Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 I8160

  • Released 2012, May
    122g, 10.5mm thickness
    Android 2.3, up to 4.1.2; TouchWiz UI 4
    4GB 768MB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 3.8"
    480x800 pixels
  • 5MP
    720p
  • 768MB RAM
    NovaThor U8500
  • 1500mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 I8160 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch Announced 2012, February. Released 2012, May
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm (4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
Weight 122 g (4.30 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches, 41.1 cm2 (~55.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI 4
Chipset NovaThor U8500
CPU Dual-core 800 MHz
GPU Mali-400
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 768MB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, f/2.7, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps
Selfie camera Single VGA
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Optional
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 670 h (2G) / Up to 640 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 16 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Misc Colors Black, White, La Fleur
Models GT-I8160
SAR 0.52 W/kg (head)     0.76 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.50 W/kg (head)    
Price About 130 EUR
Tests Display Contrast ratio: 843 (nominal) / 1.566:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -88.7dB / Crosstalk -88.9dB

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 I8160 - User Reviews

  • i want samsung galxy ace2

  • Idea?! Android 8.1...

  • Certainly not as popular as the original

  • This phone can be upgraded up to Android 8.1 now!! Thanks to developers!!

  • This is not good because latest version apps are not installed in this phone please give me idea

  • Excellent compact phone, very well made & reliable, I have tried newer much more advanced phones but kept coming back to this one. After upgrading it from Gingerbread to Jelly Bean it will slow down considerably however to make this phone run quickly and smoothly again you do need to spend quite a while disabling all the unnecessary apps from running. After I downloaded just the few apps I actually need and use I then disabled all the useless apps from Samsung & Google including the play store as well as many other default ones, I enabled developer options and changed the animation settings to 0 and stopped automatic updates and synchronising, this phone is back to its original performance but now with Jelly Bean. I bought an upgraded 1700Mah "Polarcell" battery from eBay and I get over 2 days basic use out of it even with 2 email accounts synching every hour and whatsapp running all the time in the background, Brilliant simple small smartphone !

  • This phone is good even it's so old , Is better than some new phone like huawei y360.

  • I bought the galaxy ace 2 recently. 2nd hand ( CEX) , great condition. Fortunately I have a spare battery for it. I like it, mainly for the small size screen. As I have arthritis in my hands. And find these bigger phones really hard to hold. Battery life might no be great. But then I don,t use it much for internet. But other wise very good, if even pretty basic phone. ☺

  • Good phone. Better than some of the new ones they bring out, in mass production. Biggest bug bare for me, is battery life is rubbish . But in Farnese. It is 8 years old. And u can still get spare batteries.

  • It's better to for people who do not like Ginger Bread 2.3.

  • I would be very interested in the details of the changes you made so that I might freshen up my phone. Thanks, longbikez

  • how to download pictures from phone to pc?

  • Dont upgrage it to jelly bean 4.1.2 better stay to Ginger Breas 2.3

  • Still using it and it is my main phone.. try repartition to expand storage and install custom ROM.. it have a marshmallow version of android ang 4GB of internal storage and turn your SD card into portable storage to store your photos and other files ETC and i can overclock it.. still a Good Phone

  • try custom rom U'll be amazed.. i'm now using that with 6.0.1 android marshmallow

  • I wanna update my Galaxy ace 2 ,but u always say there is no update. why?

  • I have two ace 2 i8160 and both have the same problem. When I charge the battery comes to the end of charge, after a few minutes it is no longer charged and it is charging again to infinity. I do not understand why'

  • Hello? Do you know it's a 2012 mid range? None of those 2012 mid have HD display yet and furthermore Ace 2 has the same GPU as Samsung's flagship of that time- Galaxy S3. It doesn't stand out of the crowd but sure that little thingy is reliable and tough.

  • This phone was a disaster, small TFT screen, low storage, low RAM... it was basically a catastrophe.

  • Please upgrade to Jellybeen the will be read.

  • i have need this back body

  • Many of us don't want to change this tiny monster for something else. It still serve well as secondary phone for me. That's why. Running well for damn 4 years without battery changing? Hell that's some Nokia's sh[t . You won't find such phone today. Mark my words. For people who wants Whatsapp, update to Android 4.1.2 or Cyanogenmod 11 and newer.

  • This phone kept me going for 4 years trouble free but yesterday Whatsapp forced an update on me that would not load so Whatsapp would not work, it said to remove then re install which I attempted but it would not load past 66%, even after following all the advice and guides. Gave up after several attempts. Looks like Whatsapp no longer support this phone?

  • Because its a terribly ancient phone. Buy a new one. Cheap skate.

  • Backup your data and then factory reset. I totally messed it up after installation of 5-6 custom ROMs then went back to official 4.1.2 one and now it works just fine (after 4 years- haven't even changed battery!)

  • Samsung galaxy ace 2 best phone but this phone problem is device and verioson

  • i updated it, and it became laggy and it just shut down suddenly, cant be turned on anyone knows why?

  • How to get video call?

  • How did you upgrade your phone?please tell me.

  • Sir iam using upto 3 years this phone now not suppprtted malayam (indian) langagefont plees sent any options &help me thankyou

  • i been using this phone for 4 years and nothing happen but the thing is some game can't be downloaded

  • it's been almost 4 years im using this phone, totally great, until now, i never change the battery since i buy it, the charger still in good condition, but after i upgrade it to version 4.1.2, its become lagging

  • the battery power is too low

  • my samsung GT 18160 I dont now how to start radio can help me please

  • how to retrieve my password in samsung galaxy ace 2 gt-18160?

  • Problem my phone hanging samsung galaxy ace 2 i8160

  • my fourth year using this phone. it is good, can keep you up well but the fast charging stopped last year. instead of adding the battery percentage, it keeps on decreasing. also, the original charger only lasted for one and a half year. that is the only problem but the rest is fine. i had dropped it so many times and it still alive!

  • it's stock OS (gingerBread) is so laggy but i'm able to upgrade it to jelly bean by flashing it still a little bit laggy, i tried installing it with custom ROM and Cynanogen MOD and it works great overclocked it to 1Ghz -1.2Ghz and so yeah.. the only problem is the RAM , also lower the frequency if Your'e saving some battery..

  • do you use it just for calls or and for games cuz u have it 3 years pls reply! :)

  • Use int2ext+

  • extremely good! I'm having this phone for more than 3 years and it's still perfect! But be careful! Do NOT update it to android 4 because it will be very slow and it gets hot fastly ! Best cell phone ever !

  • What's a CM

  • Absolutely indestructible, survived many falls, fallen in water twice, still not dead. I got it 3 years ago, still works, I only changed the battery, and installed Cyanogenmod 11. Works fast and can keep up with the modern world.

  • it also happened to me, what i did was i uninstalled google play services and downloaded an older version apk of it. after installing, i still got the error, but as time passes by, when my apps needed updates, it automatically updates. and bam, its running again.

  • Why i cant use my play store or i cant download any application

  • Hy shamim i can upgrade gt-i8160 v2.3, to v4.1.2, cannot work fine & very slowly but other versions will work fine

  • Hy shamim i can upgrade gt-i8160 v2.3, to v4.1.2, cannot work fine & very slowly but other versions will work fine

  • Hy Anonymous i can upgrade gt-i8160 to v2.3, v4.1.2, v4.2.2 , v4.3 , v4.4.2 ,v 4.4.4 , v5.1.1 and v6.1.1 v6.1.1 cannot work fine but other versions will work fine

  • Sir my phine imo not instaled ppease hep me i am.alrady download...but not instaled can you help me please

  • this is the 4th year I use this phone. I hope this baby can survive another year

  • Yeah right where is the 4gb internal storage its only 1.1gb.

  • CM means CyanogenMod

  • cyanogenmod

  • I agree! I thought I was the only one

  • Had this phone for maybe 4 years, this phone is good, but I can't save a lot of stuff in there and wish had more storage.

  • What do you mean by "CM"

  • I'm useing this phone over 3 year. and it's great. official firmware sucks. so if you put in CM this phone will be as fast as light

  • i've been using android 4.4.4 (samsung galaxy ace nxt 2) for a month n it started to hang and the picture quality is also poor...

  • Belive you don't want to. Im whit 4.1.2 and it lags and crashes.

  • Ok, well there are two possibilities. 1, make sure the phone service your under can support your phone. Samsung are usually a GSM receiving network. 2. other thing is, Samsung is not good at mobile phone quality. They look very nice, but in China I seen so many people change them as they malfunction. I know they make very good tvs and microwaves but they follow sony ericsson the same on poor phone life span quality. 3. I think for anyone to know how Nokia has had a very good history in their phone quality and now they belong to Microsoft. I would really go with a phone that has been proven to work effectively and also choose a phone that works with a phone companys network. Check the specs of the device your interested by viewing gsmarena.com or ask the dealer for its full tech specs. 4. For me still to this day I use Motorola and Nokia phones. Apple has also done well in their iphones that can also be another option. Knowing apple makes things that last.

  • i can't call home w my ace 2 , whenever i dialed the number , it will immediately call ended. it happens the same when i called another house number which called before but this doesn't happen when i called a house number which was not called before.

  • where is the 4gb memory this phone is supposed to have , All the ones I have seen are 1.1Gb

  • It keeps hanging or resetting itself, trash phone.

  • How i can upgrad to 4.1.2 pleasc

  • How i can upgrad to 4.1.2 & 4.4.4

  • Likod format

  • I would appreciate a Walkthrough for my phone as I was unable to purchase when I received my phone from Bell.Basically, I know only how to answer it!

  • Galaxy S5 Mini

  • I am using this phone for three year and it is lagging....any suggestion for good Samsung phone between rm 1500

  • Hi, I am using Samsung GT 18160. But I cant update the software and cant zoom the camera.

  • How to upgrade to jellybean?

  • Install Samsung Kies with phone disconnected, after Kies is installed, connect the phone to computer, enter in Samsung Kies and it will ask you, if you want to update to latest version, Click Yes, or Update.

  • in my mobile when i open the screen cover from that my mobile is not working and i do off and from that time i only shows at it shows always on mobile name further is not coming ........wait for anyone opinions what is happen

  • How i can update to jelly bean...?

  • Can you provide some info?

  • how to update to 4.4.4?

  • good but very bad hanged

  • dont update to 4.1.2 its too laggy. But update to 4.4.4 its too fast ooh how fast

  • No. It crashes a lot. Keyboard does not respond hence you cant type. SD Card cant be maximized once the USB storage is full (another memory aside from system storage with capacity of 1.10GB only wc limits the use of your SD card) Camera has no zoom

  • Hae..How can i upgrade my phone to 4.1.2..Please give me steps

  • you have to root it and upgrade to android 5.if you want some help write me to [email protected] thanks

  • does ace 2 works good

  • its a vvery good phone.i am using it for about 2 years.and many times it was dropped by me but there is no crack on the screen..i use it atleast 8 hours a day for watching videos and playing games.and keave it when it turn of due to low battery..i also have had 2 iphones 1 and 2 but they does not work well after reparation..it has smooth touch...ut is not as much havy..u must check it out.

  • i want to change my phone version...how to update my phone,my phone version is 2.3.6

  • This phone works good with official jellybean 4.1.2 with some tweaks: ((1))__Install I8160XXNB1 Netherlands (No Operator) ROM from sammobile (2014-06-02) [I8160XXNB1_I8160XENNE3_XEN]; ((2))__Install the 624 MB MOD; ((3))__Root the phone; ((4))__Uninstall Google Play Books, Google Play Games, Google Plus, Google Magazine, Google Play Music, Google Play Movies, Google Drive, SNS, Chaton, Samsung Apps, Music Hub, Game Hub, Go Samsung, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance; ((5))__Do not install Facebook App neither Messenger, but use Facebook via web browser; ((6))__Once updated all apps with google play disable all automatic updates. Update manually an app only if it's stricly mandatory; ((7))__Disable Syncronization;

  • Tweaking the os, this is a list of applications i uninstalled safely after rooting the Ace 2 with the stock 4.1.2 Netherlands ROM (with System app remover (ROOT)): Google Play Books, Google Play Games, Google Plus, Google Magazine, Google Play Music, Google Play Movies, SNS, Chaton, Samsung Apps, Music Hub, Game Hub, Go Samsung, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance

  • So true!

  • Try ebay loads of cases for cheap. S Wave type cases are usually reliable and are available in different colours.

  • where do we get cover for samsung galaxy ace 2

  • I dont really understand the memory of this phone. i cant even danload enough or anything else than everything is full , plus theres a memory but its still the same issue!

  • what i do when i too many pattern attempts?

  • Yes i'm agree and i has to that, thanks a lot Cyanogen, two thumbs up

  • This is not an user-friendly phone. My phone, which was obtained for texting only, will not keep its charge. I had the battery replaced April/2015 and it still won't work

  • The upgrade to 4.1.2 was a terrible idea from samsung,4.0.3,4.1.x and 2.3.x are the laggiest operation systems which I have used.I recommend CM11(kitkat) the phone is powerful enough to handle it.

  • Definitely not a superb bargin as they're a better models selling at the same sort of price 😎

  • the zoom option is available... but only on android 4.1.2, but i strongly recommend not to upgrade to that android, as it will lag the phone so hard, that it will randomly restart

  • How I upgrade my mobile? It always says upgrade is not available.

  • Yaa I have a same problem too. no zoom option. and no upgradable.

  • My phone is always lagging..how could I prevent It? It seems that it wants my OS to change. How to change OS by the way?

  • sir how can i upgrade my phone to cm 10.2? help me sir please

  • I wouldn't recommend this phone. It crashes all the time. Also its touch keyboard is not reliable.

  • Great phone, Gingerbread runs great, Jelly Bean is freezing and lagging, I suggest to update to CM10.2. Still using the phone, since 2012.

  • I had this phone for only 1.5 until it suddenly crashed and never rebooted again. It already crashed often and it got even worse when I updated to the newest firmware. I would not recommend anyone to buy this phone.

  • i used this phn last 2.6years. it's very very nice phone. after using this phone i do not want to buy the new. its best phone for me. it's complete package..

  • Knock it off

  • It is nice but it is just 4.1.2 and it is so low Android system. If it will be 4.2.2 or android kit kat, it changes into a super phone. Thank you SAMSUNG

  • After using the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 for 2 years, is a great phone if you're only doing small operations (eg. WhatsApp, Facebook, small games). Battery life is average (I websurf for about 20 minutes daily, check my WA once in a while. Usually battery life is 20-40% by the end of the day). 4GB Internal (2.++ GB usable) may seem small, but if you're not downloading much apps this wouldn't be an issue. Camera is ok. It's an old phone anyways so cant really expect stellar camera. Only problem is Android Gingerbread. No Jelly Bean in my area (Around SouthEast Asia). *I have never brought this phone for reparation. Still in great condition & is typing from this phone.

  • Seriously underpowered phone. Great phone if you don't plan on keeping it long, however after having it more than a year and a half I can say that the loading time for any app (even just for checking my phone messages) takes ages. Don't get this phone if you don't have patience.

  • good

  • I have the same problem how do you fix it??!

  • i have some problems, when go on play store or other website than its several problem, &want wi-fi connection & i don't use that apps my data-connectionnow what can i do for this problm?

  • how i fix a sensitive on/off button?

  • What are you talking about? Of course you can zoom when taking Pictures.

  • thats funny i zoom using the volume buttons on my ace 2 :-)

  • upgrade your mobile software

  • USB OTG is not supported by this phone. This is hardware-related so you wont be able to find a roothack for it.

  • The only phone in the world without camera zooming options. Photos can be only zoomed after taking pictures. All other features are pretty good

  • its very nice phone i like it so much?

  • I bought Samsung galaxy ace 2 from car phone . This Mobile phone has been hanging problem I ve been send back to the company but that has been ssme problem

  • how i use USB OTG Cable on my samsung galaxy ace2

  • what the **** check out carphone warehouse only £160 pound what a bargain why not get two at such asteal go for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Minesamsung ace 2 gt18160 is good but if its battery is very low then I can't switch on.Plz help me.

  • Please, help me. I have this phone (Samsung galaxy ace 2) and i have problems with the front camera. You see, front camera works just fine when i use it like camera, but when i use snapchat or for ex. candy camera to make some selfies with effect, the front camera does not work. Thank you very much.

  • Will this work in the US?

  • What android exactly? 4.4.2 ? I have 4.4.4, it works preety nice, but i have problems eith my storage...it doesn't let me install apps on sd card, therefore my internal space is seriously low... many times i have to unistall something, in order to install something else, or update some existing apps... I wonder what CM version i can use, ti install some of the apps on SD card...

  • Horrible battery life but otherwise, pretty good.

  • One of the best Galaxy series ever!

  • Kit Kat is available using the Cyanogen mod.

  • Good

  • Is there any chance to this phone get some version of lollipop either official or unofficial

  • lava

  • Update your stock ROM to XXNB1, then root. Install Kitkat 4.4.4 (CM11) from xda. Have fun ;)

  • how can i install the rom as same you used,can you teach me how,on my ace 2 pls.

  • how can i install kitkat in my ace 3 this rom is working perfectly?

