The cleanest vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for the Galaxy S I9000, Vibrant and the Captivate is here. Based on Android 4.0.3, the ROM is an effort of team ICSSGS, who began work on this ROM nearly 2 months back. The ROM is so far one of the most stable builds you can find for your Galaxy S device, and according to the developers, “We did not add any modifications unless they were absolutely required to make it work correctly.” Truly, the SGS II stands in awe right now as the predecessor maintains the lead when it comes to ICS ports and their stability.
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Enable USB Host Function On Samsung Galaxy S I9000 & Samsung Captivate
The Galaxy S series, is surely a league of Android devices with seemingly unlimited development coming in from fans. USB host functionality has been a hot topic for a about a year now with more and more Android devices seeming to support the function, especially the newer Android devices. That said, Ice Cream Sandwich is all the rage right now, and would it not be awesome if the Galaxy S got USB Host functionality while running the ICS OS? Indeed it will be, or should we say it is, thanks to XDA-Developers forum member sztupy who took the kernel form Teamhacksung's ICS Build 14 and modified it to enable the USB Host function on the Galaxy S and the Captivate as well.
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Install ClockworkMod Recovery 5 On Samsung Epic 4G [How To]
We have confirmation that ClockworkMod 5 recovery for the Epic 4G is now out, and fully supported by ROM Manager. It’s been ages since the Epic 4G saw an official updated version of the ClockworkMod recovery for itself, but thanks to Drockstar, Koush, mkasick and chris41g, Epic 4G users now have the chance to use the latest recovery. Being officialy supported by ROM Manager is indeed a welcomed development, one that simplifies the task of flashing ClockworkMod recovery on the Epic 4G.
Update: Rooting instructions also included.
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How To Root Rogers Captivate Updated To Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread [Guide]
Samsung Galaxy S i9000 has remained one of the heart-favorites of Android fans and users for quite some time. Until now, the phone hasn’t lost its charm and there are folks who still like keeping their Galaxy S and not upgrading to other high-tier Android devices. Samsung Galaxy S was released on Rogers at Samsung Captivate and like other regional versions, it has certain different and distant characteristics from other variants. Recently we got a request to cover a rooting guide for this phone and to our utter amazement, there is no well drafted root instruction guide or video for Roger’s Samsung Captivate upgraded to Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread in September this year.
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Install Android 2.2 Froyo Custom ROM On Samsung Continuum
The Samsung Continuum has just breathed some fresh air after it was almost suffocated to eternal sleep owing to the utter lack of development support. Being in the line up of the Galaxy S devices, the Continuum had been badly neglected where most Galaxy S devices managed to receive an official Froyo firmware, the Continuum has been stuck on Éclair. Not anymore! XDA-Developers forum member imnuts has released the first Froyo firmware for the device and brought it back from a potential grave. Even better, pastorbennett of XDA-Developers has taken that build, tweaked it a bit, and released a single ODIN flashable file for the users convenience.
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Install CyanogenMod 7.1 RC1 ROM On Samsung Galaxy S I9000
Earlier we posted a news about the release of CyanogenMod 7.1 for Android devices. The release as mentioned in that post, is an RC1 and can now be run on your Galaxy S I9000. CyanogenMod ROMs are one of the most wanted and most famous AOSP ROMs out there for the Android devices, and are built for speed and stability. So let’s not waste much time and move onto the instructions on how to install this ROM on your device.
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Install Official KP7 Gingerbread Leak On Samsung Galaxy SL I9003
We have confirmation of an Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread leak for the Galaxy SL I9003 and ready for download. With a build date of June 10, 2011, the ROM has been upped by Samfirmware for downloading and is ready to be flashed. Needless to say that it’s based on Android 2.3.3. Read on to download and install the ROM on your Galaxy SL.
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Install Leaked Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread On Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570
We have confirmation of an Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread leak for the Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570, and it is ready for download. The ROM shows a build date of June 2, 2011 and has been upped by Samfirmware for downloading. Needless to say that it’s based on Android 2.3.3. Read on to download and install the ROM on your Galaxy Mini.
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How To Flash KF1 Gingerbread ROM On Samsung Captivate Easily
We covered a guide on how to install the leaked official KF1 Gingerbread firmware on the Samsung Captivate. While that was no pain to install, it did involve fiddling around with multiple files in ODIN. What this package does, is let you run ODIN and click on start. Credits to XDA-developers forum member CB650 Wolf. Optionally you can flash the Fugu Root as well if you wish to. Read on for how to install it on the Captivate.
