finally landed onto my Samsung Galaxy S2 from my carrier, O2. To top it off, I also had the choice of installing via Samsungs Klies software (backup and update suite) or OTA, which is a first for my Samsung updates!

I’ve been running it for a few weeks now and I have to say, its much more stable with problems like;

– Rapid battery draining

– Wireless locking up when trying to switch on in some conditions

– Random crashes

All seem to have either gone, or been massively improved.

Overall the phone is still running fairly fast and they even managed an email client update which is actually a major leap forwards against the last version.

So really, if it hasn’t landed for you yet then keep holding on, it will soon! Otherwise, go and download it now – hopefully you won’t regret it!

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Jelly Bean on Samsung Galaxy S2 in the UK?

Android Jelly Bean has been about for a while now and its a fantastic update, but when is it likely to land on the Samsung Galaxy S2 in the UK? Samsung announced that it would be pushing it out at some point but haven’t yet given any dates.

Samsung Galaxy S2
Samsung Galaxy S2

In Canada its started to roll out with users reporting it arriving as an over the air update (OTA). This is unusual in itself as Samsung normally uses its Klies software to push out updates. Singapore and a few other European countries also started to get the update through February.

A quick look at the Samsung UK site and you’ll even notice that the online manual for the phone has been updated to the Jelly Bean one! Hopefully it will land soon and as soon as it does I’ll try and throw and update here, if you hear of it rolling out anywhere else or in the UK then please comment below and I’ll update the post.

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