  • i bought this phone in 2012 when i visited uk up to now it is the phone am using. am now in uganda east africa

  • I am update my ace 2 phone in 4.1.0 But I want remove it & and old version 2.3 How I can this.?

  • Guys if you bought Ace 2 already in jelly bean its fake! Ace 2 should be Ginger Bread ... Maybe its a remake version of Ace 2 ... The Original Ace 2 is Dark blue plastic color and white color version..

  • Then after clicking confirm? What will happen? It needs that your phone is rooted?

  • Hello! Turn your device off, Turn it on holding the home button, the up volume and the power button till the First screen appears, then release, if you've done this correctly you will see a new menu! In this menu use your volume keys to select factory reset, then confirm this by using the power button

  • where i can find the factory reset? reply back.

  • pls. can i have the link of 4.4.4 rom so i can download? pls.

  • can i get the link resurrection mix 5.1.2? pls. tnx.

  • how? how did u get 4.4.2 rom? pls. let me know.

  • menu disply list grid detial

  • if you update your phone you can install COC 4.1.2+

  • i think trend plus is better than ace2

  • This Phone Can DownLoad Clash Of Clan(COC)???

  • can i get the link to download the resurrection remix 5.1.2

  • my phone has been pattern lock, i wanted it unlock, but phone inside many pictures& voice records iwanted save all photos.and unlock please help me.

  • Am useing resurrection remix 5.1.2 kitkat awsome no bugs with in

  • Which build date version of cm11 is the most stable and has least bugs?

  • i just used the kitkat rom version 4.4.4 is very good but sometimes laggy.

  • i use rom 4.4 4 kitkat maclaw, this is wonderful.. i love it .. try it in your ace 2 . i thinks no problem in rom kitkat ^^ , ace2 is the best ..

  • i use rom 4.4 4 kitkat maclaw, this is wonderful.. i love it .. try it in your ace 2 . i thinks no problem in rom kitkat ^^ , ace2 is the best ..

  • I agree, Samsung took ages to give us the android update, and it's unstable or to big for this phone. Slow and freezing are the norm now.

  • how to zoom in camera? how to update my phone?

  • go to settings> sound> volume> and reduce in the system sound bar

  • After visiting ur website concerning t unlock code for my samsung galaxy ace 2 , i followed ur instructions on a link and liked ur page aswell as sending a 3 rd party ur link as u promised if i did so u would forward t unlock code for me but unfortunately u havent did so, can u plse forward it

  • am currently using a custom rom (resurrection remix )andriod version 4.4.2 and is the best rom i have use so far .fast,no lagging no problem with it now.

  • am currently using a custom rom (resurrection remix )andriod version 4.4.2 and is the best rom i have use so far .fast,no lagging no problem with it now.

  • Does anyone know how to turn off the camera shutter sound?

  • How to upgradable my phone???? you have any idea???

  • Using this all the time daily and it is perfect., reasonably fast, never any hard crashes. Email., web., music (local and streaming) all work flawlessly. However I did some reading and despite my eagerly awaiting., I stayed with Gingerbread. The hate is mainly from JBers, one I read updated the day they bought and can have on real experience of how well it functions with GB

  • I am getting some mms's in odd format. Asks to be downloaded before you can read it but it never completes the download. Any ideas??

  • Go to settings and increase brightness. Then set the security option to create a pattern to unlock your screen. My phone uses data, changes configurations, turns off sound and brightness, takes pictures, etc in my pocket. Now it can't because it does not unlock just by a tap. A specific pattern must be drawn. Quicker and easier than entering a password each time.

  • Yes, middle Galaxy series aren't good. Galaxy Ace 2 uses NovaThor 800 MHz, Galaxy Ace 3 increases RAM, but uses Broadcomm 1 GHz. Now Ace 4 is downgrade, uses 768 MB RAM only and wins in KitKat Android. Better increase budget and choose Galaxy S III or S4 Mini or Grand 2.

  • Has any on experience the display not staying bright anymore?

  • I experience frequent hangups. once in 24 hrs a series of messages appear on my screen one by one saying "TW launcher has stoped unexpectedly" force close... and when it hit "force close" then another and another and so on about all applications one by one. Then I am left with only one option of wiping the data and turning it to factory reset. This erases all the data, applications,contacts,messages and every thing except photos an videos. I am very annoyed suggest me what to do?

  • This thing it cannot be called a "Galaxy". It worked (pretty) fine with gingerbread android, but when the update to jelly bean came on I expected a much better experience, not the opposite. It moves very slow if you don't restart it once a day and it gives you very bad headache when you try to call someone and the system freezes (when initiate or response a call the touchscreen and the system works hard or it locks; sometimes it works after 4-5 seconds). The 800 mhz dual core processor is too slow even for google navigation. Even in wi-fi or 3G, you need 5 minutes to open a single web page (typing, searching, acces a link, loading... it's awful). The single good thing on this phone is camera that makes very nice photos and videos, but in rest the whole phone works very hard in menu, aplications, internet, settings etc. Samsungs are good, but only over 300 euro. They mocked Ace 2.

  • yes,you may use it in your country because it's open line and any sim would do =)

  • I cant make any video call... it shows 'unable to make video call.. try voice call... i live in a 3G coverage area.. how can i make video call.... ? please give the suggestion...

  • from last one year iam using ace 2 nw i like to change my handset panel here those things are not available hw can i get it ?

  • from last one year iam using ace 2 nw i like to change my handset panel here those this are not available hw can i get it ?

  • i bought that phoe from italy.but i can it use sri lanka? ple tel me imadiatly sir pls.

  • Samsung galaxy ace 2 i8160 is an outstanding cell phone nice battery timing excellent performance great look nice functionality

  • DONT Downgrade to gb stay on jeely bean but make this move to correct the ram problem: take the battey out for 40 min or one hour then put it back then make factory reset .done thank you

  • how to connect otg pendrive for samsung galaxy ace 2 i8160

  • You should downgrade your software to 2.3.6 gingerbread ....2.3.6 is fast and smooth to Ace 2 ....jelly bean 4.1.2 is very laggy and hangs up ....

  • Your the only one who likes this bleep bleep phone

  • actualy after jelly bean its memory is already 627mb and the phone is fast if your using CyanogenMod ROM.... im impress with my phone using it for a year now and it doesn't failed me with regards to battery buy an extended high caps battery then uyour good to go

  • ram 450mb

  • i tried everything finshed to the result..its easy ti fix laging by this whay..pull the battery out let it 1 hour then back to its place and then make factory rest .now you will love the phone

  • i tried everything finshed to the result..its easy ti fix laging by this whay..pull the battery out let it 1 hour then back to its place and then make factory rest .now you will love the phone

  • How much is the memory storage after JB update?

  • The worst phone I have ever had. Definitely!!!! Unfortunately I still have 5 mmonths remaining on my contract. One shouldn't wish time away but this is bleep bleep!

  • Don1t buy this phone - super slow....especially after updating from gingerbread to jelly bean...just terrible....

  • To be blunt, this is a really terrible phone. I have had it for a year and a half (unfortunately). From the first few days of owning it I've experienced lag, freezing, crashes, you name it. This is the SLOWEST phone I've ever used. This is an incredibly UNRESPONSIVE phone. Most of the time it takes 5 tries to get the keyboard working so that I can type a simple text message, and when it finally decides to work the tap calibration is lacking. I have to constantly clear the ram in order to not have the phone freeze up and go ballistic. And if you need to use the internet, set aside some time, you'll be there for a while. There are so many applications that this phone can't handle-- including it's built in ones! It will freeze after the simplest command and then a pop up window will tell you the app isn't responding. So frustrating! Basically, you can do better. I will say that the battery life is quite decent. And it charges pretty fast. The sound quality could be worse, although it's not great. It does look nice, and the buttons are laid out in a nice way. It's also durable: I'm pretty clumsy, but despite how many times I've dropped it no scratches or cracks. Overall, though, I wouldn't wish this phone upon anyone. My whole family has one, and a few friends-- they all hate it, and our phones all individually fail in their own way. This phone is a menace! [ A word to the wise: If you want headphones with remote control, you're going to have to use the (really really terrible) Samsung ones that come in the box, or struggle with other brands that sometimes work, but usually don't. ]

  • I tried to switch onechat and googl+ into userapp .then tada it come great ace2 try and thank me later

  • The Mobile some times very slow or switch off, Pls advice....

  • I had a problem with my phone the day i bought it i update it in 4.1.2 and then it closed and would not open.I took it to service and they said the would change the motherboard with the warranty.I had 7 days doa but the store i bought it didnt had the phone in stock anymore and i deside to keep it and repair it.After i let it to service after 2 hours tops they called me to tell me that the phone is working and the didnt have to replace anything.When they opened it they found a piece o metal that had probably forgoten inside when the put it together in the factory in Korea and that was causing the problem.They remove it and thats it the phone was working perfectly again.From then the only problems i had was software problems like most phones have never again harware and i have it more than a year.When your ACE 2 stoped charging couldnt you send it to service with your warranty because you said that you only had it for 6 months and Samsung gives a 2 year warranty to her phones?

  • That because of the terrible work that google did in this phones 4.1.2 jellybean it consumes a lot of ram and has bugs and freezes with the 2.3.6 gingerbread works perfectly.For somebody who wants a smartphone only for sms and calls its the best.For somebody who wantS it for the use of internet its terrible.I have it one year and i will change it till christmas with s4 mini

  • Thats because of the terrible work that google did in this phones 4.1.2 jellybean with thw 2.3.6 gingerbread works perfectly.

  • this phone was terrible. Anyone looking for a new phone, dont get this one. I didnt want an iphone but i also didnt want a huge galaxy, so i got the ace 2. Its good for the first couple weeks but then becomes extremely sluggish. Its very slow and cant even post pictures to instagram (phone crashes). After about 6 months of having it, it stopped charging, i could either send it in, pay 150$ (about the retail value) to get it fixed or just get a different phone. I went back to my Lg Rumour. I have yet to talk to someone else who'll disagree, i know many people with the Galaxy Ace 2 and they all agree that its a piece of garbage. Good camera though, but takes a while to process the pictures. Its a sleek, good looking phone, but doesnt really reflect that in its performance. Not impressed..

  • try this

  • i am also using maclaw (now called novafusion) 4.4.4

  • I don't really know why you cannot zoom an object closer anytime you are using ace2 camera to take pictures.can anyone help me in doing that?

  • Im using Maclaw CM11 4.4.4

  • I don't know if it's just my device, but 4 or 5 months after i started using it, it started turning off all by itself, it would just stop responding while i was using apps, any apps, and it will not let me access my photo gallery, it generally sucked.

  • i love using ace2,very user freindly and easy to access all kinds of apps..thanks samsung for creating ace2..

  • Yes for me Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is still better than Ace 3 you know why? Beacause Ace 2 has Apperture f2.8 lens thats why Ace 2 has better camera than Ace 3... And besides the only advantage of Ace 3 is slighty more faster than Ace 2 in processor... I stiil love Ace 2

  • I want to update my phone via cm11 but do I need to root it? please help thanks in advance

  • hello I have the phone and I love it but jelly bean is a horor so I've been thinking about installing cm11 but I want to ask do I need to root my phone before that. please help . thaks in advance.

  • How...?

  • Please I downloaded the custom ROM but wasn't working well on my ace 2,I will be glad if you give me the download link to the ROM you talking about or attach the file here so that I download, my email is [email protected] Hoping to here from you soon

  • for any one who suffers lagging and frequent restart issues ... try apex launcher .... it kinda solved most of the problem and more stylish .... I think the problem is the touchwiz launcher itself ! .... for better results try custom roms on xda

  • That's kinda because it's newer.

  • I think Ace 3 is better, it has better chipset and newer firmware,

  • Using which firmware version?? Is your device okay like before?

  • do you think ace 2 is still better than ace 3?

  • I downloaded jelly bean for my ace 2 because gingerbread was to slow, now with jellybean: it's even more slow, snapchat workes better though, somehow i can't printscreen anymore (tried every damn button and every combination). I like the looks from jellybean but realy, never thought a phone could be soooooo damn slow....

  • I hope Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 will be released before the end of this year... I love Ace series....

  • Had my ACE2 for just over a year i think now... has been fantastic, got an ACE from my provider, but was really rubbish, memory filled up in two minutes, then would not send or receive txts! so looked up other possibilities on GSMArena and sold my ACE and for an extra £20 bought the ACE2 and never looked back.. battery lasts for two days, could play music on it at work for 8 hrs solid and would still last the rest of the evening without a re-charge. just upgrading to an S4 Mini, so the Ace 2 is going to my wife who has a galaxy young with the same probs as the Ace.. highly recommend the ACE 2 !!

  • You flashed the wrong jelly bean you must flash the xxmf1 or the xxmc8 those are good but for camera I prefere the xxmf1.

  • With custom rom like Cyanogenmod11 or other that have oc kernel inbuild. You can overclock it and undervolt it for better battery life. Btw past two days i see one 5 monts old Nexus 5 with unresponsive touch and one Huawei p6 with ugly broken rear panel(from it self) so... yeah, Ace2 is realy, realy good made phone.

  • How did you do it?

  • So, i done few things with this phone: - Upgraded to Android 4.4.2 - Oveclocked to 1,2GHz Dual core - Mali GPU oveclocked as well - 628MB of RAM in use (instead 550MB) - Memory swap....etc..... And i can tell you next: Phone is beast, AnTuTu score is 11673 (stock rom and kernel score is 7312) and phone can easily run bigger games (GT racing 2 with no lag, Minion rush and similar games working flawless!!!) + This phone CPU is underclocked to 800Mhz (out of box) but same processor on SIII mini is clocked at 1000Mhz, so it can be easily overclocked to 1,2Ghz.... And yes, insted of ~150mb ram on GB and ~100mb ram memory free on JB i have ~250 - 350 RAM free all the time :) Yes, this is old phone and his time is passing BUT its still 1 hell of a machine :) I hope i helped someone with this, this phone have potential to become a beast in proper hands and yes his price is ~100� but when you OC it and do bunch of little tweaks it can get on a level of 160� phones. In comparement with S3mini and S2 i dont see big difference really! This guy is still kicking HARD PS: if you are thinking about buying this phone and you dont have big budget do it, google few things (custom roms, OC etc...) and you wont regret at all!!! All the best, bye!

  • Finally!!! My Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 was downgraded in gingerbread.... Lightning speed again... Thanks to the expert teqnician...

  • Again I share, don't upgrade to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 official, I had tried myself before, it experienced bad lag almost couldn't stopped when watching videos in YouTube app, and it experienced bad lag browsing using Chrome, better stay in Gingerbread.

  • Find in Google, type downgrade to gingerbread for Galaxy Ace 2, it will give you many informations there.

  • you can find the gingerbread kit online and tutorials on youtube...i've upgraded to jelly bean and downgraded back to gingerbread myself ;)

  • Sir i just want to know is there any chance for my Ace 2 to be Downgrade to GingerBread? Because i bought my Ace 2 already in Jellybean version.. can Samsung Service Center can downgrade my device into gingerbread ???

  • I use this device around two years. I think that for its price is damn good phone, for its time. My advice is to stop using stock roms and move to custom one's like Cyanogenmod, Mahdi, AOSP or other. We have all kind of custom roms now and they work more than good. After 3 monts i will change Ace 2 but will stay with very good feelings about him. Good cheap phone by Samsung.

  • if not, the year after

  • i just got this phone about two weeks ago and is one of the best phone i have ever use,first the OS was android version 4.1.2 and this makes the phone freeze most times,opening the camera slows the phone and some time restarts the phone,i then downgraded the version to gingerbread version 2.3.6 and i love it sooo much,the phone is now fast,battery normal(it can last up to two days)i have about 100 apps on it and infact,i love this,if you are experiencing any problem with the jellybean please downgrade to gingerbread and you will never regret.thanks

  • hi everyone I discovered why it lags after upgrading. it's from the useless google apps upgrades. I recommend don't upgrade the google apps because they fill almost the entire ram of the phone. without them u have around 150 mb of free ram which is ok for normal usage of the device. with the updates u have around 50 or so mb of free ram which isn't enough. if they are installed deinstall them and u will get much better user experience (not perfect but better).

  • I'm Using it for nearly one year.For using its good only with good touch sense.But i feel it haves some s/w problem while attending incoming calls.Need some improvement.

  • It's still seperated.

  • How much is the storage after jellybean?is it united or still separated?

  • I bought this device on 29 march 2013 today it's 20 april 2014 so I have this device longer than a year. The first couple of months the device was great everything was nice. but after 8 months or so the batter began to drain much more and this has gotten even worse. One month ago I updated ace 2 from 2.3 to 4.1.2 I thought that it would reduce batter drain, but it didn't the device is exrtemly laggy on jelly bean 4.1.2. So i putted a nova launcher on it. It stil lags but not like it was on touchwiz. I recommend you not to upgradde to 4.1.2 because ram is almost full. And because of that it's very laggy.

  • How can i upgrade to 4.1

  • Mini-SIM

  • It takes a full sized sim not a micro sim

  • like how

  • Root it and use apex launcher and setcpu .u will notic the good speed

  • You can do it by yourself. Go to samsung-updates.com and download GB firmware for your country, than download ODIN and than flash it. You can find on google how to flas it, just tipe FLAS SAMSUNG GALAXY ACE 2.

