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Samsung Galaxy Note gets Ice Cream Sandwich

Got the notification this afternoon on my Samsung Galaxy Note. It’s actually a firmware update that includes Android 4.0.3 ICS, a new S Note app, and new S Memo widget.

The whole update was about 319MB in size and took some half an hour to download and update on the Galaxy Note.

Aside from the usual added features from ICS, I could not recognize any differences in the UI. Samsung retained much of the TouchWiz UI on the ICS update so unless you really dig deeper into the handset, you won’t see the difference coming from Gingerbread.

The improvements with S Memo is really cool (now supports functions and equations) while the S Note widget enhancement is just minor.

Chime in at the comments section if your Galaxy Note also got the update.

Abe Olandres
Abe Olandres
Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.
  1. Thanks for this sir abe! ICS is not yet available on my Note via Kies.

  2. I am using a Galaxy Note locked under Smart, and sadly, still no update. I heard good things about the new S Memo, though.

  3. Sir, do you have a local unit or imported unit.. so far checked samfirmware only germany units have ics

  4. sir abe,

    does ics allow apps to write directly to the sd card now?

    with hc devices, apps can only read but not write to sd cards.

    hopefully, the 7.7 would receive its update sooner too.

  5. Im jealous, Abe! Was checking since 7pm and I still haven’t got it!!

  6. My Note was imported from Germany. Lucky! In the process of downloading the update now :)

  7. i think if your phone is from germany or have the xx kernel version you can update to ics na….kasi they roll out the update in germany first….kaya some note versions with dxlc2 like mine with smart have to wait a bit more

  8. Dapat ang headline: “Samsung Galaxy Note gets Ice Cream Sandwich. Still Laggy”

  9. HK unit daw yung kay sir Abe according to his tweet :(

  10. the ics update for note will roll out in asia sa may 15 daw….or asian version with dxlc2….daw according to samsung philippines and smart….

  11. I wondered what you mean by chimein in your “Chimein on the comments section if your Galaxy Note also got the update.”

    And then I realized what it really meant…

  12. downloading the ICS :)

  13. Hi sir Abe still checking untill now the ICS update for SGNote N7000 from Globe Telecom yet no Update found. How come? Any idea? Thanks

  14. Hi sirs, panu ko malaman yung version? are you reffering to kernel version? or baseband version?

  15. Mine is rooted so i decided to manually update it via Mobile Odin. got a German version of the ICS with premium suite rom and flash it.

    and yup, the S Note app is wicked. XD

  16. Air Abe di po ba HK unit po ung SGNote mo kasi ung sa pinsan ko po asa HK wala pa rin po daw na rerecieve na Update. May idea po kaya kayo if when is the official update? Then worthit po ba ang update ng ICS? Dami po kasi ng rhumor na pangit. Like ang lakas mag drain ng battery at nag log pa rin. Ay sir ask ko po if naka theater mode po ba ang SGNote nyo soobrang bilis mag drain ng battery? Pag normal use po kasi di po umaabot ng 8 hours ussage ko. Kasama na light data browsing. Thank you!

  17. Awww!!! Ka stress naman bat itong Note ko still di pa din ma pick up si ICS. Kahit thruw wifi, skies, at pc skies? Or hindi pa talaga release ang ICS sa atin? thanks

  18. Still on 2.3.6

  19. Got the ICS using Odin, about 5-20 minutes of update and now i love the new ICS.

  20. Hey guys just got an official e-mail from SAMSUNG Philippines well Re: The Official ICS update on SG-N7000 Note. Said that the REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS didn’t released the ICS update for the philippines. They didnt gave any further explanation why the REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS holding the update. Samsung said that they will be posting in their website and all forms of advertisments re: on the ICS update. And for that they are sorry for the late release. So hope this help.

  21. i felt cheated. Samsung promised to release ics update on Q1 of 2012. Later they moved it to Q2. But now that they have it, they are still delaying the release.
    Perhaps we should call on DTI to act on this false promises and advertising.
    I paid 34k for my galaxy note and I’m dissapointed on Samsung Phil.

  22. @Sir Ben, thats too sad for Galaxy Note users like us. I have the ICS update using Odin software + the German ROM only. Meaning what they told us to be updated in Q2 and in May 15, 2012 for the Asia still they cant do it.

    Masyado silang nag focus on new phone like SIII hindi pa nila na provide what we must have.

    Id love to have Lumia 610 this coming month.

  23. kaya nga sabi ko sa brother ko na bibili sana ng S3 ay huwag na. Mahina ang after sales support ng Samsung. Puro pangako lang. Ganyan din ang sinasabi ko sa ibang potential buyers ng samsung phone.
    sa mga gusto talaga ng samsung, better buy sa abroad. Third class citizen ang treatment sa taga Pinas.

