Orange UK Users Upgraded To ICS 4.0.3

[Sheshnag]

I have got the NFC version of SGS2... no signs of an update yet... No mention of any release date at all. I guess we will get it after SGS3 is released, making my phone super obsolete.

 

[Thewayforward]

So, quick question. I am on Orange, and as expected I am last in the queue to get update (had the same problem with previously owned HTC Desire updgrading to 2.2. If I update via Kies which is currently available, will there be a factory reset and will the phone become unbranded and lose all Orange apps? Now normally this will be a godsend as all orange apps are crap...but I have no signal in my flat and Signal Boost offered by Orange, although a bit temperamental is a miracle worker in terms of actually maintaining communication with anyone via text or calls.

 

[Sheshnag]

Kies is saying update to ICS is available for my SGS2 with NFC. How is people finding the upgrade? Any issues? Want to be warned if people are having bad experience.

 

[Sheshnag]

hmmmm ....... Has no one in UK using Orange with SGS2 NFC updated to ICS yet? Or are you waiting for others to suck it and see as me??

 

[fatfordyce]

Got my SGS2 ICS upgrade via Kies (UK Orange). Looks good and everything seems fine so far. If you do it, though, make sure you know how to set up your Orange tethering APN as I lost my tethering until I set the extra APN up again, and it took a bit of hit and miss playing with the settings. Face recognition unlock a bit weird, but seems to work. Let me into my phone, but not my husband. Ha ha.

Until I've tried all 96 apps, can't confirm it's all perfect but so far so good. I've had ICS on my eee Transformer for a bit and it behaved fine, so I wasn't too anxious. It's definitely a very pretty interface.

 

[Sheshnag]

Thank you. Do you thing 'APN backup and restore' app will work?

 

[fatfordyce]

I don't know. Did have one blip yesterday where the phone froze solid. Screen black, wouldn't come on, wouldn't turn off. Had to take the battery out and found it had dropped around 13% battery. Let's hope that it's not prone to random resets - when I first got my SGS2 it did, and only firmware update stopped it.