  • I want to bring my Ace 2 in Samsung Center ....guys you think that samsung center will do the downgrade thing to my phone? Because when i bought this Ace 2 its already in jellybean... i want my phone in gingerbread... pls help me guys

  • I bought my Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 and its already in jellybean 4.1.2 i want to downgrade my Ace 2 into GingerBread... is that possible??? Pls help me guys...

  • Dual core NovaThor 800 MHz chipset is not good for today, better go for Qualcomm Snapdragon or Exynos with minimum RAM 1 GB.

  • how did you do it ? it always lag and bug with me

  • I can't install clean master on my phone, but before I can still install it. I tried to install it in xperia and it's successful. Sorry for my bad english

  • So not get this phone it is useless! the first time i got this phome it worked fine for about 6 months. now, Bits of the back of it are falling off it its chipped the hole time it had no memory and holds barely little apps not to mention the battery is getting worse

  • No I don't. Final update in official is only Jelly Bean 4.3.

  • After useing seeder and trickster mod app I noticed no lag in my ace2

  • presuming your talking about the New Zealand networks, yes, it does

  • Do you think samsung will update it to 4.2 jelly bean offical or not ?

  • does anyone know if Vodafone and 2degree network work on this phone ???

  • You can use this rom i test it TPL I8160XXMG2 Android 4.1.2 05.07.2013 Only some times camera lage when you use ext SD card as default storage for recorded video

  • Yes, even in www.androidcentral.com didn't say that. The last version is Jelly Bean 4.1.2. You had known that Ace 2 uses low specification on its chipset, NovaThor 800 MHz is the worst dual core chipset.

  • are u sure that it wont get kitkat because it was listed in samsung documents for consideration for upgrading to kitkat

  • i updated my device to turkish jelly bean and i am having some serious issues , i knew that is general problem in all official roms and dont want to downgrade ! SO , i need to know if there is incoming update to fix that ?? or should i flash unofficial rom ?? and which one is better ?? i am thinking of cm 11 but found 2 unofficial cm and cant decide which one is good !! please help

  • Yes I agree, better stay in Gingerbread.

  • I think NovaThor 800 MHz is the worst dualcore chipset, not recommended for game and upgrade OS version. Better to choose high end Android because they offer quadcore Qualcomm, NVIDIA or Exynos chipset and better RAM of course.

  • Galaxy Ace 2 won't get KitKat.

  • You can go back to Gingerbread, long time ago I went back too to Gingerbread, download rom Gingerbread on www.samsung-update.com then used Odin to flash it.

  • Check on www.sammobile.com or www.samsung-updates.com

  • Not good, I played Dungeon Hunter 4 it lag, and hang. You need buy high end smartphone with Qualcomm, NVIDIA or Exynos processor for heavy games, quad core is recommended.

  • Better stick to stock GB if you're not into custom firmwares. Otherwise, there are great ROMs (mostly CM based) for this device.

  • I got XXNB1 Germany Version. Its the same thing like XXNA1, XXMG2, XXMC8 A completly crap. Sorry for my bad english, greetings.

  • Hi I upgraded to official JB firmware via kies. Phone kept hanging video camera impossible bbc iplayer was fine. have to clear used memory or crashes I gave up in the end as the extra features of jelly bean were ruined by very poor performance. now back on gingerbread and all is well again. Only problem now is that some apps only work with v4.0.0 and above

  • Does anyone have experience with xxnb1 update ?

  • I need help. I update jb xxmb2 on my phone and my dispay is losing not working. But with gb its not problem. How can i fix that ??

  • can this phone handle heavy game even the processor is not that fluid? PLEASE ANSWER

  • download the Russian version of GB which comes with PIT,CODE and CSC files then flash with Odin.For flashing instructions refer to xda developers

  • Guys is there any way i can revert back to GB? or am i stuck with JB for life?

  • Guys is there any way i can revert back to GB? or am i stuck with JB for life?

  • anyone tried the I8160XXNB1 firmware launched recently in march 2014 what is the ram available after flashing same 482 MB or 624 MB.Is this firmware free from bugs and lags, is it stable???

  • I did that you said but my decice only restarts.I tryed to update with Kies and Odin but it didn't work.I also checked for acrualizations on my phone and there is not actualization.Is it possible if update to come later through the device?pls help me

  • How come there is no Jelly Bean update for Taiwan Region?????

  • Holding power button for about 10 seconds

  • Pls help me,frnds!I can't upgrafe my phone to JB with Kies-my device freezes in download mode half an hour and nothing happens in that time...Wht can I do,I don't want to upgrade with Odin,because I've read negative opinions about brick the phone etc.

  • not gonna happen

  • Samsung failure

  • Great mid range phone. Gingerbread was super. Jelly Bean version is a horror, lags, freezes etc. It is a shame that Samsung only takes care of the high end phones. The hardware of the phone is good, it is clear that the software is not optimised. If you can live without the extra features of JB, stick to GB, do not upgrade the software.

  • my samsung galaxy ace 2 18160 spper but no zooming video why?

  • When will samsung reveal the kitkat update to this device

  • I think upgrade OS (Gingerbread to ICS, Gingerbread to Jelly Bean) not always give better performance. When I was using Sony Ericsson Xperia mini upgraded to ICS, it worked slow and lag. The same condition was happen too in Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 I8160, I had used this Samsung, upgraded to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 official in Samsung Service Center at my place, the result was lag and almost hang when streaming YouTube.

  • If you stay in Gingerbread, it will work fluid and fast.

  • How do I record voice calls? Please help.

  • Will i have a fluid experience with this phone (dual800mhz) if i wont use any widgets, shortcut icons and only one default simple blackhome screen. ? Only i want to install viber and thats what im gonna use and the youtube app.

  • What is the best route to take for my first attempt to jailbreak, I also have an HTC Ryder I gotta do...Im a lil behind on all computer\cell tech but very much into chemistry/electronics...etc. While everyone was learning all this I simply chose to concentrate on theory&quantum physics & music...so...ya..capable just umeducated but eager now to learn just don't wanna get scammed into some sketchy money making fake method..yada yada. Where would I look to learn accurately. (And is this the same thing as rooting your cell? yup..im that ignorant lol)

  • Great little phone with the help of cm11 by maclaw making it run kitkat and also using memory swap handles any game thrown at it great phone in all if on budget

  • use odin and download XXMC8 and then update it to XXMK2 i think

  • It still like before rooting..

  • Mine works much better with jb than with gb

  • I updated my phone to jb with kies and its much better than with gb. All my problems are gone and its faster.

  • update for CyanogenMod 11.0 users now support up to 64GB ext memory get here enjoy!

  • DO NOT UPDATE TO JELLY BEAN. The phone is useless and it froze all the time. Making a call is a nightmare. Stay on GB or put a custom rom cyanodgenmod. Do this only if you know how. I almost broke my Ace 2, luckely my friend knew how to repair it. Ace 2 is a good phone, but Samsung made it very slow because they want us to buy new phones.

  • I am using device.I cant update it to Jellbean via OTA and Kies Please help me......

  • the problem is in your class of your microSD, if you put the microSD 32GB Class 10 then the problem is not there.

  • i buy a SAMSUNG GALAXY ACE 2 I8160 before 2 days i have a problem .problem is this just very slow my phone this phone is memory slot is 32GB so i put in side 16GB memory card so so my sell phon is work very slow and after 3 mints is hang. dont work it was sitl. so tell me what is problim.

  • They are downloaded from youtube. Please help

  • My phone want play videos. Trey are donwloaded from youtube. Please help.

  • update for users CyanogenMod 11.0 Android 4.4.2 from New Macław team, now you can overclocking your Ace 2 processor up to 1228MHz. very FAST! get here enjoy!

  • I did the update to jelly bean, it works perfect (well with some acceptable lags when overloaded) just one thing is annoying me, incoming calls get 2-3 seconds to come on air, searched throughout the web but nothing, dont know how to solve it, it gets the phone ridiculous.

  • Does rooting official jb in ace 2 solves the lag and make it faster?

  • Once i posted here how to increase the RAM to 624MB. After that the phone is faster, but still, there are some lags. Now i found this as another solution for now. Go into settings - developer options, scroll down to LIMIT BACKGROUND PROCESS and there set the limit at 1,2,3 or 4. I use it on 4 and i can tell you that this made my phone faster. Gingerbread is still the better one, but i like this one and those who want go back can use this to make it even a little bit faster. Sorry for my English if there are some mistakes :)

  • The best way is stay in Gingerbread, cause I had experienced lag in streaming YouTube and browsing vua Chrome when Galaxy Ace 2 updated to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 official.

  • android 4.1.2 in ace 2 i8160 too slow and lagy

  • look this done with me www.ibtimes.co.uk/xxmg2-android412-jellybean-upd­ate-galaxy-ace2-i8160-514948 ----------------- download rom from this site I8160XXMG2 Android 4.1.2 05.07.2013 -- hope it help

  • i want to upgrade the android version from 2.3 to 4.1 jelly bean what is the procedure. Main thing about the problem is iam not getting the screen guards and flip cover for this please suggest any solution for this.

  • how do i upgrade my android version by myself from v2.3 to v4.1.2..please tell me

  • hi guys please i have ace 2 I8160 my phone is unlocked baseband version i8160JPLK2 and i want switch to android 4.1.2 official ROM but official 4.1.2 i8160JPLK2 not exist what your opinion ---------- sorry for my english

  • Use the odin tool

  • Just redo your set up maybe it just need a one more try..

  • Use the odin tool, and download the galaxy ace 2 android gingerbread 2.3.6 in a .rar nor a .zip file then extract it and perporm a bios mode by pressing the down , lock and minimize button , when the android robot appears press up. Then connect it in to the computer. Then run the odin tool into your desktop. Then perform all the files needed in that tool. And thats in youve succesfully downgrade you galaxy ace 2 ..

  • i upgraded my samsung galaxy ace 2 software to android version 4.1.2(jelly bean) but now the bluetooth isn't working...CAN ANYONE HELP!!!

  • I had posted before, now I post it again. I had used Ace 2 I8160, updated to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 in Samsung Service Center at my place, doing this is not recommended, I got lack and very bad when streaming YouTube, when it lag in YouTube, it almost won't stop, because experience very bad lag. Browsing using Chrome st that time almost experience like streaming YouTube. I compared it when I was in Gingerbread, no problem doing streaming Youtube, browsing via Firefox, all were fine. So I don't recommend Jelly Bean 4.1.2 official, better stay in Gingerbread.

  • Read here:

  • 4 GB is total, but user available no 4 GB, only 1,1 GB storage and 1,2 USB storage.

  • How can u dwngrade frm jb to gb???pls rply

  • i am worried because my ace 2 is showing only 1gb internal memmory

  • i updated jelly bean to my ace 2.it become very slow.now i give to update again to gingerbread,now it dosent boot yet,my bad luck

  • I had using for 4 months...the performance is good enough for multitasking but can't run large apps smoothly...

  • try using the program called SRS One-Click-Root Tool.. there's an option there under the ADB Toolbox to reset the gesture lock however make sure that USB debugging has been enabled on your phone for the program to detect it...

  • the jelly bean ROM require min 1GB of RAM for running smoothly, that's why our Ace 2 not stable after updating from GB to JB. if you want the stable ROM better you stick with your GB or wait until the official KitKat ROM release. because KitKat ROM optimized for 512MB of RAM. but you can try Galaxy Ace 2 KitKat 4.4.2 ROM. very smooth and stable with bugs free, get here: enjoy!

  • I have official u/g o.s. to jellybean at Samsung service centre(after official u/g available). It lead to nothing but disaster. phone freezes about 10 times a day, cuts off from calls, screen goes blank for minutes, touch stops responding. overall very slow by 1/20 compared to original with gingerbread. will go back to centre ant insist to go back to gingerbread, with which I was happier.

  • if you dont have google account, it will ask alternatively the code you placed when you did the patern

  • how do reset your blocked ace 2 phone?

  • I have Ace 2 but its blocked due to too many pattern attempts, so its asking me to use my Google account to unlock which i av tried and it has failed, how do i unlock my phone? pls assist.

  • I recommend you all to upgrade your Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 from Gingerbread 2.3.6 to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 with Samsung Kies.Please do not use Odin to flash your ace 2!It may cause problem in the future.My ace 2 hardware has been replaced because My Sim Card crashed and my Wifi thingy spoiled.Now my Samsung Galaxy Ace is Very Fast And smooth

  • Hi i have bought my ace 2 at November 2012 .... upgraded 4.1.2 at february 2013......it's true when upgrade to jb have some problems....but now jan 2014 it smooth and fast ....... i love my Ace 2.....

  • How did you downgrade it back to gingerbread?

  • thank you for quick answer.

  • all of launchers are compatible. im using Nova and Smart launcher at now

  • Which kind of launcher uses this device- Go Launcher or other,I'm new in Android devices sorry,pls tell soon!

  • Read here:

  • if you want to upgrade this phone tu JB, go sammobile.com/firmwares and searc i860. and download the rom

  • [ ROM KitKat 4 .4. 2] AOSP - Android Open Source Project for Galaxy Ace 2 download here :

  • Can we upgrade it to ICS instead of JB???

  • Is it via OTA??? Or via KIES???

  • How to know if Galaxy Ace 2 is fake or original? some tips or hints? Thanks

  • just easily turn the Wi- Fi on if u want wireless or turn Data on if u want sim internet

  • How to recover my samsung galaxy ace 2 if ther a imail tels me my galaxy ace 2 need to recover

  • How can I use internet on sumsung Ace2 GI8160 set.

  • I have galaxy ace 2 with 4.1.2. and it works amazing , ther's no any mistakes , and it doesn't make me problems , i have in it micro sd card 8 GB , and 20 apps and it doesn't make it slower, greetings form Bosnia and Herzegovina .

  • Guys anyone have experiance using usb host check to enable usb host support in galaxy ace2? I dont think we can make galaxy ace2 to plug pendrives using an otg cable.

  • Read here: You can find Jelly Bean 4.1.2 roms in www.sammobile.com or www.samsung-updates.com

  • Yeah I agree, I had experienced using Ace 2 upgraded to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 through Samsung Service Center in my town, it lags, and had very bad lack (almost couldn't be stopped) when streaming YouTube.

  • is this phone supports subway surf or temple run if yes how can i do so plz tell me

  • I have galaxy ace 2 I8160 for years now ..I updated to 4.1.2 through kies ....4.1.2 isn't as good expected on ace 2 ..I downgrade it back to 2.3.6 and it works like charm and very smooth ...I highly recommended 2.3.6 for ace 2 ..dual core 800mhz doesn't work well on 4.1.2 Good luck all ..and keep in mind that after you update, the device going to be very laggy even using the camera itself ,even when typing messages or even play some HD video while your ram is below 270mb

  • i have glaxy ace 2 8160 mobile.its android vers cnt update.when i click for update it shows android version cldnt find.i still have android versn 2.. somthing.so how can i update my android version.

  • Yes, it does.

  • Hi I have this phone for the past 1 yr now i updated through kies for the 4.1.2 and its really smooth though it has only 482MB of ram it still works like a charm.But keep in mind after update its only for everyday use and STRICTLY not for gaming.

  • does it support skype video call??

  • Guys I have updated my ace 2 to JB MG2 two three weeks ago. First week there were no problems. No freezing and everything went smooth. But now its getting stuck after I install some apps last week. I need to restart my phone every time when it gets stuck. Im not normally switching off my phone frequently. But if you turn off your phone frequently there's a chance you can avoid this problem.

  • I just got my official update straight from samsung service center just last month and it really works perfectly.so happy with this phone and loving it...jhel here from philippines

  • This is a very nice phone, I love it very much,after I had upgraded to JB it became unstable,I sent it to service centre to downgrade to GB then everything backs to normal.This phone is not suitable for JB.

  • there only one can make this phone perfect 32gb sd card....this is a midrange phone so stck to 2.3.6 gingerbread..i been using this phone for 1 year nowand its satisfied me..sometimes its freeze but i think its not the phone its the application you downloaded..

  • Thank you for your info.

  • How do I transfer songs from PC to Ace 2 18160 and creating folders to segregate between English and Chinese songs? This is the first time I am using Samsung mobile.

  • I have installed official jelly bean MG2 4.1.2 for galaxy ace2 through kies. Its really smooth than the gingerbread version. No freezing problems. But it consumes more ram. By default you have only 482mb ram. But you can increase that to 624mb. Go through the link below. After I increased my ram to 624mb, still my ram usage is more than 500mb without running any apps.

  • KitKat:

  • Yes Al that is precisely the problem! Regret buying this phone, should have waited for a better deal.

  • too late - it did it automatically. Every Jelly bean update for this phone is a disaster. display keeps freezing for minutes at a time and usually when you need it urgently. I've had three jelly been updates now - every one is bad.

  • I have used this phone for about a year now. Using Gingerbread at first, it ran very smoothly with no lags. However, after I updated it to Jelly Bean, it lags frequently and I usually have to wait about three minutes for it to respond again. Overall, it was a very bad experience for me. I suggest the HTC Desire 601 which have better specs and a lower price.

