Root Samsung Galaxy Nexus On Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Want to Root Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich?! You can make it possible by using a tool called Superboot which has been developed and made available to us by guys at MoDaCo.The method of rooting has been very easy by this Superboot tool, that you needn’t have bother about ADB or creating partions or manual changing of files that are on system now! This is completely a fool-proof method where your original factory settings for ROM remain the same without any overwriting.An app namely Superuser gets installed onto your device along with a total root access. With the help of a boot image during the process, your phone will be booted.

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Free Download – Ice Cream Sandwich Theme For Your Android Mobile/Phone

How to Root Galaxy Nexus On Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich – Tutorial

Step 1

First thing you should do is get the installer package of Superboot downloaded. Click here to download.

Step 2

Now you will be having a .zip file with you, which have to be extracted or unzipped to a directory folder onto your desktop. You can either use winrar,winzip or 7-zip to extract the files.

Step 3

Now make sure that your device is in the ‘bootloader mode’. Inorder to set this up, all you need to do is switch off your phone and hold the both Volume up and down keys at a once,then switch on your device. Now a screen will display with greetings which indicate that you are in a bootloader mode now.

So refer back this tutorial whenever you get one Samsung Galaxy Nexus for yourself !

Install Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on Galaxy S2 & Galaxy S: Tutorial

How To Install Android 4.0 ICS on Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S : Tutorial (flashing ICS on Galaxy S / S II) - Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich source code is available for download and many of the developers are trying to port the Ice Cream Sandwich on to the popular smarphones. In the earlier post there is a method mentioned on How to Install Android 4.0.1 ICS on HTC Leo HD2 which is also based on the same source code release. In this article you will be learning about How to Install Ice Cream Sandwich onto Samsung Galaxy S II and Galaxy S.

As the build is in Alpha stage many basic features like camera, WiFI, Bluetooth, Sound might not work so I don’t recommend following this tutorial if you are using handsets for daily use. For testing purposes the choice is upto you.

Disclaimer : I don’t hold any responsibility for any kind of loss or malfunctioning of the device after following this tutorial, So you might follow the below steps at your own risk.

How To Install Android 4.0 ICS Alpha On  Samsung Galaxy S II or S : Tutorial

Inorder to initiate the flashing process your phone should get rooted first. Flashing of ClockworkMod Recovery should be done too. Next you need to charge the battery enough that it can stay atleast for 5 minutes because if there is no sufficient battery, there are chances of getting bricked during the process. Make sure that you create a backup before starting the process.

Now let’s get this started step by step !

Step 1 :

First you need to download the file of Ice Cream Sandwich on to your PC. Choose one from below :

• Samsung Galaxy S ICS Alpha 4
• Samsung Galaxy S2 ICS Alpha 7

Step 2 :

To the root of the mobile’s storage media the specific ICS file must be transferred by connecting your phone via USB.

Step 3:

Once transferring of file is completed you need to switch off your device.

Step 4 :

By simultaneously holding Home+Volume Up+Power button just get booted into ClockworkMod Recovery and this should be done till the main menu appears on the screen.

Step 5:

Now you need to scroll down to the mounts and storage then format/system. Next you have to format /data and /cache.

Then you need to navigate to menu and after that wipe data / factory reset .

Step 6:

For flashing Ice Cream Sandwich to your phone, Go to main menu : Now install zip from sdcard > then you have to choose zip from sdcard > then choose the name of file you downloaded in step 1.

Thats it ! Now you must be able to see Android 4.0 ICS installed on your Samsung Galaxy S Or S II  if the above steps are followed carefully !