Samsung Galaxy S2 is a popular phone and you must be proud of it. Here is the unofficial Ice Cream Sandwich update. The Smartphone supports dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and 1GB RAM and which is worth to get upgradation and its Android 4.0.3 ICS with XXKPA firmware. The previous upgradate XXKP8 firmware upgrade has been taken into account with featured bug fixes and issues. If you have already rooted your Galaxy S2 from before with XXKP8 then after applying this new XXKPA update your rooting access will be revoked. So, you have to again re-apply the rooting procedure in your Galaxy S2. This update will faster the UI and smoothen the touch response. In addition, the battery life will get improved more than the previous build.
With a couple months for users to get accustomed to their new Samsung Galaxy Nexus (one month if you own the CDMA version), most issues with the device have been acknowledged or addressed. One problem that more and more users are reporting an issue that has the handset randomly rebooting during normal use, whether the device is being used to check email or sitting idle. The GSM version of the Nexus seems to be most affected by the bug, but there are some reports of the CDMA variant seeing similar snags. Google is aware of the plight of its users and is currently working out a fix, though when it will be delivered is unknown. We are guessing the update to Android 4.0.3 will bring about corrections to many of the early problems uncovered by new Nexus users. Anyone out there experiencing reboots at all the wrong times?
Samsung Galaxy ACE S5830 RUNS ON Android Gingerbread and many users want their ACE to run on Ice cream sandwich but there is no official news to convert the Android Gingerbread to Ice cream sandwich. The disappointment is not acceptable so we tried to guide you to convert your Galaxy ACE to taste the Android 4.0 Ice cream sandwich styled custom ROM. The news for updation didn’t hit because the hardware configuration is less than 1GHz which will not support the updation. The Myth ROM is mainly based on the Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread build BUKS1 which is ditto of Android 4.0.1 ICS.
The Galaxy Nexus has direct-to-camera screen unlock and zero shutter delay. The Sony Xperia Ion (and the Xperia S, too) has “fast capture” which let’s you hold down the camera button while the phone is sleeping, instantly enabling the camera and automatically capturing. But which has the quicker camera? We put them head-to-head to find out:
As you can see, the Xperia Ion is the clear winner. Both phones are incredibly quick compared to the competition and 5-seconds or so could mean the difference between capturing a great picture or having it destined for your distant memory. The zero shutter delay is a feature of Android 4.0, so I’m hoping the Xperia Ion will get an update and add this asset to its arsenal. But even without Android 4.0, the Xperia Ion’s 12MP camera has a dangerous combination of power and speed.
I love when companies think of, design, and implement features that have a real and immediate impact on the consumer’s enjoyment and usability of a phone. We spoke with the Product Manager who had a leading hand in the user experience, user interface, and development who said the concept of “dynamic simplicty” was at the heart of Sony’s vision for the Xperia Ion and Xperia S. It seems to be working out very well.
I’m extremely excited about Sony’s acquisition of Sony Ericsson and the Ion and S illustrate why: direct incorporation of top-of-the-line cameras could catapult Sony above several others in the Android crowd. The 12MP camera seen on these new Xperia devices is more than we’ve seen on any American Android to hit the market and while megapixels don’t tell the full story, we know Sony will be bringing their A-game when it comes to sensors and camera quality across the board.
While I’m on the topic, I’ve been wanting an Android Phone with Optical Zoom for a LONG time, and I’m thinking/hoping that Sony could be the manufacturer to make that dream come true. Digital cameras and mobile phones have been converging towards one device for several years, but for the most part, phone cameras haven’t been powerful enough to replace the point-and-shoot. For me, optical zoom is one element preventing that, but Sony looks to have a good start on everything else.
Ice Cream Sandwich hits the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wi-Fi model. This comes in from XDA-Developers forum member DaAwesome1 and ericj83′afor releasing what is a KANG for CM9. Please bear in mind that this is notthe official CM9ROM. The ROM is based on Android 4.0 and said to have a broken Camera as the only non functional feature right now. However, there might be glitches and bugs in the ROM that you can encounter if you give this ROM a go on your device.
Installation of the ROM is a very simple matter if you have previously been flashing custom ROMs to the Tab. However, here are the instructions for those who want to play around with this ROM.
Disclaimer: Please follow this guide at your own risk. Androidedz will not be liable if your device gets damaged or bricked during the process.
The Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 gets CyanogenMod 9 based on Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich. ICS for the Galaxy S II seems quiet far away, and by that we mean, a stable ROM, be it custom or official. After a lot of ICS based ROMs surfaced for the SGS II, all which are buggy and incomplete (by no means do we undermine the efforts put into the releases by developers) it is good to see something coming in straight from CyanogenMod itself. The recent CM9 release, like the many custom ROMs before it, is a highly experimental build, that is in no way recommended to be used as a daily driver. According to the forum thread, we’re looking at a functional build of CM9 in either January or February.
“Credits to AdamG-, atinm, codeworkx, coolya, guiper, nebkat, Unhelpful, xplodwild, yjwong, teamhacksung, the cyanogenmod-team.”
Needless to say, novice users with no experience of flashing custom ROMs, should stay away from this ROM. Here are some of the known bugs so far:
RIL crashes on providers with NITZ, makes phone unusable (need new leak).
Button backlights (Samsung has to fix it, they’ve messed it up).
Low haptic feedback (need kernel sources to fix it).
Sensors aren’t working very good (need kernel sources).
Video recording (need new leak).
Youtube video playback (black).
Some missing video codecs.
And a lot more.
The ROM also comes with the Face Unlock feature, however that has to be flashed independently.
Now there are two ways you can go around flashing this ROM on your device, via ClockworkMod recovery or via ODIN. However, if you decide to flash the ROM via ClockworkMod recovery, you will need to be running ICS bootloaders firstly. That of course is tricky, so flashing via ODIN is the better and safer option. But the ODIN package has not been updated as yet, whereas the CWM package is updated.
You can head over to the forum thread at XDA-Developers for instructions on how to flash the ROM on your device, because if you know what you’re dealing with here, you don’t need our step by step instructions. As for the novice users, this is not for you.
The beginners rooting solution for the Galaxy Nexus is here! Chainfire has has just released the first CF-Root kernel for the Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0.2 (ICL53F) which is perfect for users wanting to root their device with no hassle at all and want to keep the phone as close to stock as possible. Contrary to previous versions of CF-Root for various devices, CF-Root for the Galaxy Nexus does not contain the ClockworkMod recovery due to kernel and recovery being separate partitions on the device. This means you don’t need to flash a recovery with your kernel.
The kernel is fully stock and taken from the original firmware, with the following added:
Superuser v3.
Busybox v1.19.
Custom boot / init scripts.
Insecure.
The kernel is available for the GSM and LTE versions of the Galaxy Nexus.
Disclaimer: Please follow this guide at your own risk. Androidedz will not be liable if your device gets damaged or bricked during the process.
To begin, download the kernel from the links above and extract the contents.
Run ODIN and make sure Re-Partition, Phone EFS Clear and Phone Booltoader Update are unchecked.
Hit the PDA button and select the .tar file you extracted earlier.
Now put your device into download mode and connect it to the PC via USB.
Once connected, hit the Start button to begin flashing the update.
Once the flashing is complete, the phone will auto reboot, so disconnect it from the PC now. For updates and queries, head over to the forum thread at XDA-Developers.
