Samsung Galaxy R ICS update reportedly starts today

By Alex Dobie
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Samsung’s Tegra 2-powered Galaxy R is set to start receiving its update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich today. According to reports from SamMobile, the Galaxy R (GT-i9103), which aside form its CPU is almost identical to the Galaxy S2, will begin rolling out ICS-based firmware today over-the-air and through Kies, starting with phones sold in Sweden.

The Galaxy R ICS update should follow the same pattern as updates for other TouchWiz 4 devices, upgrading the underlying OS to Android 4.0, but leaving users on the same version of Samsung’s own user interface.

If you’ve in Europe and have a Samsung Galaxy R, head to Settings > About phone > Software updates, or fire up Samsung’s Kies desktop software to see if your ICS upgrade is ready.

Source: SamMobile

Alex Dobie
Alex Dobie
Executive Editor

Alex was with Android Central for over a decade, producing written and video content for the site, and served as global Executive Editor from 2016 to 2022.

2 Comments
  • a miracle I say, A MIRACLE!
  • Wrong Info! This is not true. There is no such update. Samsung has not released any Official ICS update through KIES/OTA for the Galaxy R till date. Only one lucky user has got it installed through the Samsung Service Center in Sweden. We are still waiting for an official KIES update :( Please correct the information that you have provided.