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Orange San Diego receiving Ice Cream Sandwich OTA update – thanks Intel

The Orange San Diego is first Intel powered Android smartphone in the Europe but the people still criticized the smartphone because it runs the older version of Android, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread, while the performance is very smooth as butter but not latest, the Gingerbread is Gingerbread, you can get ICS features on it such as the Face unlock and some other.

But now Intel has taken a step to make Orange San Diego users happy, Intel has started rolling out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Orange San Diego smartphone and of course this is great. The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich brings a lot of features, it’s not latest Android version, but it’s better to have something than nothing, so pick up your Orange San Diego, go to Setting and check for OTA update to upgrade Orange San Diego to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich officially. Before you start installation through OTA, first make sure your phone is connected to a internet connection (you may use Wi-Fi connection) and it’s important to charge the battery because smartphone may gets turned off during the installation.

T-Mobile Galaxy S2 Gets Official Android 4.0.4 T989UVLH1 Update, Here’s Installation Guide

Own a T-Mobile Galaxy S2? Well! We’ve got great news for you, T-Mobile has started rolling out the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich UVLH1 firmware for the T-Mobile Galaxy S2 officially. As most of you know well that the Android 4.0.4 updates comes with a remarkable improvements and changes such as faster performance.

On your smartphone, go to Setting and check for the software update, but if you haven’t received the OTA notification yet due to any reason, you can also install the firmware manually on your phone. Here’s guide how to install Official Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich T989UVLH1 manually on T-Mobile Galaxy S2. Since this is official firmware, it will not increase the flash counter.

Slim ICS ROM available for Galaxy S 4G, Here’s Installation Guide

Slim ICS is very slim size clean custom ROM that based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the ROM comes with trimmed down size but has everything you want, the size is just 69MB, however it has no bloatware. Slim ICS is AOSP-based custom ROM, it features five different languages, lighting launcher and more. You have get calendar and weather widgets in lock screen bar, you can take screenshot using customizable Nav bar. The Slim ICS ROM is already available for many different Android devices such as Galaxy S, Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S3 but now also available for the Samsung Galaxy S 4G, thanks to senior XDA developer member erikmm.

The ROM comes with a smooth performance and UI but do note that the ROM is still in its development stage, so you can expect some bugs like the developer mentioned that you can’t take the backup in recovery mode, you might face this issue in ClockworkMod recovery 6.0. If you really want to taste Ice Cream Sandwich, read on how to install Slim ICS on Samsung Galaxy S 4G.

Install Rooted Stock ROM on Verizon Galaxy S3

A root method and ClockworkMod recovery is already available for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus, but both method are bit tricky, that’s why, another method of rooting for the Verizon Galaxy S3 also has been released, simply install a pre-rooted stock ROM on your Verizon Galaxy S3 to enjoy root access. This ROM also remove number of bloatware from the smartphone that will increase the storage space, thanks to XDA developer member invesiblek.

Read on how to install pre-rooted stock ROM on Verizon Galaxy S3, the ROM is based on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich. Disable all system tools such as Samsung KIES, antivirus, firewall program, please make a backup of your device data such as SMS, internet setting, contacts music files etc because the below procedure may wipe data, you can sync your contacts with Gmail account and for messages use SMS apps, lastly use file expert app to backup apps, and turn the USB Debugging on, to do so just tap Menu> Settings> Application> Development. The phone drivers should be installed on your computer, if you haven’t installed the drivers, download drivers from here and install on the computer.

How to Get Search Feature Back on Galaxy S3

Samsung has just released XXBLG6 firmware that based on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich and available at United Kingdom. No doubt, the firmware comes with improvements but also with one bad thing, it remove the search feature from the device, now users can’t search local data like SMS, contacts, etc.

But now another firmware is rolling out for Galaxy S3 GT-I9300, XXBLG8 that brings the search feature back, you can update your Galaxy S3 with OTA update, just go to Setting and check for OTA notification. If you haven’t received the notification, you can also install the firmware on any Galaxy S3 manually.

Official Android 4.0.4 ICS XWLPO Firmware for Galaxy S2

Not a while ago, Samsung released the XWLPM firmware that based on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich for Samsung Galaxy S2, the firmware was available just for Russia and now Samsung also has released the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich based XWLPO firmware update for Nordic countries such as United Kingdom, Hungry, Austria, Germany and others.

The update comes with better performance and improvements, Samsung may take time to release the update for other countries, but you can install the XWLPO firmware manually on any Galaxy S2 GT-I9100, follow the below guide to install Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich XWLPO firmware on your Galaxy S2 manually.

Android 4.0.4 ICS release for Galaxy Tab 7.7 Wi-Fi, Here’s Installation Guide

Those of you, who own a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Wi-Fi model and waiting for Android 4.0.4 update, they would be happy to know that the wait is over, Samsung has rolled out the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Galaxy Tab 7.7 Wi-Fi-only. The update is currently available for just United Kingdom via KIES and if you can’t update your tablet via KIES, here’s a guide how to update Galaxy Tab 7.7 Wi-Fi P6810 to Android 4.0 XXLPK Firmware manually. Apply the update on just UK Galaxy Tab.