  • waiting for the Official KitKat update for our Galaxy Ace 2. can't wait :D

  • Dear Galaxy Ace 2 users don't upgrade to Jelly bean(4.1.2) os its very laggy os

  • wifi range is low any one help

  • how can i update to the latestr software on my ace2 everytime i try it says error even on kies it wont let me upadte it.

  • i want to ask something. where can i download the official and latest(if there is)JB firmware for the Philippines? i cannot find it in sammobile.com

  • thanks man...I have tried to install CM 10.1 but i have a problem i cant connect to the internet via mobile data connection,do i need to flash MG2 firmware?...

  • if u want fast rom u should install CM 10.1 from xdadevelopers and in order to root the phone (go to second page to see that this will not increase flash counter)! this is what i have done! i have flashed with odin MG2, after root u can install what ever u want from recovery , CWM 6, Krillos rom , Juda`s77 1.6 and finaly CM 10.1 and this is the best rom, now i have trasparent statusbar and swaped usb storage with sdcard (16 gb) Screenshots: u should always do a backup before anything, and do it at your own risk!

  • Enter in stock recovery and select factory reset.

  • U must install a zip file from stock recovery the folder name is modified vstab for jb and u do not have to be rooted. This file will swich usb storage with sdcard! U can find this on xda developers.

  • I installed jellybean on my device. When I use the USB tethering, my phone reboots often. I never had this problem when I had Gingerbread. Is there a way to fix this problem?

  • like another Samsung JB. including New TW UI and New water drops Lock Screen with sound. Awesome!

  • Hi,I want to ask you,if I upgrade my Ace 2 to 4.1.2 JBean,will the sounds of TouchWiz change like waterdrops from the new OS(touchwiz nature),or they will stay the same?Plz replay!

  • Not.. upgrade to jb 4.1 to zoom the camera

  • Nope, your android version must be 4.1.2 and for your version 2.3.6 you can install 3rd party apps in play store. example: Camera Zoom FX

  • Hi Niki, You can find Gingerbread 2.3.6 Stock ROM also Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Stock ROM via this Site: including Odin and Samsung Driver. for how to upgrading or downgrading Stock ROM via:

  • Trying to zoom my camera on Samsung Galaxy Ace 2. The phone is "Android Version 2.3.6" Will this zoom or not?

  • Thank you for replying me. When I used Galaxy Ace 2, I search www.samsung-updates.om and www.sammobile.com, there were some my country stock roms, yes available, but they were contain only one file (MD if I'm not mistake), no other like other country roms that contain MD file, CSC and PIT. So, at that time it couldn't downgraded to my prevoius firmware and those website didn't have the firmware version Gingerbread Galaxy Ace 2.

  • the steps of go back to gingerbread is the same as you to upgrade to jellybean. no difference. just find the GB Rom from your country in sam mobile than flash it using Odin.

  • go to Setting > About phone > Android version

  • i don't know what you mean by 4.1.2 version . my phone is a Samsung galaxy ace 2. how do i know if i have 4.1.2 version ? my zoom doesn't work when i do the fingers spreading apart. .

  • Check Settings, phone update. If you don't receive it, use Samsung Kies installed on PC then connect your smartphone to PC. If it is still not available, install Odin (search internet), open www.sammobile.com or www.samsung-updates.com find the rom you would like to download. After you have installed Jelly Bean, you can't go back to previous Gingerbread based on your country firmware.

  • Where i colud buy this mid range device? In my country philippines this unit is already pace out since january 9 2013..

  • yes there is zoom but in 4.1.2 version when you enter the camer do that thing with your fingers like when you zoom a picture remeber only in 4.1.2

  • Is there a zoom feature on the camera in this phone? If so, how do you get it to zoom?

  • ANDROID 4.4 Kitkat in CyanogenMod 10.2 and 4.4 System Dump for Galaxy Ace 2 download here enjoy!

  • how can i solve this message this item is not avalaible for your countryi shen i will download some things from playstore please help

  • How can i solve this message this item is not avalaible for your country when i istall ssaome thing from pllay store apairs this message pls help

  • yep, the rom was very smooth thanks to TeamCanjica XDA:Dev. no risky at all if you following the installation rules.

  • Had you tried it already.. how was it? Is it risky that may break your phone..

  • Android Jelly Bean 4.3.1 for Galaxy Ace 2 download here enjoy the buttery smooth experience!!!

  • how to update galaxy ace 2 to jelly bean?

  • Galaxy Ace 2 is designed for single SIM card. Not only Galaxy Ace 2, HTC One V, HTC Desire X, Galaxy Ace 3, use 4 GB memory too.

  • samsung galaxy ace 2 is a fabulous set but i have only 2 problem and the 2 problem is that it has only 1 sim and it has 1 gb internal memory..................

  • I bought ace 2 before 2 days and it's perfect. only problem is that he have only 1 gb of memory so if you overload it, mobile will do slow. camera is solid, also have secondary which is also solid. you can play all games :) its perfect for me

  • and don't forget to say thanks for the dev,,,

  • another of the best Jelly Bean Rom for our Ace2 is [ROM][JB-XXMG2] KYRILLOSv9 **Fast n' Lite** (05/11/2013) from kyrillos13 xda-developers download here enjoy!

  • how do i view text messages stored on sim card?

  • how do i connect to internet

  • Install Samsung Kies in your computer, and the Ace 2 will be updated. Sometimes OTA (Wifi update way) will not run.

  • I have the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 with Android Ginger bread and I read that a free Jelly bean upgrade coming soon When and how to do the upgrade? thanks

  • How can I change "my location" in my Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT I8160 weather widget?

  • you have to hold the menu button and task manager will apper then u erase all open apps slide across and clear open memory or if not working after get a memory card of ebay for �10

  • my friend is using this phone ..he bought it last week but the next day the phone shows some pblm like automatically switchoff with fully charged ..and stuck for some times.

  • its battery timeing is so short why?

  • why it freezes everytime n hw I can solve it plzzzz help me ....plZzzzz

  • is it only nepal or others countries too where we cant update ace2?? any clue??

  • Here's a trick I use. Copy the filename of thumbnails file. Delete the thumbnail file. Create a Folder on that directory and name the Folder as the file name of the thumbnail file. This will prevent the file from being created the filename is existing but its a Folder . I can see thumbnails perfectly fine even with this trick. Good luck.

  • Hey i think The app ZdBox can help you i am not sure...

  • I cannot move the application to external sd. Plz help me. Some application can be moved to sd card, but not external sd. How can i move application to external sd in gt i8160?

  • this ROM very smooth as hell!!! say goodbye for lagdroid. amazing super buttery smooth!!! lol

  • you have to flash with multiple flash files pit: I8160XX** PDA: I8160XX*** CSC: I8160O*** MODEM: I8160XX *** then your ram will be shown as 624 mb then you can flash whith any jb you prefer (xxmf1 or xxmf2 or others )

  • i got this last year and it's been acting really crappy since the second day of using it!!!! and it got more crappier each day urghh. now it won't even last for more than 6 hrs. plus some apps keep on CRASHING! like everytime i open twitter the screen starts blinking and its really annoying!! another problem: even if i don't open an app the phone automatically decides to open it >:(( totally hating this phone right now planning to get a new one preferably apple..

  • I had used Galaxy Ace 2, in Gingerbread version or upgraded to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 no problem with call function, message, apps, internet, etc. I didn't root it at that time. Almost all were good, only the signal of my operator at that time several times down.

  • you can update your ace 2 manualy. first,, download the stock jb rom in here: then flash it with odin, here the steps: enjoy your new jb rom!

  • the best custom ROM for Galaxy Ace 2 Jet Stream ROM v1 based on JellyBean I8160XXMF2 [Indonesia - XSE download here:

  • anyone in Middle East updated to the JB ?? I live in Egypt & Bought it from Saudi Arabia ... So ,, no updates available for both countries so far Even there is no updates for UAE so far !!! I wanna update it , Don't know what to do ?? Thanx in advance

  • Hey I also tried the Russian xxmg2 version. It is very good. Soon after installing jellybean, I cleared data and cache from recovery mode and my phone runs great...

  • i dont think its because of the ram.. maybe its the apps itself.. before when o still use gb my youtube apps crash and it still the same in jb.. maybe youtbe is really buggy..

  • hello frnz i want all the pics n vedios from whtsap to b stored in memory card.. wt i have to do..??

  • For those who have problems with youtube. The problem is because of the ram that is available. To use youtube app without problems you need to go into task manager and clear memory. Afther that go straight to youtube and you want have any problems till next time. I know, this i temporarly, but what can we do :D

  • Just move your applications to sd card. Settings - application manager - on sd card and there check the applications you want to move.

  • I`m from Romania and I like my phone, because is the best and everything about it works perfectly. Thanks

  • my brother gave me rhis stuff last june 2012 until now, it's still on its best performance.

  • I got up my ace 2 to Jelly Bean and start to give me problems, sometimes i cant call or receive calls, sometimes i cant use some apps, sometimes i cant do anything.......NEVER SAMSUNG, I am writting about all of this in all the websites i can, because you are not going to lose to me, you are going to lose lots of people.

  • Guys help.. my usb storage always gets full due to thumbnails.. myphone will freezed everytime it full.. please help.

  • hey jake, is it an official update or did you rooted your galaxy ace 2?Thanks

  • my jelybean on my phone works perfectly...im from philippines

  • I believe JB (Jelly Bean) makes it very slow? Is there a stable and fast JB version for it? I saw a mention that some Russian version of JB is good and does not slow it down. Is it true?

  • i hope they will update the system software and update the camera zooming mode

  • Lag free jellybean,Russian version.

  • Yap i did upgrade to 4.1.2.. nope it dont work smoothly.. youtube often crushed and laggs a lot.. jelly bean was really nice though..

  • Hi! Im from philippines. Is updating worth it? How can update my phone? im only 15. :) please help me...

  • Sorry for "i have only one advice" because i wanted to say "i have a solution..."

  • I have only one advice. If you have this phone and updated it to 4.1.2, go and see your ram. If it is only 482 or 550MB, than follow the instructions on this site. I have done that and now everything is smooth and works perfectly. Note: you dont need to flash it with new firmware if you already have the 4.1.2, just use the v1 or v2.

  • mines work perfectly....

  • With 4.1.2 android it terribly lags.

  • There is a way through softwares like odin and other where you can *root* your device and instal os that are not created to run on your device BUT you loose your warranty and there are possibilities to loose your smartphone.

  • what firmware did you use? is is from the official update in the philippines?

  • dont update it to JB 4.1.2. my phone died after 2 weeks after i updated it. I can't even turn it on. haha This sucks.. from : PHILIPPINES

  • Install Samsung Kies, it should give you the update option when you USB connect it and you're PC is online. Although I wouldn't suggest going up to Jellybean, I did and it struggles. But I've got my eye on the Mega 6.3 anyway...

  • There is no update for jellybean, How did you do it?

  • Need help for Update for JB..

  • How can i update my phone into Jellybean need help here

  • hello! im from philippines also, did you have updated the official firmware on your galaxy ace 2? Does it works smoothly?

  • Its already available since august.. just go to skies and upgrade it... im from the philippines also.

  • You can find Gingerbread stocks on www.samsung-updates.com or www.sammobile.com

  • You will have VGA video call camera, 768 MB RAM, preinstalled file manager and Office (edit).

  • I have a problem on my ace 2. I root it and I used andromizer i changed lcd density after i restart my device it appears touchwix has stoped and keyboard has stop..what shall i do?plz help me

  • Hey guys.. my ace 2 got the latest 4.1.2 android software a few days ago... now its a brick... the software is too heavy for its cpu.. i am so dissapointed.. now i am trying to change phone..sorry but i wont wait for another year with this slow and heavy phone , for samsung to fix the software.. all of you who will get notice on your phones forsoftware update , DONT UPGRADE PLEASE.... next time , any phone i may buy , will be at least 1.2 GHZ or more... Sorry Samsung , but you fucked it up this time.....

  • What will happen when i use a high capacity battery for my ace 2? like 2450mAh? thanks in advance :)

  • I didn't want to update to Jelly bean, but my Gingerbread crashed so i had to. I upgraded it with Samsung Kies, but my phone slowed down very much. JB decreased RAM to 482MB. I had to flash it with Odin and now it shows 624 MB and it's ok. The phone don't have to be rooted to flash it.

  • Hi, I recently bought this phone and I like it but the battery doesn't seem to be lasting as long as it's supposed to. the last 2 times it needed charging after 48 hours and then 36 hours after that, but im not using it a lot. ive sent a few texts each day and used a chat app for less than 2 hours. is this normal? is there something I need to do to make it last longer?

  • When will be the updating of ace 2 here in the philippines? any idea please? thankyou!

  • how can i download my stock gingerbread? and when will be the updating system of ace 2 here in the philippines? thankyou in advance! Godbless

  • hey friend,I'll help you to unbrick, just download your stock gingerbread firmware and flash it through Odin...you'll be fine...and please note that xxmg2 version is very nice...no lag at all, do better that gingerbread...just flash jellybean xxmg2 again...

  • Hey guys.. my ace 2 got the latest 4.1.2 android software a few days ago... now its a brick... the software is too heavy for its cpu.. i am so dissapointed.. now i am trying to change phone..sorry but i wont wait for another year with this slow and heavy phone , for samsung to fix the software.. all of you who will get notice on your phones forsoftware update , DONT UPGRADE PLEASE.... next time , any phone i may buy , will be at least 1.2 GHZ or more... Sorry Samsung , but you fucked it up this time.....

  • Like the user BokiRomanista said: people try this I have Jelly Bean version MF1, before i had 482 RAM, now i have 624 RAM. It's a huge diference. You don't have to root your phone, and it take's you a minute to do it.

  • my ace 2 now rooted. i now hapi with its performance with jely bean on it.

  • can I have a full user manual for ace 2 I8160? I mean how to benefit from the features it has?

  • hi! how can i edit pictures in my phone then post it on facebook? what applications do i have to use? do i need to download applications for this? thank you. Lynette

  • I need help again. Running games on my ace 2 restart after receiving a call instead of pausing. How do I fix this? Thanks in advance

  • What are you talking about guys? JB is having problems? Maybe if you use outdated firmware, cause my MF1 is flying! It's a lot better than Gingerbread, Antutu gets better scores, Quadrant too. Better FPS in games too! Performance is upgraded in JB!

  • I bought mbile in Singapore. But not able to read and write Tamil. What can i do

  • Does an official firmware upgrade that is available at an particular country will be work smoothly at the galaxy ace 2? Because I'm planning to buy one and upgrade it. thank you for your replies :)

  • samsung ace2 don't update os because it's very hanging problem

  • Don't update your Ace2 to jellybean or actually Hellybean for Ace2. Has lots of lag and problem plus slow performance

  • don't update it to jellybean because the official rom has many problem and lag in working and make your phone very slow. I got it by experience

  • Samsung ace is bst s duos have hanging prblm

  • my device is saying network error. emergency calls only did anyone find a fix for this?

  • i bought ace 2..and its best...android is best...i shoudnt have wasted my money on crap symbian...i bought nokia 603 once...but ace 2 is best...also n same price it has flash..abd front camera...that 603 lacks

  • I had bought an ace 2.I am really satisfied with it.Its 5 MP autofocus camera works well.Its front camera is not bad. Iam going to update the ginger bread into jelly bean. Is this harm the phone? Any consequences is there?

  • I think u should buy galaxy ace 2..i too bought it.that's best.

  • i hve a budget of 11k.can someone help me i should by ace 2 or galaxy s dous?

  • Hi, KIAG I bought this phone just about two months ago. It's works nearly perfect for me. And I should also suggest you if you buy this phone don't upgrade your Android to Jelly bean. Thx

  • any one tell me should i buy this phone...it fulfill all my needs...also its in my range ..plz should i buy ??

  • Its xxmf2.. I did not flashed it i updated it through kies.. Its from southeast asian region.. My only complain was tjat sometimes when playing youtube it freezed and hang up but its not often it is when playing youtube for too long it freezed and sometimes when surfing the net it freeze too and should wait for a min to return..

  • Dear jishnul, Please let me know about jellybean update process and which region of jellybean are you flashing. Also share with your opinion regarding gingerbread Vs jellybean. After flashing are you able to connect your device with PC via kies. Thanking you, Toru [email protected]

  • my ace 2 screen is broken..my phone is 7 mos. old..if i go to service center..they wil charge 4 the replacement of the screen or it is still under the waranty?sory 4 my bad englesh

  • When charging, the battery gets hot and when finished charging, the battery only last 10 min.

  • Haha ..... finally i flashed jellybean xxmg2 version. Its cool.. as good as gingerbread. Only a small lag while playing games but that doesn't matter since it is very small lag. I love jellybean. ....

  • Haha ..... finally i flashed jellybean xxmg2 version. Its cool.. as good as gingerbread. Only a small lag while playing games but that doesn't matter since it is very small lag. I love jellybean. ....

  • how to zoom when camera mode.............

  • You can try this too

  • Mine version is xxMF1 and as i say is perfect smooth

  • Which firmware did you flash? Try xxmg2 version it is very smooth and fast.It is a Russian version.

