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AT&T Galaxy S II Skyrocket gets Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Apr, 2013

Samsung has been on a roll lately with updates to Android Jelly Bean, and today we have one more device to add to the list of updates. The Galaxy S II flavor on AT&T with way too long of a name is getting the update to Jelly Bean starting this afternoon. All you Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket 4G LTE owners will want to head down past the break for more details.

AT&T Galaxy S II Skyrocket finally gets official Ice Cream Sandwich update

By Eric Abent
on 9 Jul, 2012

It's been a long time coming, but today AT&T's Galaxy S II Skyrocket finally got the official Ice Cream Sandwich update users have been waiting for. This official update comes quite some time after a leaked build of Ice Cream Sandwich started making the rounds in March, so we're sure many will be happy to get their hands on the finished build at last.

AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD gets canned

By Michael Crider
on 10 May, 2012

We're big fans of the Galaxy S II Skyrocket here at Android Community, and have been ever since it launched on AT&T's LTE network back in November. It even accompanied us to CES as a backup to our personal phones - I can think of no greater compliment. But the successor to the Skyrocket, the even bigger and sharper Skyrocket HD, seems to have been given its walking papers even before release.

Samsung details its ICS upgrade plans in the US

By Michael Crider
on 24 Apr, 2012

We've heard from various carriers and manufacturers on their plans to upgrade existing phones to Android 4.0, but despite the fact that updates for the Galaxy S II have been available for multiple markets (including the US) Samsung has remained curiously quiet. Until today: the company finally posted a comprehensive list of devices that will see Ice Cream Sandwich. All four major US carriers and WiFi tablets have been detailed - with one important exception.

AT&T fixes the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket Android 2.3.6 update

By Michael Crider
on 4 Apr, 2012

Hooray! There's an Android update for the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket! Finally users can get start enjoying Android.... 2.3.6. Yup, despite the fact that Samsung's working on an Ice Cream Sandwich update for the LTE phone, AT&T has pushed out a slight Android update for Gingerbread. This is a repair release - the previous update to 2.3.6 was broken, and wouldn't update the phone properly.

AT&T’s Galaxy S II gets CM9 nightlies, Galaxy Note and Skyrocket are next

By Michael Crider
on 27 Mar, 2012

Less than a day after AT&T's flavor of the Samsung Glaaxy S II got its first leaked Ice Cream Sandwich ROM, the folks at the CyanogenMod team are hard at work incorporating the much-needed software into their modded Android 4.0 builds. AT&T Galaxy S II owners can download nightly builds of CyanogenMod 9 starting now, getting the latest and greatest in customized Android 4.0 straight from the source. Head over to the CyanogenMod Mirror Network to download the latest build; install by flashing in a custom recovery, as usual.

AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket Ice Cream Sandwich update leaks

By Michael Crider
on 26 Mar, 2012

When AT&T started sending out the Ice Cream Sandwich for the HTC Vivid, we got more than a few readers asking where was the update for its LTE launch partner, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket. The Skyrocket was released back in November with the Vivid, and AT&T has included it on its list of ICS updates. Just like HTC's LTE phone, a leaked version of the Skyrocket's Android 4.0 build has found its way onto the Internet early. You can download and apply it over at RootzWiki.

AT&T Galaxy S II Skyrocket Android 2.3.6 update rolling out, appears broken

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By Cory Gunther
on 21 Feb, 2012

AT&T Galaxy S II Skyrocket Android 2.3.6 update rolling out, appears broken

We have some good news and some bad news. Lets start with the good shall we? Apparently Samsung and AT&T are sort of ready to start updating the AT&T Galaxy S II Skyrocket because users are getting an over the air update as we speak. Now for the bad news. This same update seems to be failing for most users that have tried to install it -- rooted or stock.

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket comes in white December 4th

By Michael Crider
on 1 Dec, 2011

There's only three phones that use AT&T's 4G LTE network so far: the upcoming LG Nitro HD, the HTC Vivid, and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket. You can get any of them in any color you want, so long as you want black. But come December 4th, you'll have at least one more choice, as the Skyrocket follows its Galaxy S II predecessors in offering an arctic white option.

Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket in white coming soon, press images revealed

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Nov, 2011

Just in time for the holidays and white Christmas season Samsung appears to be suiting up a few of their Galaxy S II smartphones in white. Last week T-Mobile announced their Galaxy S II was coming soon in white, and quickly followed the announcement with a hands-on video. We haven't seen a formal announcement but according to Samsung the AT&T 4G LTE Galaxy S II Skyrocket will get the same treatment.