  24. http://www.sammobile.com/2012/05/22/all-galaxy-note-ice-cream-sandwich-updates/

    May 22 2012.
    N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Thailand
    N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Malaysia
    N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Indonesia
    N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Vietnam

    May 2012.
    N7000XXLPY – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OXALPY – Open Germany

  25. Hi! May update na po ba kayo re: sa samsung ICS sa pinas? Hirap po kasing mag hanap ng official news sa web. Ang tagal na po kasi ng ICA update up to now wala pa rin. Sa Apple po lasi world wide release and iOS nila eh ngayon lang kase ko nag android as extra mobile. Parang mas mainam pa na mag oldies mobile nalang partner ng iPhone hehehe

  26. I got the update notification kanina lang pero nacancel ko. I tried checking for updates pero wala daw! What should I do? I want to update mine to ICS

  27. Well got my ICS update for SGNote this morning I think when I woke up it on ICS haha… Well mine is quite fast slight log. Well that is you should free the ram once in a while (killing unwanted applications). Well I hope you enjoy yours. By the way my Note came from Globe Telecom the open line one.

  28. Got the update notification, too.. Just now :)

  29. I just got mine too! Just now

  30. I got the notification as well but did not tap on it. Now when I try to update using my note it says no update available. Is there a way to solve this?

  31. Downloading right now. very slow, and I am thinking of cancelling and resuming later..
    Battery must at least be 50% charge before one can download the update…
    I hope that this is worth the very long wait.

  32. I find it a bit laggy :(

    Are you experiencing it, too?

  33. At last, i’m currently downloading via wi-fi the ics upgrade to my samsung galaxy note. The file size is 327MB. There is even a timer on the screen that says how long it will take to download it onto the device that depends on the speed of your internet connection. This means my 7.7 galaxy tab would soon follow. Nice.

  34. wow.sa akin lana nag aapear o dahil nag odin na ako tapos nagtry na ako ng german at taiwan

  35. anu pagkakaiba ng hongkong na rom at sa philippines natin same lang din ba? kasi plan ko to downgrade to gingerbread and gamitin ko OTA or skies para mareceive ko automatic ang update para sa note ko talaga. any idea?

  36. Mga sir, may nagkaproblema po ba sainyo ng pag update ng ICS via Kies? Laging nagta-timeout sakin. Ang shitty kasi ng Globe. Di kaya dahil dun bakit ako nagtatimeout?

  37. updated to ics4 via kies

  38. Finally upgraded my Note to ICS. Update notification prompted yesterday morning. Tried downloading it over-the-air (OTA) but it’s stopping halfway through. Several attempts after, it said that there’s no software update available so i tried to download it via Kies on my Macbook Pro. But then the Mac version of Kies is so buggy, it’s still not completing the download. So finally i just loaded Kies to my PC and i havent had a problem updating to ICS.

  39. I already installed German rom and then di masyado na satisfy sa lag niya kaya nag install ulit ako ng Taiwan/Hongkong rom ata then okay naman siya. Tapos nakita ko na release na agn ICS para sa Pinas. Kaya eto dinowngrade ko sa Gingerbread tapos mag try OTA saka sa skies kaso olats. Huhu, if hindi mag upgrade to hanggang bukas baka balik ko nalang sa ICS Hongkong, anu ba difference nila? Keyboard at language lang ba?

  40. I update my note via OTA wala naman problema walang lag super fast ng ics sa note ko kaya lang ang bilis ng baterry ma drain…..

  41. WOW GREAT! I rooted my GNote a week ago at sobrang nagwoworry ako dahil nagincrease ang flash counter (lumabas yung triangle thing sa boot up) at wala akong mahanap na pang reset ng flash counter, and the update to ICS removed it. so kapag nagbboot ako wala na yung warning triangle. S Note is great! :) pretty satisfied and less heat-up from extensive use, unlike sa GB na minsan nakakapaso na yung init kapag matagal ginamit. I also like the new addition na kapag ginamit mo yung S-Pen at kapag nasa proximity siya nung screen lumalabas yung para cursor, at sobrang helpful lalo kpg nagddrawing ako ng diagrams. GREAT UPDATE, and a MUST UPDATE for all GNote users ^^

  42. N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Thailand
    N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Malaysia
    N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Indonesia
    N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Vietnam
    N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Philippines (Sun)

    ibig sabihin iisang buld lang sila? kahit iba ibang country? so pwede ako mag download then odin? thank you in advance

    http://www.sammobile.com/2012/05/22/all-galaxy-note-ice-cream-sandwich-updates/

  43. N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Philippines (Sun)
    N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Thailand
    N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Malaysia
    N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Indonesia
    N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Vietnam
    N7000DXLP9 – 4.0.3 – 2012 May – N7000OLBLP6 – Singapore (SingTel)

    does this means they are all the same even with different country released? so pwede ako mag download ng isa nito then mag odin nlng ako? thank you in advance :D hindi na tlga kao makapagantay, mukhang netherland ung build ko e

  44. Yo guys, tanong ko lang kung pano magupdate via Odin?

  45. samsung is shit.until now my galaxy note cannot update to ics fuck samsung

  46. Why am I not receiving any update on my G-Note?

  47. ICS not good for Note… Slower, more lags ad forced closes. Incompatible apps and the Gallery freezes when multiple apps are open unlike when I was in GB, everything is smooth… Any way I can revert back to GB without root? It does not give much feature anyway..

  48. Got mine update weeks ago. No lags. Hindi rin nagfe-freeze. Walang ibang problem except sa overheating pag nag charge and sobrang bilis mang drain ng battery.

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