  • I had written below, Jelly Bean 4.1.2 is experience lag (very bad) when streaming YouTube. To downgrade, read this:

  • I dont know, im buy phon via telenor.hu but im upgrade him with kies in bosnia and herzegovina and after few days of use i can say i never have any kind of lags everything is working so smooth for now even better then on gb

  • who can help I can't use mine memorry wite: unavalaible PLZ HELP!

  • region name please

  • suddenly it says emergency calls only. i can not use this mobile what is the problem?

  • Can somebody help me how to downgrade my ace 2 from fb back to gingerbread. Too much lags and freezing now pissed me off.. Love jb but its too laggy..

  • Please help! My ace 2 restarts whenever i pressed the lock/power button i dont know why

  • im wondering is some way to overclock phone on 1 ghz im try to search but without results

  • Im upgrade my ace2 to new jb over kies before 2 days and for now everything is smooth im install on him only apps who really need skype, viber, dolphine... After upgrade my Ram is lower from 556 to 482 but i suppose that is beacouse jb is using more memory but even with 482 mb of ram my phone working smooth without any lags and when using dolphine to watch flash videos phone use total about 400 mb of Ram i think jb can work nice on ace 2 but without apps who eat RAM like firefox or some games PS> im found somewhere advice to format cache in recovery mode after upgrading beacouse there left some legacy files from previous system who can cause some problems on JB im do that and for now everything is perfect

  • Im upgrade my ace2 to new jb over kies before 2 days and for now everything is smooth im install on him only apps who really need skype, viber, dolphine... After upgrade my Ram is lower from 556 to 482 but i suppose that is beacouse jb is using more memory but even with 482 mb of ram my phone working smooth without any lags and when using dolphine to watch flash videos phone use total about 400 mb of Ram i think jb can work nice on ace 2 but without apps who eat RAM like firefox or some games PS> im found somewhere advice to format cache in recovery mode after upgrading beacouse there left some legacy files from previous system who can cause some problems on JB im do that and for now everything is perfect

  • LG Optimus L9 P765 (in my country), other countries may have L9 P760 or L9 P768.

  • Go for S2....it is simply the best in case of everything....

  • I'm thinking of getting the Galaxy Ace 2 or the Galaxy S2. Which is better? Do they have any issues? I prefer the dimensions of the Ace 2 but the S2 has bigger memory and better camera. I had the previous Galaxy Ace which I liked but internal memory is way too small. When it comes to the OS, I haven't got a clue what to go for or which is good, the Gingerbread/Icecream/Jellybean on S2 or Gingerbread/Jellybean on Ace 2. Can anyone help?

  • i already tried to put it on gsm only and also on automatic still the issue remains. i also tried a different provider and still nothing.

  • if u want something more faster more elegant go for samsung galaxy ace 3 but if u want something cheaper go for the samsung galaxy ace 2 but the main problem is that if u updated the android to jelly bean it lags a lot and the memory is 1.7gb and 557 ram only cause of all the pre installed apps in the phone and including widgets and much more same goes to the ace 3.Ace 3 is really a decent phone but it cost about $300 dollars or $250 but it just fit right in for the price.i would go for ace 3

  • which model of LG???

  • ace 3

  • Should I buy galaxy ace 2 or 3 ???

  • it is because all the pre installed apps inside the phone including the widgets

  • open your camera. you will see settings select them scroll down to storage and select memory card. From then on any photo's you take will be stored on the memory card.

  • Gingerbread Galaxy Ace 2 shows 555 MB RAM. In Jelly Bean shows 624 MB, but the consumption of RAM is higher than Gingerbread.

  • My previous Galaxy Ace 2 didn't like that. Try hard reset your phone or reflash using Odin.

  • LG is better cause: + Resolusion is 540 x 960 pixel + LCD 4,7" inch + RAM 1 GB + Android 4.0.4 preinstalled

  • The best is stay on Gingerbread. I had tried Jelly Bean Portugal, Jelly Bean Indobesia official, all have lag, especially in YouTube and heavy games.

  • People I need your help! Anytime I open gallery or the camera, the images and videos on my external SD are copied to the internal memory, which gives me low memory notifications. How do I stop this. Please help! Thanks in advance.

  • 4.2.2

  • Jelly Bean is shown on Samsung Kies. Should I upgrade or not? Will it slow the phone very much? Does it show on JB only 555 RAM or more? Thx

  • which version of OS are using

  • Ace2 doesn't Support Malayalam Font , i got it from UAE on August-1st , currently i am facing a major problem is that , its " Earpiece " is Damaged , & it wasn't available in India. What am Do ?

  • Ace2 doesn't Support Malayalam Font , i got it from UAE on August-1st , currently i am facing a major problem is that , its " Earpiece " is Damaged , & it wasn't available in India. What am Do ?

  • check your network setting. if it wcdma only and if in your area/provider dont support wcdma(hsdpa) it will lose signal. try set to automatic or gsm only.

  • root it, then install link2sd to freeze or uninstall some apps

  • Galaxy Ace 2 or the LG optimus L9 P769??? I need answers! thanks

  • i used kies to update to jelly bean. its the offical firmware.

  • How did you updated it? Is it thru kies air? Where did you download the firmware?

  • hi, my ace 2 is dropping network signal frequently hence i cant receive calls or text or even make. then it with say emergency only or no service. and at times it works fine for like 1 minute. i really would like some help.

  • what is the problem?

  • what is thr problem?

  • its a good machine but too many running service..is there an option of turning some of them off

  • my ace 2 is having network issues. i hard reset it update to jelly bean and still the same issue exist, can any one help?

  • which version did u flash?so now u have a lag free jb?

  • Hello everybody... as far i can see, everybody had experience with lag. I must say, that on beging i had it to, but you must understend, that Jelly Bean 4.1.2 is more sofisticeted then 2.3 gingerbird. Soo aplications like TaskKiller or similer is just slowing down the phone. Clean your phone with all that nessery stuff, and you will be suprised, how good is it 4.1.2. ;)

  • Yes, it is like downgrade firmware. Just find the firmware that you would like to at www.samsung-updates.com or www.sammobile.com

  • As theory it is 768 MB, but for the real user get 555 MB available RAM.

  • I just upgraded my Samsung galaxy ace 2 to jelly bean manually. after installing it I noticed my sim card is not being detected. what can I do about it ?

  • Hello i see on specficacions phone have 768mb ram memory and 4gb internal memory. But my ace2 have 512 of ram and 1 gb of internal memory. Can someone explain me that Sry for bad english

  • Dear Jisnul, Are u update your device please share with me [email protected]

  • whew nuts upgrading to jellbean and now new os will be released this yr. Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie

  • i saw the specifications at geekaphone is the proccesor is clocked at 1GHZ Dual core maybe its trus cause its fast performance

  • dear friends My galaxy ace 2 running KSA region gingerbread.please any one help me which versin of jellybean support bangla language because I want to update my device 2.3.6 to 4.1

  • How can i flash my prefered firmware? Is it like how i downgraded it?

  • Where can i download a firmare from my country? I'm from philippines

  • i can not received arabic sentence completely i received the sentence seperate letters why.and is their an arabic software that make me read the sentence clearly

  • this is slow, laggy and hanging phone. galaxy y is better

  • hotfile.com/get/229985194/521b4a28/3a0533f/I8160­XXMF1_I8160OXXMF1_DBT.zip Please Go to The Link And Download the Android 4.1.2.......

  • How can i upgrade the android to jelly bean?Plz help me

  • i cant move the nba2k13 in the sdcard/android/obb it says low memory..i need your help

  • Yes, but there are some Portugal apps in default. In you would like to use other Gingerbread firmware you like, flash it again with your prefer firmware.

  • Thanks man, btw does the firmware supports english languange?

  • I found that below link (http://d-h.st/AZN) from Choose LK6 The blog above is Indonesia.

  • Try this: (Russian firmware)

  • For verifying by developers, I don't.

  • Yes it does

  • Oh......is it actually verified by developers?

  • its really weird cause im 11 and im a super phone geek and i have this phone wahhhahh

  • Please help me! How can i downgrade my ace 2 to gb? Everytime i download the firmware (I8160xxlk6) when i extract it it only contains single file but in the instructions in the internet says it has 3 files which has csc code etc

  • Someone on Facebook had ever written that too many flashing will cause dead on the phone, won't wake up.

  • flash it with odin.

  • does this phone support skype video call? pls..someone helpme..

  • watch a video on youtube type how to update android using samsung kies.im to tired to explain it all sorry

  • Manual Update Galaxy ACE 2 I8160 with Offcial XXMF1 Jellybean 4.1.2 Firmware � Guide-

  • does this thing support videocall using skype.is there any more budget friendly phones that support skype video call?what about xperia ray?

  • After update to Sasmung's Android 4.1 MG2 rom, the phone has less responsiveness in general terms. It's more laggy than in 2.3. Any Android version runs more fast in Nexus S than any Samsung rom in this phone. Samsung doesn't do a good work with the software. It's Time to go back home. It's Time to Nokia and Lumia. :-)

  • If your running on Android Gingerbread (2.3.6) definitely you cannot zoom the camera when taking a picture. On the other hand, you can zoom the camera if your device is running on Android Jelly Bean (4.1.2)

  • my samsung galaxy ace 2 is superb i love this phone

  • my samsung galaxy ace 2 is superb i love this phone

  • i have ace2,i want to know that hw can i upgrade my device from ics to jellybean plz help me.....

  • my 3g doesn't working. Can someone please help me??

  • switch the resolution to 3 mp and it can zoom only 1.6

  • thats why im wondering what did happen to this phone after i took it to the service center n tried to reformat it and they couldn't detect the device and he said if its not the systems problems its the hardware in side the phone and now i gotta bring it to the service center

  • No zoom feature in gingerbread....try jellybean

  • my samsung galaxy ace 2 cant zoom when about to take a picture? why??

  • How can that happen? Rooting or flashing ROM cannot damage hardware as far as i know..

  • actually my phone's hardware is broken so i need to bring it to the repair shop under warranty

  • Hey which version if Jb do you have?

  • It is simple...go to recovery mode by pressing home button, power button, volume up button.then select wipe data and after that wipe cache partition then select reboot...it'll work afterwards......

  • well yeah fine sorry and btw how can i reset it if the phone can't turn on????send it to repair center???

  • apps are stored on the phones internal memory and not the sd card as far as I know

  • Dear friend, do not speak about the thing that you don't know clearly....the boot loop problem ( stuck at samsung logo ) happens to most android devices and it can be cleared easily by resetting phone.... why jellybean lag on this device because of improper optimisation of firmware for this device, it will be cleared in the future......So please don't say about a thing that you don't know....

  • Hey if i were u i wouldn't consider buying this device because i have tried to root it and it had so many problems screen wont show samsung logo i have waited for hours and still nothing and if u updated the jelly bean version like me it will lag so much even though u disable animations thanks dont buy this device im an experienced user of this phone im sorry samsung but u guys suck....

  • Hello I have Ace 2 with original OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)I have a problem with External SD card when i need to move Apps to external card in mobile menu i can`t see External sd card while via PC i Can find the external sd card please help me.

  • please post the link which can i download free full version of nba 2k13????ive already tried apkmania but still i cant run the app

  • Heyy i was wondering if samsung would give an another update to android jelly bean 4.2.2 with touch wiz ux nature or whatever like the galaxy ace 3 ohhh but with no lagss please samsung give a new update

  • Heyy i was wondering if samsung would give an another update to android jelly bean 4.2.2 with touch wiz ux nature or whatever like the galaxy ace 3 ohhh but with no lagss please samsung give a new update

  • Hello friends. I buy the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2. And I would like your suggestion, of all who have to use it and who was used. In my country it costs $ 200. Thanks

  • Before I use Lumia 520 I use Galaxy Ace 2, had Jelly Bean Indonesia (XXMD4) from Samsung Service Center ITC Roxy Mas Jakarta. It still has a bug when streaming YouTube, played Dark Avengers faced lag.

  • Is there any way to overclock the ace 2 cpu from 800 mhz to 1 ghz

  • hi I am facing problem while downloading app of above 1gb. I m trying to install nfs most wanted but it shows u should have 1938mb free but I have 4gb card and 3gb free memory.. it intalls the apps to usb storage not on sd card or external storage.plz somebody help me. or plz tell me the method how can I download apps of above 1gb memory. thanks

  • tell me anyone Indonesian jellybean update user, is it free from bug because I want to update I heard that it is bug free and fast from other version so please tell me any Indonesian version user.

  • i'm from Morocco & tried the uk jb (XXMC8) & it's laggy, so tried another jb from Turkey (XXME7) & also laggy, so decided to roolback to gb until samsung release a free bug version.

  • Did it supports temple run and subway surfers

  • Hey toru....I also have a KSA Ace 2.I'm thinking of the UK version(xxmc8) or will go for indonesian version(xxmd4). don't know which is faster or has least bugs, I hope uk version is pretty good, I search tutorials about flashing uk version on Internet and I think it is less buggy..... I don't think ksa will get an update soon....

  • please suggest me anyone which version of jellybean are better for ace 2.I want to update my device by odin because samsung authority didn't rollout jellybean update for ksa region.

  • I tested jelly bean on my ace 2 its very good how ever little lag but its not too bad Some guys say it takes minutes to respond but that's never happens if you are advanced use never open allot of apps and clear ram etc

  • hello. can anyone tell me the best jelly bean ROM (fastest, least bugs) for my ace 2? official jb not released in my country and im using sucky Portuguese xxmf1 rom. is UK any better? or any other ones you guys might be using

  • yes but it had text written all over it. stupid and useless thing to do. had to take it off but the screen is solid. 9 months and not a single scratch

  • go for another phone is what i'd recommend. gingerbread is ancient and the jelly bean is not official so it bugs a lot on my phone. games work good on gingerbread though. go a little higher and you can get a good 2nd hand galaxy s2, or new (no warranty) htc sensation, sensation xe or amaze 4g

  • @jisnul. Yes it is available through kies. But I havent updated it yet. Thought of getting opinions from others. You can find out about XXMG2 firmware for Galaxy ACE 2 if you search the net.

  • It's a good mobile. Faster than galaxy ace. If you want a mobile only for chat with your friends and hear music, you have here the cheap and simple mobile that you were looking for.

  • From which country your phone is from? Does that screen guard provide smooth touch? Or did you changed it?

  • yes

  • I want to buy this phone, according to spec. it is best for me and in range also , its approx 18.5K in Pakistan. I just use Smart phone for social networking not for games or other apps. Should i go with it ? What about its speed ? & how much it cost in your area ? Please rply me. It would be gr8 if u e-mail me . [email protected]

  • Does Anybody had got an ace 2 which had screen guard out of the box?

  • y camera sometime fails.....each time i have to switch off and on.....

  • Hey from which country did u purchase your ace 2? If u are able to update through kies, then you should do it through kies.flashing through ODIN may brick your phone.don't know about mg2, who told you that it is bug free?

  • I use Nokia Lumia 520 now.

  • anyone have experience in using firmware mg2 for galaxy ace2?? its available through kies.. heard its free of bugs..

  • Thanks......by the way which phone do you use now?

  • Camera is OK. Game, depends on the game. I had tried play Dark Avengers (developed by Gamevil), it faced bad lag on Jelly Bean. For hang/freeze, that I had ever experienced on Galaxy Ace 2 from browsing using Chrome and streaming YouTube. I don't know about XXMF1 or XXMF2. I just tried (downloaded itself) Jelly Bean leak XXMB2, XXMB4 and official XXMC8. The best Jelly Bean 4.1.2 I had tried was XXMD4 (Indonesia only), I took Galaxy Ace 2 to Samsung Service Center. For Jelly Bean China, German, or UK, I never try them.

  • I know GB is faster but need JB. I actually don't use messaging and YouTube often.But does it have other problems in gaming, camera or restart problems? Is xxmf2 free from bugs? Please suggest whether xxmc8 or xxmf2 is better?Suggest me the best firmware. (I also heard about xxmf1, plz advice which I should flash)

  • Can't. If you do rooting your device maybe it can.

  • It is the same. If you would like to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 XXMC8 here is the link: You can follow the above tutorial. I had tried Jelly Bean XXMC8 on previous my Galaxy Ace 2 (Indonesia), it still had a bug, bad freeze when streaming YouTube, typing in messaging slower compared in Gingerbread. So, I conclude Gingerbread is the best for Galaxy Ace 2. NB: I don't responsible for any damage. You do your own risk

  • anyone please help! how to make galaxy ace 2 faster / no lag after updated to jelly bean??

  • After the update I can't find the function "motion"

  • I also bought my phone from KSA.Can I flash xxmc8(UK version)? I heard that it is faster and has less bugs.But you gave tutorial for xxmf2 version.Are both processes same? Which one is better xxmc8 or xxmf2? Can both be flashed to my KSA ace 2?

  • If you forgot your Gmail you should bring your device to Samsung Service Center.

  • Available only in Jelly Bean, before taking photo you can do zooming by your two fingers on your Samsung screen.

  • Read this link: For the firmware that you would like to use, can be viewed on www.sammobile.com or www.samsung-updates.com NB: You responsible for your own risk

  • can you or how do you zoomin when taking a photo?