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How To Root Samsung Captivate On Gingerbread With a Custom Kernel
If you have recently updated your Captivate to the KF1 firmware by Samsung based on Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread and want to root your device, there is a solution, a very easy one for that matter. The solution is kernel based, developed by XDA-Developers forum member designgears. So read on for more on the kernel and how to install it.
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Install Official KF1 Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread Firmware On Samsung Captivate
The official Gingerbread for the Samsung Captivate has been leaked and is ready for download. With a build date of June 8, 2011, the ROM has been upped by Samfirmware for downloading. Needless to say, it is based on Android 2.3.3. Read on to download and install this ROM!
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Install Galaxy S II Icons / TW4 Theme / Hacked Apps On Galaxy S I9000
Bored with the stock TouchWiz 3 look of your Galaxy S? Want a fresh new look for your icons by staying as close to stock as possible? It might all just be possible thanks to a very useful package that XDA-Developers forum member switchrock has whipped up, giving your SGS I9000 quite a few pleasant visual tweaks. More on it after the break!
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Install Official Android 2.3.4 (XXJVP) Gingerbread ROM On Galaxy S I9000
It was only recent that the official Android 2.3.3 was leaked for the Galaxy S I9000, and now Samfirmware has recently released the leaked Android 2.3.4 firmware for the device. The ROM brings in hopes that Samsung is trying to bring the Galaxy S on par with the Nexus S. Read on to download the ROM and the installation instructions.
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Install Android 3.0 Honeycomb On Samung Galaxy S I9000
We have confirmation of Android 3.0 Honeycomb being ported to the Galaxy S I9000. Better late then never we guess. The ROM has been made possible by the K&C Team at XDA-Developers with support from Codewrorkx, Coolya and Byapass23. More on the ROM and how you can install it on your device, after the break.
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How To Fix GPS Satellites Lock On Samsung Galaxy SL I9003
When the Samsung Galaxy S I9000 came out, as positive as the user feedback was, there was one uniform complaint. The GPS was slow and unable to achieve lock on satellites in a time that didn’t leave you frustrated. Same holds true for the new Galaxy SL I9003, but lucky for us XDA-Developers forum member KonfusedGeek has figured out a clean simple fix to rid you of this issue.
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Install Sense Based Gingerbread Custom ROM On Galaxy S I9000
The idea of Samsung Android devices running HTC Sense based ROMs may seem odd to the casual user, but when you see it up close and personal, it looks fantastic! XDA-Developers forum member Kenia1234, Rafi300 and Chiledog have released a working Sense based ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S I9000 and we must say, it looks pretty slick. Read on for more on this awesome ROM and how to install it.
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Install EE03 Gingerbread ROM On Samsung Epic 4G
Earlier we had covered a Gingerbread leak for the Epic 4G, but that was based on the ED12 build. Now we have the EE03 build available which addresses a lot of issues found in the older ED12 firmware. The newer EE03 firmware is customized by k0nane and the Android Creative Syndicate team. More on the ROM and how to install it on your Epic 4G, after the break.
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Enable Landscape Mode In Dialpad And Call Screen On Galaxy S II
If you’re an Android fanatic, you must have come across various mods that enable Landscape view for applications that normally do not support that view. However, who would’ve thought we’d have the Dialpad available to us in the landscape view on the Samsung Galaxy S II? You can thank XDA-Developers forum member eitama for this awesome mod! More on the mod and how to get it on your device after the break.
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Install Gingerbread Based Custom ROM On Samsung Galaxy S 2 I9100
Lately, Samsung Galaxy S II has been receiving much attention by Android developers. Earlier we covered a guide on how to root the Galaxy S II and that has put the wheels of customization in motion. The custom ROM for the Galaxy S II, called VillainROM, has been developed by villainrom.co.uk forum member pulser and is the first custom ROM released for the device. More on the ROM and how you can install it on your device.
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How To Root Epic 4G And Install ClockworkMod Recovery In One Click
Earlier we had covered a guide on how to root the Samsung Epic 4G in one click but that one-click tool has become obsolete with most people unable to achieve root access on their devices via that tool. This new One Click Root not only works but also brings ClockworkMod recovery to the Epic 4G, which means when you’re done rooting your device, you will also have the latest ClockworkMod recovery installed for all your custom ROMs and kernel flashing needs. More on the One Click Root after the jump!
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