The Samsung Nexus S is getting a working port of Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) thanks to kwiboo @ XDA. This is a great news for the Nexus S owners as we don’t know yet when Samsung will release officially Ice Cream Sandwich for this device. Find out more about this ICS ROM for the Nexus S after the break.
Disclaimer: Please note that we will not be responsible if you end up bricking your device. Rooting or customizing your device can be risky, follow the instructions at your own risk.
As you can see below many of the Ice Cream Sandwich features are fully working on the Samsung Nexus S in this custom ROM:
Working
- 3G
- 2D/3D HW acceleration (some glitches)
- Audio
- Camera
- GPS
- Face Unlock
- WiFi (after applying wifi patch)
- BT
- ???
Not working
- Data usage statistics
- USB (adb working)
- Camcorder
- ???
You can download the Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for the Samsung Nexus S on XDA @ [ROM][AOSP] ICS build for Nexus S. This custom ROM works on the Nexus S and Nexus S 4G. Don’t forget to download and apply the WiFi patch.
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