  • can you or how do you zoomin when taking a photo?

  • @ anonymous try the hard reset

  • Hi all I just bought ACE 2 and I wanna update it to Jelly Bean ... Can u send me a Tutorial or something ?? Consider me a noob in this :) :) ... ... NB : I live in Egypt & I bought it from KSA (Saudi Arabia) .. .. Thanx in advance

  • My ace 2 has been temporary locked. it shows- too many patterns attemts. it requires google accounts and password. i tried many times with that but was unable to unlock. what should i do? please anyone help me...

  • Which version did you flash?

  • Well u need to go to Settings→Application Manager→All→ here deactivate the apps that u don use ex. Goigle play music enter it now: force stop→ untick notification→ and disable!!! Now if u deactivate the apps that u don t use those apps will no longer work in backgroud! Right!?

  • Hi ...which version of jellybean you have? Is it UK version?

  • Ya think ur ryt coz im using nova too.. Coz seems like the stock launcher sucks..

  • much better now....i'm back with my gingerbread now with my ace 2 in philippines version...thanks to myself ang Mr. Google....:D

  • please share with me, because I would like to the same way.

  • how is it possible please share with us.

  • In developer options i have deactivated the animations, and very important i also deactivated a few apps like yahoo finance,yahoo news, google weather& news, music hub, google +, google talk, game hub, chat on, dual clock, modern clock, google books and now i have more ram free!

  • i'm on my jb os with my ace 2 now for a week and i finally decided to downgrade it to gb....yes jb has its cool features but its performance made my head hot..:D im from PHILS..

  • The Ace 2 is a decent enough phone if you can get it cheap (£100 or less) but the specs are a little date now. After the upgrade from Android 2.3 to 4.1, it feels slower openng apps or phonebook, but using Novalauncher fixes that.

  • is this still worth to bought? i'm planning to buy this and upgrade it to jelly bean,,,is this still worth? how does the experience after upgrading? comment please,,,thank you

  • Just root it and install TitaniumBackup and backup all your app data. Then upgrade to the latest version and restore the backup

  • Yah then it still up to you its just a suggestion of mine.. Hehe..but all your installed apps is still in your account i guess you just have to reinstalled it. Me dont regret coz it help a lot.. P.s. i used nova launcher coz it seems like the stock launcher is laggy. Nova was smooth and fast.

  • There's so many important apps with important data in my phone. I can't do the reset the factory settings, but anyway I can deal with it. It's normal in android phone.

  • which region update are you using?

  • jely bean update is awesome. It depends on the user. Mine never been freeze i love it.

  • u can find new rom here

  • That also happen to my phone after i upgraded it.. What i did was i reset to its original settings.. The factory settings which deleted all my installed apps and also i reformat my usb and external storage. As of now my phone was ok though still lags but not like before..

  • Yap.. Make sure also that kies is also the latest.

  • Im from MNL, Philippines, after updating to Jelly Bean 4.1.2, the first minutes while using I have already experienced lags, minor lags and major lags that is too long to respond after a single tap. After a day, it became worst, the phone freezes to the point I need to remove the battery to turn it off.

  • Guys from Philippines: is Jelly Bean OS available thru Samsung Kies? Thanks.

  • Hi friends....I want to upgrade my Ace 2 from Ksa(I8160jplk2).it is not available through OTA.Which version would you recommend for me to flash through ODIN? Plz send any advices about this to my mail or simply reply here...... My email is '[email protected]'.

  • bought it 3 months ago, first thing i did i updated it to 4.1.2, with help from a video on youtube, it had link to the files, very easy and worked awesome. the phone did't do very well, a lot of freezing and a lot of restarts were necessary, until 2 days ago i did a rest to factory settings, now it doesn't require restarts, but still freezes a bit sometimes, nothing alarming at all. slow, but great phone.

  • Which Jb firmware is best?I mean faster and least bugs....

  • Hi brother....I also have same question.I bought Ace 2 from KSA but waiting for Jellybean.It is not released...try installing an app called 'check fus' and check your phone details in that app...Then only we can decide what to do.

  • Which region jellybean is better.I want to update my device via odin because samsung authority didn't rollout yet for KSA region. if I update via Odin is it recognise by kies please anyone help me. sorry for my English.

  • no side effect

  • My battery drains so fast after updating to jb..

  • Does it help or bad coz their is a pop message when on the developers option is it ok.. Had you encounter any ussue after you change that..

  • check the do not keep activities. Select no background proceses on Limit background. It will help to clear some ram and it will change the battery life.

  • What settings ib developer options did you change?

  • I dont know.. but i think most of the filipino users had no issues base on their opinion here.. Uc browser was good but i dont know with opera coz i dont used it..

  • Great...but why some Philippine users experience good and others experience bad? Do you have any problem browsing using other browsers like Opera, UC ?

  • Well mine still sometimes hanged for many sec especially when i surf the net but the other doing fine though not that fast. But jb is really nice i found some call features like the face unlock.. Hehehe.. By the way is google now ok with u coz mine says that google now is not available in your country..

  • Yap.. I did reset to factory settings.. It erase all my downloaded apps.. Not just that i reformat the usb storage and my memory card.. Well i think it helped coz my camera and youtube which by the way always crushed before i resetted are doing well just fine though sometimes when i surf the web it hang.up then but i used chrome which is fast.

  • Did you try factory resetting? It may help you...

  • @jon .. yeah, i'm from cebu city.. so far so good.. hope it will so very far to be always good... :)

  • im from laoag city im using my ace 2 with jely bean on it 4 days now never been hang. i have apps ram booster and du battery saver. i also change the setting on developer options specialy on apps.

  • yup

  • @pauloph.. Whoo are you from cebu me too specifically in lapu2.. Like you i upgraded my ace 2 two days ago and after that it hangs often and lags.. It takes for many sec to open an app.. My camera and youtube always hang up when i open it.. I reset the factory settings and so far so good... Hehe.. Jonskie76@gmail in case you wanna share me your assesstment with the new firmware.. Tnx

  • @pauloph.. Whoo are you from cebu me too specifically in lapu2.. Like you i upgraded my ace 2 two days ago and after that it hangs often and lags.. It takes for many sec to open an app.. My camera and youtube always hang up when i open it.. I reset the factory settings and so far so good... Hejene

  • have games?

  • can you use this phone as a wifi hotspot??

  • i just upgraded my ace 2 now.. it took me an hour with it.. i'm loving it...there's a bit lag like gb do sometimes on phone... i will observe my ace 2's performance with this jb if it does suits my taste..hehehe. I'm from phil by d way...specifically from CEBU..;)

  • 2 days with the new 4.1.2 official in Bulgaria. looks fine, lags are not so obvious - working smooth, battery is normal-like before. overall - perfect. :)

  • You need rooted your device and swap the memory. Read at (Indonesia)

  • Can it run CRS Racing?

  • The battery doesn't last nearly as long as the manufacturer claims. From the first day I got this phone it didn't last a whole day without charging, and I'm not a heavy phone user. I make a couple of calls and text messages a day tops, plus 20-30 mins of surfing the web in total.

  • has anyone tried the uk EVR region jelly bean is it laggy as other jelly beans r it doesn't lag as if it is in gingerbread

  • Just updated my phone to jelly bean. so far so good except for the screenshot. I press home and power button however no flashing and no screenshot records found. Anyone experiencing the same issue? I'm from PH

  • didn't find jellybean update in ksa region.

  • Mine was opposite.. just done it this morning ang eversince it booted up with the latest firmware it was so laggy and sometimes hang up.. but still i had no regrets coz jb was very2 nice.. i love its feature..

  • Mine was opposite.. it was so laggy and it always restart.. just upgrade it this morning and eversince it booted up with the new firmware it was very slow though still had noregrets coz jb was very2 nice.. i love its feature..

  • im from philippines..im now using this phone with jely bean on it for 24 hrs..never been hang or lag..update now filipino ace2 user i asure u wil love jely bean on ur ace2.

  • After many tries finally my ace 2 now running jb 4.1.2. Im from the philippines..

  • my ace 2 is now jelybean...im from phil...tnx samsung

  • Hi! im from bangladesh...how to get bangla language support on my i8160

  • im from phil i recently update 4.1 to my ace 2..many ram consume..how to delete widgets from the menu?

  • @user pda: i8160xxmf2

  • -its sound is Low ... i dont know why @@ how i can to upgradable to v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) ?????

  • hello how i can upgradable to v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) ???? -its sound is Low ... i dont know why @@

  • I update my ace 2 early tonight but after it finish download the kies did not responded and my installation was a big failure maybe i off my phone wyl the download is on process.. Hope tomoro will be successful..

  • Hi....anybody has any bad experience whole flashing with ODIN? Which firmware is best in terms of speed, RAM, battery, hangs and other bugs? I heard UK Version is the best than Thai or Philippines version....Which is best?

  • @MJS : Can I please know your PDA

  • OH why!! sorry to hear that... I can't solve your problem anymore :(

  • @filipino guy, i can't update my phone even i did your instruction, my kies is in version 2.6.0... but theere is no message that pops up. It only displays the current firmware of my phone which is pda: MA1 /phone: MA1 /CSC:MA1 (XTC)

  • @MJS yes i updated it. @filipino guy, thanks. :)

  • Yes you can .

  • open kies(make sure it is the latest version). then connect your phone to your pc or laptop or whatever you use. then click the GT-I8160 on the upper right part of the kies window. then a message will pop up saying that update firmware bla bla bla... :)

  • took me 1 hr or less :)

  • nope I can't.

  • @bbbbbbbbb - CSC is I81600LBMF1 @jjj - is your kies updated?

  • how to use sd card? everytime i want to download always to the storage usb

  • How can i update it via kies? Whenever i connect my phone via kies it the update firmware doesnt appear, only my current firmware

  • I had experienced that. That's why I thought upgrading Galaxy Ace I8160 to Jelly Bean was not good idea, the best is still in Gingerbread.

  • hi mjs, did you update your phone via kies? which firmware does your phone has...please see the CSC code .....

  • hallo hay..guy how"s this mobile..?

  • How many mins or hours the installation process..

  • @filipino guy after the update can you still do the copy paste in messages?

  • Also the battery life of my phone is now longer unlike when I'm using gingerbread. hihi :)

  • haha sure. I'll give you an update about the JB update on my phone :)

  • mine is just greater than 350 but not getting over 500

  • I just plugged it with kies and i just clicked the UPDATE FIRMWARE :)

  • nope updates aren't available via ota

  • After the update the RAM increased to 624mb but the used RAM is almost 500mb :((

  • When i connect my phone via kies it doesnt upgrades. How can i update my phone via kies?

  • Gingerbread

  • Great! Give it a couple of weeks.

  • Great! Give it a couple of weeks.

  • Gingerbread

  • How can I surf internet for free except of wifi..can you guys give me a setting.

  • @jjj,I updated my phone using kies

  • @filipino guy, did you download any firmwares? Or you just plugged it with kies?

  • @ filipino guy,how about OTA do you think its available?

  • Go to a shop with free wifi. ON wifi and link to shop's wifi network (you may hv to get password from shop). Then internet connection free. Another way is use wifi network from neighbour or friend whose phone has data service. Ask friend to ON his wifi hotspot service and give you his/her password. Use your phone wifi to link to friend's phone and go to internet via friend's phone. Friend has to pay for data usage...

  • via kies :)

  • via kies :)

  • @ filipino guy how did you update it? ota or kies?

  • Hi guys. I'm now one of the users of the official JELLY BEAN here in the Philippines. All I can say is that JELLY BEAN is GREAT UPDATE FOR THIS HANDSET. I'm not experiencing lags, the phone is now faster unlike GB, the phone doesn't hang.. Its great!! I'm loving it :)

  • Hello, download Odin, read the instruction and make upgrade to JB, i recommend you to download the official firmware from this link, and after that download last firmware XXMG2, make the backup of your phone with Kies and after that close the kies processes, restart the phone into Odin mode with the instruction from websites, and make the upgrade, JB is a very good firmware!

  • How to have free internet in this phone.I always ask this in this site no one is answering.

  • hey who is using the official JB here? is it good or gingerbread is still better? please answer me. thank you:)

  • Hi guys when is the jellybean update avaliable in the uk cheers

  • yes i am.. im kenzeroseven

  • Butwhy is it that the new samsung galaxy yong is now has a jellybean program that its just a little memory than ace 2

  • are you from the philippines?

  • I don't use Galaxy Ace 2 again. I am using Windows Phone 8 now. Here what I write my Galaxy Ace 2 on my book: Baseband version: I8160XXMD4 Kernel version: 3.0.31-1016990 dpi @DELL214#2 SMP PAEMMRT Mon Apr 15 22:55:51 KST2013 Build number: JZO54KI8160XXMD4

  • Can i download the firmware and update via kies?

  • update is availaBle thru kies. its nOt availaBle ovr the air

  • Yes it is the official ver.

  • Plz instal an app called 'Check fus' and tell me what is your pda and product code...it is necessary for u updating through Kies.

  • Plz instal an app called 'Check fus' and tell me what is your pda and product code...it is necessary for u updating through Kies.

  • I don't know Galaxy Ace 2 JPLK2, my previous Galaxy Ace 2 is I8160 version. Because no update information from my device at that I check the OTA, so I tried Portugal Jelly Bean. When there was people said in Indonesia had available official Jelly Bean but for Jakarta area, I came to Samsung Service Center. It is lucky for users who live there, how about users who live in Bali, should they go to Jakarta wasting money for pay a flight just for update official Jelly Bean? The other alternative use firmware in www.sammobile.com or www.samsung-updates.com

  • do u use the official JB ?

  • After i installed jelly bean on my ace 2 some three weeks ago i had nothing but very positive comments about the new update and its performance on my phone...but... now i have had a taste of reality. The performance & speed is just terrible. Sometimes the phone freezes up if too many apps are open in the background. I have also had to restart the phone at times. Overall i believe the ace 2 is not powerful enough to handle JB. I will be going back to gingerbread. If you are one of those who is desperately waiting for JB release in your region then i suggest there is no harm in updating to JB to try it out. Afterall it has some good features and worth the try. Eventually and most likely you will decide to revert back to GB very soon. If you dont mind the slowness of JB and have megatons of patience then JB is the baby.

  • Couldn't get the JB update OTA, had to root and flash the official update released by Samsung. Loving the JB features but the lag and surprise restarts really kill the fun.

  • Tried to update OTA last Wednesday coz KIES doesn't work but no update found. I also tried to go to the service centres in Alabang yesterday but had to go to my sister's place for lunch, didn't feel like going afterwards since it was beginning to rain.

  • Tried Checking it last night ia OTA. No Update found as well. Maybe it was a joke? Hopefully JB update comes to the PH soon . Can somebody else confirm if the update is available Thanks!

  • hello i like to ask for your opinions go to JB update or not people who make the update ,,, please share experience for others benefit thanks

  • Hello guys!can anyone help me.How can I browse to the internet(free of charge) give me guys free internet settings for internet.thank you in advance.

  • I bought my phone from Saudi Arabia (KSA).My version is i8160jplk2.I'm waiting for official update because i don't want to brick my new phone. But if firmwares at Sammobile are official, why can't people update through Samsung Kies...Why take the risk?

  • Are u sure? Isn't your phone i8160jplk2? Did u update?How?

  • I am still waiting for JB review.. saw some people complaining its almost unusable, laggy, app crashes and freeze. Anyone to update the review?

  • Did you update it through ota or kies.. Im also from the philippines and been waiting fir the update so long...

  • Did you update it through ota or kies.. Im also from the philippines and been waiting fir the update so long...

  • Did you update it through ota or kies.. Im also from the philippines and been waiting fir the update so long...

  • is it available for KSA region.

  • waaaah, jellybean for the philippines is already released! check it out!

  • Is JB already available in Philippines?

  • when will it be available in SEB region? i saw that today is the big day for many of you ;D

  • Update your ace 2 hahaha.. jelly bean has bean release for all region including philippines

  • What region you mean KSA? I don't know how www.sammobile.com gets the firmwares. It said the firmwares are official too. I don't know about KSA too. I had tried firmware on www.samsung-updates.com, at that time I choose Portugal, I used to Odin to connect to my device at that time. It works and safe, just many lags that I experienced after install Jelly Bean Portugal.

  • Still, there was lag. The lag here was very bad, everytime I watch YouTube, it experiences bad lag, almost can't be controlled by touching Back, press power on/off until restarts itself. For messaging typing is good. So, I conclude better stay in Gingerbread, it's faster than Jelly Bean.,If you would like Jelly Bean, better choose Android Jelly Bean preloaded OS like Galaxy S III Mini.

  • Did you try contacting Samsung customer service or a Samsung service centre? They may know better....

  • If Samsung hadn't released JB for a country, How come Sammobile get it? Is flashing from Sammobile safe? What do you know about JB for KSA.

  • What do you mean by pre released? Is jellybean for KSA available?

  • How about the permormance of ur phone after updating in service center, any problem? Like lagging perhaps. Thanks

  • how do you add more that one number to a persons contact in the contacts list. ie thier home phone number and their cell number

  • Jelly bean firmware has been only pre-realesed for Ace 2

  • Sorry that was a mistake from my part....KSA version not available...