Before installation disable all system tools such as Samsung KIES, antivirus, firewall program, please make a backup of your device data such as SMS, internet setting, contacts music files etc because the below procedure may wipe data, you can sync your contacts with Gmail account and for messages use SMS apps, lastly use file expert app to backup apps, and do note that USB drivers of your device should be installed on your computer, otherwise Odin will not detect your tablet.

Install Official CyanogenMod 9 on AT&T Galaxy Note [How-To]

CyanogenMod team has released the CM9 for the Samsung Galaxy Note officially that brings pure stock Android Ice Cream Sandwich experience, it’s complete AOSP (Android Open Source Project) based custom ROM. Do keep in mind that it’s nightly build of CynogenMod 9, nightly build rebuild itself daily, and you may face bugs in new things.

Here’s step by step guide to install official CyanogenMod 9 (CM9) on AT&T Galaxy Note. Make sure that ClockworkMod recovery is installed on your device, you can follow out this guide to install recovery. Make a backup of your device data such as SMS, internet setting, contacts music files etc because the below procedure may wipe data, you can sync your contacts with Gmail account and for messages use SMS apps, lastly use file expert app to backup apps.

Install CyanogenMod 9 (CM9) Nightly on AT&T Galaxy S3

CyanogenMod 9, the most popular Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich based custom ROM, has arrived for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-I747, it’s pure ASOP (Android Open Source Project) custom ROM and a XDA developer member ChaosMinionX released its nightly build for the Samsung flagship smartphone.

For those of you don’t know about nightly builds, nightly builds rebuild daily automatically at night, which means some things may show bugs sometime. The ROM is still in development stage and has a few bugs like USB and Camera Touch Focus is misbehaving, the ROM also has issues in voicemail and Camera Storage Point. But if really want to enjoy CyanogenMod 9, read on how to install CM9 on AT&T Galaxy S3.

Keep in mind that ClockworkMod recovery should be installed on smartphone, you can follow this guide to install it, or just this toolkit for this purpose, device battery should be charged. Disable all system tools such as Samsung KIES, antivirus, firewall program, please make a backup of your device data such as SMS, internet setting, contacts music files etc because the below procedure may wipe data, you can sync your contacts with Gmail account and for messages use SMS apps, lastly use file expert app to backup apps.

Root and CWM for Galaxy Note on XXLRG Android 4.0.4 ICS Firmware

Samsung has released the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich XXLRG firmware for the Samsung Galaxy Note that gives you a new experience and those of you have upgraded their devices with the XXLRG firmware and now looking for a root access, their search is end here.

Before rooting first make a backup of your device data such as SMS, internet setting, contacts music files etc because the below procedure may wipe data, you can sync your contacts with Gmail account and for messages use SMS apps, lastly use file expert app to backup apps. Do keep in mind that you’ll need an external SD card. Make sure your device is on XXLRG firmware, you can check the device detail from Setting>About Phone.

Install Official Android 4.0.4 ICS XXLRG Firmware on Galaxy Note

Samsung already has released the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich XXLRG firmware for the Samsung Galaxy Note in Germany and will release the update soon in other countries but those of you haven’t received the update notification due to any reason or update isn’t available in your country and you can’t wait, install the update manually on your Galaxy Note.

The update brings a new interface on the device and it doesn’t increase the flash counter. Keep in mind that the update can be flashed on just international variant of Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000. Before installation first disable all system tools such as Samsung KIES, antivirus, firewall program, please make a backup of your device data such as SMS, internet setting, contacts music files etc because the below procedure may wipe data, you can sync your contacts with Gmail account and for messages use SMS apps, lastly use file expert app to backup apps, USB drivers should be installed on the computer, you can download 32 bit (x86) Windows from here and 64-bit (x64) Windows from here.

Install Galaxy S3 Themed ROM on Galaxy S2 GT-9100

Samsung Galaxy S3 not only comes with powerful specs and features but also with stunning themes and wallpapers, the developers ported many Galaxy S3 goodies to other Android devices. Salman custom ROM has been released for the Samsung Galaxy S3 developed by XDA developer member android_isda_shit. This ROM comes with Galaxy S3’s themes and wallpapers and number of other great features.

The ROM is based on Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich XWLPG firmware, it has no bloatware and it’s pre-rooted custom ROM, the developer packed the ROM with TouchwizUX-1.5.1-4×5, it also has Galaxy S3 sounds, icons and widgets. The ROM support English and ARABIC language. It’s pretty stable and fast custom ROM and it will turn your Galaxy S2 to into Galaxy S3.

Read on how to install SalmanROM on your Galaxy S2 to give Galaxy S3 look and feel but first do keep in mind that your device should be on Android 4.0 firmware and rooted with ClockworkMod recovery installed, make a backup of your device data such as SMS, internet setting, contacts music files etc because the below procedure may wipe data, you can sync your contacts with Gmail account and for messages use SMS apps, lastly use file expert app to backup apps.