Samsung Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich update will roll out from March 19th

Finally, your beloved Sammy companion can soon sink its teeth into some delicious Android 4.0 update goodness

Samsung Galaxy S II owners in the UK can finally rejoice at the news that the Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update will officially start rolling out to their devices, from March 19th –four days later than previously predicted.

In an official statement, Samsung has announced that the roll out of Ice Cream Sandwich for the Galaxy S II will begin from next Monday for SIM-free devices, although network-locked devices may have a little while longer to wait.

Samsung’sFacebookandTwitterpages both state that the update will be available from today in Europe – so you might want to fire up Samsung’s Kies software and check for an update today, if you fancy your chances. Good luck.

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