  • hello raag is it charging please reply on my id [email protected]

  • are you confirm about this because I did not found KSA jellybean updatefor ace 2 in sammobile

  • I want to buy this phone. Does anybody know will it lag when i upgrade it to jelly bean? Please reply

  • Hey....I also bought my phone from Ksa.I'm waiting for official update but sammobile has the firmware for Ksa but I fear bricking of my phone.

  • I bought Ace 2 from Saudi Arabia but now lives in India.Can I update to Saudi version of Jellybean when it comes or should I wait for releasing in India? Did jellybean update released in Saudi Arabia? If yes how to update?

  • I bought Ace 2 from Saudi Arabia but now lives in India.Can I update to Saudi version of Jellybean when it comes or should I wait for releasing in India? Did jellybean update released in Saudi Arabia? If yes how to update?

  • thankz buddy

  • go for s3mini

  • worth phone in the class (y)

  • Do you need dual SIM card? If not, you can go for Galaxy Ace 2, it uses dual core 800 MHz processor and its GPU is better than Galaxy S Duos.

  • Internal memory is 1,1 GB. USB storage is 1,2 GB.

  • can anyone tell me the actual size of internal storage & usb storage of this phone? thanks in advance :)

  • plese tell me which 1 is better out of ace 2 and s duos. I want to buy 1 of these and I m really confused to choose the better one. please some one help me..

  • the stack camera of this phone is no zoom under 2.3..install camera zoom

  • Yes it can zoom.

  • Can its camera zoom? please reply cause i want to buy this phone

  • Go to www.sammobile.com and click the firmware section. There you will find the thai jellybean version.

  • what link are you using? ^_^

  • guys, what's the link for thai (english) version of jb update? thanks

  • ace 2 is quite good the only drawback is the stack OS which is 2.3, if i were u spend a litle cash to buy s3mini

  • the first galaxy ace always hang i hope this galazy ace 2 does not.

  • Does this firmware has arrive at your country? If yes, of course. If you don't get official update yet, you still can install firmware from,www.sammobile.com

  • thankx guyz...

  • im from Srilanka so can i upgrade it to Jellybean 4.1?

  • im from Srilanka so can i upgrade it to Jellybean 4.1?

  • when will the JB version will release here in PH?

  • U will love it... Is like the little brother of a samsung galaxy S 3... Mine was stoled im so sad...

  • go for s3mini

  • What should I take this mobile????? plz reply fast...

  • What should I take this mobile????? plz reply fast...

  • hi everybody i have been using gt-i8160 korean version from past 4 months, when i rooted to jellybean from gb it is not switching(power)on back. even i tried recovery mode but no results. i think while rooting it was not much battery on the phone. so please anyone help me to get through my repair thanks in advance

  • Hi, i am from new zealand and have an ace 2-8160L phone. The official NZ version is not out yet here. A few months ago i had installed the official thai gingerbread version and it worked fine for me. Last week when i found that JB was released in thailand, i just went ahead and installed it. All stars in my favour i've havent had any problems yet. Try this website : www.sammobile.com and go to the firmware section.

  • You need to install Odin on PC, download firmware Jelly Bean (there are UK, Portugal, etc) at www.sammobile.com and connect it to PC. The tutorial is below

  • Ireland jellybean has bbeen released but I am waiting for KSA region.

  • How can i update my phone in to jellybean? Im from philippines.. :)

  • from wer r u?can i update my ace2 to that version?im from philippines

  • Actually no issues with game performance. It runs smooth as butter. Currently playing Trainz Simulator & all good.

  • Actually no issues with game performance. It runs smooth as butter. Currently playing Trainz Simulator & all good.

  • Nice, if you experienced no lag on Jelly Bean of your device, that's great.

  • Www.sammobile.com - then click the firmware section.

  • Www.sammobile.com - then click the firmware section.

  • download link please

  • Check the performance of Games. I also found Jellybean to be good but after 2 weeks , it started to lag and now when I play games on it, there are many glitches

  • Guys, i installed official jelly bean-Thai version (English) from Sammobile website on my ace 2. I must say JB works amazingly great on my ace 2. Speed /performance is simply good. No lags & no problems. I certainly recommend upgrade from GB to JB.

  • JB seems to be working amazingly smooth on my ace 2. I would def recommend JB

  • Guys, i installed official jelly bean-Thai version (English) from Sammobile website on my ace 2. I must say JB works amazingly great on my ace 2. Speed /performance is simply good. No lags & no problems. I certainly recommend upgrade from GB to JB.

  • The update for the I8160L version of the phone is already available for manual install on the Samsung updates website. I have installed it on my phone running Gingerbread and now running Jelly Bean and it works perfect since is the official release for this phone. There is no Spanish language support.

  • Yes you can use it like any other regular android phone. I have installed all those application and it works fine.

  • can i ask... according to the specs of this unit (galaxy ace2) it is compatible for 3g dongle like globe tatto , sun, or smart bro?

  • seriosly?????wtf

  • We do not know if the update will release 2013 because samsung want to release it in the year 3000..

  • im from philippines, im using my ace2 since jan 2013. Im satisfied with it but i want to update it to 4.1. When is the 4.1 update will be available here?

  • yes

  • Does it support video call ?

  • Here is the link Fot official Jelly Bean 4.1.2, you can find them on www.sammobile.com

  • Galaxy S III Mini is better, it has dual core 1 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB internal memory and Jelly Bean 4.1.2 preinstalled.

  • Yes, it can. I had ever used Galaxy Ace 2, WhatsApp, Line and WeChat are work well. Those apps will be saved on phone memory. If you root your device and swap the memory, maybe they can be moved to SD card.

  • You can check it on www.samsung-updates.com

  • You can't save data files on SD card again, except you root your device and swap the memory.

  • It supports for Gingerbread 2.3.6. If you upgrade it to Jelly Bean 4.1.2, it will lag, I had tried it.

  • I purchased the I8160L version of the phone running Ginger Bread and was able to update it to Jelly Bean using the Thailand Official Samsung android update release. It works much faster and is able to keep up with all the latest apps that require Jelly Bean. Is a good phone for someone on a budget and yes you can zoom with the camera recording by pressing the up/down volume buttons.

  • can i download whatsapp,line,wechat at one go? or it can only store whatsapp only in the phone- like my current phone and it has no songs and pictures in it and its sdcard got a bit of problem and i didnt download anything inside?

  • hello...just want to ask...when you use the camera,,can we zoom in it?and if yes.,,how can we zoom in it?

  • how to upgrade my ace 2 into jelly bean 4.1.2 ?

  • i'm confuse what phone that i should buy. either galaxy ace 2 or s3 mini. can someone suggest me what phone is better to buy?

  • i'm confuse what phone that i should buy. either galaxy ace 2 or s3 mini. can someone suggest me what phone is better to buy?

  • Avoid this piece of crap, my Ace 2 running Official JB performs horribly, besides ST-Ericsson which makes NovaThor will closing down soon.

  • of course Ace 2 is way better.

  • i have a question,what happened if the usb storage is full but the sd card still have a lot of space?

  • Should I buy Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 or Samsung Galaxy Fame?

  • Brilliant!

  • how to find which country to phone belongs based on baseband version mine is I8160DXMA1

  • it is an awesome phne....had dis phne bt my bad luck I lost it...I miss it a lot...anyone who wants to buy it may go ahead....its a wonderfull phne....

  • download link please

  • galaxy ace 2 good or bad phone??

  • thanks :)

  • Guys, I just buy Ace 2 and it comes with 2.3.6 GB, as u know..should i update it to 2.3.7 or what's last version of GB? I would stay on it, coz on JB lagged..ty

  • The Ace 2 is an armv7.

  • france

  • Which region

  • Hello i just got ace 2 and have to questions 1- it cant read arabic , i cant find update for france 2- when i plugin the headphone >>> the music plyer start automatically >>> it is quit unusuall ???

  • Hey y bought this phone a mounth ago and y updated to JB 4.1.2 german edition originaly with kies DONT DO THAT becouse the ram decresed from 555 mb ->482 the owerall ram usege from 200-220 mb to 280-300mb.In camera options you have zoom now and you can not desable shutter sound now.in the ui is faster so problems new feathere apear in picture gallery and move player. now you have battery percentage the benchmarks are better nanamark 1 from 54 to 59.6 nenamark 2 from 30 to 33 atutu almost the ,but when you play games the experiance is worst lagy.battery drains faster ,y did not find enny bugs in the ui.Now y am despred to go back to the stock GB becouse JB makes the fone a peace of crap,DONT UPDATE TO JB (sorry for my english!(^_^))

  • J.b is available update now..

  • is this an armv6 cpu or armv7?

  • yea....zooming possibility

  • Yeah, and I am going to upgrade my Ace 2 using that firmware. I have been using UK's firmware, sometimes it gets bad lag.

  • is there 2nd quality and 3rd quality samsung ace2. If there is how can we find it.

  • Germany jb is released.

  • can't zooming camara in galaxy ace2

  • Check it on www.sammobile.com or www.samsung-updates.com

  • Any body know when we will get jellybean update in KSA region.

  • Thank you for advice. Actually, I had switched to Lumia now. And when I still use Android, I prefer than not doing rooting. :-)

  • try to use supercharge v6.. its so smooth & no lag. and then the optimalizer RAM so fast. renduce cache memory apllication to RAM not fully again. im try to my galaxy ace 2 & not bad. it work 100% perfect.. im use ginggerbread roms.

  • Try to check in Google, or you can buy online.

  • any new date for ace 2 jellybean releasing date

  • I really like this phone. with its reasonable price and it's good performance. but it will be more effective if the developer can improve it's battery.

  • i used this one.its an ok phone.medium end games works perfect.what dissapoint me was it wont play 720p proper.i tried mxplayer.

  • all the way s advance.ace 2 wont stand a thing against s advance.its the best under 14 k

  • Is it still available in Egypt or Saudi Arabia ?? Where ? for how much ?? Thanx in advance

  • ace 2

  • what versioN of jb do you use?

  • Galaxy ace 2 is a nice little phone. For a price of abiut £ 200 you get most of the features available on smart phones. The battrry life is reasonable I manage to squeeze 2 days on a ful charge. Screen is great and compare with my previous Wave s8500 where you have an amoled scrern there is a minimum lose on contrast. I updated os to 4.1.2 last week and phone become slow, hungs up on apps and uses loads of data on the features like google hangouts which I dont see point of using. From the interesting features on 4.1.2 is music player and a clipboards view. The drop down menu has much more settings short cuts but im not sure if thats good reason to upgrade the os.

  • why my phone always running out of battery? i used saving power mode already

  • That's different OS. Android is good for Google services, Windows Phone is good for Microsoft services. Previously I use Galaxy Ace 2, but now I switch to Lumia. Both of them have advantages and disadvantages.

  • Still available at sm calamba. Fone Style store the one with a big UK flag inside. It is a good store btw. Look for Jerick or Jerry I think.

  • S Advance ofcourse

  • to Ozgur A : it is correct Mini SIM . Normal SIM size = a credit card size sim Most GSM Phone = Mini Sim iphone 4 = Micro Sim iphone 5 = Nano sim

  • who is better ace 2 or s advance

  • phone is supports normal sim-size. please correct that spec.

  • Which one is better Ace 2 or HTC 8s ?

  • xperia sola doesnt have secondary camera. i prefer galaxy ace 2

  • im very satisfied with this phone.. it has all features i need, the display is so clear & smooth, no lag, and the camera is good :) great phone

  • My device home button is fine. Try to check it on service center. To upgrade to Jelly Bean, here is the link"

  • When you need more RAMs, better go for Galaxy Ace 2 and stay in Gingerbread.

  • you shoude update your phone to android 4.1.2 original ram

  • what should i buy,ace 2 or a sola?i need a direct short answer,plz mr...

  • So far with Jelly Bean Indonesia, I am sarisfy with its display. But, it consumes many RAMs. Imagine, if there are too applications that run in background, say Skype and WhatsApp, the free RAM will be below 105 MB, and can be below 90 MB. So, I can't let many applications that I download to be runned in background. Cause, if I browse inteener with Firefox or Chrome for example, when close it (exit), it will make my device lag in displaying the icon apps after exit that applications. When I checked the running apps from Settings, application like Maps, WhatsApp, will be restarting. When I still use Gingerbread, I have 4 applications that running (not including Maps), the free RAMs was 200 MB. So, no problem when exiting Chrome or Firefox after finished browsing. In other word, for RAM, Gingerbread is still better.

  • Because you use Gingerbread. If your device had been upgraded to Jelly Bean, it will show 624 MB.

  • dis phone is a very nice phone. it has many features. i personally use dis phone n i m statisfied wit its performance. but only problem i hav wit it is its middlr button is sum times not working porperly. can any 1 help me 2 solve my problem???? n even i wantd 2 upgrade my android version.... can any 1 tell me how shuld i do dat???? plz help me out..

  • Using jb uk with 624mb ram.. it is just as laggy as stock gb so im sticking on it because of the cooler ui,cam zoom and better sound quality using earearphones. .

  • Using jb uk with 624mb ram.. it is just as laggy as stock gb so im sticking on it because of the cooler ui,cam zoom and better sound quality using earearphones. .

  • Been using JB UK with 624mb ram fir 2days now.. it is just as laggy as gingerbread so Im sticking on it because of the cooler interface and camera zoom + better sound quality when using good earphones.

  • yes it sounds...hahahahahhahahahaha

  • why in my phone the RAM only show 555 mb?

  • Pros: + It can be upgraded to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 + 5MP camera with LED flash + Has VGA camera + When charging, it sounds and after finish (fully charged) it sounds again and appears display itself + Has preloaded Polaris Office editor + 768 MB + 4 GB internal memory (2 GB available for users) + Nice sound when typing, select apps, back in Jelly Bean (default) + Camera can so zooming before take a screenshot by fingers + Good battery life. + Good desain although using plastic, back cover is easy to be removed + Hotswap microSD slot (in the left) Cons: - In Jelly Bean, the performance is not as good as compared to Gingerbread - It consumes many RAMs in Jelly Bean - The NovaThor chipset with 800 GHz dual core is not recommended for high games

  • Try CMK cellphones and i think i saw a unit this morning at SM Southmall in Las Pinas. I don't know if it's a working unit or if it's for display only. Didn't bother to ask.

  • Check on Google, maybe you can buy online.

  • Is this phone still available in the Philippines? As in, available in stores that are not 2nd hand? Thanks.

  • Here is the link:

  • I had just done factory reset my device. Now the SMS notification is working again. And the icon Skype (when sign in) is appear again on notification bar (top left). :-)

  • here u ar. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=230055­5

  • Any1 knows where to downlod mb2/mb4?

  • How do i move a picture from messages to photos?

  • for transfering contacts you can import them by enter contact-press menu button- more- import/export-import from sim card.

  • tnx dude.. do you know any site where i can download the jb uk file aside from sammobile? i cannot download the file prperly.. and is my phone going have better performance if i have 620+mb ram?

  • Yes, seems can't be transfered. But I don't bother it. For wifi, my device doesn't show pop up display. If I would like to turn it on, I just pull down the notification bar.

  • Hi I just bought this phone. I cannot seem to transfer contacts from simcard, have got all pictures and music though?? Also how do I stop the wifi screen popping up all the time?? Cheers for your time :)

  • Still use Jelly Bean 4.1.2 (I8160XXMD4), no root. Until now this firmware works fine. If I open Chrome then browse YouTube website and watch it (streaming), sometimes this device bad lag. No notification SMS is a bug.

  • i forgot to tell u that u must have installed kies (UsbFlash disk) in order that Odin3 will recognize your phone!

  • well u need to downoad first JB MB2 OR MB4 leaked (mb2/mb4 has 2 files) and the PIT file is the third file to repartition your ram in order to have 624 ram and flash it with Odin3 (remember in odin when flasing the first time select the case with RE-Partition,Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time), u will find a tutorial on Xda-forums or on Youtube! If u have installed the Mb2 or Mb4 then u should flash the JB UK with Odin3 (remember here u must select only the cases with the Auto reboot and F.reset time) and insert the Pda file only! then start! And finaly do a hard reset after u have installed the JB UK!

  • can someone teach me on how to flash jb uk on this phone? im from the Philippines

  • What a wonderful mobile itis it have a beautiful look on its body shape i love playing asphault 6 in my galaxy ace 2

  • ok thank you for the information :)

  • I never try the games you mentioned. But, for performance, Gingerbread is better.

  • i like playing game like candy crush, line pop, etc. better stay in Ginger bread or must update it to JB ? can GB install all that game?

  • The Galaxy Ace 2 doesn't get ICS, it go up to Jelly Bean 4.1.2.

  • Galaxy Ace 2 is a good phone. From my experience using this device, better stay in Gingerbread (2.3.6) than you upgrade to Jelly Bean 4.1.2. Here are my reasons: 1. Jelly Bean 4.1.2 consumes many RAMs, it gives you little free RAM only 2. I don't know wether you will get official Jelly Bean at your place or not. The official Jelly Bean Portugal has still a bug. It lags,include typing in messaging. I still remembered, AnTuTu score was around 3.000, below 3.900. 3. I had upgraded official Jelly Bean at my country (I8160XXMD4 version). Typing is fast, but sometimes streaming YouTube faces bad lag that make me almost can't stop the YouTube, even you press home button or on/off button (the pictures are stuck but sound and voice is running) 4. Now, the notification of SMS (native message) has gone. It can't display delivery report, and no sound, only vibrate that works Before upgrade to Jelly Bean, still using Gingerbread, all of I did was very good, no lag when streaming YouTube, SMS notification worked fine.

