Galaxy S2 GT - I9100 Official Stock Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean Update Using Odin [ All Countries ]

When Galaxy S2 I9100 received its first Official Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update I published a post on the same. The firmwares build was XWLS8. Even I9100 is the international version of Galaxy S2 flashing different countries firmware may cause error like imei lost, screen lock problem, power menu lose etc. At first release , the jelly bean update was not available for all countries but now it's available for most of the country. So if you prefer to flash Stock firmware choose the official firmware belongs to your country.

In this post I included the steps to manually update Galaxy S2 I9100 to Official Android 4.1.2 using Odin v1.85. Download links of all the latest Galaxy S2 stock firmwares included. Download the one belongs to specific countries.

Must Note :
1. This update only for Samsung Galaxy S2 International variant I9100
2. Make sure that your phone is factory unlocked not locked for specific carrier
3. Backup All the Data in your Phone
4. Your Phone Charge Must Be 80% or above
5. Enable USB Debugging
6. Make sure you have installed Kies or S2 driver
7. Exit Antivirus, Kies etc .. before start flashing.

Disclaimer :
Flashing may brick your phone we are not responsible for any damage....do at your risk.

Galaxy S2 I9100 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean Manual Update using Odin

1. Download and Extract the Official Stock Android 4.1.2 firmware zip for your Country - Download

2. Download and Extract the Odin3 v1.85 - Download

3. Power off and boot Galaxy S2 into download mode. ( Volume down + Home + Power )

4. In download mode connect your phone to PC.

5. Now Open Odin 1.85 and look in to ID:COM box it will be yellow with a port name and a "Added!" message will be displayed in Message box.

6. In Odin..Click PDA and select the extracted firmware tar.md5 file.

eg. I9100XXXXX_I9100XXXXX_I9100XXXXXX_HOME.tar.md5



7. Finally, Click Start button and wait...After successful flashing Odin will show PASS on top left and the phone will reboot.



That's it....

Note :
If the phone stuck at the boot screen or face any force close...
1. Remove and reinsert your battery.
2. Now boot into recovery mode. (Volume up + Home + Power )
3. Apply wipe data/factory reset.
4. Apply wipe cache partition.
5. Finally reboot system...

How To Flash Official Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 XWLS8 on Galaxy S2 I9100 ?

Samsung started rolling out Android 4.1.2 to Galaxy S2 International variant (I9100). So far this is the major update to Galaxy S2 by Samsung. Through Kies or OTA this Official update is available only for some selected countries.

If your phone not showing any update don't worry , Samsung will provide the update very soon to Your country or you can manually install the update by following the simple steps here.

Some great features in the new Jelly Bean Update:
- Buttery Smooth Performance & Great Stability
- Full User Interface Revamp (Same UI as of the Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II)
- TouchWiz Nature UX
- S Cloud services by Samsung
- Improved Camera features
- New Lockscreen With Many Customization Options
- New Features like Direct Call, Smart Stay and Pop-up Play
- New Widgets (From Galaxy S III)
- 2 Home screen modes
- New Notification bar With More Notification Toggles
- Google Now

Firmware Details:
Android Version: 4.1.2 – Build JZO54K
PDA: I9100XWLS8
CSC: I9100FOPLS3
MODEM: I9100XXLS8
Changelist: 816988
Build Date: 14 January 2013

Must Note :
1. This update only for Samsung Galaxy S2 International variant I9100
2. Make sure that your phone is factory unlocked not locked for specific carrier
3. Backup All the Data in your Phone
4. Your Phone Charge Must Be 80% or above
5. Enable USB Debugging
6. Make sure you have installed Kies or S2 driver
7. Exit Antivirus, Kies etc .. before start flashing.

How To manually update Galaxy S2 I9100 to Official Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 XWLS8?

1. Search Samfirm to download the Specific 4.1.2 to your country Or Download Galaxy S2 4.1.2 XWLS8 (Spain) firmware and Extract it to PC
2. Download Odin3 v1.85 and Extract it
3. Power off and boot Galaxy S2 in to download mode. ( Volume down + Home + Power )
4. In download mode connect your phone to PC.
5. Now Open Odin 1.85 and look in to ID:COM box it will be yellow with a port name and a "Added!" message will be displayed in Message box.
6. In Odin..Click PDA and select I9100XWLS8_I9100XXLS8_I9100FOPLS3_HOME.tar.md5 from Extracted firmwares folder.

7. Click Start button. Odin will show PASS on top left and phone will reboot.

Thats it done ....You are succefully flashed your Galaxy S2 to Official Android Jellybean 4.1.2.
If you face boot loop after flashing ...go to recovery mode and do a factory reset and wipe cache....done...

ROOT FOR GALAXY S2 4.1.2 XWLS8 IS AVAILABLE HERE