[Tutorial] Update Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 with Android XXLPS ICS 4.0.3 Firmware

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Now, you can update your Samsung Galaxy S2 with the XXLPS Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 OS Firmware. This tutorial is simple with the steps explained very carefully so you can update your phone successfully. But. when your update is interrupted, you need not to worry because there are also some steps to get your phone back to normal.

[Tutorial] Update Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 with Android XXLPS ICS 4.0.3 Firmware
Applying this update doesn’t mean that you need to root the device before & also the device will not get rooted after applying this update. Just in case if your device is rooted, after applying this update the rooting access will be revoked. And please note that apart from I9100, no other model should be applied with this update.

What you need to do before updating your phone:

1. Download the XWLPS Firmware Update Package with Odin3 v1.83. Extract the files, it should be like this.


2. Back up you files on your phone using the steps below. Don’t use KIES to back up the data as it will not support the phone after this update snce it’s a custom ROM firmware.
SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log – Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
3. Minimum charge left in the phone should be 80% so as to ensure that the phone doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of firmware update.

4. Make sure all security suites and firewalls, antivirus and application KIES closed completely until firmware update finishes.

5. Disconnect the phone from computer and enable the USB debugging in your phone from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked.


Steps to Update Samsung Galaxy S2 with XXLPS Firmware:

1) Download the XWLPS5 update package from this link and Odin 1.83  to your computer and extract the files.

2) Then you open the executable file Odin on your PC and off the phone to enter Download mode. To enter download mode you must press the Volume Down + Center button, then hold both, simultaneously press Power. Then you should see a green robot indicates that you entered into download mode.

4) Once your Galaxy S2 is in download mode, you connect the device to computer via the USB cable original, while Odin’s running on your computer. There you will see that Section ID: COM yellow lights.


If ID: COM does not get yellow, two things can happen:
Need to install USB drivers for your phone on the PC
You must go to Settings -> Wireless & Network -> USB Settings and make sure that the “Samsung KIES” is checked before connecting your phone to your computer.
5) Once ID: COM is in yellow, PDA you select the file “I9100XXLPS_I9100OXALPS_I9100XXLPS_HOME.tar.md5” as shown in the image and click ” Start “to start the firmware update process.

6) After the firmware has been updated successfully, the device automatically restarts. When you see the screen, you should disconnect the USB cable to turn off the device into recovery mode. To do this you must press the Volume Up + Home button, then hold both simultaneously press the power button.

7) In recovery mode, select Wipe data/factory reset and Wipe Cache partition and then reboot the phone by selecting Reboot system now with the help of the volume keys to scroll.
Now you have successfully applied the update of XXLPS in your Samsung Galaxy S2.

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