  • Ive bought brand new UK Ace 2 pre loaded with JB, GUI looks nice n that's it! :-( Very slow sms & crashes every time I push phone just a little bit running several app's. Have to "double tap" a lot for it to register a link or page etc. I'm gona try to get a GBread version or return it. Keep the feedback coming guys.

  • Yeah right.. !!

  • I asked it at Samsung service center at SM calamba laguna. They told me.that we dont have a chamce.to get that update. I'm very disappointed.

  • what if I update it to ICS? Is it still great in perform(no lag)?

  • as far as i`m usig it for 5 days there ar no bugs!

  • Android smartphone that come wih preloaded Jelly Bean will be better than we upgrade our device that use old Android OS. From my Galaxy Ace 2, I had experienced bad lag when streaming YouTube, while for example Chrome or Opera Classic is still running.

  • Guys i think i want to buy this phone next week, so i want to ask you all, this phone is great or bad? and this phone android version is 2.3 (ginger bread) or we have to upgrade v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)?? im so confused right now.

  • can you post their message here?

  • Its true dude.. i am realy dis appointed in samsung they lie to us.. samsung suck. Samsung is a fraud. We buy their product cause we thought its upgradable in jb.

  • Yow to all Galaxy ace 2 PHILIPPINE USERS. I asked samsung service center about the update that we are all waiting for (JB) . They said that we DON'T have a chance to recieve that upDate here in PH. FROM - (LAGUNA)

  • Did you mean you want to move applications to microSD?

  • Where could i update my galaxy ace 2 jelly bean (indonesia)??

  • I think my recent Jelly Bean on my device is enough. :-) So far, it is better than Portugal Jelly Bean. I still like it. If you had installed UK Jelly Bean, share it here.

  • dude we buy a mid range phone. samsung never care to their customer. and samsung customer servce are lame. they dont know anything.. forget the update dude. .

  • If we install jellybean manually without .pit files then the ace 2 will have 486 mb RAM in jellybean,so phone suffers from lag. This freaking SAMSUNG has deceived us all...let us also annoy it by flooding its inbox with our comments and queries on Jellybean in ACE 2. Now all of us should contact samsung support for that. Are you ready frens???????

  • i have upgraded my ace 2 from Gingerbread to jelly bean uk firmware & there is no problem till now, there is only 1 issue to mount my sdcard to extsdcard (directory bind) not working.

  • now try jb uk :)

  • All jelly bean versions are full of bugs very slow and consumes RAM very much dont upgrade to jelly bean stay in stock gingerbread for stable and fast operation

  • From my experience using my Galaxy Ace 2 running Jelly Bean, I think stay in Gingerbread is a good choice. 1. Leak Jelly Bean (XXMB4) I had tried it, it lags in many area, consumed many RAMs. Skype had notification. No problem with SMS notification. 2. Jelly Bean Portugal (XXMC8) I had tried it. First time, it good, almost no complaint, but several days it became lag, messaging is slow, had ever experienced bad lag that almost can't be stopped when streaming YouTube, browsing via Chrome, and play AVP: Evolution. Consumed many RAMs. But Skype was still has notification. No problem with SMS notification. 3. Final Indonesia Jelly Bean (XXMD4) Well, it goods in messaging, better performance compared to Portugal Jelly Bean. But these the lack of this firmware I think: a. No notification on Skype (icon shown on the top. But, when I received IM,I can hear the sound (no notification IM that appears on the top) b. I experienced bad lag again streaming YouTube yesterday (I thought that happen when the free RAM was low), bad lag too when play Dark Avengers (sometimes). The bad lag was like in Portugal Jelly Bean, almost couldn't be stopped. c. Consumed RAM, say I just have 2 or 3 chattting applications that I download, the device just give me free RAM not more than 160 MB, sometimes below 110 MB. Gingerbread was better, gave me more than 200 MB free RAM. d. Now, the notification for SMS not working since yesterday. All settings are alright, the delivery report is not working, only vibrate that tells me. If the vibrate is turned off, no sound, but it receives text message (there is number 1 on the message icon when I receive message). I had tried restart my device, it is still the same, no notification on the SMS. Any idea? So, stay in Gingerbread is better. But, if there is smartphone is preloaded with Jelly Bean when it it released, that's maybe better.

  • Which OS Is the best for ace 2 GB or jellybean please share with us who already updated their device from GB to Jellybean.

  • Please tell us if you have any serious issues(bugs) in this JB firmware. Thanks :-)

  • Well, my review again on Jelly Bean Indonesia (I8160XXMD4). Skype doesn't appear again in above notification, but when people send IM, you can hear it. WhatsApp, when friends send you message, it appears in notification, not pop up again.

  • when will be the update release in the philippines? i want Jelly bean

  • well i am no longer waiting for the JB in my country an decided to get the UK Jelly update but first i installed the MB2 and then the uk mc8 and i can tell you that is great so far!

  • I had tried Jelly Bean Portugal, downloaded from www.samsung-updates.com, it had bug problem, lag.

  • All of them are lagging, because actually JB is NOT recomended for Galaxy Ace 2 hardware. GB is more better

  • Which jellybean is lagging the one made official by samsung for upgrade through the phone itself or the jellybean from an external source(samfirmware)flashed to the phone??

  • Jelly Bean baseband version I8160XXMD4 is better than Portugal Jelly Bean (TMN),but it consumes many RAMs, I experienced bad lag when streaming YouYube (picture almost not responding, but the sound was keep running) several hours ago till my device restart itself, at that the free RAM is a little. After restart, I tried streaming YouYube again, it was normal again, but there was a little lag (Gingerbread is faster). I think that's influenced by the RAM too.

  • Jellybean on my Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 My experience so far is things seem to be working ok. Facebook slightly slower to startup but no big deal. What is annoying is the texting app built in when using predictive text input none qwerty (3x4 layout pad). It now has NO add word option. Can everyone please complain to Samsung about this as not everyone uses Qwerty or Tap Tap Text input. Anyone who knows if there is a way to add a word while typing without going out of the app please advise me and everyone else thanks (only those using the official jellybean update please).

  • As far as i know there are 2 type of updates . one is OTA (over the air) which is done by phone software update . second is using full update like flashtools which would be available with samsung . Kies also update ,but before update it does ask for backing up your files . so no need to worry your data files does not get affected , but if in case data lost you can restore it using kies restore and data will be avaiable in your new OS jelly bean . if any more concerns , please do mail me . [email protected]

  • If upgraded via Kies or OTA I don't know. But, when I upgraded to Jelly Bean on Samsung Service Center, my downloaded apps, mesaaging, logs, were cleared, like factory reset.

  • quick question, when upgrading to JB, are apps,messages files wont be affected at all? Thank you

  • same has been released in china and portugal . Model Country/Carrier Date Version PDA CSC Kies GT-I8160 China 2013 March 4.1.2 I8160ZCUBMC4 I8160CHNBMC4 GT-I8160 United Kingdom 2013 March 4.1.2 I8160XXMC8 I8160BTUMC8 GT-I8160 Portugal (TMN) 2013 March 4.1.2 I8160XXMC8 I8160TMNMC3

  • Yes, for update, Samsung takes too long time, but my experience using Galaxy Ace 2, I like the service center that serves me for upgrade Jelly Bean for my device requested me to wait for 20 minutes.

  • Indonesia, it is available on Samsung Service Center.

  • hello , i agree with you about samsung slow update issue . but samsung has quality which is being maintained from long time . we have tools available on google to troubleshoot very deeply until it's required to visit the service center .

  • 800 Mhz got official jelly bean it"s awesome . samsung rapdily increasing his quality regarding his phone and os awesome liked it . any concerns mail me . [email protected]

  • Has anyone flashed to Uk JB does it has bugs.wen will the JB for EE carrier be released in UK...

  • Samsung indonesia dude.. they have the update but releasing date is december or 1st quarter of 2014.they need time to check if j.b has a bug.samsung will release it but its to late for us. Samsung are slow in giving update.. if we buy phone and we only hold a promise . Please think twice because my experience in samsung they are to slow. Sometimes the update take 1 year or more in releasing it.. samsung center are useless in other country they did not know the latest news about our phone..

  • please post if the jb uk is good enough if you will going to try it... thanks... i'm also from philippines

  • can i ask what country you're using the jb update?

  • Got mine 2 weeks ago and encountering intermittent on/off situation. I always see this message @ the top left of the screen whenever it's about to go off [Oops! Kernel panic. Please connect phone to PC. Enable capture and press the volume down key to get the kernel log. Repeat if required] Plsssss, help me stabilise my fone.

  • what exactyly is the pls lcd on this phone about??

  • since i cannot wait no longer for the jb here in the Philippines..im planning to flash jb uk..any1 tried out yet?

  • Yes, I had seen at www.sammobile.com, Jelly Bean is available now for UK.

  • ya,good news,it's now evailable on sammobile.

  • U.k j.b has been released

  • nic phone

  • Is this the only phone with PLS LCD?

  • Check this website: The price was 11.490 Rupee.

  • Oh my, it is so long for other country. Thanks for your information.

  • I give you some my notes in charging my device: May 20, 2013 charges 14.01 PM (5%) fully charged 17.19 PM May 20, 2013 charges 22.24 PM (7%) fully charged 01.44 AM May 21, 2013 charges 12.06 PM (3%) fully charged 16.00 PM May 21, 2013 charges 22.26 PM (5%) fully charged 01.40 AM May 22, 2013 charges 15.16 PM (5%) fully charged 18.49 PM I usually charge my device when the battery percentage is below 10%.

  • Samsung service center is still making test in our device the target date is december or 1st quarter of 2014. Source samsung regional headquarters.. sorry ace 2 user for the long wait ace 2 user. The only country that have jelly bean in s.e.a is in jakarta indonasia.. samsung want is a bug free Jb for us.. for better and user friendly os.

  • About 2 hours with power off

  • How much time does it take charging from 0 - 100 % ?? thanx in advance

  • The official Jelly Bean on my device is still good, fast (yes, compared to Gingerbread, Gingerbread is still better), but this firmware is still better than Portugal Jelly Bean. I can say this firmware is almost free of bug (nothing perfect), faster than Jelly Bean Portugal.

  • In ITC Roxy Mas ground level no. 48 - 49, Jakarta.

  • Who said that they have ICS for the Philippines? Where can i contact them because i went to two service centres last Saturday and they said they only have Gingerbread

  • ya,the only thing we can do is waiting,or we can upgrade manually to portugal firmware.

  • ya absolutely right,btw which sevice center exactly did you go for upgrading your device?

  • Oh my, I don't have in my mind that the Jelly Bean is only for Jakarta. :-( They should give Jelly Bean all around Indonesia in order to customers aren't dissapoint.

  • Same here in the Philippines they only have is 2.3.6 but if we want they have the ics 4.0.4 to our device. And they do not know if philippines will get the update. I think samsung want to delaye the update until the ace 3 is out in the market..

  • i asked to semarang samsung service center this morning,Customer Service said that there is the update software for this device in indonesia,but in semarang sevice center,it's not ready yet,she said it's only in Jakarta samsung sc,she also said when the software has been ready,our device will detect and give notification about the update,and we can also download it from sammobile firmware.

  • Send your email to [email protected]

  • niki, tnx for updating about your phone, can you send some screentshots?

  • hi guys please tell me the difference between the GT-I8160 and the GT-I8160L thanks.

  • Jelly Bean firmware I8160XXMD4 + So far I used is good, no bad lag + Can zoom camera before take picture max. 4x with fingers + Can make battery percentage shown on the screen, beside right on signal. It is useful to know the battery life percentage + Native browser can be made incognito, the settings almost like Chrome. Can be about blank page + Tap, open settings, touch menu, touch back, has a nice sound + Typing messaging has a sound every touch the keypad in the default settings ------------------------------------------------­-- - Use many RAMs - Unfortunately, after finish charge (fully charged), no sound again - Task manager app is hidden, can be selected by hold down menu button

  • ok,thanks 4 ur info. i will so excited going to semarang for JB.

  • Sure thing :)

  • Good enough. For default apps almost like in Portugal Jelly Bean, but this firmware doesn't has Portugal language apps like uBank, etc. It has full 2 pages of apps only in the home screen after in Jelly Bean XXMD4. Until now, it works fine, fast enough, typing is good. Two days ago I upgraded to Jelly Bean in Samsung Service Center, I had expected that I will be charged because I had install Jelly Bean Portugal, then downgraded, reflash firmware. In fact, they didn't say for the fee after gave back my device that had been installed Jelly Bean. :-)

  • i'm from philippines to. please update us here if the official jb update is now availble. thank you :)

  • how about the batre life nik,?because mine is not good as like GB when i updated to JB portugal.. if yours good i wanna go to service center,even it's so far from my home,never mind just for JB.... :-)

  • Thank you four your comment. Wow, uncommon. That I know Samsung didn't release ICS for I8160 device. Alhough Jelly Bean consumes many RAMs, I like it. It can display battery percentage to be shown beside signal icon on the right top. The notification has changed, there many things can be tapped like sync, GPS, power saving. :-)

  • Which Samsung service centre did you ask? because i went to two service centres yesterday and they told me they only had Gingerbread

  • Dude i ask samsung center here in the Philippines they said they do not have the update but they have the 4.0 ice cream fir ace 2.

  • Yes it is free of charge when your device still in warranty. Jelly Bean Indonesia different with Portugal. In Jelly Bean Portugal has some apps that have Portugal language in default. Till this morning, I haven't experience bad lag on my device, still good in Jelly Bean.

  • is it free of charge to update software in samsung center?? is the jellybean same as jb portugal??

  • is the German jelly bean for 8160p suitable for 8160 does the china indonesia and portugal have bugs pls anyone post the links for indonesian jelly bean so that i can flash to indonesian GB and update to JB

  • Yes, I8160 is still good choice even outdated OS. :-)

  • Yeah Jelly Bean Project Butter Smooth. Bye Bye lag and outdated GB!

  • Yes, nothing to do but wait but i'm still going to use this Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, it's a good phone even though the operating system is outdated, it works for me :)

  • They couldn't say or maybe they don't know for sure

  • I am sorry to hear that. No all countries will get the Jelly Bean maybe or we should wait till no exact time. But in Indonesia, the service center has the official Jelly Bean.

  • did you ask when it will arrive/available?????

  • doesnt get update to 4.1 jelly bean its says no update avail.. still runs on 2.3...

  • I'm from the Philippines. Unfortunately, when i went to a Samsung Service Centre this morning, they told me the Jelly Bean update isn't available yet. I went to two service centres

  • Till now, my device still works well, no bad lag. Typing is still good (Jelly Bean 4.1.2).

  • Yeah, please keep us updated with your issues after several days of updating JB. Thanks :-)

  • Samsung has the update but they keeping us wait and hope. They wait the release of the ace 3 to release the jb. By the way of jully or following months ace 3 will be in the market and samsung plan to release the jb on the same date. That why they delay the update.. sorry for your agonony of waiting but samsung enjoy that. They are happy now that manny of us hope and buy their product.

  • I had just upgraded today. So far, it's fine, good, no lag, but I should keep using it till some next days to make sure whether this upgrade is still has a bug like in Portugal Jelly Bean or not. The only thing that I don't like, it consumed many RAMs.

  • I am sorry to hear that. It would be hard decision.

  • it's really incredible this phone gets the update(http://www.sammobile.com/2013/05/24/samsu­ng-rolls-out-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-update-for­-galaxy-music/) and we do not!!!!!

  • What about you're experience with those JB? Is that still has some bugs? Or better then official GB? Thanks

  • One problem dude is samsung center is so far in my city.. it takes 12 hoursin th road to reach the nearest samsung center.

  • I don't know. My country has available Jelly Bean fo I8160 device, you should come to Samsung Service Center to upgraded it.

  • Still waiting for JB update in VietNam. :-(

  • Hmm why the update is not available to our country.. its suck dude. I hate samsung now. If they have a update why they so slow to release it.. its suck dude.. they still big fat liar.

  • Nice, I had just upgraded my I8160 device on Samsung Service Center. The Android version is 4.1.2 Baseband version is I8160 XXMD4 Kernel version is 3.0.31 - 1016990 dpi@DELL214#2 SMP PREEMPT Mon Apr 15 22:55:51 In my opinion Samsung is not liar, they have just different thinking. Before I go to Samsung Service Center, I had checked OTA and Samsung Kies, no update and no information Jelly Bean foe my country, so I try to come to Samsung Service Center and they upgraded my device to Jelly Bean for not more than 30 minutes. Note: I am not sure about other country. You should try yourself

  • I had said, I am not rich people. It's just my opinion, if you don't like, never mind, why do you like to do blaming? Outside, still many rich people that can afford to buy BlackBerry Porsche if they want.